Democrat files lawsuit to keep GOP candidate off Missouri Senate ballot
A Cole County Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing for 10 a.m. Friday in a lawsuit filed by Democrat Stephen Webber seeking to block Republican James Coyne from appearing on the ballot as a candidate for the Missouri Senate.
Webber claims Coyne is ineligible to run because the local Republican nominating committee missed a deadline to register his name with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is also a defendant in the motion for a temporary restraining order.
Coyne was selected Tuesday night by the Republican Committee for the 19th State Senatorial District to be their candidate for the Boone County-based state Senate seat held by Republican Caleb Rowden, who is leaving office due to term limits.
Coyne officially filed to run in the August primary on Wednesday.
https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/democrat-files-lawsuit-to-keep-gop-candidate-off-missouri-senate-ballot/