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Seeking Two Nominations at the Same Time

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
May 29, 2023

Avila v. Sandoval (John W. Darrah, N.D. Ill. 1:02-cv-1222)
A candidate for member of a water-reclamation-district commission filed a federal complaint seeking to have his opponent removed from the primary-election ballot because the opponent was also seeking a nomination for the state senate. The district judge granted the plaintiff immediate relief, and the opponent withdrew from the commission race.
Subject: Getting on the ballot. Topics: Getting on the ballot; primary election; absentee ballots.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.