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STONE v. BOARD OF ELECTION COM'RS FOR CITY OF CHI

No. 13-2733.

750 F.3d 678 (2014)

Jay STONE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR the CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Cooper , Attorney, Ph.D., Law Office of Christopher Cooper, Inc., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Terrence M. Burns , Attorney, Dykema Gossett PLLC, James M. Scanlon , Attorney, James M. Scanlon & Associates, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Candidates for Chicago mayor must submit nominating petitions signed by at least 12,500 registered voters to appear on the ballot for the general election. In this case, we consider whether Chicago's ballot access scheme violates rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court, concluding that the scheme was constitutional, dismissed the case for failure to state a claim...

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