Category Archives: Illinois Appellate Court

Cullerton v. Du Page County Officers Electoral Bd., 384 Ill.App.3d 989 (2008)

Landmark election case removing state Senate candidate from the ballot after he failed the statutory party-switching requirement by voting in the most recent opposing party primary.

Haymore v. Orr, 385 Ill.App.3d 915 (2008)

Landmark election case defending a challenge to compel the certification of a binding referendum question after the village clerk used her apparent conformity authority to withdraw certification because the petition was facially deficient.

Qualkinbush v. Skubisz, 357 Ill.App.3d 594 (2005)

Perhaps the last of the election recount cases involving punch card voting. Represented an unsuccessful mayoral candidate in a landmark election case overturning the election results after the election, and seating the unsuccessful mayor in office after votes were subtracted from the successful candidate for fraudulent conduct involving absentee ballots.

Jakstas v. Koske, 352 Ill.App.3d 861 (2004)

Successful challenge to sufficiency of public question referendum involving the issuance of bonds wherein the binding requirement of petitions was upheld.

Jenkins v. McIlvain, 338 Ill.App.3d 113 (2003)

Defended a challenge to compel the certification of candidates after the city clerk, pursuant to her apparent conformity authority, denied certification because the candidates’ statements of economic interests were not filed in the same calendar year as their nominating petitions, as required by the Election Code.

Graham v. Reid, 334 Ill.App.3d 1017 (2002)

Landmark election case representing an unsuccessful state Representative candidate in a challenge involving a tie vote with voting irregularities and missing ballots, resulting in candidate winning the case and being elected Representative in the General Assembly.

Moller v. Civil Service Com’n of City of Blue Island, 326 Ill.App.3d 660 (2001)

Landmark “rule of three” case wherein police officer sought review of decision by civil service commission and police chief after police officer was passed over for promotion to corporal. The Appellate Court held that: (1) officer had no protected property right to promotion to corporal, and (2) commission and police chief did not violate statute…

Courtney v. County Officers Electoral Bd., 314 Ill.App.3d 870 (2000)

The Appellate Court held that the candidate substantially complied with the petition filing requirements though the statement of candidacy was filed three days after the nominating petitions were filed, and was allowed to be placed on the election ballot.

Daly v. Pollution Control Bd., 264 Ill.App.3d 968 (1994)

Opponents of pollution control facility sought review, under the Environmental Protection Act, of Pollution Control Board’s decision allowing construction of facility. Appellate Court found that the public hearing conducted by village board of trustees was fundamentally fair.

Dunham v. Naperville Township Officers Electoral Bd., 265 Ill.App.3d 719 (1994)

Petitioner sought judicial review of decision by township electoral board that objector was not required to plead and prove standing to contest political candidate’s nominating petitions as part of prima facie case.