On August 1, David Gill, an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 13th Illinois district, filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois requirement that independents for U.S. House need a petition of 5% of the last vote cast. The case is Gill v Scholz, c.d., 1:16cv-3221.
Gill needed 10,754 valid signatures. His petition was challenged, and the process resulted in a finding that only 8,593 of his signatures were valid. The lawsuit does not attack the accuracy of the validity check; instead it is a challenge to the 5% requirement itself.
I wish him luck; if he wins, Illinois could very well end up seeing some Independent, Green, and Libertarian victories for the state legislature, and more candidates at the Congressional level.
This is actually in my district in Illinois. Would be nice to have another option on the ballot. It drives me crazy when we only have 2 choices.
I would love to see this win! Choice would be nice in every state.