Afternoon Briefing: Independent candidates filing for spot on Illinois presidential ballot
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign filed candidacy petitions with the State Board of Elections to appear on Illinois’ Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Also filing presidential candidacy papers before the 5 p.m. deadline for independent and third-party contenders was Green Party contender Jill Stein, the party’s 2012 and 2016 candidate, and candidates for the Libertarian and Constitution parties.
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