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Coverage dated June 5, 2024

Judge tosses out Illinois ban on drafting legislative candidates as 'restriction on right to vote'

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A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that prohibited the slating of candidates who weren’t on a party primary ballot. A Sangamon...

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Judge tosses out Illinois ban on drafting legislative candidates as 'restriction on right to vote' (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that prohibited the slating of candidates who weren’t on a party primary ballot. A Sangamon...

  2. MyNorthwest

    Judge tosses out Illinois ban that drafts legislative candidates as 'restriction on right to vote' (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected a law Illinois Democrats adopted last month that prohibits political parties from drafting

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Illinois ban on drafting legislative candidates unconstitutional, judge rules (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The law “places a severe restriction on the fundamental right to vote,” said Sangamon County Circuit Judge Gail Noll.

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