tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post113509099346345552..comments2023-11-30T04:19:29.368-06:00Comments on ILLINOIZE: 64% of General Assembly races unopposedRich Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05405714376169753223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1138672289596044782006-01-30T19:51:00.000-06:002006-01-30T19:51:00.000-06:0094% of all incumbents get reelected. Put that in ...94% of all incumbents get reelected. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1135291912976954382005-12-22T16:51:00.000-06:002005-12-22T16:51:00.000-06:00Randall I've said just about the same thing on thi...Randall I've said just about the same thing on this subject and I agree. There was no reason to up the requirements for the primary, except selfish incumbent protection. That attitude has led the leadership to impose the worst ballot access requirements for the GA as any other election jurisdiction in the world. The worst.<BR/><BR/>Bill, it's just not a sexy issue I guess. It's extremely Jeff Trigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115454634847957095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1135282614716909372005-12-22T14:16:00.000-06:002005-12-22T14:16:00.000-06:00We're commenting away on all sorts of issues on th...We're commenting away on all sorts of issues on this blog.<BR/><BR/>This one getting little attention but it's a frightening one for the political health of the state.<BR/><BR/>It's not a good sign to have so many run unopposed.Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1135172965886590992005-12-21T07:49:00.000-06:002005-12-21T07:49:00.000-06:00With as many political scandals that are currently...With as many political scandals that are currently brewing in Illinois (Ryan, Blago, Daniels)is it any wonder that the folks who might make decent representatives in the General Assembly are just not interested? Why get involved and take on the headaches?<BR/><BR/>Is it also any wonder that with as heavy handed as the caucus leaders have become that anyone with any independence would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1135150065453073112005-12-21T01:27:00.000-06:002005-12-21T01:27:00.000-06:00Good to see a Libertarian on Illinoize!Good to see a Libertarian on Illinoize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-1135123965282604232005-12-20T18:12:00.000-06:002005-12-20T18:12:00.000-06:00The increased petition requirements (from 600 to 1...The increased petition requirements (from 600 to 1,000 signatures for a State Senator, and from 330 to 500 signatures for State Representatives), the ban on being able to sign petitions of multiple candidates in a race, the obscenely early election and filing periods (where a challenger has to take as much as 15 months out of their lives to make a challenge) and the high cost of election fedup demhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006928307562241455noreply@blogger.com