Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. Republicans are complaining that they unfairly changed the rules mid-game. The change came last week with the introduction of the plan. It was approved by the House and Senate and signed by the governor within 30 hours.
FILE - The Illinois Capitol is seen, June 19, 2012, Springfield, Ill. Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot, and Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game. FILE - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker addresses the crowd before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy, June 28, 2023, at the Old Post Office in Chicago.
Previously, someone who wasn’t on the primary ballot — this year, March 19 — could still run in November after getting the nod from party leaders and collecting the requisite number of valid petition signatures by the June 3 deadline set by the Illinois State Board of Elections. The board’s four Democrats and four Republicans would likely consider objections and whether to sustain them at its July 9 meeting before certifying the ballot by Aug. 23.
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