Legal Opinion
Merz v. Volberding
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 3, 1981No. 81-333PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McGLOON
The consolidated election of municipal officers for the City of Des Plaines is scheduled to take place on April 7,1981. The candidates for the various offices filed their nominating petitions in a timely fashion. Shortly thereafter, petitioners challenged the right of three independent candidates to appear on the election ballot, claiming that the candidates’ petitions did not contain the minimum number of signatures required by the Illinois Election Code.
The Des Plaines Municipal Officers Electoral Board ruled that the candidates’ petitions did meet the statutory signature requirement. Three…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Robert Briscoe v. Stanley T. Kusper, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Paulus v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1927
3Cited by22 opinions
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- Lockhart v. Cook County Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Madden v. SchumannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Jackson-Hicks v. The East St. Louis Board of Election CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
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