Legal Opinion
Williams v. Butler
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 30, 1976No. 76-10PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craven
This proceeding was instituted on December 20, 1975, when Douglas Butler filed objections to the petitions of W. Dakin Williams contending that the petitions were not sufficient for Williams to be a candidate of the Democratic Party in tire March 1976 primary election. Williams sought to be a candidate of the. Democratic Party for the office of governor. The State Board of Elections, after a hearing, sustained certain of the objections. The consequence of the action of the State Board was to exclude Williams as a candidate.
Upon judicial review, pursuant to the provisions of section 10 — 10 of…
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