Election contest – Statewide – Initial procedures and rules. Subsequent to the time that all candidates in the election contest have appeared or are required to appear, and all Requests for Records Examination are required to be filed, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall call the Supreme Court into session to consider the Petition of State Election Contest and any responsive pleadings, together with any Requests for Record Examination, receiving such briefs and argument as the Court shall deem appropriate. Thereafter, the Supreme Court shall:
     (a) Determine the sufficiency of the Petition, and shall dismiss the Petition or any part of it if found insufficient;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/23-1.7a

  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (b) Issue rulings on any issues as to which there are no material facts in dispute;
     (c) Identify those election jurisdictions, if any, for which a recount or hearing is appropriate; and
     (d) In its discretion, establish rules of procedure for the determination of disputed facts.
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