Coffey v. Board of Election Commissioners

E. J. Coffey, on March 11, 1940, personally requested the board of election commissioners of East St. Louis to register him as a voter from precinct No. 38 of the city. Upon a hearing, the board refused his application. Subsequently, on April 4, 1940, he filed a petition in the county court of St. Clair county seeking an order directing the commissioners to register him as a qualified voter. From the order adjudging that his name should not be placed upon the registry of precinct No. 38, Coffey prosecutes this appeal.

The appellant, Coffey, is engaged in business in East St. Louis and also…