Behrman v. Whiteside School District No. 115

Plaintiffs, registered and qualified voters in Whiteside School District No. 115, St. Clair County, filed suit to contest the validity of a special election held in that district on February 26, 1985. Two of the three propositions involved in the election dealt with tax-rate increases and were defeated. The third proposition, for the building and equipping of a school addition and issuance of bonds for that purpose, was approved by the voters. In challenging this result the plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that the ballots used in the election failed to conform to statutory requirements in…