Legal Opinion
Communist Party of Illinois v. State Board of Elections for the State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1975No. 74-1950PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, the Communist Party of Illinois, several of its candidates for state office in the November 5, 1974 general election, and a registered voter desiring to vote for these candidates, filed suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against the State Board of Election Commissioners for the State of Illinois 1 seeking to challenge the constitutionality of a section of the Illinois Election Code, Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 46, § 10-2. This statute requires any political party seeking statewide ballot recognition to submit petitions containing not less than 25,000…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by34 opinions
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Norman v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Buckley v. ValeoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Robert Hennings v. Harry Grafton, in Capacity as County ClerkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Gallivan v. WalkerUtah Supreme Court · 2002
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.