Just weeks before the April 1, 2025 election, an Illinois Appellate Court decision resulted in the reinstatement of a local township candidate’s name on the ballot. In the case of Bass v. Township Officers Electoral Board for Rich Township, the First District Appellate Court considered an appeal from Antoine Bass, a candidate for Rich Township Supervisor, after the Township Election Board ordered that his name be removed from the ballot.
After Mr. Bass submitted 77 signature pages with his nomination papers for the position of Supervisor for Rich Township in November 2024, a resident filed an objection alleging that