Legal Opinion
Busch v. Carnahan
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 2010No. WD 72257PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph M. Ellis, J.
On October 2, 2009, James Harris submitted an initiative petition to the Missouri Secretary of State that, if enacted, would amend the Missouri Constitution by repealing the nonpartisan court plan and require that all judges be elected in partisan elections. The Secretary of State denominated that petition as Initiative Petition 2010-071. After receiving the initiative petition, the Secretary of State sent a copy of it to the Attorney General to review the sufficiency of the petition. On October 8, 2009, the Attorney General issued Opinion Letter No. 222-2009 opining that the petition should…
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