Legal Opinion
Phelan v. County Officers Electoral Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 15, 1992No. 1-92-2880, 1-92-2906 consPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Two Republican judicial candidates claim opposing Democratic judicial candidates were not eligible to be placed on the November 3, 1992, general election ballot because they were nominated by party resolution to fill vacancies in nomination after the primary, rather than at the primary election or by petition. The vacancies were caused by the absence of Democratic primary candidates in these races. The circuit court affirmed the County Officers Electoral Board (Electoral Board) decision to allow the Democratic candidates’ names to be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gill v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Coalition for Political Honesty v. State Board of ElectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- People Ex Rel. Kell v. KramerIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Bonaguro v. the County Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
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- Bd. of Ed. of Rich Township HS Dist. No. 227 v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Dillavou v. County Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Lawrence v. BOARD OF ELEC. COM'RS OF CITY OF CHIC.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2007
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