Legal Opinion
McNamara v. Oak Lawn Municipal Officers Electoral Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 11, 2005No. 1-05-0421PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL
delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioners John J. McNamara and George A. Pappas appeal an order by the circuit court affirming the decision of respondent Oak Lawn Municipal Officers Electoral Board (Board) to invalidate nomination papers filed by them for the April 5, 2005, Oak Lawn election. The Board found the nomination papers invalid under section 10 — 3 of the Election Code (Code) (10 ILCS 5/10 — 3 (West 2002)) and ordered that petitioners’ names not be printed on the ballot. We reverse.
Petitioners filed joint nomination papers as independent candidates in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robert Briscoe v. Stanley T. Kusper, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Lucas v. LakinIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- People Ex Rel. Birkett v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- Welch v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- People Ex Rel. Meyer v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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