Legal Opinion
Bernard Weisberg v. Paul Powell, Individually and as Secretary of State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1969No. 17824_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
The Illinois legislature has called a state constitutional convention, to meet December 8, 1969. 1 Two members are to be elected from each of 58 state senatorial districts. The election, to be held November 18, is to be nonpartisan. Each voter has two votes. In districts where five or more persons qualified as candidates, a primary was held September 23, with the four receiving the greatest number of votes surviving the primary.
This case concerns the order in which candidates’ names were listed on the primary ballot in the 50 districts where a primary was held and will be listed on the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Moore v. OgilvieSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by50 opinions
- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Robert Briscoe v. Stanley T. Kusper, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Harley McLain v. Ben Meier, Secretary of State and Allen Olson, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Cty.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Michael L. Shakman and Paul M. Lurie v. The Democratic Organization of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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