Adsit v. Sanders’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Whenever a statute provides for the initiation of a public question by a petition of electors, the provisions of such statute shall govern with respect to the number of signatures required, the qualifications of persons entitled to sign the petition, the contents of the petition, the officer with whom the petition must be filed, and the form of the question to be submitted.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 46, par. 28 — 1.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 182 Ill. App. 3d 973 - In re Form a New Park District Coterminous of Maywood

2. ““This Act is the general election law of Illinois and any reference in any other Act to ‘the general election law’ or ‘the general election law of this State’ is a reference to this Act, as now or hereafter amended.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 46, par. 1 — 1.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 182 Ill. App. 3d 973 - In re Form a New Park District Coterminous of Maywood

3. ““If the circuit judge finds, upon such hearing, that the petition meets the requirements of this Act and the general election law, *** he shall order the question submitted to referendum ***.” (Emphasis added.) Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 105, par. 2 — 4.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 182 Ill. App. 3d 973 - In re Form a New Park District Coterminous of Maywood