Pierce v. Brushart

This court is first called upon to determine whether in the absence of fraud or bad faith the courts may override a finding of a board of elections having jurisdiction of the subject matter to the effect that a declaration of candidacy and petition of a candidate for nomination to a public office is valid where no protest against such declaration of candidacy and petition has been filed with such board within the time required by statute.

The pertinent portions of Section 4785-92, General Code, read as follows:

“All separate petition papers comprising the nominating petition of a candidate for…