How To Change Registered Poilitical Party Illinois
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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.
HIGHLIGHTS
To learn more about ballot access requirements for political candidates in Illinois, see this article.
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See state election laws
Process for a political party to obtain ballot status
See statutes: Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 10 of the Illinois Statutes
Note: On September 22, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed an earlier district court that found an Illinois law requiring a new party to run a full slate of candidates in order to qualify for ballot placement to be unconstitutional. While that law cannot be enforced, a new law had not been enacted to replace it as of January 26, 2018. Until such time as a new law is enacted, or the decision of the federal court is overturned by a higher court, newly-qualifying parties are not required to run full slates of candidates.[1] [2]
Gaining ballot access
A new political party can be created at any political subdivision level (e.g., state, district, or county). To do so, the new political party must file nomination papers for a slate of candidates for all offices up for election in that political subdivision.[3] [4]
The nomination papers for the new party's candidates must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections during the independent and new party candidate filing period. Along with the nomination papers, the new political party must file a petition that states the party's name and its intention to become a political party. The new political party's name cannot comprise more than five words and cannot be the same name, nor include the same name, as any established political party.[3] [5]
The petition must also contain a list of the new party's candidates for all the offices up for election in the political subdivision in which the party wishes to be recognized. Signature requirements for the petition are as follows:[5]
| Political subdivision where party recognition is sought | Statutory signature requirement |
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| State | 1 percent of voters who voted at the last statewide general election, or 25,000, whichever is less |
| Congressional district | 5 percent of voters who voted at the last general election in that district, or the number of signatures required to gain state recognition, whichever is less |
| Illinois State Senate district | 5 percent of voters who voted at the last general election in that district, or the number of signatures required to gain state recognition, whichever is less |
| Illinois House of Representatives district | 5 percent of voters who voted at the last general election in that district, or the number of signatures required to gain state recognition, whichever is less |
Along with the nomination papers and petition, a certificate of officers must also be filed, listing the names and addresses of new party officers authorized to fill vacancies in nomination. If this form is not filed, the new party will not be able to fill vacancies in nomination, but the petition will still be valid.[3]
Maintaining ballot access
Once the petition and nomination papers have been filed, the new political party may place its candidates on the general election ballot, but the party will not be officially recognized unless its candidates receive at least 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the offices up for election in the political subdivision in which the party was seeking recognition. If the new political party ran a candidate for gubernatorial office and that candidate received at least 5 percent of the votes cast for that office, the new political party will be recognized statewide and in all political subdivisions.[3] [4] [5]
Political parties
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- See also: List of political parties in the United States
As of December 2021, Illinois officially recognized two political parties. These are listed in the table below.[6]
| Party | Website link | By-laws/platform link |
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| Democratic Party of Illinois | Link | National party platform |
| Republican Party of Illinois | Link | Party by-laws |
In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear alongside his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. A political party designation would be used when a candidate qualifies as an independent but prefers to use a different label. Illinois does allow candidates to identify in this way. A total of 22 states allow candidates to use political party designations in non-presidential elections.
The 11 states listed below (including Washington, D.C.) do not provide a process for political organizations to gain qualified status in advance of an election. Instead, in these states, an aspirant party must first field candidates using party designations. If the candidate or candidates win the requisite votes, the organization may then be recognized as an official political party. In these states, a political party can be formed only if the candidate in the general election obtains a specific number of votes. The number of votes required and type of race vary from state to state. Details can be found on the state-specific requirements pages.[7]
See also
- Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Illinois
- Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Illinois
- List of political parties in the United States
- Democratic Party of Illinois
- Republican Party of Illinois
External links
- Illinois Democratic Party
- Illinois Republican Party
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Seventh Circuit Agrees with Lower Court that Illinois Full-Slate Law is Unconstitutional ," September 23, 2017
- ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, "Libertarian Party of Illinois v. Scholz: Decision," September 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Illinois State Board of Elections, "State of Illinois Candidate's Guide 2014," Updated November 26, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 7, Section 2," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 10, Section 2," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "2022 Candidate's Guide," accessed December 13, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email communication with ballot access expert Richard Winger," January 2014
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How To Change Registered Poilitical Party Illinois
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