| The Republican party of Illinois is challenging the legitimacy of over 29,000 signatures collected statewide by the Libertarian Party of Illinois. Libertarians collected over 52,000 signatures to get a slate of 42 candidates for office on the ballot this fall. Included in this collection was over 3600 signatures from registered Champaign County voters. In order to get candidates for state office on the ballot a third party in Illinois must collect 25,000 signatures from registered voters. The Republican effort to challenge the legitimacy of the Champaign County signatures starts Monday, July 22nd when Republican and Libertarian representatives will examine petition signatures line by line. |
