Hossfeld v. Illinois State Board of Elections

Docket No. 109725. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ___________________ FREDERICK J. HOSSFELD, Appellant, v. THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al., Appellees. Opinion filed October 7, 2010. CHIEF JUSTICE FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION This appeal concerns the party-switching restrictions on political candidates for the General Assembly under section 8–8 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/8–8 (West 2008)). At issue is whether Steven J.…