Legal Opinion
Chastain v. KANSAS CITY MISSOURI CITY CLERK
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 2011No. WD 73634PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALOK AHUJA, Judge.
Craig Clay Chastain appeals from the Judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County denying his petition for a writ of mandamus. Chastain seeks a writ ordering election authorities to include a space for write-in candidates for Mayor on the ballot to be used in Kansas City’s March 22, 2011 general election. Because the general election is imminent, we announced our affirmance of the circuit court’s Judgment following oral argument on Chastain’s appeal on March 17, 2011. This opinion explains the reasons for our disposition.
Factual Background
According to Chastain’s petition,…
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