Legal Opinion
Hough v. Will County Board of Elections
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 25, 2003No. 3-02-0743PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McDADE
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal challenges a ruling of the Will County election board that denied the petitioner, Austin Hough, a place on the ballot in the November 2002 election. For the reasons that follow, we find we lack subject matter jurisdiction and dismiss the appeal.
BACKGROUND
Hough attempted to run for the State Senate as a Libertarian and submitted a petition to be placed on the ballot for the election and to establish the Libertarian Party as a political party for the 43rd senate district (43rd district). The petition submitted by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Woods v. ColeIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Allord v. Municipal Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- Bill v. Education Officers Electoral Board of Community Consolidated School District No. 181Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- Bird v. County of AllenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Lawrence v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
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