Ballot Access News
West, Pellegrini become ballot access objection targets Friday
SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO -- Two candidates -- presidential candidate Kanye West and Congressional candidate Ruth Pellegrini -- were the targets of ballot access petition challenges Friday, according to the Illinois State Board...
Read moreIllinois State Board of Elections wants to continue challenge of third-party ballot access
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Illinois’ chief election authority told a federal appeals court Monday it wants to continue its appeal of looser election rules for third-party candidates. If an...
Read moreLibertarian Party of Illinois seeking ballot access from state board of elections, Gov. Pritzker
CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party of Illinois (LPIL) is petitioning the state's election authority for November's general election, a press release states Thursday. They're asking the Illinois State...
Read moreElection board confirms ballot removal of seven candidates
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As the ballots for the November 6 general election become certified, the state's election authority announced the removal of seven candidates from the ballot. Challenges were...
Read moreContested primary comes to mixed conclusions at the polls
ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- From the special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District to primary elections in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, Tuesday's election came up with some surprising...
Read moreLibertarian gubernatorial candidate speaks out in support of RCV
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor spoke out in response to a press release and inquiry made by the Illinoisans for Ranked Choice Voting (ILRCV) organization,...
Read moreCOMMENTARY: Voter choice and candidate suppression needs to become a criminal offense
(Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois is unfortunately known for political corruption and the suppression of voter and candidate choice. It's been a common and deceptive practice that has been going on...
Read moreGUEST EDITORIAL: More candidates + more choices = more voters
The following guest editorial was previously published yesterday by the Northwest Herald editorial board. Monday was a day of significance on the Illinois electoral calendar, but just how much significance...
Read moreLibertarian Party files nearly 48,000 signatures for ballot access
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Candidates, party officers and volunteers representing the Libertarian Party of Illinois delivered nearly 48,000 signatures for the statewide slate of candidates Monday morning to the state's...
Read moreIllinois third parties are in weekend time crunch to meet filing deadline
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- It is crunch time this weekend as third party candidates assemble their petition packets leading to the final day of candidate filing for the November 6...
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