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Libertarian 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 board of elections in Springfield. Prior to walking in, party chairman Bennett Morris showed local media the stack of petitions which had to be carried in a box, showing the unfair advantage that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have when it comes to petitioning compared to independents and […]

todayJune 26, 2018 17

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Illinois 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 general election as Illinois voters are in much anticipation as to who will be facing off against incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner and Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker. A candidate filing by Mary A. Vann-Metcalf was received Tuesday afternoon by the Illinois State Board of Elections in the gubernatorial race as […]

todayJune 23, 2018 7

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VIDEO: Libertarian Kash Jackson discusses his gubernatorial campaign on Chicago’s AM 560 The Answer

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Kash Jackson, the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor, made an appearance on AM 560 The Answer's Chicago Morning Answer program with hosts Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson Thursday morning to talk about his gubernatorial campaign, why he is running and why he can provide a third option to those unhappy with Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker, both who were referred to on air by Proft as "liberal plutocrats". Video courtesy of Chicago's Morning Answer/YouTube 

todayApril 5, 2018 6

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Judge allows lawsuit accusing Madigan of running ‘sham candidates’ to go forward

CHICAGO (Illinois News Network) -- A Federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Michael Madigan of running "sham candidates" in a 2016 election can move forward. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled that the powerful Chicago Democrat’s 2016 primary challenger for his state House seat can pursue part of his lawsuit claiming Madigan staged two dummy candidates to divert support from Jason Gonzales. "Gonzales alleges that when they became aware he was running, Madigan and his associates [the […]

todayMarch 27, 2018 26

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March 20, 2018 Primary Election Results

Please note that we still have incomplete information, due to missing election results information from statewide totals for secretary of state, state comptroller and state treasurer. [pdf-embedder url="http://heartlandnewsfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018PrimaryElectionReturns_VoterTurnout_FINAL.pdf"] [pdf-embedder url="http://heartlandnewsfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018PrimaryElectionReturns_Draft3.pdf"]

todayMarch 24, 2018 17

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Arkansas voters confused as Libertarian candidates disappear from SoS website

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Arkansas voters are incredibly confused as Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin removed all Libertarian Party candidates except but one from the candidate listings on Friday. One lone Libertarian will be on the ballot in the upcoming primary remained on the list Friday -- William Whitfield Hyman, who is running in the special election for a vacated seat in Arkansas Senate District 8. Michael Pakko, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas, made the […]

todayMarch 4, 2018 8

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Riemers enters Libertarian bid for North Dakota secretary of state

GRAND FORKS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Grand Forks-based Libertarian, following several bids for office in recent years, launched a campaign for secretary of state in North Dakota. Roland Riemers stated that if elected, one of his goals is to "eliminate unnecessary paperwork," eliminate spending by 5 percent or more and make online paperwork more user-friendly. The news release touts many stances Riemers exercises on a wide range of political issues, including support for reforms of the legal system, shared parenting, […]

todayFebruary 10, 2018 7

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NM land commissioner becomes first elected Libertarian following Republican departure

SANTA FE, N.M. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Aubrey Dunn, New Mexico's land commissioner, has switched party affiliations from being one of the state's top elected Republicans to a Libertarian. Dunn noted in a statement Saturday that he is considering his next political move as he nears the end of his term later this year, as some New Mexican Libertarians have launched a draft campaign to run for U.S. Senate. Dunn's departure from the GOP leaves Republicans with one less statewide elected […]

todayJanuary 30, 2018 27

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Second Libertarian gubernatorial debate held Saturday, targets wide range of issues

BELLEVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party of Illinois, in partnership with the Metro-East Libertarian Party, held their second gubernatorial debate between candidates Matthew C. Scaro, Grayson "Kash" Jackson and Jon Stewart at Southwestern Illinois College's Belleville campus on Saturday, Jan. 13. The debate was moderated by Aaron Wright, field operations director for the state party. The candidates gave 90-second opening statements, starting off with Stewart, who was fighting laryngitis. Stewart offered an apology to both Scaro and Jackson for his […]

todayJanuary 15, 2018 34

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