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| Subject: Libertarian, Green parties sue over Illinois election rules Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:43 pm | |
| SPRINGFIELD — Social distancing and stay-at-home orders, instituted to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, are in direct conflict with Illinois’ ballot eligibility requirements, the Libertarian and Green parties of Illinois allege in a lawsuit filed Thursday. Both are considered “new” parties under state election rules, meaning a candidate running for office under those banners must receive a greater number of in-person petition signatures than those with “established” parties — typically, the Democrats and Republicans.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/libertarian-green-parties-sue-over-illinois-election-rules/article_cd445b87-3f4f-5acf-bc61-2f23674061e5.html _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis, OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann |
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