115.575. Contests for office of circuit judge, where heard--other contests, where heard--filing in incorrect circuit, procedure.
Contests for office of circuit judge, where heard--other contests,where heard--filing in incorrect circuit, procedure.
115.575. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to thecontrary, all contested elections for the office of circuit or associatecircuit judge not subject to the provisions of article V, section 25 of thestate constitution, whether contested on the basis of qualification,irregularity, or other cause, or for recount other than the automaticrecount provided for in section 115.601, and whether in a primary orgeneral election, shall be filed in and heard and determined by anadjoining circuit court selected by the contestant.
2. All contested elections on any office or question other than thoseprovided for in sections 115.555, 115.563 and subsection 1 of this sectionshall be heard and determined by the circuit court of any circuit, selectedby the contestant, in which all or any part of the election was held and inwhich any alleged irregularity occurred. The contestant shall only berequired to file one petition with the circuit court for each electioncontest regardless of the number of counties within the court'sjurisdiction.
3. If a petition contesting any election is filed in an incorrectcircuit, the court in which it is filed shall have jurisdiction and shallpromptly transfer the suit to the correct circuit court.
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.301, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132 merged with S.B. 248, A.L. 2003 H.B. 133)