State Ex Rel. Mathewson v. Board of Election Commissioners

841 S.W.2d 633 (1992)

STATE ex rel. James MATHEWSON, et al., Appellants,

v.

The BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, et al., Respondents.

No. 75083.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 2, 1992.

Opinion Concurring in Result Modified October 27, 1992.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1992.

John E. Bardgett, Charles S. Kramer, St. Louis, for appellants.

Steven W. Garrett, Carl Lumley, St. Louis, for respondents.

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

This case raises an issue of first impression: Whether Article III, Section 7 of the Missouri Constitution addresses special elections to fill…