On August 20, the Seventh Circuit issued a six-page order in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Cadigan, 20-1961. It upholds the ballot access relief granted by a U.S. District Court in April 2020. It says, “The Board devotes not a word to addressing the harm this would cause to candidates and parties who have relied on the agreed preliminary injunction order.”
The order does not identify which judges handled the matter. Thanks to Mark Brown and Sam Cahnman for this news.
Thank goodness. I bet the unDemocratic Establishment is pissed though, ha.
I checked the website of Illinois Board of Elections and it says that Don Blankenship has been removed from the ballot. Does this ruling mean that there is still some potential he can get back on the ballot?
No.