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GJERSTEN v. BOARD OF ELECTION COM'RS

Nos. 85-1459 to 85-1464, 85-1502 and 85-1587.

791 F.2d 472 (1986)

Edward W. GJERSTEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR the CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Ed. H. SMITH, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR the CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Donald L. PAMON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. The BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR the CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1986.

As Amended May 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Levinson, Bd. of Election Comm., C. Richard Johnson, Isham, Lincoln & Beale, David Melcer, State's Atty., Cook County, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Thomas Johnson, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Under Illinois law, a candidate for the office of ward committeeman must submit a nominating petition containing the signatures of ten percent of the electors in his ward. However, a candidate for the office of township committeeman need only acquire the signatures of five percent of the electors in the township. Ill.Ann.Stat. ch. 46, § 7-10(i) (Smith-Hurd Supp.1983). In this case, several potential candidates for the office of ward committeeman...

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