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PEOPLE EX REL. PIERCE v. LAVELLE

No. 46273.

56 Ill.2d 278 (1974)

307 N.E.2d 115

THE PEOPLE ex rel. DAVID PIERCE et al., Appellants, v. MICHAEL E. LAVELLE et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Meites, of Chicago, and Thomas F. Londrigan, of Springfield, for appellants.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Thomas H. Price, Jr., and Douglas G. Olson, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioners filed suit in the circuit court of Sangamon County seeking a writ of mandamus compelling the respondents, members of the State Electoral Board, to take the steps necessary to hold an election for senator in 1974 in each of the State's 59 legislative districts. The circuit court granted respondents' motion for summary judgment. The appeal came directly to this court pursuant...

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