MITCHELL v. COOK COUNTY ELECTORAL BD.

No. 1-10-0002.

924 N.E.2d 585 (2010)

Bridget MITCHELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The COOK COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD, and its Members, David Orr, by and through his designee, Daniel P. Madden; Anita Alvarez, by and through her designee, Patrick Driscoll; and Dorothy Brown, by and through her designee, Mary A. Melchor; David Orr, as Cook County Clerk; Board of Elections Commissioners for The City of Chicago; and Bonnie Carol McGrath, Respondents-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Kelley, James M. Scanlon, Joan T. Agnew, James M. Scanlon & Associates PC, Chicago, IL, for the Candidate Bonnie Carol McGrath.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, Marie Spicuzza, ASA, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee, Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago.

Steven M. Laduzinsky, Law Offices Of Steven M. Laduzinsky, P.C., James P. Nally, Law Offices of James P. Nally, P.C., James R. Thompson, Kyle P. De Jong, Matthew R. Carter, Gregory M. Bassi, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee Cook County Clerk David Orr.


Presiding Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

The case sub judice calls upon us to exercise our power to review a decision of the County Officers Electoral Board (Board), which struck tainted nominating petitions, but ultimately allowed the candidate for judicial office to remain on the ballot. Bonnie Carol McGrath initiated a candidacy for the office of judge1 of the circuit court of Cook County by submitting nominating...

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