Legal Opinion
Anthony Navarro v. Langdon Neal
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 2013No. 12-3572PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Under Illinois law, a candidate for the state legislature seeking placement on the general election ballot without having participated in a primary (or having replaced a candidate who did) must submit a nominating petition signed by a certain number of eligible voters. In July 2012, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners determined that five Republican candidates for seats in the state legislature had not collected the requisite numbers of signatures. The Board, therefore, denied their petitions to be listed on the ballot in the 2012 general election. In September —…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burdick v. TakushiSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bullock v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jenness v. FortsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by23 opinions
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