Illinois State Appeals Court Says Petitions Are Valid if they are Close to Having Enough Valid Signatures

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By Richard Winger On February 17, the Illinois State Court of Appeals, 5th district, ruled that a candidate’s ballot access petition is valid if it comes close to having enough valid signatures. Jackson-Hicks v East St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, 5-15-0028. The incumbent Mayor of East St. Louis, Alvin Parks, is running for re-election this month, and(More)… …read more

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2015/02/illinois-state-appeals-court-says-petitions-are-valid-if-they-are-close-to-having-enough-valid-signatures/