Legal Opinion
Gjersten v. Board of Election Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1986No. Nos. 85-1459 to 85-1464, 85-1502 and 85-1587PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Under Illinois law, a candidate for the office of ward committeeman must submit a nominating petition containing the signatures of ten percent of the electors in his ward. However, a candidate for the office of township committeeman need only acquire the signatures of five percent of the electors in the township. Ill.Ann.Stat. ch. 46, § 7-10(i) (Smith-Hurd Supp.1983). In this case, several potential candidates for the office of ward committeeman challenged the constitutionality of the State’s minimum signature requirement for access to the ballot. The district court,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Edward W. Gjersten v. The Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Ed. H. Smith v. The Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Donald L. Pamon, Cross-Appellants v. The Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Ramirez v. Chicago Board of Election CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
- Johnson v. Cook County Officers Electoral BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Cane v. WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLANDDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1995
- Stevenson v. State Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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