St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has pleaded not guilty to charges that he misused public funds on a campaign mailer ahead of the April election.

Attorneys for Page filed court documents on Thursday entering the plea and waiving a scheduled appearance in front of a judge. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 23.

A grand jury in July indicted Page on two misdemeanor election offenses and two counts of felony theft “by deceit” involving a mailer and flyer on Proposition B. The measure, which voters rejected , would have given the St. Louis County Council the power to fire department heads with five of seven votes.

The county sent out a mailer in the weeks leading up to the election outlining consequences of the issue. The front of the mailer listed gr

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