Legal Opinion
State of W.Va. ex rel. Biafore v. Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 2016No. 16-0013PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Workman, Justice:
On January 8, 2016, the petitioners, Belinda Biafore, Chair of the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee, and the members of the West 'Virginia Democratic Executive Committee for the Ninth Senatorial District (hereinafter “petitioners”), petitioned this Court, requesting the issuance of a writ of mandamus against the respondents, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and members'of the West Virginia Republican Executive Committee for the Ninth Senatorial District (hereinafter “respondents”). Through this request for extraordinary relief, the petitioners seek to compel…
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