Is there a lawyer in the house?
If so, please take a look at the following part of Senate Bill 2412 and tell us what it means.
I am wondering if the result, if enacted, means the McHenry County Democratic Party cannot fill vacancies on the ballot for positions, such as for State’s Attorney and other countywide offices, plus County Board candidate Deena Krieger:
However, if there was no candidate for the nomination of the party in the primary, no candidate of that party for that office may be listed on the ballot at the general election.
Democrat Sue Ness voted against the bill, leading to my question.
While I’m no lawyer, it should be noted the above provisions concerning post-primary party slating is not sunsetted.
Meaning, going forward including in local township elections next year in Algonquin, Grafton, McHenry, Nunda and Dorr townships, if the precinct committeepersons for each established political party choose to have a primary to nominate their party slate in February and no one in the party files petitions for the February 25, 2025 primary ballot, no slating for that position between February 25 and the Consolidated Election on April 1, 2025.
I believe in Dorr Township in 2021, the township elections were nonpartisan, but not in Algonquin, Grafton, McHenry and Nunda townships.
Best coverage (without a pay wall) can be found on Capitol News Illinois:
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/democrats-muscle-through-changes-to-ballot-access-advisory-questions
This would prohibit filling open ballot slots when no one ran in the primary.
It would not prohibit filling open slots in someone withdraws (such as McHenry County SA).
Nefarious, you are slow on the uptake.
Also, to answer Cal’s question – yes, this would prohibit the Dems from appointing a candidate for McHenry County SA.
I think the words clearly say what you think, Cal.
If a party wants a candidate, they have to run in a primary.