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Nearly all POTUS petitions in Illinois challenged

SPRINGFIELD -- In the final hours of the petition objections period, objections were filed in Illinois against four presidential slates for the November general election. Jeff Fiedler filed the first objection of the day against the Libertarian Party's presidential slate, which currently had placeholder candidates in Scott Schluter and Lex Green, presumably held for nominee Chase Oliver and running mate Mike ter Maat. No rationale was provided for the reasoning of the objection as of the time of publication. Fiedler […]

todayJuly 1, 2024 111

Columnists

KNAPP: Third party?

America doesn't even have a second party

A June 29 Associated Press/NORC finds that 85% of Americans — including 92% of self-identified Republicans and 78% of self-identified Democrats — say “things in this country are headed in the wrong direction.” Meanwhile, national support for a “third” political party remains high — 62% as of last year’s Gallup Survey — yet no actually existing party outside the Democratic and Republican establishments seems able to get much traction. Third party labor in politics The Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and numerous […]

todayJuly 11, 2022 4

Decision 2020

O’DELL: Don’t waste your vote on a Democrat or a Republican this November

Another election is quickly approaching us within the next 100 days. Once again, the Democrats and Republicans have presented their constituents with (arguably) the two most polarizing options possible. In 2020, that comes in the form of incumbent "Republican" Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. Surely, it is going to be overwhelming for voters to watch candidates publish radio and television ad hominem attacks rather than debating relevant talking points. However, your voting options do not have limitations with these […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 5

Columnists

KNAPP: America doesn’t have presidential debates, but it should

On August 6, the Commission on Presidential Debates denied US President Donald Trump’s request to increase the number of debates between himself and Democratic nominee Joe Biden from three to four. Trump’s case: The expansion of voting by mail means that many ballots will have been cast before the first scheduled fake debate on September 29. The CPD’s response: “[T]he debate schedule has been and will be highly publicized. Any voter who wishes to watch one or more debates before […]

todayAugust 14, 2020 4

Decision 2020

COMED SCANDAL: What charges could Michael Madigan face?

CHICAGO -- Federal prosecutors delivered a response to a question this weekend regarding the ComEd scandal. The question: is Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan implicated as part of the ComEd criminal investigation? The Associated Press reports that Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse speaker in the nation, is. Madigan is a subject in ComEd's criminal investigation regarding influence-peddling and lobbying activities to benefit a utility company. Whether Madigan, 78, will face charges, when charges will be issued and for what crimes are […]

todayJuly 26, 2020 3

Decision 2020

Amash announces exploratory committee for Libertarian presidential nod

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- An independent member of Congress is ditching his re-election bid to explore a presidential run in November. Rep. Justin Amash (I-Cascade Township) made an announcement on Twitter Tuesday evening, linking to his campaign website. "Today, I launched an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's nomination for President of the United States," Amash writes. "Americans are ready for practical approaches based in humility and trust of the people." "We’re ready for a presidency that will […]

todayApril 28, 2020 12

Decision 2020

De La Fuente, Richardson tapped for Alliance Party presidential, VP ticket

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- Rocky De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson became the Alliance Party presidential ticket via a 24-2 vote Saturday during their virtual convention. De La Fuente was on the ballot for some presidential primaries this year. In Missouri's Democratic primary, he received 66 votes. He would later receive 21,833 votes against President Donald Trump in Illinois' Republican primary. "Rocky checks a lot of the boxes," states Dan Schaefer, Alliance Party Missouri chairman, in an email response. "He's well […]

todayApril 25, 2020 27

Ballot Access News

Libertarian 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, which was issued on June 29. Grayson "Kash" Jackson, who became the party's nominee in March and was recently ballot-qualified, responded to the organization's request for a stance from the gubernatorial candidates on the issue of ranked choice voting (RCV) and proportional representation in the Land of Lincoln. "As a […]

todayJuly 7, 2018 7

Ballot Access News

COMMENTARY: 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 for decades. 2018, unfortunately, is no different. As of several hours ago, a warning was given by the Libertarian Party of Illinois that the Illinois Republican Party is up their usual tricks again trying to throw the party slate off the general election ticket. PUTTING THE WORD OUT: Republicans are […]

todayJuly 1, 2018 20

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