Schierhorn v. Marcin

The plaintiffs, five residents of the 2nd Precinct, 46th Ward, and five residents of the 38th Precinct, 46th Ward, in Chicago, Illinois, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Cook County to contest the validity of two separate local option elections held on April 6, 1971, in which a majority of the voters voted against the sale of alcoholic liquor at retail. The defendants are John C. Marcin, City Clerk of the City of Chicago, and the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago.

The plaintiffs brought this action on April 20, 1971, pursuant to Article IX, Section 17 of the…