Forcade-Osborn v. Madison County Electoral Board

Nancy Forcade-Osborn (petitioner) appeals the decision of the circuit court of Madison County affirming the decision of the Madison County Electoral Board denying her petition for nomination and certification of candidacy, thereby precluding the placement of her name as a candidate on the November 5, 2002, election ballot. We are obligated to dismiss petitioner’s appeal because her petition for judicial review was prematurely filed, thus depriving the circuit court and ultimately this court of subject matter jurisdiction.

Petitioner was slated by the Republican Party to fill a vacancy for the…