{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-secretary-of-state-et-al","displayName":"Missouri Secretary of State, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100876:2025-04-29","opinionId":"10fc8ee4-0b69-563e-9ca2-0ebc0cbbb2db","slug":"raymond-mccarty-et-al-plaintiffs-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-et-al-defe-100876","caseName":"Raymond McCarty, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Missouri Secretary of State, et al., Defendants.","caseNumber":"SC100876","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2025-04-29","year":2025,"display_summary":"Raymond McCarty and other registered Missouri voters challenged the results of the November 2024 election approving Proposition A, an initiative petition. They alleged the ballot title's summary statement and fiscal note summary were misleading, constituting an election irregularity, and that Proposition A violated single subject and clear title requirements. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed its original jurisdiction over the election irregularity claims but dismissed the constitutional validity claims for lack of jurisdiction. The Court ultimately found no election irregularity, holding that the ballot title was not materially inaccurate or misleading, and thus upheld the election results for Proposition A.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/raymond-mccarty-et-al-plaintiffs-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-et-al-defe-100876","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}