However, you can also contribute to us through an established 501 C-3, the Family Taxpayers Association. They are raising funds to support Defend the Vote's Voter Integrity initiatives. Just let them know you are contributing to voter integrity!

Some of Roeser's recent criticism of Kirk on his radio show was cited by a fringe Senate candidate who aired a controversial radio ad questioning Kirk's sexual orientation. Kirk has said he is not gay.

Roeser later used his weekly radio show on WIND-AM 560 to try to distance himself from the commercial, then added, "Maybe I'm glad the issue is out there. It should be out there."

Viscerally disdainful of gay rights, Roeser, 86, said on one broadcast that he was glad he went to a Roman Catholic elementary school because "I actually learned to spell and do arithmetic and other things that are a betrayal of gay causes."

Of those who have a gay lifestyle, Roeser said, "We all know that's kind of a death sentence in life."

In 2004, a Federal Election Commission complaint by a Washington, DC based group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, alleged that Mr. Roeser illegally funded a series of attack ads against Barack Obama who was running for U.S. Senate against Alan Keyes.[11] Roeser, who pledged to raise $1 million for Keyes' campaign, contributed $40,000 to Empower Illinois and a related group and also met with Keyes to discuss his campaign. According to a settlement issued by the FEC, the Empower Illinois Media Fund violated campaign rules by raising money to defeat Obama without registering with the FEC as a political committee or complying with federal contribution limits and reporting requirements. Empower Illinois agreed to pay a $3,000 penalty and retroactively report its expenses and contributors.[12] But the FEC said Roeser himself wasn’t complicit in the groups' violations.[13]

In December 2009, a radio ad attacking Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, Kirk's Republican primary opponent Andy Martin quoted Roeser as saying there is a "solid rumor that Kirk is a homosexual."[14] [15] In response to the rumor-mongering ad, the "Illinois Republican Party stated that, "Mr. Martin will no longer be recognized as a legitimate Republican candidate by the Illinois Republican Party."[16]

Government Contracts

Roeser has long crusaded against taxes and government spending, yet his company, Otto Engineering has been awarded 223 government defense contracts since the year 2000. These contracts have netted Otto Engineering a total of $3,955,227 acccording to Governmentcontractswon.com.

I chose the House and Senate races because the successful candidate in these races will ultimately have to vote on a legislative remedy.

Filing in Cook County this time... which of course will know nothing of the previous ruling in Sangamon County or the decision of the court of appeals and Supreme Court of IL.

I wonder why this "renowned' election lawyer won't take their case to the legislature, rather than wasting another year in court.

Meroni V ISBE - Citizenship Challenge Filed!
Friday, 20 January 2012 06:22 | Written by Sharon Meroni | PDF | Print | E-mail
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On Tuesday, Steve Boulton, Attorney and Chairman of the Board for Defend the Vote, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division a petition for a Judicial Review of an Administrative Decision.


Defend the Vote’s decision was to only proceed with filing this action by naming the candidates running for the 26th Senate race in Illinois. Both candidates {Dan Duffy (Rep) and Amanda Howland (Dem)} are unopposed in the upcoming March Primary. We have decided not to include the Illinois 52nd House District candidates in the court challenge. The candidates for the House position are all Republicans involved in a very competitive race in March. Our suit seeks to get at the underlying Constitutional issues with as little disruption to the different candidate campaigns as possible.



What does this challenge in Cook County Circuit Court mean? The underlying issue is that the US and Illinois Constitution requires citizenship, but there is no process where the candidate’s citizenship qualifications are entered into the public record. Consequently, we believe that infringes on my right to vote.



Our Court date is set for Tuesday January 24th at 2pm. This case will travel very quickly through the Circuit Court and then move on to the Appellate. We are prepared to take this all the way to the Supreme Court.

What does this challenge in Cook County Circuit Court mean? The underlying issue is that the US and Illinois Constitution requires citizenship, but there is no process where the candidate’s citizenship qualifications are entered into the public record. Consequently, we believe that infringes on my right to vote a pony.

