Whelan v. COUNTY OFFICER'S ELECTORAL BD. OF DU PAGE COUNTY

Timothy P. Whelan filed a petition seeking to have his name placed on the ballot for the March 15, 1994, Republican primary for the office of State senator for the 20th legislative district. Vernon W. Miller objected to the petition, challenging the validity of certain signatures appearing on the petition, and claiming that the remaining signatures were insufficient in number to authorize Whelan’s name to be placed on the ballot. The county officers’ electoral board of Du Page County (the board) essentially adopted a hearing officer’s findings and concluded that Whelan’s petition contained…