Dead Democrats can run, but not Dead Libertarians.

From the dreadful News-Leader:

Sticker to cover name of Libertarian candidate who died in car accident


News-Leader Staff
After the death Monday of a Libertarian Party candidate for state representative in the 133rd district, absentee and military ballots in Polk County will be distributed with his name covered by a sticker, Polk County Clerk Sue Entlicher said.
Jesse Watson of Bolivar died Monday in an accident on Polk County PP, nine miles north of Bolivar.

Watson's Chevrolet pickup ran off the left side of the road, struck a mailbox, ran off the right side of the road, back off the left side of the road and struck a tree, the Missouri Highway Patrol said in a report.

Watson, 56, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the truck, the patrol said. He was dead at the scene.

Anyone who replaced Watson on the ballot would face Democrat Marvalene Pankey of El Dorado Springs and Republican Mike Parson of Bolivar in the November election.

The Libertarian Party has until Oct. 8 to replace Watson on the ballot in District 133, which includes all of Cedar and part of Polk counties.