Election lawyers in Illinois, for better or worse, have long been among the busiest in the country. Illinois’ complex ballot access rules, together with the state’s unique political climate, make the work of election attorneys quite important to the governing process. This handbook is an invaluable resource to practitioners and candidates across the state, as it provides a handy source for a good deal of legal authority that is otherwise unpublished.
General Editor: Mathias W. Delort, Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, Chicago
Chapter 1 — Ballot Access
Thomas A. Jaconetty, Law Office of Thomas A. Jaconetty, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Electoral Boards
James P. Nally and Edmund P. Michalowski, Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Residency
M. Neal Smith, Robbins Schwartz, Bolingbrook
Chapter 4 — Judicial Review of Electoral Board Decisions
Brian M. Funk, O’Halloran Kosoff Geitner & Cook, LLC, Northbrook, and James G. Wargo, Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd., Naperville
Chapter 5 — State and Federal Court Remedies
Ellen K. Raymond, Law Office of Ellen K. Raymond, Western Springs, and Michael C. Dorf, The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC, Skokie
Chapter 6 — Political Parties
Michael J. Kasper, Kasper & Nottage, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 7 — State Campaign Financial Disclosure
Joanna G. Sharp, Illinois State Board of Elections, and Anthony J. Jacob and Lari Dierks, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Federal Campaign Finance and Disclosure
Michael C. Dorf, The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC, Skokie
Chapter 9 — Ethics in Illinois Political Campaigns
Richard K. Means, Means Law Offices, Oak Park, and Michael C. Dorf, The Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC, Skokie
Chapter 10 — Media and Broadcasting
E. Leonard Rubin, LRubinLaw, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Administering the Vote — Mail Voting, Early Voting, and Election Day
Noah Praetz, The Elections Group, DePaul University College of Law, Indian Head Park, and Michael A. Kreloff, Law Offices of Michael Kreloff, Northbrook
Chapter 12 — Local Governmental Elections
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer, Ancel Glink, P.C., Naperville, and Adam W. Lasker, Lasker Law LLC, Chicago
Chapter 13 — Election Contests/Recounts
Richard K. Means, Means Law Offices, Oak Park, and John Fogarty, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago
Chapter 14 — Vacancies in Office and Vacancies in Nomination
M. Neal Smith, Robbins Schwartz, Bolingbrook
Chapter 15 — Referenda
Michael A. Kreloff, Law Offices of Michael Krefloff, Northbrook, and Noah Praetz, The Elections Group, DePaul University College of Law, Indian Head Park
Chapter 16 — Redistricting and Reapportionment
Jeffrey D. Colman and John R. Storino, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, and Jessica Ring Amunson, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC
Chapter 17 — Nomination by Caucus
Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski, Del Galdo Law Group, LLC, Berwyn, and Adam W. Lasker, Lasker Law LLC, Chicago
