St. Peters Municipal Judge Candidate Now Seeks Lt. Governor Seat

Michael Carter, the former municipal judge for the City of , announced plans Thursday to run for Missouri's lieutenant governor in 2012.

Carter made the announcement after Speaker of the House Steve Tilley said he was withdrawing from the race.

In April 2011 muncipal elections, Carter filed to run for municipal judge in both Wentzville and St. Peters. After a ruling was made that one candidate could not run for both posts, Carter dropped his bid in St. Peters.

Carter will be running for lieutenant governor in the Republican primary. He ran for the office in 2008 as a Democrat, an article in the Suburban Journals stated.

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Carter April 5 to Stephen Martin.

Red-Light Cameras

On Friday, Carter expressed his intention to seek a ban on red-light camera tickets, as well as any other ticket not handed out in person by a uniformed officer.

According to a press release, Carter's objective is to put an end to all red-light camera tickets, as well as other tickets that are doled out without the presence of a law enforcement officer.

The release stated, "he finds the 'guilty until proven innocent' nature of these tickets disturbing, and cites the state's reluctance to give these tickets the same force and effect of other moving violations as proof that their enforcement is questionable and problematic."

Editor's Note: Carter has blogged on St. Peters Patch and other Patch sites in St. Charles County. Blogging on Patch is open to anyone who has an opinion to share. Patch provides a platform—blog posts and their content are entirely the opinion of the blogger.

About this column: Coverage of the 2012 federal, state and local elections.