State Ex Rel. Bushcheney 2000, Inc. v. Baker

CRAHAN, Acting Presiding Judge.

This opinion explains the reasons for the issuance of our November 7, 2000 peremptory writs of prohibition in this consolidated proceeding. 1 Rule 84.24(1).

Relators Board of Election Commissioners of the City of St. Louis (“Board”) and Bush-Cheney 2000, Inc., separately filed petitions with this court seeking to prohibit Respondent Judge Evelyn M. Baker, a Circuit Judge of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, from enforcing her order directing the Board to extend the hours of voting at all City of St. Louis polling places until 10:00 p.m. on November 7,…