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Decision 2018

GUEST EDITORIAL: Illinois unfairly suppresses third-party candidates

The following was previously published yesterday by the Belleville News-Democrat editorial board. Maybe voter suppression isn't our problem. Maybe it's candidate suppression. Do you know who Sam McCann is? How about Grayson "Kash" Jackson? They are two choices for Illinois governor. That may confuse most folks because most folks think the two choices were made March 20. That was the Illinois primary, when billionaire J.B. Pritzker got 45 percent of the vote against five other Democrats and billionaire Bruce Rauner eked out a […]

todayJune 29, 2018 17

Ballot Access News

GUEST 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 remains to be seen. That day marked the deadline for independent and third-party candidates to file nomination petitions for the fall’s general election ballot. With respect to all candidates in every such race across the state, we turn to the top of the ticket, where Libertarian Kash Jackson filed his […]

todayJune 29, 2018 22

Ballot Access News

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

Capital Area Region

Rauner delivers State of the State address amidst political and fiscal turmoil

Updated February 1, 2018 at 7:30 PM SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- With government teeming in political and fiscal turmoil in a contentious election year, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner presented his State of the State address before the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday afternoon in a speech lasting slightly over 30 minutes. Rauner addressed the Illinois National Guard and military personnel from the Federal military forces at the beginning of his speech and thanked them for their service, which was met with […]

todayFebruary 1, 2018 8

Ballot Access News

Green Party’s Jill Stein under investigation for possible Russia collusion, cites NY Post report

WASHINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Senate is reportedly probing former presidential candidate Jill Stein for possible collusion with Russia. The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday that the Stein probe was one of two investigations about Russian collusion that his panel is pursuing, according to The Washington Post. Stein dined with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a 2015 Moscow event that was also attended by Trump’s former national security adviser Mike Flynn. Politico reported in Sept. that Stein […]

todayDecember 19, 2017 16

Ballot Access News

Attorney General Lisa Madigan won’t seek new term in 2018

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Four-term Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday she will not run for re-election in 2018, reversing plans announced earlier this summer. "I still have much work to do on many important issues, and I will continue to give my best to the people of Illinois and the office of attorney general every day through the end of my term in January 2019," Madigan, a 51-year-old Democrat, said in a statement. She said it's time "to […]

todaySeptember 16, 2017 19

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