Illinois Democratic, Green Presidential Primary Filing Deadline is Today
November 5th, 2007The Illinois presidential primary is on February 5. November 5 is the petition deadline for candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary, and it is also the deadline for candidates running in the Green presidential primary. The Republican presidential primary deadline is December 5.
All presidential primary candidates in Illinois need 3,000 signatures on a petition. The Board will accept petitions with fewer signatures, and treat them as valid, but they are vulnerable to challenge. Traditionally, no one in Illinois challenges presidential primary petitions, even if they are obviously below the requirement.
Filing closes at 5 p.m. Illinois time. As of noon, no Green presidential primary petitions had been turned in, and only 4 Democratic presidential primary petitions had been turned in: Clinton, Edwards, Obama and Richardson. UPDATE: additional filings were made by Democrats Kucinich, Dodd and Biden.
Also, 4 Greens filed: Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay, Jared Ball and Howie Hawkins. Hawkins is believed to be a stand-in for Ralph Nader.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
“Hawkins is believed to be a stand-in for Ralph Nader.”
It’s true.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
All established party petitions for local office in Illinois were due today also,I filed for Tazewell County board for the Constitution Party,I wonder if any Green party members are running anywhere for county board?
November 5th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
> I wonder if any Green party members are running anywhere for county board?
There is at least one who has filed…William Edgar, DuPage County Board District 4
http://www.williamedgar.org
November 5th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
The Constitutional Party is not an established party anywhere, so all your work went for naught and you’ll have to try again in March, when non-established parties can begin petitioning for the general election.
November 5th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Chris, you need to research a little more,the Constitution Party is an established Party in District#3 in Tazewell County,I ran for county board in Nov.2006 and received 2,701 votes= 5% of the vote,which established my party in District#3 in tazewell county.Read my website
November 6th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Charles,
Well done. Good look on your race.
November 6th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Thank You,Trent
November 12th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Apparently, someone has challenged ALL parties petitions, Dems and Repos as well as Greens. Could it have been a member of some other third party??? Ah, very interesting.
November 13th, 2007 at 9:05 am
Clarity – as reported on this page – indidcates that the Republicans dont’ have their primary petitions due until Dec. 4. It was just the Democrats and Greens who have had their petitions challenged.