Knappenberger v. Hughes

The question presented on this appeal is whether the purported amendments to sections 11 and 12 of the Banking act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939, chap. 16½. 11, 12) passed by the Sixty-first General Assembly (Laws of 1939, p. 290) and submitted to a vote of the people at the general election held November 5, 1940, were validly adopted. It is claimed that the election at which the voters approved the amendments was invalid because of certain “statements and suggestions” concerning the proposed amendments which were prepared by the Secretary of State and which were printed on the ballots.

The amendatory…