Joy Sweeney v. John R. ("Jay") Ashcroft, In His Official Capacity, as Missouri Secretary of State, and Legal Missouri 2022 and John Payne

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District JOY SWEENEY, ) ) APPELLANT, ) WD85679 ) v. ) OPINION FILED: ) September 12, 2022 JOHN R. ("JAY") ASHCROFT, IN ) HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ) MISSOURI SECRETARY OF ) STATE, ) ) RESPONDENT, ) ) and ) ) LEGAL MISSOURI 2022 and JOHN ) PAYNE, ) ) RESPONDENTS. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri The Honorable Cotton Walker, Judge Before Special Division: Cynthia L. Martin, Presiding Judge, Anthony Rex Gabbert, Judge, and Thomas N. Chapman, Judge Joy Sweeney ("Sweeney") brought challenges to the Secretary of State's ("Secretary")…