U.S. District Court Expected to Rule on August 25 in Lawsuit Challenging Illinois 5% Petition Requirement for U.S. House

U.S. District Court Judge Sue Myerscough is expected to issue a decision on Thursday, August 25, in Gill v Scholz, central district, 3:16cv-3221. The trial was on August 24. See this story about the hearing. The plaintiff is David Gill, an independent candidate who needed 10,754 valid signatures. He submitted 11,300, but he was challenged and only 8,593 were held to be valid.

UPDATE: see this further story, which is more detailed than the first story.


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