AKIN v. SMITH

Docket No. 1-13-0441.

989 N.E.2d 715 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 130441

371 Ill. Dec. 125

Imani AKIN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Annie SMITH, Respondent-Appellant (Michelle Markiewicz-Qualkinbush, Nyota T. Figgs, Magdalena J. Wosczynski and Thaddeus Jones, Individually and as Members of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; Nyota T. Figgs, as Calumet City Clerk; and David Orr, as the Cook County Clerk, Respondents). Victor F. Green, Sr., Petitioner-Appellee, v. Stevon Grant and Deborah Haynes-Shegog, Respondents-Appellants (Michelle Markiewicz-Qualkinbush, Nyota T. Figgs, Magdalena J. Wosczynski and Thaddeus Jones, Individually and as Members of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; Nyota T. Figgs, as Calumet City Clerk; and David Orr, as the Cook County Clerk, Respondents). Hope E. Allen, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Randy Barron, Respondent-Appellant (Michelle Markiewicz-Qualkinbush, Nyota T. Figgs, Magdalena J. Wosczynski and Thaddeus Jones, Individually and as Members of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City; Nyota T. Figgs, as Calumet City Clerk; and David Orr, as the Cook County Clerk, Respondents).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

April 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Nally , of James P. Nally, P.C., of Chicago, for appellants.

Adam W. Lasker , of Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C., of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

Justice EPSTEIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 This expedited appeal involved the validity of statements of candidacy of petitioners Imani Akin, Victor F. Green, Sr., and Hope E. Allen (Candidates). Candidates sought to run in the Democratic primary held on February 26, 2013, for certain offices of the City of Calumet City. Akin and Allen were candidates for the office of alderman. Green was a candidate for the office...

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