Libertarian party working to keep Heidemann on November ballot
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A Sangamon County judge on Thursday rejected the Republican Party's attempt to have a Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor struck from the Nov. 4 ballot.
Judge Patrick Kelley denied GOP attorneys' appeal of a State Board of Elections decision to allow Chad Grimm of Peoria on the ballot. His name will appear alongside those of Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner.
The GOP attorneys had challenged the validity of the voter signatures gathered by several Libertarian petition circulators. Grimm, a fiscal conservative who advocates minimalist government, could draw votes that otherwise would go to Rauner in what's expected to be a close race.
Kelley found that the evidence supported the board's decision, noting that the court could overturn it "only if it finds the rulings are clearly erroneous."
Illinois GOP attorney John Fogarty had argued that thousands of signatures were invalid because they were illegible, not genuine and because petition circulators didn't reside at their stated addresses.
While approving the Libertarian's candidacy, the board ruled that Green, Constitution and Independent party candidates should not be on the ballot because the parties gathered too few valid signatures. Democratic Party attorneys had challenged the validity of the signatures for the Green candidate, who could have taken votes away from Quinn.
Fogarty declined comment Thursday on whether attorneys would appeal. Illinois GOP spokesman Andrew Welhouse said the party would "continue to work in every part of Illinois to elect Bruce Rauner and Republicans up and down the ticket."
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A Sangamon County judge is expected to rule Thursday on an appeal by Republican attorneys to remove a Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor from the November ballot.
Sangamon County Circuit Judge Patrick Kelley heard arguments in which the GOP attorneys questioned the validity of signatures Libertarian candidates gathered to get on the ballot.
Political analysts say Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Chad Grimm could draw votes that otherwise would go to Republican candidate Bruce Rauner in the expectedly close race against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.
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UPDATE: Judge: Libertarian Candidate Can Be on Ballot
Chad Grimm
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) A Sangamon County judge on Thursday rejected the Republican Partys attempt to have a Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor struck from the Nov. 4 ballot.
Judge Patrick Kelley denied GOP attorneys appeal of a State Board of Elections decision to allow Chad Grimm of Peoria on the ballot. His name will appear alongside those of Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner.
The GOP attorneys had challenged the validity of the voter signatures gathered by several Libertarian petition circulators. Grimm, a fiscal conservative who advocates minimalist government, could draw votes that otherwise would go to Rauner in whats expected to be a close race.
Kelley found that the evidence supported the boards decision, noting that the court could overturn it only if it finds the rulings are clearly erroneous.
Illinois GOP attorney John Fogarty had argued that thousands of signatures were invalid because they were illegible, not genuine and because petition circulators didnt reside at their stated addresses.
While approving the Libertarians candidacy, the board ruled that Green, Constitution and Independent party candidates should not be on the ballot because the parties gathered too few valid signatures. Democratic Party attorneys had challenged the validity of the signatures for the Green candidate, who could have taken votes away from Quinn.
Fogarty declined comment Thursday on whether attorneys would appeal. Illinois GOP spokesman Andrew Welhouse said the party would continue to work in every part of Illinois to elect Bruce Rauner and Republicans up and down the ticet.
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Judge: Libertarian candidate for Illinois Governor can be on ballot
Stumbling on perhaps the sole belief she shares in common with many readers of Salon, Ann Coulter writes in her latest column that people who vote for libertarian candidates are idiots. But because this is Ann Coulter were talking about, she cant help but take it a step further and threaten to drown these voters if they dont do what she wants.
And what Coulter wants, quite simply, is for the Republican Party to win control of the U.S. Senate in this years midterm elections. For the next six weeks, nothing matters more to the country than Republicans taking a majority in the Senate, Coulter writes. All that matters is winning.
To that end, Coulter demands that GOP Sen. Pat Roberts campaign ceaselessly in his home state, so as to expose independent candidate Greg Orman as the scurrilous one-time Democrat he truly is. She also demands that [e]veryone reading this column donate to Scott Brownimmediately, because he is, apparently, a very strong candidate.
Coulter thinks this is due to Browns willingness to demagogue about amnesty, which proves hes one of the few candidates smart enough to make immigration an issue. (In that regard, he joins a rare club, one that only includes every other serious candidate for Congress.)
The right-wing pundits most important demand, however, is not for GOP voters or politicians. Its for conservatives who may vote for a libertarian instead of a Republican. These folks, Coulter writes, are idiots who care more about their integrity than their fellow Americans.
If you are considering voting for the libertarian candidate in any Senate election, Coulter signs off, please send me your name and address so I can track you down and drown you.
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Ann Coulter: Libertarian voters are idiots who deserve to drown