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

Following nearly six years of litigation and three successful appeals to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, CCD’s litigation challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s ballot access requirements for minor parties and independent candidates has concluded with a dramatic reduction in the signature requirement and an injunction against the imposition of litigation costs against candidates and parties who defend their nomination petitions when challenged by a private pa