Illinois
Complete coverage for Illinois can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
January, 2011
November, 2010
- CT Gov Race Remains Yellow Alert; Others OK (11/04/10)
- An Overview of Illinois Recount Procedure and Some Considerations for a Hypothetical Recount (11/03/10)
- Democrats in Illinois File Ballots Challenge (11/02/10)
October, 2010
November, 2008
- Election Law @ Moritz signing off (11/04/08)
- Extended polling hours in Illinois (11/04/08)
October, 2008
Commentary
2011
- Rahm Emanuel and Procedural Fairness (1/27/11)
2010
- The Election of 1960 Fifty Years Later (11/08/10)
2009
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Illinois
May, 2013
October, 2012
September, 2012
July, 2012
- Group's suit challenges campaign contribution caps in Illinois (7/26/12)
- Quinn signs campaign finance law loophole (7/09/12)
May, 2012
April, 2012
- New law stands in way of Eureka man's political aspirations (4/24/12)
- Election limitation law falls short of goal (4/04/12)
March, 2012
February, 2012
July, 2011
- White Case Spurs Call for Election Law changes (7/08/11)
- Quinn Signs Election Law changes on July 4 (7/05/11)
June, 2011
- Redistricting Battles Hit a Fever Pitch (6/06/11)
- Political Fault Lines Emerge in the Redistricting Battle (6/03/11)
- Illinois Redistricting Plan: DeLay Lite? (6/01/11)
May, 2011
April, 2011
- Judge OKs council districts for 2015 (4/14/11)
March, 2011
- State high court rules on drug sniffs, election code and ID theft (3/28/11)
- Top Indiana election official indicted on 7 counts (3/03/11)
January, 2011
- Candidates, and Chicago, Await Ruling (1/27/11)
- Ill. high court mulls Rahm Emanuel's mayoral run (1/26/11)
- Ill. court issues stay; Rahm back on the ballot (1/25/11)
- Appeals court orders Rahm Emanuel off Chicago ballot (1/24/11)
- Hughes weighing appeal to decision to boot her off April ballot (1/05/11)
- Let Him Play: Judge Rules for Emanuel in Residency Dispute. (1/05/11)
- Campaign-finance reforms in effect starting Saturday (1/03/11)
December, 2010
- New Ill. laws include ethics, stop-light reforms (12/30/10)
- Friend-of-court brief tossed in Emanuel case (12/20/10)
- Chicago election officials begin hearing On Rahm Emanuel's residency (12/13/10)
November, 2010
- Emanuel to face challenge on residency issue (11/18/10)
- GOP candidate in Illinois governor's race says he's not conceding as Dem clings to slim lead (11/03/10)
- Brady not conceding in Illinois governor race (11/03/10)
- Illinois Challenge for Military Ballots (11/01/10)
October, 2010
- New state law will allow political signs all year long (10/28/10)
- Military Vote in Question After DOJ Gives Illinois 'Pass' on MOVE Act, Advocacy Group Warns (10/26/10)
- Cook County Board to Mull Campaign Finance Caps (10/05/10)
September, 2010
- Election residency requirements would not rule out some candidates (9/29/10)
- New state law making some communities rethink election sign rules (9/28/10)
- Dispute over early voting on campus moves on - to location (9/13/10)
August, 2010
- Election Code faces changes (8/23/10)
- Judge Decides Senate Special Election Ballot (8/03/10)
July, 2010
- Appellate ruling may mean 2 senatorial elections (7/23/10)
- Governor Pat Quinn Vetoes Election Bill (7/15/10)
- Quinn signs legislation on early voting; controversy continues (7/07/10)
June, 2010
- Law Not Broken in Case of Uncounted Votes for Felon (6/25/10)
- Bill Would Allow Early Voting on College Campuses (6/08/10)
May, 2010
January, 2010
- New state law affects incomplete ballots (1/31/10)
December, 2009
- Illinios lawsuit over vote-counting machines (12/07/09)
June, 2009
May, 2009
April, 2009
- Legislators not ready to put their stamp on mail-in ballots (4/28/09)
- Quinn looks at letting voters mail in ballots (4/15/09)
- Low turnout has state debating voting by mail (4/14/09)
- Alorton residents get injunction in vote fraud case (4/03/09)
- 'Return to Sender;' St. Clair County leaders sort for voter fraud in unopened letters (4/02/09)
March, 2009
- Alorton protests county's plan requiring voters to prove their legal address (3/31/09)
- Bill to Allow Voting Online Advances in Legislature (3/12/09)
- Judge keeps homeless man off Oak Park ballot (3/10/09)
- Vote-By-Mail Debate Heads to Illinois House Committee (3/09/09)
- Oak Park homeless man's ballot fight argued in court (3/06/09)
February, 2009
November, 2008
October, 2008
- Waiting for reply on voting machines (10/31/08)
- Opinion: DuPage voters have good cause for concern over voting machines (10/30/08)
- Voter lawsuit heads to court (10/30/08)
- Illinois GOP sues over voter registration forms (10/29/08)
- GOP election lawsuit headed to federal court (10/29/08)
- GOP fears voter registration fraud in Lake Co., files lawsuit (10/28/08)
- City and county reach voter registration agreement (10/27/08)
- ISU Students Face Problems at the Polls (10/23/08)
- Voter registration card sent to goldfish (10/21/08)
- Illinois County Elections Chief Calls for Voter Registration Probe (10/19/08)
- Court says state must use disputed ballot (10/16/08)
- Illinois must notify voters of misleading ballot (10/04/08)
- Department of Labor sues Local 150 (10/03/08)
- Election officials in Illinois await fallout from judge's ballot ruling (10/03/08)
- Judge Orders Stop On Absentee Ballot Mailing (10/02/08)
- Judge orders state to scrap ballot wording month before vote (10/01/08)
September, 2008
- Letter to the Editor: DuPage election panel doesn't answer concerns on machines (9/18/08)
- Local Election Lawsuit Filed (9/12/08)
August, 2008
- Voting machine software glitch affects DuPage County (8/23/08)
- Editorial: Paper makes a comeback (8/08/08)
January, 2008
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Illinois that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn (Redistricting)
- League of Women Voters of Illinois v. Quinn (Redistricting)
- Maksym v. Board of Elections Commissioners of the City of Chicago (Candidate Eligibility)
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Commentary
FAQ on social welfare organizations
Donald B. Tobin
The Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor in Business Law and a senior fellow at Election Law @ Moritz explains the nuances of social welfare organizations and federal regulations related to them.
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