Category: "Press Releases"

ILGP, Schmidt file suit against State Board of Elections

Press release:
The Illinois Green Party, and congressional candidate Laurel Lambert Schmidt, on Monday filed suit against the State Board of Elections over the Board’s interpretation of the “established party” statute. A victory for the plaintiffs would substantially lower ballot access bars for Green candidates in numerous congressional and legislative districts across the state, which [...]

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Greens slam nuclear moratorium repeal

Green Party leaders and candidates have expressed outrage at a recent
State Senate vote to repeal the Illinois moratorium against new
nuclear production.  Senate Bill 3388 passed the Senate 40-1 on March
15, in an unexpected move after similar bills in previous years failed
to move beyond the floor of either chamber.  SB3388 would delete the
provision in state law [...]

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