Section 115.599 – Parties may subpoena witnesses and take depositions.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.599. Parties may subpoena witnesses and take depositions. — In all cases of contested elections, primary and other, the contestant and the contestee shall be allowed process for witnesses, and either party may take depositions, as in civil cases, to be read as evidence at the trial, as is authorized […]
Section 115.600 – Recount or new election, procedure — petition by election authority.
Effective – 28 Aug 1997 115.600. Recount or new election, procedure — petition by election authority. — The election authority, if convinced that errors of omission or commission have occurred on the part of the election authority, election judges, or any election personnel in the conduct of an election, may petition the circuit court for […]
Section 115.601 – Recount authorized when less than one-half of one percent difference in vote — recount, defined.
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 115.601. Recount authorized when less than one-half of one percent difference in vote — recount, defined. — 1. Any contestant in a primary or other election contest who was defeated by less than one percent of the votes cast for the office and any contestant who received the second highest […]
Section 115.585 – Recounts, how conducted.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 115.585. Recounts, how conducted. — 1. Whenever a recount is ordered pursuant to section 115.583 or 115.601, the court or legislative body trying the contest shall issue a writ to each election authority responsible for conducting the election in any area in which an alleged irregularity occurred, commanding the election […]
Section 115.587 – Persons conducting recount, how selected.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.587. Persons conducting recount, how selected. — Whenever a recount is ordered pursuant to section 115.583 or 115.601, the court or legislative body shall determine the number of persons necessary to assist with the recount and shall appoint such persons equally from lists submitted to the court or legislative body […]
Section 115.589 – Records to be corrected to reflect judgment.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.589. Records to be corrected to reflect judgment. — Each court or legislative body authorized to determine contested elections shall hear and determine each contest at the earliest opportunity after the official announcement of the results of the election has been made. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in […]
Section 115.559 – Procedure after filing of petition.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.559. Procedure after filing of petition. — 1. Immediately after a petition is filed, the clerk of the supreme court shall issue a summons upon the petition to the contestee, returnable by the day designated by the supreme court to the supreme court. The summons shall be served in any […]
Section 115.591 – Contestant to post bond, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1988 115.591. Contestant to post bond, when. — In each case of a contested election, the court or legislative body may require the contestant to post bond for the costs and expenses of the election contest. The costs and expenses of any election contest, including the cost and expense of a […]
Section 115.561 – Commissioner to take testimony, appointed, when — powers of commissioner.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.561. Commissioner to take testimony, appointed, when — powers of commissioner. — 1. Immediately upon the filing of a petition and answer, if there is any, the supreme court shall appoint a commissioner of the court to take the testimony of witnesses at such times and places as the court […]
Section 115.593 – New election ordered, when.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.593. New election ordered, when. — If the court or legislative body trying a contested election determines there were irregularities of sufficient magnitude to cast doubt on the validity of the initial election, it may order a new election for the contested office or on the contested question. The order […]