SCHRAGE v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 55661.

88 Ill.2d 87 (1981)

430 N.E.2d 483

GEORGE E. SCHRAGE III, County Clerk, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony B. Cameron, State's Attorney, and Thomas F. Londrigan, of Londrigan & Potter, of Springfield, for plaintiffs George E. Schrage III and Samuel W. Wolf.

John R. Keith and Giffin, Winning, Lindner, Newkirk, Cohen & Bodewes, all of Springfield, for plaintiff-intervenors Samuel H. Shapiro et al.

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield (Paul P. Biebel, Jr., and Gladys M. Stevens, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for defendants State Board of Elections et al.

Troupis & Troupis, of Mendota (Christ T. Troupis and James R. Troupis, of counsel), for defendant Judith Koehler.

Philip J. Rock, intervenor, pro se.


Order entered.

JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an original action for declaratory judgment concerning the 1981 legislative redistricting plan. The plan was filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to article IV, section 3(b), of the Illinois Constitution of 1970. That section of the Constitution also vests this court with original and exclusive jurisdiction over actions concerning redistricting...

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