Legal Opinion
Powell v. East St. Louis Electoral Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 19, 2003No. 5-03-0071PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
Debra Powell, Martha E. Young, and Marlene E. Smoot (petitioners) appeal from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County affirming the decision of the Board of Election Commissioners of the City of East St. Louis (Board) to invalidate petitioners’ nomination papers. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On December 16, 2002, petitioner Powell filed nomination papers for reelection to the office of mayor of the City of East St. Louis, and petitioners Young and Smoot filed for the election to the office of city council, to be voted on at the consolidated primary election on February…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- DeFabio v. Gummer-SheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
- Betts v. Department of Registration & EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- DeFabio v. GummersheimerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Board of Education v. Board of EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- Bolger v. Electoral Board of the City of McHenryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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