On October 17, the Illinois State Board of Elections asked the 7th circuit to rehear Lee v Keith. This is the case in which the 7th circuit had ruled the Illinois ballot access law for independent candidates for the legislature to be too harsh. The law requires a petition signed by 10% of the last vote cast, due in December of the year before the election. No independent candidate for the legislature has qualified in Illinois since 1980. The 7th circuit original decision was 3-0, so the state’s chances of getting a rehearing are low.