
    William JAMES, an elector, for himself and others similarly situated, William "Bill" Fletcher, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Trudy Wade, candidate for Guilford County Commissioner at large v. Gary O. BARTLETT, as Executive Director of The North Carolina State Board of Elections; Larry Leake, Robert Cordle, Genevieve C. Sims, Lorraine G. Shinn, and Charles Winfree, in their official capacity as members of the State Board of Elections and the State Board of Elections; Roy Cooper, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of North Carolina and June S. Atkinson and W. Britt Cobb. In re Election Protest of Bill Fletcher in the November 2, 2004, General Election for Superintendant of Public Instruction In re Election Protest of Dr. Trudy Wade in the November 2, 2004, General Election for Guilford County Commissioner At-Large.
    No. 602PA04-3.
    Supreme Court of North Carolina.
    April 28, 2005.
    Michael Crowell, Raleigh, Robert N. Hunter, Jr., Greensboro, for William James et al.
    Susan K. Nichols, Alexander McC. Peters, Special Deputy Attorney Generals, for Bartlett et al.
    John R. Wallace, Joseph A. Newsome, Raleigh, for Atkinson and Cobb.
    ORDER
   Upon consideration of the petition filed by Plaintiffs on the 26th day of April 2005 in this matter for a writ of mandamus, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the Superior Court, Wake County:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in Conference this the 28th day of April 2005." Justices PARKER and EDMUNDS recused.  