Turner v. State Election Board

This is an original proceeding filed in this court by John Bunyan Turner seeking a writ of mandamus to require the State Election Board to place his name on the Democratic ballot in the coming primary election as a candidate for Governor.

From the pleadings and oral arguments it appears without serious contradiction that petitioner, on April 22, 1946, filed his notification and declaration of candidacy for Governor with the State Election Board; that on April 27, 1946, Roy J. Turner, who had there tofore and prior to the filing by petitioner filed as a candidate for the same office,- filed a…