On December 20, a state court in Illinois granted an injunction, requiring elections officials to place three candidates on the ballot, even though they missed the statutory filing deadline. The three candidates are incumbent judges, seeking to appear in a retention election (an election in which voters vote “yes” or “no” on that judge). The Illinois Constitution sets a much later deadline than the statute does. The court found a substantial likelihood, therefore, that the statutory deadline is unconstitutional. O’Brien v Bellows, 05-coel-0036.