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PEOPLE EX REL. HARRIS v. POWELL

No. 40192.

35 Ill.2d 384 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 274

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Kenner Harris, Petitioner, v. PAUL POWELL, Secretary of State, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Filed October 11, 1966..

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'BRIEN & STOFFEL, of Galesburg, for petitioner.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (JOHN J. O'TOOLE and RICHARD A. MICHAEL, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for respondent.

Writ awarded.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is the third mandamus action filed this term because of the failure of party officials to comply with the Election Code in connection with the certification of various candidates for offices of their parties. In each of the cases we allowed motions authorizing the filing of original petitions for writs of mandamus.

The first case was People ex rel. Meyer v...

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