State ex rel. Lemieux v. Zimmerman
This text of 161 N.W.2d 129 (State ex rel. Lemieux v. Zimmerman) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wisconsin Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The sole issue before us is whether sec. 8.20 (6), Stats., is restricted to electors as candidates or whether it is extended to include independent Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees. Sec. 8.20 (6) provides:
“Each candidate shall file with his nomination papers a declaration that he will qualify for the office, if elected.”
This section requires that declarations of acceptance and qualification 1 be filed with the respondent, not only by the electors who are candidates,2 but also by the independent nominees for President and Vice-President who are deemed “candidates” for the purpose of meeting the requirements of sec. 8.20 (6).
Accordingly, the petition for alternative writ of mandamus is denied on its merits.
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161 N.W.2d 129, 40 Wis. 2d 1, 1968 Wisc. LEXIS 1037, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-ex-rel-lemieux-v-zimmerman-wis-1968.