Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Ogilvie
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 21, 1971No. 70 C 3079PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
2Per curiam
Plaintiff, Jesse L. Jackson, is a citizen of the State of Illinois, qualified to run for elective office as an independent candidate. Plaintiffs Sharon T. Wilkinson and Melvin M. Maelin are qualified electors of the State of Illinois who would support plaintiff Jackson were he to seek public office. All plaintiffs assert that they want to participate in the total election processes of the State of Illinois, but that due to certain provisions of the Illinois Election Code of 1943, 46 Ill.Rev.Stat. § 1-1 et seq., they are prevented from participating on an equal footing…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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