Considered and decided by the court without oral argument.
Constance W. Schroeder moved this court on July 28,1976, for á order directing the Hennepin County auditor to place her ime on the primary election ballot as a candidate for the nomi-atiоn of the Demoeratic-Farmer-Labor Party for the office of ¿ate representative in Legislative District No. 43A. By оrder ated August 6, 1976, we denied the application for reliеf and bated that an opinion would follow.
The applicant alleged that on July 20, 1976, she submitted an ffidavit of candidacy, in compliance with the provisions оf Ainn. St. 202A.22, to respondent. The applicant inadvertently caused the designation “43B” rather than “43A,” the legislative district of applicant’s residence, to be inserted in the spacе pro *145 vided to designate the legislative district in which she was seeking office. Respondent determined to withhold the inclusiоn of applicant’s name on the primary ballot for Lеgislative District No. 43A.
Applicant’s prayer for relief was рredicated upon the provisions of Minn. St. 203A.18, subd. 1(a) and (d), which states:
“Subdivision 1. When it shall appear by affidavit to any judge of the supreme court in the case of a state electiоn, or of the district court of the proper county in the case of a county election:
(a) That an error or omission in the placing or printing of the name or descriрtion of any candidate on official primary or general election ballots has occurred or is about tо occur; or
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(d) That any wrongful act, neglect, or error by аny election judge, county auditor, canvassing board or member thereof, secretary of state, or other pеrson charged with any duty concerning an election, has bеen or is about to be done, then the judge immediately shall оrder the officer, person, or board charged with the error, wrong, neglect, or failure to correct the samе or perform the duty forthwith or show why he should not do so. Failure to obey the order is contempt of court.”
Applicаnt contends that these remedial provisions are sufficiently broad in scope to permit their application to the facts as asserted and not controverted.
We cannot accept that interpretation of Minn. St. 203A.18, subd. 1(а) and (d). A careful analysis of these provisions leads to the conclusion that the legislature intended to protect potential candidates for public office from thе errors and omissions of those enumerated persons charged with properly completing the procedural and mechanical duties attendant to the electiоn process. Nowhere, either expressly or by implication, does it appear that the legislature contеmplated the use of this remedy to correct errors or omissions resulting only from the candidate’s inadvertence during thе filing procedure. To so hold would *146 essentially construe thе statute to permit an unwarranted application of its provisions.
Accordingly, the application for relief is in all respects denied.