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BRIDGES v. STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS

No. 102489.

856 N.E.2d 445 (2006)

222 Ill.2d 482

305 Ill.Dec. 640

Hon. George BRIDGES et al., Appellees, v. The STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Chicago (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, of counsel), for appellants.

Patrick A. Salvi, of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, P.C., Waukegan, Richard A. Cowen, of Stahl Cowen Crowley, L.L.C., Chicago, Frederick P. Velde and Tim Bertschy, of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Springfield, for appellees.

Justice FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

On April 14, 2006, the Sangamon County circuit court declared Public Act 94-727, which amended the Circuit Courts Act (705 ILCS 35/1 et seq. (West 2004)), unconstitutional. The State Board of Elections and its members (SBE) filed a direct appeal. See 134 Ill.2d R. 302(a)(1). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

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