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- Title: Baxter Shields v. Chester R. Upham
- Author : El Paso No. 6979 The Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
- Release Date : January 19, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Baxter Shields in this Original Proceeding seeks a Writ of Mandamus to require the State Republican Executive Committee to place his name upon the ballot in the Republican Primary as a candidate for State Representative of District 71 of the Texas Legislature. Relator chose to qualify as a candidate by filing a nominating petition rather than paying a filing fee. The State committee had a serious question as to whether the petition complied with the requirements of the Texas Election Code and refused to certify Mr. Shields as a qualified candidate. The required elements of a nominating petition are set forth in Art. 13.08(d), Texas Election Code. It provides, in part, as follows: