Kacey Cordes and the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners faced off in court this morning, with lawyers for both sides trading arguments over whether the 38-year-old mayoral hopeful deserves a spot on the April 4 general election ballot.
Cordes'barely month-old campaign as an independent mayoral candidate ran aground in February after the Election Board invalidated her candidacy. The board cited her failure to turn in roughly 500 signatures from registered St. Louis voters — a requirement stipulated in the city's election ordinances.…