Legal Opinion
O'Donaghue v. Cook County Officers Electoral Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 10, 1998No. 1-98-0438PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY
delivered the opinion of the court:
This case involves construction of article 4A of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (the Act) (5 ILCS 420/4A — 101 et seq. (West 1996)). Petitioner, Bill O’Donaghue, filed papers to run as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for the office of member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners for the tenth district. He filed a “Statement of Economic Interests” with the Secretary of State. Stephanie Leathers objected to the papers on grounds that petitioner filed the wrong form in the wrong office. The Cook County Officers…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stein v. HowlettIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Welch v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Havens v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Troutman v. KeysAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Winokur v. RosewellIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
3Cited by4 opinions
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