Legal Opinion
Sharp v. Tulsa County Election Board
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1995No. 82903PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice:
This is an original action in this Court seeking a writ of mandamus to the Tulsa County Election Board. The Petitioner was a candidate for School Board whose name had been removed from the ballot by the Election Board. We issued the writ and allowed the candidate’s name to remain on the ballot, advising that an opinion would follow. We now vacate the writ and uphold the action of the Election Board.
Mark Sharp filed as a candidate for office on the School Board of the Jenks Independent School District No. 5. No other individual filed for the seat. After the filing period ended…
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