Legal Opinion
Stone v. BOARD OF ELECTION COM'RS FOR CHICAGO
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 2011No. 11-1085PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Most major American cities have some mechanism — a filing fee, a signature requirement, or both — to limit the number of mayoral candidates on the election ballot. In Chicago, however, where it regularly appears that money and politics go hand and hand, there is no filing fee for mayoral candidates. On the other hand, candidates must gather signatures from 12,500 registered voters over a 90-day period in order to become ballot-eligible. Jay Stone, Frederick White, Frank Coconate, Denise Denison, Bill “Doc” Walls, and Howard Ray (“Plaintiffs”) claim Chicago’s signature…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Edward W. Gjertsen and Ed H. Smith v. The Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Worldwide Street Preachers' Fellowship v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Stewart v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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