CITIZENS FOR JOHN W. MOORE v. BD. OF ELECT. COM'RS

No. 85-1012.

781 F.2d 581 (1986)

CITIZENS FOR JOHN W. MOORE PARTY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF the CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura A. Kaster, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James M. Scanlon, General Counsel State Bd. of Elections, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

This order constitutes a certification of a question of law to the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Plaintiff John W. Moore was a democratic candidate in the March, 1982, primary election for the office of state senator for the 16th Legislative District. Although Moore and his supporters circulated petitions for his candidacy, he withdrew his name for the state senate nomination one month before the primary. After withdrawing his nomination...

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