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Appeals court: IL officials' bid to rewrite ballot access deal would unfairly block third parties from November ballot

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020 @ 5:48pm

Federal appeals judges rejected Illinois elections officials' try to slap a hold on a judge's order designed to make it easier for Libertarian and Green candidates to get on ballot amid COVID restrictions.
Green Party appeals court win would have meant easier ballot access, but probably not any more wins

By Karen Kidd | Friday, Oct 20, 2017 @ 11:45am

A different decision from a federal appeals court could have made it easier for third party candidates to get on ballots. But they still would face long electoral odds.