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Stevenson v. State Board of Elections

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided May 16, 1986No. 86 C 2800PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PARSONS, District Judge.

The problem posed by this case was presented on April 23, 1986. Subject to appeal, the attention of this court to it should be completed with this ruling. It raises this question: Is the Illinois statute establishing the filing deadline for persons seeking to run as independent candidates in the general election to state and county offices in this state unconstitutional?

The principal plaintiff who brought this question to this court is the former United States Senator from Illinois, Adlai E. Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson, who unsuccessfully ran…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Council of Alternative Political Parties v. HooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  2. Texas Independent Party v. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Lee v. KeithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. Libertarian Party of Kentucky v. EhrlerDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1991
  5. Nader v. ConnorDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2004

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