McRell v. Jackson

The plaintiffs, John McRell et al., appeal from a dismissal of their petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that the defendants, members of the Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 202, be required to conduct an election pursuant to section 28 — 1 of the Illinois Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, eh. 46, par. 28 — 1), asking whether two specific schools in the school district should be kept in operation.

The plaintiffs are all voters and taxpayers of the defendant Community Unit School District. On June 3, 1976, the plaintiffs delivered to the secretary of the School…