STATE EX REL. TOMPRAS v. BOARD OF ELECTION COM'RS

No. SC 86002.

136 S.W.3d 65 (2004)

STATE ex rel. Christian D. TOMPRAS, and Christian D. Tompras, Appellant, v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Respondent, Missouri Attorney General, Intervenor-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Shalowitz, Clayton, for Appellant.

Kevin M. O'Keefe, Paul E. Martin, Clayton, for Respondent.

Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., James R. Layton, State Solicitor, Alana Barragan-Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Intervenor-Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Christian D. Tompras attempted to file for election as a St. Louis County township committeewoman. The director of elections refused to accept the filing as Tompras was a male. Tompras sued, seeking a declaratory judgment that section 115.607 and all other laws in chapter 115 that exclude potential candidates from filing for, running for, or holding elected office based on their gender are unconstitutional. He also sought a writ of mandamus to be placed...

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