Comments on: Illinois Bill to Make Party Nominations More Difficult Seems Dead http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/23/illinois-bill-to-make-party-nominations-more-difficult-seems-dead/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4899 By: Jim R http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/23/illinois-bill-to-make-party-nominations-more-difficult-seems-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-381632 Jim R Mon, 26 May 2008 05:15:45 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3350#comment-381632 Under the proposed bill, all the candidates would have to do is appear on the primary BALLOT of their BALLOT-qualified party, so that actual party electorate could choose their party's candidates. The current system preserves the authority of the party insiders. Under the proposed bill, all the candidates would have to do is appear on the primary BALLOT of their BALLOT-qualified party, so that actual party electorate could choose their party’s candidates.

The current system preserves the authority of the party insiders.

]]> By: Reformer http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/05/23/illinois-bill-to-make-party-nominations-more-difficult-seems-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-380177 Reformer Sun, 25 May 2008 03:04:11 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=3350#comment-380177 Republicans are behind this bill as well as another one to squelch public participation at annual town meetings. Unfortunately, that second one passed both houses. Republicans are behind this bill as well as another one to squelch public participation at annual town meetings. Unfortunately, that second one passed both houses.

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