Delk v. Board of Election Commissioners

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Melvin Delk filed a petition with the Board of Election Commissioners (hereinafter the Board) of the city of Chicago objecting to the nomination papers of respondent Iola McGowan. The Board granted respondent’s motion to overrule the objections, and petitioner appeals the trial court’s affirmance of that decision.

On January 10, 1983, petitioner, a registered voter of the 29th Ward of the city of Chicago, filed the petition with the Board objecting to the nomination papers of respondent for election to the office of alderman of that…