Cass County Clerk Jeff Fletcher v. Herschel Young

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc CASS COUNTY CLERK JEFF ) Opinion issued June 10, 2024 FLETCHER, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC100594 ) HERSCHEL YOUNG, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CASS COUNTY The Honorable Charles H. McKenzie, Judge Respondent Jeff Fletcher, in his official capacity as Cass County clerk (“Clerk”), filed a petition in the circuit court seeking a declaratory judgment as to whether Herschel Young is qualified to be a candidate for elective public office in the state of Missouri and eligible to be placed on the ballot at the primary election to be held…