Archilla Laugier v. Tugwell

Mr. Justice De Jesús

delivered the opinion of the court.

Luis A. Archilla Laugier and José Enrique Gelpi filed in this court a petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus against Hon. Rexford G. Tugwell, Governor of Puerto Rico, ordering him to appoint them immediately, pursuant to the statute, regular member and substitute member, respectively, of the Insular Board of Elections representing the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. The grounds supporting said petition may be summed up thus: that the petitioners are qualified voters in this Island, that they are members of the Liberal Party of Puerto…