On March 4, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gettleman, a Clinton appointee, issued an injunction, directing Cook County, Illinois election officials to recognize that the Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified for all partisan Cook County office this year. The officials had determined that even though the party polled enough votes in 2020 to be ballot-qualified inside Cook County, the party could only nominate executive positions in its June 2022 primary, not county commission candidates. Here is the four-page order in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Yarbrough, n.d., 1:22cv-578.
We need a law that states once a party is established, it is forever established. That party becomes unestablished only when state-recognized party officers announce the demise of the party. Further, if a party is established, nominating petition signatures should be equal for all parties and can never exceed a set amount. For example, 1500 signatures for example for state offices, 800 for large county offices, and 300 for small county offices, or a similar formula and fair formula. A more fair number of signatures should also be set for independents and non-partisans.