Allen v. Electoral Board

The authority of a county central committee to nominate candidates under section 7 — 11.1 of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 46, par. 7 — 11.1) is, by the express terms of that statute, limited to situations where a vacancy has occurred in an elective office and that vacancy is to be filled by election pursuant to section 25 — 11 of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 46, par. 25— 11). Under section 25 — 2 of the Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 46, par. 25 — 2), an elective office is deemed to be vacant upon the happening of any one of eight enumerated events before the…