Cooper v. Marcin

Plaintiffs, residents of the 2nd, 4th, 23rd and 28th precincts of the 7th Ward in Chicago, sought to enjoin the Board of Election Commissioners from filing with the Secretary of State of Illinois the reports of “local option” elections held in these four precincts on November 5, 1974. Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their complaints and denial of their post-trial motions.

The local option referendum petitions were filed on September 6,1974, in the office of Chicago’s city clerk. The city clerk certified the filing on September 9,1974, and on September 10,1974, delivered the petitions…