Knight v. Carnahan

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Chief Judge.

David Knight and Ray Salva (hereinafter Appellants), acting as Missouri residents, voters, and taxpayers, appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their challenge to the Secretary of State’s certification of a statewide ballot measure. During the pen-dency of this appeal, Missouri voters passed the ballot measure, thereby enacting it as Missouri law. Although the measure’s passage raises questions of our jurisdiction, a thorough analysis shows the propriety of this court’s review. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

In January of 2008, an initiative petition…