Section 115.526 – Qualifications of candidates may be challenged, by whom, procedure — disqualification, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 115.526. Qualifications of candidates may be challenged, by whom, procedure — disqualification, when. — 1. Any candidate for nomination to an office at a primary election may challenge the declaration of candidacy or qualifications of any other candidate for nomination to the same office to seek or hold such office, […]
Section 115.527 – Challenge of nomination at primary, who may make.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.527. Challenge of nomination at primary, who may make. — Any candidate for nomination to an office at a primary election may challenge the correctness of the returns for the nomination charging that irregularities occurred in the election. ——– (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.001) Effective 1-01-78
Section 115.529 – Circuit court to hear primary election contests.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.529. Circuit court to hear primary election contests. — Circuit courts shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all primary election contests. ——– (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.005) Effective 1-01-78
Section 115.531 – Petition to contest primary election, contents of — filing in incorrect circuit, procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 2003 115.531. Petition to contest primary election, contents of — filing in incorrect circuit, procedure. — 1. Not later than five days after the official announcement of the results of a primary election is issued by the election authority or the secretary of state, as the case may be, any candidate […]
Section 115.533 – Procedure after petition filed.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.533. Procedure after petition filed. — 1. Immediately after a petition is filed, the clerk of the circuit court shall issue a summons upon the petition to the contestee, returnable by the day designated by the circuit court to the circuit court. The summons shall be served in any county […]
Section 115.535 – Election contest to have preference in order of hearing.
Effective – 13 Jun 1996 115.535. Election contest to have preference in order of hearing. — The contested election shall have preference in the order of hearing to all other cases and shall be commenced at the date set and heard day to day, including evenings and weekends if necessary, until determined. There shall be […]
Section 115.537 – Hearing on necessity for recount, when.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.537. Hearing on necessity for recount, when. — Not later than five days after the petition is filed, a preliminary hearing shall be held to determine whether there shall be a recount and not to determine what the recount would show. The court shall hear all evidence by the contestant […]
Section 115.513 – Evidence of fraud or violation of law discovered by verification board to be reported.
Effective – 01 Jan 1978 115.513. Evidence of fraud or violation of law discovered by verification board to be reported. — If any verification board, bipartisan committee, election authority or the secretary of state obtains evidence of fraud or any violation of law during a verification, it shall present such evidence immediately to the proper […]
Section 115.515 – Tie vote in primary election, procedure to be followed.
Effective – 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories 115.515. Tie vote in primary election, procedure to be followed. — 1. If two or more persons receive an equal number of votes for nomination as a party’s candidate for any federal office, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, circuit judge not […]
Section 115.517 – Tie vote in general election, procedure to be followed.
Effective – 30 Jun 1993 115.517. Tie vote in general election, procedure to be followed. — 1. If two or more persons receive an equal number of votes for election to the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer or attorney general, and a higher number of votes than any […]