MERWIN v. STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 1-92-0554.

593 N.E.2d 709 (1992)

229 Ill. App.3d 236

170 Ill.Dec. 820

Donald MERWIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Richard A. Cowen, Langdon D. Neal, David E. Murray, Hannelore Huisman, Lawrence E. Johnson, John J. Lanigan, Theresa M. Petrone, Wanda L. Rednour, its members, Gloria M. Lund, Winnebago County Clerk, Sharon L. Holmes, DeKalb County Clerk, Jean Wolf, Ogle County Clerk, Nancy Nelson, Lee County Clerk, Board of Election Commissioners the City of Rockford and John M. Nelson, Respondents-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

April 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Odelson & Sterk, Ltd., Evergreen Park (Burton S. Odelson and Mathias W. Delort, of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.

John M. Nelson, John M. Nelson, Rockford, for respondents-appellees.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Donald Merwin sought reversal of an order of the circuit court of Cook County that affirmed the decision of Respondent State Board of Elections ("the Board") to overrule objections Merwin filed against Respondent John M. Nelson's ("Nelson") candidacy for the State Senator from the 35th Legislative District. After an emergency hearing on February 28, 1992, this court ordered that the relief sought by Merwin...

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