comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Municipal officers electoral board - Page 1 : comparemela.com

State Rep Thaddeus Jones faces renewed challenges mayoral election

State Rep Thaddeus Jones faces renewed challenges mayoral election
pontiacdailyleader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pontiacdailyleader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

State lawmaker faces renewed challenges over Calumet City mayoral election Capitolnewsillinois com

State lawmaker faces renewed challenges over Calumet City mayoral election Capitolnewsillinois com
capitolnewsillinois.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capitolnewsillinois.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

May 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition | Ballot Access News

May 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition | Ballot Access News
ballot-access.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ballot-access.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Illinois Supreme Court Construes Election Law to Ban Persons from Circulating for a Primary Candidate and a General Election Candidate in Same Year

Posted on On April 21, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion in Elam v Municipal Officers Electoral Board for Village of Riverdale, 2021-IL-127080. It said that the election law does not permit anyone to circulate for a primary candidate and then later circulate for an independent candidate, in the same year, even if the offices were different. Here is the eleven page opinion. On page ten, the opinion says, “Circulators are the cadre of any political movement. A party needs a cadre to exist. Once a circulator acts on a party’s behalf to solicit signatures, he remains the party’s agent (if he is active at all) for the electoral season. This helps political parties to act as entities selecting and offering candidates to the voters.” The decision also says in the next paragraph that it cause voter confusion if a circulator circulated both types of petition. These paragraphs seem absurd. A circulator may be a professional and it seems odd for the government t

Supreme Court says lawmaker s name may appear on mayoral ballots

By Sarah Mansur Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD State Rep. Thaddeus Jones’ name was legally placed on a February primary ballot seeking the Democratic nomination for Calumet City mayor, according to an Illinois Supreme Court opinion released Thursday. But it’s unclear whether the opinion authorizes the Calumet City Democrat to be sworn in as that city’s mayor if he wins the April 6 General Election and remains a state lawmaker, according to an attorney for the city. That’s still in question, because the residents of Calumet City passed a referendum in November prohibiting anyone who holds an office created by the state’s constitution from serving as mayor.

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.