MARTIN v. JONES

No. 20868.

414 S.E.2d 445 (1992)

Greg D. MARTIN, Robert W. Burk, Jr., and Others in a Like and Similar Circumstance, Petitioners v. Carole JONES, Circuit Clerk of Wood County, Lin Humphries, Circuit Clerk of Ohio County, and Other Circuit Clerks, and Ken Hechler, in his Official Capacity as Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer of the State of West Virginia, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided January 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Burk, Jr., Parkersburg, W.Va., for petitioners.

A. Renee Coe, Deputy Secretary of State Charleston, W.Va., for respondent, Secretary of State.


NEELY, Justice:

This is an original mandamus brought pursuant to W.Va.Code, 3-1-45 [1963], by the Honorable Greg D. Martin and the Honorable Robert W. Burk, Jr. against the Circuit Clerk of Wood County, the Circuit Clerk of Ohio County and the Secretary of State. The petitioners seek to require the respondents to accept their "Candidate's Certificates of Announcement for the 1992 Elections."1

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Mr. Martin is a...

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