ALERT: Democrats Pass Bill to Protect Themselves in Springfield

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Supermajority Passes Election Bill that Protects Democratic Incumbents as IL GOP Leaders Fail to Identify 50 Candidates to Run in November

Gov. JB Pritzker, flanked by Senate President Don Harmon, left, and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, announce they’ve reached agreement on a budget and tax relief package that lawmakers are expected to vote on April 7, 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)

By Illinois Review

On Thursday, Illinois House and Senate Democrats – who maintain supermajority control in Springfield, passed a bill in less than 24 hours that protects incumbents – giving Democrats a significant advantage going into the November election as Republicans continue to feel the pain as the party in the superminority.

The bill, which was rushed through the Democratic-led legislature in record time and without any consultation with the party in the superminority, prohibits local party organizations from appointing a candidate to the ballot if they failed to identify a candidate to run in that primary.

For years, Republicans have struggled to recruit candidates to run in primary elections – and this new bill – which Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign, eliminates any backup plans that local party officials may have had to get names on the ballot – even if they are appointed.

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