On February 10, officials in St. Louis County, Missouri, agreed to put the Constitution Party’s nominee on the ballot in the special election for County Council, Sixth District. The special election will be April 7; the Constitution Party’s nominee is Cynthia Redburn.

The county charter says that in special elections, only the nominees of the two parties that polled the biggest vote in the state for Governor may run nominees. The party had filed a lawsuit against this provision on January 30, 2015, Constitution Party of Missouri v St. Louis County, e.d., 4:15cv-207. The case was to have had a hearing on February 11, but the day before, the county agreed to list Redburn on the ballot. The U.S. District Court will in the near future consider whether the provision violates the U.S. Constitution. Here is the two-page consent judgment. Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.