On August 21, NBC News/Marist released a poll for the Illinois gubernatorial race. It shows that the Libertarian nominee is at 6%, and Conservative Party nominee Sam McCann is at 4%.
If either of them polls 5%, their party will become ballot-qualified for all offices, for four years. The only two parties that have enjoyed that status in the last 80 years are the Illinois Solidarity Party 1986-1990, and the Green Party 2006-2010. Prior to 1931, the vote test was 2%, not 5%. Governor is the only race that counts, for a party to be ballot-qualified for all office. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
During and after the 1929-1941 Great Depression I the Donkeys/Elephants especially conspired to kill off all third parties and independents via ballot access laws.
All sorts of vestige stuff from then and earlier —
2018-1929 = mere 89 years of rigged UNEQUAL ballot access laws
2018-1888 = mere 120 years of rigged UNEQUAL ballot access laws — since *official primaries*.
The BAN super-database has the EVIL details in each State.
46 Donkey
30 Elephant [incumbent]
— one more minority rule winner coming in Nov 2018 ???
math typo —
2018-1888 = mere 130 years of rigged UNEQUAL ballot access laws — since *official primaries*.
Too many SCOTUS HACK morons to count since 14-1 EPC in 1868.