Legal Opinion
Jay Stone v. Board of Election Commissione
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 2014No. 13-2733PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Candidates for Chicago mayor must submit nominating petitions signed by at least 12,500 registered voters to appear on the ballot for the general election. In this case, we consider whether Chicago’s ballot access scheme violates rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court, concluding that the scheme was constitutional, dismissed the case for failure to state a claim. We affirm.
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Under Illinois law, candidates for Chicago mayor, city treasurer, or city clerk must gather signatures from 12,500 “legal voters of the city” to have their name…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by30 opinions
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