Reed v. Cirtin

JOHN E. PARRISH, Judge.

Steven L. Reed (petitioner) brought an action in the Circuit Court of Greene County against Brenda Cirtin, the Springfield, Missouri, City Clerk, (respondent) which alleged, as best this court can discern, that petitioner filed a “Declaration of Candidacy as a Write In for Mayor”; that write-in votes were not allowed at the election at which he sought to be a candidate. Although no prayer appears in petitioner’s pleading, this court infers that petitioner sought a new election at which he would be permitted to be a write-in candidate.1

Respondent filed a motion to…