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.