Candidates from the Libertarian Party are expected to appear on the ballot in Illinois this November. But nominees from another political party may not be as fortunate.
The nominating petitions for the Libertarian and Constitution parties both faced objections, and were both reviewed by election officials. In the end, the Libertarians were found to have collected enough signatures to get on the ballot, but candidates from the Constitution Party appear to have fallen short.
The Illinois Republican Party acknowledges it is paying the attorney who led the challenges, though its chairman, Pat Brady, denies the GOP is targeting conservative candidates out of fear they’d steal away votes from his party.
BRADY: Anybody on the ballot poses a threat to the Republican ticket. That’s why we’re running hard and we’re going to continue to run hard. So I don’t think we’ve diced it out to say that one threatens more than the other.
A final decision on who will appear on the ballot lies with members of the state election board, who meet Friday morning.
Constitution Party candidate for governor Michael White says if his name is removed, he may run as a write-in.
Originally reported by Chicago Public Radio. Read the original article here.