JRN-24-201208:51PFROM:
01/24/201212:32
312-B14-1863
TO:
18659082252
ILSTATEBDELECTION
P.2
PAGE03/3B
BEFORETHEDULYCONSTITUTED
ELECTORAL
BOARD
FORTHEHEARINGOFANDPASS1NGUPONOBJECTIONSTOTHENOMlNATIONPAPERSFORCANDIDATESFORTHEOFFICEOF
PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
INTHEMATTEROFTHEOBJECTIONSOF
MICHAELJACKSON
TOTHENOMINATIONPAPERSOFBARACK
OBAMAASACANDIDATEFORNOMJNATION
TOTHEOFFICEOFPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITED
STATESTOBEVOTEDUPONATTHE
MARCH20,2012PruMARYELECTIONS.
)
)
~)~SotB
GP
JO~
)
)
)
CANDrpATE'SMOtIONTOSTRIKEANDDISMISSOBJECTOR'SPETITION
NOWCOMESRespondent-CandidateBaraekObama,byhis
attorneys.
MichaelKreloff
andMichael
J.
Kasper,andmovestostrikeanddismisstheObjector'sPetition,and
in
support
thereof.statesas
follows:
A.ObjectorFailed
to
ComplyWithSection10-8,NeverStating
"Objector's
Interest"
In
FilingtheObjection,NorAnyAppropriateReliefWithinthePoweroftheElectoral
Doom••
Pursuant
to
10ILCS
5/10-8
oftheElectionCode,an
Objector
to
nominating
papersandpetitionsmustallegecertainmandatory
allegations:
"The
objector's
petitionshallgivethe
objector's
nameandresidenceaddress,andshallstate
fully
thenatureof
the
objectionsto
the...nominationpapers
orpetitions
inquestion.andshallstate
the
interest
ofthe
objectorand
shall
state
what
relief
is
requested
ofthe
electoralboard."(emphasisadded).
First,
nowhere
in
the
entire
documentis
any
mentionmadeofObjector's
alleged
interest,
renderingthe
Objectionfatallydefective.
Second,the
Objection
fails
to
seek
any
reliefdirectedat
the
March20,2012
Primary
electionballot.Rather.Objectorseeks
"prohibition"
of
President
Obama
"on
the
U.S.
Presidentialballot."Whether:Mr.Obamaisplaceduponthe"U.5.Presidentialballot"isadecisiontobemade
by
theDemocraticNationalNominating
Conventionnextsummer.Said
Add a Comment