Board of Election Commissioners v. Knipp

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This case involves an election contest brought by the Board of Election Commissioners of St. Louis County (“the Board”). The dispositive issue asks whether the Board has authority to seek a new election through an election contest. We hold that Section 115.600, RSMo 1986, limits the remedies available to the Board to filing a petition for a recount. We hold that the circuit court was without jurisdiction to order a new election. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed.

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On April 4, 1989, the Board conducted the municipal election for membership on the city council of the…