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PETERS v. JOHNS

No. SC 95678.

489 S.W.3d 262 (2016)

Joshua PETERS, Respondent, The Missouri Attorney General, Intervenor/Respondent, v. Rachel JOHNS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued May 20, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johns was represented by David E. Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri in Mexico, Missouri, (314) 604-6621.

Peters was represented by Matthew B. Vianello of Jacobson Press & Fields PC in Clayton, (314) 899-9789.

The attorney general was represented by Solicitor General James R. Layton of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Foundation, which filed a brief as a friend of the Court, was represented by Anthony E. Rothert and Jessica M. Steffan of the foundation in St. Louis, (314) 652-3114, and Gillian R. Wilcox of the foundation in Kansas City, (816) 470-9933.

Article III, section 4 of the Missouri Constitution provides that a state representative must have been a "qualified voter" for two years prior to the day of the representative's election, which necessarily means that the representative must have been registered to vote during that time. In this appeal, Rachel Johns, a candidate...

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