Weapon X Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 All Republican Presidential Candidates May be Removed from Illinois Primary Ballot Depriving Voters Ability to Vote on Them From the campaign of John Bambenek for State Senate (52nd District)… Illinois Election Code allows challenges to petitions which can eliminate people from ballot and deprive voters the right to choose their candidate CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 16, 2012) --- Late on Friday afternoon (Jan 13), the various Republican presidential campaigns filed ballot challenges to all the other Republican candidates for President. Currently all candidates face ballot challenges and according to sources, all Republican candidates have fatal flaws with their paperwork. If the challenges are successful, when Republican primary voters show up to vote on March 20th, they will have NO choices listed to vote for President. “Illinois Election law is a complex system designed to allow spurious details to be used to remove candidates from the ballot, thus depriving voters the ability to choose the candidate of their choice. While a certain level of competence should be expected of presidential campaigns to not make sure errors, the voters are in the best position to make that choice, not an unelected Board of Elections”, said Bambenek. “What point is the right to vote if voters are deprived the ability to choose?,” asked Bambenek. The Republican presidential campaigns have a variety of small errors in their paperwork such as: not using an Illinois notary, listing a campaign address instead of their personal residence, and listing “statewide” as their district instead of Illinois even though the President isn’t running in a “district”. According to case law and the Illinois Election Code, these mistakes are likely fatal and sufficient cause to remove the presidential candidates from the ballot. “This is the clearest example yet that Illinois Election law is in dire need of urgent reform and that this is even plausible should be an embarrassment to the People of Illinois who deserve better,” said Bambenek. Additionally, President Obama also faces a challenge to his paperwork. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnbplanet Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The only reason to believe this will be fixed in time: "Additionally, President Obama also faces a challenge to his paperwork. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markinsa Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The only reason to believe this will be fixed in time: "Additionally, President Obama also faces a challenge to his paperwork. " He has problems in Georgia, too. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desimo Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Our election system is broken. It is now so influenced by outside sources that it is questionable whether it can truly be trusted. We have registration officials listing dead people, cartoon characters and prisoners registered to vote. When actions are taken to want people to prove who they are when they appear to vote, the liberals scream discrimination. Why is it discriminatory to want to preserve the electoral process? They say that to require an ID discriminates against the poor. There should have already been an ID required for use of taxpayer benefits such as medical coupons and food stamps in order to curb fraud. Our electoral system is supposed to be the backbone of our country. IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyduty053 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Illinois is sure complicated, look at the last several people elected from there what kinds of messes are they in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelg Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Well, I guess Illinois will just not vote for either Republican nor Democrat. Their voice will not be heard unless they fix the problem. Their choice: voice or no voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Y:blink:u mean there is Republicans living in Ill??.....(makes me Ill and annoy's me) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanonme Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Well according to the georga case if you are an illegal allien with a fake birth certificate and fraudulent social security number and "somebody" has the power to snub their nose at the american people to allow this then that " somebody" has probably pre determined who is going to be president and the voting process is just a farce anyway. Because if that was true and Obamma was voted president anyway there had to be people that new it and they were told to keep their mouth shut. So who runs the government? Is it " by the people, for the people?" Really? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiaboy Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The Georgia case is a JOKE!!!! It is a big waste of everybody time and tax money. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) What do you expect from Mr. O second Home, and does the last line suppose to mean anything? Maybe we should just forget about Illinois, they did start all this!! Edited January 31, 2012 by yota691 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy17 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 All Republican Presidential Candidates May be Removed from Illinois Primary Ballot Depriving Voters Ability to Vote on Them From the campaign of John Bambenek for State Senate (52nd District)… Illinois Election Code allows challenges to petitions which can eliminate people from ballot and deprive voters the right to choose their candidate CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 16, 2012) --- Late on Friday afternoon (Jan 13), the various Republican presidential campaigns filed ballot challenges to all the other Republican candidates for President. Currently all candidates face ballot challenges and according to sources, all Republican candidates have fatal flaws with their paperwork. If the challenges are successful, when Republican primary voters show up to vote on March 20th, they will have NO choices listed to vote for President. “Illinois Election law is a complex system designed to allow spurious details to be used to remove candidates from the ballot, thus depriving voters the ability to choose the candidate of their choice. While a certain level of competence should be expected of presidential campaigns to not make sure errors, the voters are in the best position to make that choice, not an unelected Board of Elections”, said Bambenek. “What point is the right to vote if voters are deprived the ability to choose?,” asked Bambenek. The Republican presidential campaigns have a variety of small errors in their paperwork such as: not using an Illinois notary, listing a campaign address instead of their personal residence, and listing “statewide” as their district instead of Illinois even though the President isn’t running in a “district”. According to case law and the Illinois Election Code, these mistakes are likely fatal and sufficient cause to remove the presidential candidates from the ballot. “This is the clearest example yet that Illinois Election law is in dire need of urgent reform and that this is even plausible should be an embarrassment to the People of Illinois who deserve better,” said Bambenek. Additionally, President Obama also faces a challenge to his paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40oz Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Rules are rules. If no candidates applied correctly, then it is what it is. I've read that Gingrich, Romney, and Santorum are disqualified from other states for not having enough signatures and/or not registering in time and I wouldn't want that decision overturned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarvets Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 All Republican Presidential Candidates May be Removed from Illinois Primary Ballot Depriving Voters Ability to Vote on Them From the campaign of John Bambenek for State Senate (52nd District)… Illinois Election Code allows challenges to petitions which can eliminate people from ballot and deprive voters the right to choose their candidate CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 16, 2012) --- Late on Friday afternoon (Jan 13), the various Republican presidential campaigns filed ballot challenges to all the other Republican candidates for President. Currently all candidates face ballot challenges and according to sources, all Republican candidates have fatal flaws with their paperwork. If the challenges are successful, when Republican primary voters show up to vote on March 20th, they will have NO choices listed to vote for President. “Illinois Election law is a complex system designed to allow spurious details to be used to remove candidates from the ballot, thus depriving voters the ability to choose the candidate of their choice. While a certain level of competence should be expected of presidential campaigns to not make sure errors, the voters are in the best position to make that choice, not an unelected Board of Elections”, said Bambenek. “What point is the right to vote if voters are deprived the ability to choose?,” asked Bambenek. The Republican presidential campaigns have a variety of small errors in their paperwork such as: not using an Illinois notary, listing a campaign address instead of their personal residence, and listing “statewide” as their district instead of Illinois even though the President isn’t running in a “district”. According to case law and the Illinois Election Code, these mistakes are likely fatal and sufficient cause to remove the presidential candidates from the ballot. “This is the clearest example yet that Illinois Election law is in dire need of urgent reform and that this is even plausible should be an embarrassment to the People of Illinois who deserve better,” said Bambenek. Additionally, President Obama also faces a challenge to his paperwork. Do you have a link? I would like to send it to a few folks in that state who are unaware. They had not heard about it when I mentioned it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Do you have a link? I would like to send it to a few folks in that state who are unaware. They had not heard about it when I mentioned it. Thanks! http://www.chicagonow.com/publius-forum/2012/01/all-republican-presidential-candidates-may-be-removed-from-illinois-primary-ballot-depriving-voters-ability-to-vote-on-them/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampa1000 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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