Legal Opinion
Hossfeld v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 7, 2010No. 109725PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fitzgerald
Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
This appeal concerns the party-switching restrictions on political candidates for the General Assembly under section 8 — 8 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/8 — 8 (West 2008)). At issue is whether Steven J. Rauschenberger was ineligible to run as a Republican candidate in the February 2010 general primary election for the office of State Senator because he voted a Democratic ballot in the February 2009 consolidated primary election in Elgin Township.
On September 22, 2010, following oral…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kusper v. PontikesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Municipal Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
- Cook County Republican Party v. Illinois State Board of ElectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
- Dooley v. McGillicudyIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Sperling v. County Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Jackson v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 2012
- Goodman v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
- City of Champaign v. MadiganAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- Wilson v. Municipal Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- Skokie Castings v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
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