Legal Opinion
Ghiles v. Municipal Officers Electoral Board of the City of Chicago Heights
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 8, 2019No. 1-19-0117Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MIKVA delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
*122 ¶ 1 Petitioner, Sebastian Calvin Ghiles, filed nomination papers to be a nonpartisan candidate for the office of mayor of Chicago Heights, Illinois. Objections were filed to Mr. Ghiles's nomination papers. After a hearing, the Municipal Officers Electoral Board of the City of Chicago Heights (Board) invalidated Mr. Ghiles's nomination papers because he did not have the required minimum number of signatures. The circuit court affirmed the Board's determination. Mr. Ghiles now challenges the Board's decision, arguing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Municipal Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
- Bettis v. MarsagliaIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
- Hossfeld v. Illinois State Bd. of ElectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
- Wilson v. Municipal Officers Electoral BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
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