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Illinois Supreme Court rejects Stevenson's statewide recount bid
The Illinois Supreme Court denied Adlai E. Stevenson a statewide recount of the 1982 election citing insufficient evidence of mistakes or fraud. The court also struck down a 1977 law on recount procedures as unconstitutional, while ruling Thompson would be sworn in for a third term.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Adlai E. Stevenson
James R. Thompson
Stevenson
Thompson
Illinois
Supreme Court
Ellen Alberding
State Board of Elections
U.S
Howard Ryan