Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Lakin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 14, 1996No. 5 — 96 — 0119PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kuehn
Following a hearing, the County Officers Electoral Board of Madison County removed Ronald "Rink” Lucas (Lucas) from the Democratic primary election ballot. L. Thomas Lakin (Lakin) appeals from a trial court order reinstating Lucas’ name on the Democratic primary election ballot. At issue in this case is whether a nomination petition circulator’s voter registration address and residential address must be the same. We find that the addresses should match and we reverse.
On December 11, 1995, Lucas filed a nomination petition as a Democratic candidate for the office of Madison County recorder.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. YapejianIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Stein v. County Board of School TrusteesIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Whelan v. COUNTY OFFICER'S ELECTORAL BD. OF DU PAGE COUNTYAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Greene v. Board of Election CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Stein v. County Board of School TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lucas v. LakinIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Lucas v. LakinIllinois Supreme Court · 1997