Buchanan v. Kirkpatrick

This case is before us on appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court of Cole County refusing to enjoin the respondent, Secretary of State, from placing proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (hereinafter referred to as “Amendment No. 5”) on the November 4, 1980, election ballot. The present posture of the case results from a series of events and court challenges which began with the filing of the initiative petitions for this amendment with the secretary of state on July 4, 1980.1

The parties assert that we have jurisdiction by virtue of § 126.071, RSMo 1978.2 Our jurisdiction to entertain…