State ex rel. Travis v. Imbler

This is an original proceeding in mandamus brought to require the defendant, the county clerk of Hood River county, to file the relator’s declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the office of county judge of that county at the primary election to be held on May 15, 1964.

It is unnecessary to set forth the allegations of the writ. It is sufficient to say that the question presented is whether the term of Judge Harris A. Higgins, the incumbent of the office in question, will expire on January 4, 1965, as the relator claims, or two years from that date.

Judge Higgins was elected…