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Saturday, June 10, 2006

Illinois: Ballot access reqirements for independents haven't been met in 25 years....

From Quad City Times:
SPRINGFIELD — A federal appeals court is reviewing Illinois’ election law, which some groups claim locks people out of the Democratic [sic] process.... Illinois has the earliest filing date for independent candidates in the nation, coupled with a requirement that they get signatures equal to 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the previous election. No independent candidate has cleared those hurdles in the past 25 years, Miadich said.... [more]

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