Ballot Access

“They’re trying to pit voters against each other,” one Illinois election official said of the threats of disinformation.

The Cook County judge denied Trump’s request to stay the challenge until after the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on similar challenges in other states, setting a Feb. 16 next court date.

Objectors asked the court to move quickly and are hoping it will hear arguments as soon as Monday.

State Sen. Jason Barickman said Friday that Illinois’ ballot access laws are unfair to new political parties and independent candidates and should be…