Jones v. Municipal Officers Electoral Board

2021 IL 126974

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126974) THADDEUS JONES, Appellee, v. THE MUNICIPAL OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD FOR THE CITY OF CALUMET CITY et al., Appellants. Opinion filed March 11, 2021. JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Theis, Michael J. Burke, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Neville took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 The City of Calumet City held a referendum proposing that candidates could not seek the office of mayor while…