Missouri Laws 115.373 – Candidates selected by committee to be filed with election authority, when ..
1. The name of a candidate selected by a party nominating committee for a primary or general election to fill a vacancy created by death, withdrawal or disqualification shall be filed with the secretary of state or proper election authority no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-eighth day after the vacancy occurs or no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eighth Friday prior to the election, whichever occurs sooner.
2. The name of a person selected by a party nominating committee as a candidate to fill an unexpired term shall be filed with the proper election authority no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day which is midway between the day the election is called and election day.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.373
- Ballot: the paper ballot, or ballot designed for use with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes to which he or she is entitled at an election. See Missouri Laws 115.013
- General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Special election: elections called by any school district, water district, fire protection district, or other district formed pursuant to the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services. See Missouri Laws 115.013
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
3. The name of a person selected by a party nominating committee as a candidate to fill an unexpired term for state representative or state senator in a special election shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first day after the writ of election is issued by the governor pursuant to Article III, Section 14 of the Missouri Constitution, calculated by excluding the day the writ is issued.
4. If the candidate selected by a party nominating committee for a primary, general or special election ballot dies prior to the election, the vacancy created by such death may be filled in the manner provided for filling vacancies created by death on the primary and general election ballots.