The Democratic Party in the city of St. Louis has sued over the way names will appear on the ballot for a July 1 special aldermanic election.

The city’s Democratic Central Committee filed the suit Wednesday asking a judge to force the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners to include party affiliations. Right now, the five candidates seeking the 8th Ward seat are listed by name only .

Voters in 2020 approved Proposition D , which made the primary and general elections for most city offices nonpartisan. The language says that any “election to fill a vacancy in the offices of Mayor, Comptroller, President of the Board of Aldermen, or Alderman shall be conducted as a non-partisan, top-two runoff election.” However, the city charter says special elections in the city mus

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