Court Orders Illinois State Board of Elections to Place Libertarian, Green and Independent Candidate Plaintiffs on 2020 General Election Ballot for any Office for Which They Qualified in Either 2018 or 2016, and Lowers Signature Requirement and Extends Filing Deadline for All Others, Due to Coronavirus Public Health Crisis. UPDATE: On May 15, 2020 the District Court entered an order moving the filing deadline from August 7, 2020 to July 20, 2020, but otherwise leaving intact

CCD files lawsuit to challenge Illinois’ petitioning requirements for minor parties and independent candidates during the coronavirus pandemic. To qualify for the general election ballot under Illinois law, minor parties must collect 25,000 signatures on nomination petitions between March 24, 2020 and June 22, 2020. But that’s now impossible because Illinois Governor Pritzker has issued a “stay at home” order, which makes it unlawful to approach people and ask them to sign pe

CCD argues appeal before Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Gill v. Scholz, No. 19-1125 (7th Cir.), which challenges Illinois’ 5 percent signature requirement and 90-day petitioning period for independent candidates for U.S. House. #Illinois #signatures #petitions #ballotaccess #appeals