Chancey v. Illinois State Board of Elections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN MATTHEW CHANCEY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) No. 22 CV 04043 ) v. ) Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ) ELECTIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The plaintiffs challenge two recently enacted provisions of the Illinois Election Code as violative of their First Amendment rights to free speech. Both provisions regulate campaign financing during state judicial elections. The first prohibits judicial candidate committees from receiving any contributions from an…