Morton v. State Officers Electoral Board

Petitioner, Robert B. Morton, a licensed attorney, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Sangamon County that affirmed the State Officers Electoral Board’s (Electoral Board’s) decision to invalidate his nomination papers for the March 21, 2000, Republican primary. Petitioner contends that he should not have been removed from the ballot because the identity of the individual objecting to his petition could not readily be determined from the face of the filed objection as required by section 10 — 8 of the Election Code (Code) (10 ILCS 5/10 — 8 (West 1998)). We have- agreed to consider…