Legal Opinion
Cook County Republican Party v. Illinois State Board of Elections
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 2009No. 106139PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Car-man, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justices Freeman and Burke took no part in the decision.
OPINION
The Cook County Republican Party filed several complaints with the Illinois State Board of Elections (Board) alleging violations of the Election Code (Code) (10 ILCS 5/1 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)), by Democratic Party ward organizations, ward chairmen, and ward committeemen. Following closed preliminary hearings, the Board dismissed the complaints on tie votes. The appellate court determined that the dismissals were subject only…
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