Johnson v. State Electoral Board

Plaintiffs, incumbent circuit court clerks of Warren, Woodford and Fulton counties, filed an action in the circuit court of Sangamon County seeking to enjoin the State Electoral Board and several county clerks from certifying the names of those candidates seeking election to the office of circuit court clerk in the November 1972 election. They further sought relief as representatives of the class of all incumbent circuit court clerks. The trial court entered judgment denying injunctive relief and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appealed to this court (50 Ill.2d R. 302(b)), and on October…