State Ex Rel. Mathewson v. Board of Election Commissioners

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

This case raises an issue of first impression: Whether Article III, Section 7 of the Missouri Constitution addresses special elections to fill vacancies that occur after an apportionment plan is filed but prior to the first general election in a specific district. The circuit court ruled that Article III, Section 7 controlled such special elections. We reverse and, entering the order the circuit court should have entered, direct that a writ of prohibition issue. Rule 84.-14.

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