On Tuesday, Steve Boulton, Attorney and Chairman of the Board for Defend the Vote, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division a petition for a Judicial Review of an Administrative Decision.
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Our Court date is set for Tuesday January 24th at 2pm. This case will travel very quickly through the Circuit Court and then move on to the Appellate. We are prepared to take this all the way to the Supreme Court.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner, SHARON MERONI, respectfully prays this Honorable Courtto grant this Petition for Judicial Review and grant the following relief,

Reversing the decision of the Electoral Board finding that the Candidates were eligible to appear on the March 20, 2012 Primary Election ballot and remove the Candidates from the ballot;

Declaring the legislative scheme and practice of the State of Illinois as identified herein, including,
inter alia, 10 ILCS 5/7-10(2011); 10 ILCS 5/10-5 (2011); 10 ILCS 5/10-8, and 5 ILCS 5/10-10.1(2011)); to be unconstitutional on ground that said provisions fail to protect, and untenably burden the right to vote of all Illinois voters;

Staying the decision of the Electoral Board pending ruling by this Court; and

For such further and additional relief as this Court deems appropriate and just.

Respectfully submitted,
SHARON MERONI
By:Stephen F. Boulton, Esq.
MCCARTHY DUFFY LLP
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60601
312-726-0355
Attorney No. 44674

Garry Kreep, Esq.
United States Justice Foundation
932 D Street Suite 2
Ramona, CA 92065
(760) 788-66246

Garry Kreep, Esq.

13.Petitioner was injured by said deprivation, (1) as her ability to review, investigateand ascertain the U.S. citizenship of candidates for office in a district for which she is aregistered voter has been unlawfully and unconstitutionally constrained, thereby preventing her from fully exercising her right to vote under Illinois law, and (2) she was precluded fromobtaining evidence to present to the Electoral Board in her Objection, resulting in dismissal of her Objection by the Electoral Board and (3) her lack of evidence caused dismissal of her Objection

Isn't omitting a citation to Meroni v Illinois State Board of Elections sanctionable conduct by Boulton? Wasn't Apuzzo sanctioned for failing to cite Berg v Obama?

On Tuesday, Meroni v ISBE was called for its first hearing in the Circuit Court in downtown Chicago. Our counsel, Steve Boulton, immediately demanded and was granted reassignment to a new judge after the first Judge disclosed that she had a past client relationship with one of the defense attorneys. The Hon. Mark Ballard was assigned as the new judge by random draw on a computer. The lawyers then met with Judge Ballard who came to the Bench to meet the lawyers and set the schedule.

The responding parties, which are Illinois State Senate candidates Dan Duffy (R) and Amanda Howland (D), as well as the ISBE (represented by the Illinois Attorney General), will file responses to our petition on Monday, January 30 , 2012. We will likely file a quick rebuttal before the case is before Judge Ballard on Thursday February 2, 2012 for full hearing and his final ruling. This challenge is discussed in earlier stories. If Judge Ballard rules against us, which is entirely possible, given that this is essentially a “test case” on a point of law never raised before in the Illinois courts, we will appeal.

President Obama’s filed application for the Illinois Primary was surprisingly sloppy, as the signature petitions had numerous defects.

I am really excited about this case.

After six hours of checking at eight computer terminals, a substantial ongoing effort by 40 Board employees and volunteers, we determined in the final stages of the records check that Mr. Obama had reclaimed sufficient signatures to cross the 3000 mark required for ballot placement. Through close review and extensive use of pocket calculators, we had to face the mathematical reality that the President was certain to prevail on the challenge, and consequently instructed our counsel to file papers to withdraw the Objection to avoid using additional hours of effort and time. No further action will follow.

She just can't quite bring herself to admit they were wrong.:



In other words, the President had enough signatures and Meroni and Co were proven wrong at least I think that's what "mathematical reality" means. What a weasel.

She just can't quite bring herself to admit they were wrong.:



In other words, the President had enough signatures and Meroni and Co were proven wrong at least I think that's what "mathematical reality" means. What a weasel.