Santana v. State Board of Elections

Petitioner, Victor Santana, appeals from the decision of the Illinois State Board of Elections (Board) finding that he violated multiple sections of the Illinois Election Code. See 10 ILCS 5/1 — 1 et seq. (West 2004). The Board acted on the complaint of respondent Scott Saewert, who filed a complaint alleging that Santana violated the Election Code in connection with the printing and mailing of campaign literature pertaining to the primary election in Wheeling Township, Illinois, in March 2004. The Board and Saewert filed separate response briefs; Saewert adopts the majority of the content of…