Carson v. Reiner

Summary

The court held that a pre-election challenge under section 1-1-113 cannot be used to contest an election official’s certification of a candidate solely because the candidate is unqualified after the specific five-day challenge period has expired. The court concluded that the specific certification-challenge provision controls over the general remedial provision because allowing an indirect challenge would render the five-day limitation ineffective. The district court’s denial of relief was therefore affirmed.