On July 21, a Circuit Court in Will County, Illinois, put Cedra Crenshaw on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for State Senate, 43rd district.  Like Illinois Green Party nominee Kenneth Williams, who won a somewhat similar ballot access lawsuit on the same day, Crenshaw had been chosen by party meeting after the primary was over.  No one had run in the Republican primary for State Senate in the 43rd district.  Illinois law lets qualified parties choose nominees after the primary by party meeting, if no one was nominated for that office in the primary.

A new Illinois law forced such party meeting nominees to submit a petition.  Crenshaw had used a petition form that is not meant for this type of situation.  The two types of petition (some to be used before a primary, others to be used after a primary) have a miniscule difference in their wording.  One form says all the signatures have been collected in a 90 day period; the other says they have all been collected in a 75 day period.  The judge ruled that the difference is immaterial and put Crenshaw on the ballot.  Press reaction to this decision has been overwhelmingly positive.  Thanks to Eric Dondero for the news.