No. 20-1035

In Re Jody D. Kimbrell

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2021-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: ballot-counting civil-rights due-process election-certification election-dispute election-integrity federal-election-law judicial-review mandamus mandamus-relief standing voter-rights
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does a voter in Illinois have a right to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to order the Illinois Election Commission, Governor of Illinois and the Cook County Clerk to explain the appearance of 778,393 votes?

2. Can a County "add" votes to insure their choice for President wins?

3. Can a State award electors to a Presidential candidate that won by mystery votes being added to the count?

4. Should the State of Illinois have investigated petitioner's claims before certifying or awarding electors to a Presidential Candidate?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a voter in Illinois have a right to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to order the [Uinois Election Commission, Governor of Illinois and the Cook County Clerk to explain the appearance of 778,393 votes?

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-05-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-19
2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-01
Waiver of right of respondents Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Clerk to respond filed.
2021-03-01
Waiver of right of respondents Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the Illinois State Board of Elections, and the Illinois Supreme Court to respond filed.
2020-12-14
Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the Illinois State Board of Elections, and the Illinois Supreme Court
Frank Henry BieszczatOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Jody Kimbrell
Jody D. Kimbrell — Petitioner
Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Clerk
Jessica Megan SchellerOffice of the Cook County State's Attorney, Respondent