U.S. District Court Declines to Put Green Party Slate on Illinois Ballot, But Suggests that Two Ballot Access Laws May be Unconstitutional

By Richard Winger On August 21, U.S. District Court Judge John J. Tharp, Jr., declined to put the Green Party statewide nominees on the Illinois ballot. The case is Summers v Smart, 1:14cv-5398, northern district. However, the 20-page opinion suggests that the full-slate requirement is likely unconstitutional, and also suggests that the notarization requirement may be unconstitutional. But(More)…

Source:: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/08/u-s-district-court-declines-to-put-green-party-slate-on-illinois-ballot-but-suggests-that-two-ballot-access-laws-may-be-unconstitutional/