Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Secretary of State
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1920No. Calendar No. 29,346PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Mandamus by William A. Harrington to compel Coleman C. Vaughan, secretary of State, to certify the candidacy of plaintiff for a public office.
1Per curiam
An amendment to the primary election law, section 30a, enacted in 1919 (Act No. 400), reads as follows:
“The name of no candidate for any office shall be printed on any primary election ballot, unless there shall be filed with the official with whom such petition is filed, an affidavit properly executed by such candidate, stating that he is a member of a certain political party, naming it, and that he will support the principles of that political party of which he is a member, *396if nominated and elected; that he is not, and will not become a candidate for the same or any other office on any…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McCamant v. OlcottOregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Brown v. Board of Election CommissionersMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Attorney General Ex Rel. Connolly v. ReadingMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
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- Jeffries v. Election CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1940
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