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Legislators Pass Election Bill That Would Favor Democrats in November
Chicago Tribune ^ | May 3, 2024 | Rick Pearson

Posted on 05/03/2024 7:03:43 AM PDT by PBRCat

But the election bill given final approval by Senate Democrats Thursday on a 35-3 vote, with 18 Republicans voting “present” in protest, would further help Democrats maintain control in the next General Assembly. Under the measure, local political party organizations could no longer appoint candidates to fill out legislative ballots where the party did not field a primary candidate. Current law allows the appointment process within 75 days of the primary.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: democrats; elections; illinois; republicans
Changing rules in the middle of an election cycle. If the bill is signed into law by Governor Pritzker, political parties will no longer be permitted to fill vacancies in nomination where no nominees appeared on the primary ballots. The new law would take effect immediately upon its enactment. Big Fix.
1 posted on 05/03/2024 7:03:43 AM PDT by PBRCat
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To: PBRCat

Illinois, like Georgia and Michigan, needs to find a way to reduce the influence of its largest city.


2 posted on 05/03/2024 7:07:07 AM PDT by cdcdawg (The "rainbow flag" is the symbol of Western neo-imperialism. )
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To: cdcdawg

You can add Nevada, Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania (two cities), Virginia (the Northern Virginia metro area), Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota to that list,


3 posted on 05/03/2024 7:12:47 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: PBRCat

The Deep State puppets, the Democrats and Rinos, will never let the 2024 elections be honest and open.


4 posted on 05/03/2024 7:19:51 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: PBRCat

bttt


5 posted on 05/03/2024 7:21:28 AM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America..)
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To: Wallace T.

Many such cases. Very sad.


6 posted on 05/03/2024 7:22:18 AM PDT by cdcdawg (The "rainbow flag" is the symbol of Western neo-imperialism. )
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To: cdcdawg

I heard it once postulated that no one from big cities should be allowed to vote. They should all be walled off, and no one allowed to enter or exit to vote.


7 posted on 05/03/2024 7:38:16 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: antidemoncrat

An update: Illinois Governor Jabba Pritzker signed the bill. Reportedly the ink was not yet dry when the fake reformer signed the bill. Then he returned to the dining room to partake of a twelfth serving of roast beast.


8 posted on 05/03/2024 8:13:49 AM PDT by PBRCat
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