State, Ex Rel. v. Bd. of Elect.

A determination of the questions presented in these cases requires the construction of the provisions of Section 4785-70, General Code. The facts are not in dispute.

Harry J. Thompson, the relator in the first action, endeavored to qualify as a candidate for county representative. He is a qualified elector of Montgomery county, Ohio. On April 3, 1930, he filed with the board of elections of that county a declaration of his candidacy for the nomination for the office of representative to the general assembly of the state to be voted on at the primary election to be held on August 12, 1930, and…