Price v. Dawson

This is an appeal from an election contest. We do not reach the merits of the case and dismiss the appeal because the issue is now moot. John Wiley Price ran for Constable, Precinct 8, Dallas County, Texas, in the Democratic Party primary in the spring of 1980, against a field of opponents. On June 7, 1980, a runoff election was held between Price and Jesse Dawson which Dawson, after requesting a recount, won by ten votes out of a total of 4094 votes cast. The Dallas County Democratic Executive Committee certified Jesse Dawson as the party’s nominee on July 14,1980, and Price contested the…