BEFORE THE DULY CONSTITUTED ELECTORAL BOARD FOR THE HEARING AND PASSING UPON OBJECTIONS TO NOMINATION PAPERS

OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION OF ______________ COMMITTEEMAN TO BE VOTED UPON AT THE MARCH 20, 2012 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION SHARON ANN MERONI, Petitioner-Objector, vs. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Respondent-Candidate.

VERIFIED OBJECTORS PETITION Now comes SHARON ANN MERONI (hereinafter referred to as the Objector), and for her Objection states as follows: 1. The Objector resides at One Surrey Lane, Village of Barrington Hills, in the

County of McHenry in the State of Illinois, and as of the date of filing of this Objection is duly qualified, registered and a legal voter at such address. 2. The Objector's interest in filing this Petition is that of a voter desirous that the

laws governing the filing of nomination papers for the office of ________________________, ("Office") are properly complied with, and that only candidates qualified for office under the Illinois and United States Constitutions appear on the ballot for said office for March 20, 2012 Primary Election ballot. 3. The Objector also has a fundamental interest and right, as part of her right to vote,

that only candidates for office are constitutionally qualified appear on the ballot for the votes of primary voters.

OBJECTIONS 4. Under Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution, the State Board of Elections has

general supervision over the administration of the registration and election laws throughout the State. 5. All candidates for office must meet certain constitutional requirements to be

qualified for office. A candidate for the Illinois General Assembly must be a United States Citizen, at least 21 years old, and have lived in the district of his candidacy for at least two years prior to the election. Ill. Const. Art 4, 2. 6. Respondents nomination papers presented for certification to the ballot do not

include proof of United States citizenship. The Candidates nomination papers are insufficient because they fail to demonstrate, or otherwise offer proof of whether the candidate meets the constitutional requirements for office. 7. The Illinois Election Code requires that each candidate file a Statement of

Candidacy, in which the Candidate self-affirms I am legally qualified (including being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility requirement for the office to which I seek the nomination) to hold such office 10 ILCS 5/10-5 (2011). 8. The Illinois Election Code states that Certificates of nomination and nomination

papers and being in apparent conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing within 5 business days after the last day for filing the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition for a public question. 10 ILCS 5/10-5 (2011). 9. Notwithstanding the requirements of the Illinois Election Code, the Illinois State

Board of Elections does not review or enforce the policy of apparent conformity set forth in

provision such as Section 10-8 of the Illinois Election Code in accepting nomination papers candidates for ballot position. The Illinois State Board of Elections does not review candidate papers to assure they are complete prior to accepting candidates for ballot position. 10. The McHenry County Board of Elections does not verify citizenship of candidates

as part of the candidate application for ballot position process. 11. Under the Illinois Election Code, objectors are granted only a five (5) day period

in which to ascertain whether a candidate is legally qualified for the office sought. 12. There is a complete absence of any public documents at the Board of Elections

verifying the citizenship of this or any other candidate, nor does the Board of Elections make any such information available to the general public. 13. Under Illinois Vital Records Act, copies of birth records cannot be issued to

unrelated members of the general public without court order or authorization by or for the subject of the record. 435 ILCS 535/25(4) (2009). 14. Without requirement of proof of citizenship filed with the relevant electoral

authority as part of nomination papers, or access to vital records of a candidate, objectors, and this Objector, lack sufficient information during the 5-day objection period to ascertain whether a candidate is legally qualified for the office sought 15. Therefore Objector objects to Respondents placement on the ballot until the

Respondent affirmation of being legally qualified and therefore a US Citizen is verified and part of the public record.