Painter v. Shaner

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• granting mandamus to allow late filing of application where the prospective candidate was ready to file on the filing deadline, but found the county chair = s office was locked
• relying on Bayne to hold that “a candidate who presents himself on the last day for filing at the correct place, armed with all essential documents, but is thwarted in his efforts because he is locked out, is deemed to have timely filed his application for a place on the ballot”
• mandamus petition filed no more than 32 days after candidate denied place on the ballot
• where filing office doors were locked two hours before the filing deadline, candidate was deemed to have timely filed
• noting \statutory mandates\ should be \strictly construed\

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