Sperling v. County Officers Electoral Board

The principal issue in this appeal concerns the impact of Kusper v. Pontikes,---U.S.---, 38 L. Ed. 2d 260, 94 S. Ct. 303, upon the Illinois statutory restrictions against changes in political party affiliation by voters (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 46, par. 7—43(d)), by signers of nominating petitions for primary elections and by candidates for nomination in such primary elections. Public Act 78-331, par. 7-10.

Jack I. Sperling filed a petition for nomination as the Democratic candidate for the office of judge of the circuit court of Cook County in the March 19, 1974, primary election. A…