The Illinois State Board of Elections Tuesday voted to certify the ballot that voters will see in November. But some candidates still don’t know if they made the cut.
Election board members have been sorting out which third-party and independent candidates are qualified for the ballot.
Tuesday morning, they considered Senate hopeful Will Boyd, who’s currently on the city council of downstate Greenville.
BOYD: I believe that I have shown at least minimal interest from many voters – 28,694 to be exact.
But a hearing officer ruled that many of Boyd’s signatures were not valid, leaving him short of the 25,000 required.
BOYD: I personally looked these people in the face, and I feel that for some reason this is some type of unfair practice that I would like to see changed.
The board voted to remove Boyd from the ballot, but another independent, pawnshop owner and candidate for governor Scott Lee Cohen, has had more luck. He is listed on the ballot the board voted to certify Tuesday.
Still unknown: whether voters will get a chance to pick candidates slated by the Libertarian and Constitution parties. That decision is expected on August 27th.
Originally reported by Chicago Public Radio. Read the original article here.
