Dotson v. Kander

On May 7, 2014, the General Assembly passed the Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 36 (SJR 36). On June 13, 2014, the secretary of state certified the official ballot title. The ballot title was then placed on the August 5, 2014 state primary election ballot pursuant to the governor’s decision calling for a special election on SJR 36. After the ballot title was certified, two groups of Appellants filed suit challenging the fairness and sufficiency of the summary statement in the ballot title. The trial court consolidated the cases and, on July 1, 2014, determined that the cases were moot because Mo. Rev. Stat. 115.125.2 prohibits changes to a ballot title within six weeks of the election. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as moot, holding that, pursuant to section 115.125.2, the Court could not grant effectual relief to Appellants. View "Dotson v. Kander" on Justia Law