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GRAHAM v. REID

No. 1-02-1827.

779 N.E.2d 391 (2002)

334 Ill. App.3d 1017

268 Ill.Dec. 777

Deborah H. GRAHAM, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Dorothy REID and David Orr, as Cook County Clerk, One of the Local Election Authorities and Chairman of the Cook County Canvassing Board, Respondents-Appellants (Robert L. Johnson, Edie Jacobs, Clara Halls, Norma L. French, Carrie Sercye, and Annie Sanders, Additional Petitioners-Appellees; Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, and its Members as One of the Local Election Authorities, and The State Board of Elections, and its Members, Respondents).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

November 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. (Mathias W. Delort, of counsel), for Dorothy Reid.

State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, William Motto, of counsel), for David Orr.

Odelson & Sterk, Ltd. (Burton S. Odelson, of counsel); Law Offices of James P. Nally (James P. Nally, of counsel); Lavelle, Motta, Klopfenstein & Saletta, Ltd. (Michael E. Lavelle, of counsel); Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship, P.C. (J. Patrick Hanley, of counsel), for Appellees.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This case is a contest of the March 19, 2002, Democratic primary election for the office of representative in the Illinois. General Assembly, 78th representative district. On June 24, 2002, the trial court declared the primary election void and ordered a new election to be held on September 10, 2002. The trial court's decision was based, in part, upon the United States Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore...

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