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IN RE CONTESTED ELECTION

No. 42794.

47 Ill.2d 81 (1970)

264 N.E.2d 129

In re CONTESTED ELECTION AS TO THE APPROVAL OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT BOND ACT — (JOHN G. WOODS et al., Appellants.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUIS ANCEL and STEWART H. DIAMOND, of ANCEL, STONESIFER & GLINK, of Chicago, for Appellants.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General of Springfield, (FRANCIS T. CROWE, Assistant Attorney General, and DONALD J. VEVERKA, Special Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for Appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 5, 1968, a referendum entitled "Natural Resources Development Bond Act" was submitted to the Illinois voters. The State Electoral Board certified that there were 1,656,600 "yes" votes and 1,216,814 "no" votes and found that the bond issue had not been approved since the "yes" votes did not constitute a majority of the 4,267, 956 votes cast for the members of the General...

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