Harmon v. Town of Cicero Municipal Officers Electoral Board

The Town of Cicero Municipal Officers Electoral Board struck the nomination papers for Dana Bax and Virginia Harmon. Bax and Harmon petitioned for judicial review of the Board’s decision. The trial court reversed the Board and the Board now appeals.

BACKGROUND

Bax and Harmon filed nomination petitions for election to the office of trustee for the Town of Cicero, for an election to take place on February 27, 2007. Each candidate included in her petition more than 100 pages of signatures. Each page bore at least 1 and no more than 10 purported signatures of voters, along with the signature of the…