Legal Opinion
Black v. Cook County Officers Electoral Board
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 2, 1990No. 90 C 5529PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. Plaintiffs are signatories to nominating petitions for candidates to the Harold Washington Party (“HWP”). Those candidates were disqualified from appearing on the ballot for county-wide elections to take place November 6, 1990. Finding that the HWP had failed to meet certain requirements of the Illinois Election Code, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 46, Judge Eugene L. Wachowski of the Circuit Court of Cook County issued the disqualification…
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