Bowe v. Chicago Electoral Board

The issue in this case is the right of the plaintiff, William J. Bowe, to have his name printed on the ballot as a candidate for Democratic ward committeeman of the 43rd ward of the city of Chicago. The defendant electoral board (the Board) ruled against plaintiff, holding that certain sheets in his binder of petitions did not comply with statutory requirements, reducing the number of valid signatures below the legal minimum. The circuit court of Cook County affirmed the order of the Board, and the Appellate Court, First District, with one justice dissenting, reversed the judgment of the…