Quinton Lucas v. Missouri Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft and Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick

Summary

The Court held it had original jurisdiction over the election contest, that Lucas's timely but initially unverified petition was not barred because the defect was promptly cured, and that Lucas had standing as a registered voter. It further held that materially inaccurate ballot-title language may support a post-election contest even when a pre-election challenge was available. Because the fiscal note summary materially misstated and seriously misled voters about the fiscal impact described in the fiscal note, the Court set aside the prior result and ordered a new election.