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GRIFFIN v. ROUPAS

No. 03-3770.

385 F.3d 1128 (2004)

Phyllis GRIFFIN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine ROUPAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Geoghegan (argued), Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Brett E. Legner (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, who appeal from the grant of a motion by the defendants (the members of the Illinois State Board of Elections) to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, are working mothers who contend that because it is a hardship for them to vote in person on election day, the U.S. Constitution requires Illinois to allow them to vote by absentee ballot. Illinois allows voting by absentee ballot only if the voter either "expects...

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