Pappas v. Calumet City Municipal Officers' Electoral Board

Petitioner appeals the trial court’s ruling affirming the Calumet City municipal officers’ electoral board’s (Board’s) refusal to order petitioner’s name printed on the ballot for mayor of Calumet City. Petitioner had been convicted of two felonies. Petitioner claims that the trial court erred in ruling that the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1 — 1—1 et seq. (West 1994)) prohibited petitioner from running for office. Rather, petitioner argues, the Municipal Code should be read in pari materia with the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1 — 1 et seq. (West 1994)), which permits ex-felons to run…