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Burris v. White

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 2009No. 107816PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karmeier

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The issue presented by this original action for mandamus is whether Jesse White, the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, is required by section 5(1) of the Secretary of State Act (15 ILCS 305/5(1) (West 2006)) to countersign and affix the seal of the state to the document issued by Governor Rod R. Blagojevich on December 31, 2008, certifying the Governor’s appointment of Roland Burris to the United States Senate. For the reasons that follow, we hold that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bonaguro v. the County Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Noyola v. Bd. of Educ. of City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  3. People Ex Rel. Madigan v. SnyderIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Madden v. CronsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Fekete v. City of East St. LouisIllinois Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Fillmore v. TaylorAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  3. Pate v. WisemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  4. Fillmore v. TaylorAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  5. Behl v. DuffinAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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