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.