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ORR v. EDGAR

Nos. 1-98-1485, 1-98-1508.

698 N.E.2d 560 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 432

232 Ill.Dec. 469

David ORR, as Cook County Clerk and as a Taxpayer, Resident, Future Candidate for Elected Office, and Registered Voter of Cook County and the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations, and Joseph Ramski, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jim EDGAR, Governor of the State of Illinois, Ronald D. Michaelson, Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, and Hannelore Huisman, Kenneth Boyle, Charles Durham, David Murray, Wanda Rednour, and Elaine Roupas, as members of the Illinois State Board of Elections, Defendants-Appellees. Clint KRISLOV and Constance Howard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

July 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garner, Carton & Douglas of Cook County, Chicago (Michael J. Hayes, William J.

Quinlan, Lisa Anne Martin, of counsel), and Hubert and Associates of Cook County, Chicago (Donald Hubert, of counsel), for David Orr et al.

Jenner & Block of Cook County, Chicago (Anton R. Valukas, Jeffrey D. Colman, Thomas S. O'Neill and Julie L. Bentz, of counsel), and James E. Ryan, Attorney General of Cook County, Chicago (Barbara A. Preiner and Jerald S. Post, of counsel), for Jim Edgar et al.

Krislov & Associates, Ltd. of Cook County, Chicago (Clinton A. Krislov and William Bogot, of counsel), for Clint Krislov et al.

Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 7, 1997, the Illinois General Assembly passed Public Act 89-700 (Act) (Pub. Act 89-700, eff. January 17, 1997) which abolished "one-punch" straight-party voting in Illinois. Governor Edgar signed the Act into law on January 17, 1997. On September 24, 1997, plaintiffs David Orr (Orr) and the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations (Council) filed a complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive...

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