Wright-Jones v. Nasheed

Jamilah Nasheed appeals from the trial court’s judgment in favor of Robin Wright-Jones on her petition challenging the qualifications of Nasheed to run for election in the Democratic Party primary for state senator for the 5th district. The trial court found the residency requirement of art. Ill, sec. 6 of the Missouri Constitution was ambiguous and Nasheed did not satisfy that requirement to run in the 5th district. This Court holds that Nasheed is eligible to run in the Democratic primary for the 5th district because an exception in art. Ill, sec. 6 does not require Nasheed to live within…