Does IL have open primaries? If not, how far in advance of primary elections do you have to declare party affiliation?
Does IL have open primaries? If not, how far in advance of primary elections do you have to declare party affiliation?
When you go to vote in an “open” primary means that you do not openly declare your party affiliation but select the party ballot, only one section of a general ballot, or a single ballot if paper. Or touched on a computer or lever pulled on a machine in the polling booth in secret.
Depending on the state The agency handling the election sets the filing dates and the figure for the number of signatures required to be on the ballot. In some states it’s the county clerk or The Secretary of State .In Illinois case Chicago’s The agency (Cook County Board of Elections) is composed of a board of equal number of commissioners which each represent the political partys.
It’s up to the political party which sets candidates party qualifications. In closed primaries party membership can be an issue but the way it’s usually handled is petition signatures verification being challenged both in the open and closed elections..