John --



The two corporate parties never make it easy for Greens to get on the ballot, and Illinois has some of the worst ballot access laws in the nation. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was extremely difficult for third-party candidates to satisfy the high petition-signature requirements that the duopoly parties had established to qualify for the November ballot. After the pandemic, it went from extremely difficult to impossible -- until the Green and Libertarian parties successfully sued state officials to lower those requirements and allow electronic petitioning in this election cycle.



Even after our legal victory, it was still quite a challenge to meet the lower requirements. But thanks to a lot of hard work by our candidates and volunteers, voters in Illinois will be able to cast a ballot on November 3rd for candidates who stand for real social progress -- not just for President and U.S. Senate, but, in many parts of the state, Congress, State Rep and local candidates as well.



Here is a list of the Green Party candidates that will be on the November 3,2020 ballot:



- - Howie Hawkins for President of the U.S.

- Angela Walker for Vice President of the U.S.

- David F. Black for U.S. Senate (IL)

- Thomas Wilda for Congress (IL-5) - parts of Cook and DuPage Counties

- State Representative - Christopher Kruger for State Representative (IL-17) - parts of Cook County

- Anna Schiefelbein for State Representative (IL-85) - parts of DuPage and Will Counties

- Randy Auxier for State Representative (IL-115) - parts of Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Union, and Washington Counties





- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago - Cook County - Tammie Felicia Vinson

- Troy Antonio Hernandez

- Rachel Wales





- Jackson County Board - Joshua Hellmann - District 3

- Rich Whitney - District 4

- Charlie Howe - District 6





- Jessica Bradshaw for Jackson County Circuit Clerk - all of Jackson County, IL

- Rich Giovanoni for Niles Township Green Party Committeeperson, Cook County?







More information on the candidates can be found at www.ilgp.org <[link removed]>.?



In addition, we expect the following two candidates for state representative to appear on the ballot, pending the outcome of objections filed by persons seeking to protect the duopoly candidates. We are optimistic that we will defeat the objectors and give voters a real choice in these races as well:



- Alia Sarfraz for State Representative (IL-52) - parts of Cook, Kane, Lake, and McHenry Counties

- John Keating for State Representative (IL-96) - Christian, Macon, and Sangamon Counties











IN OTHER NEWS .? .? .?



- The Green Party US Presidential Nominating Convention was held on July 11, 2020 virtually. Howie Hawkins, of New York, and Angela Walker, of South Carolina, were nominated as the Green Party US Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates, having received 210 of 355 delegate votes cast at the convention.? Howie and Angela, who are also the Socialist Party USA nominees, are running on a platform of an Ecosocialist Green New Deal.



To learn more about Howie and Angela you can visit howiehawkins.us <[link removed]> or tune in for their weekly livstream, every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM CDT. Streaming on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Periscope, and Twitch.?



- The Wisconsin Green Party is in their petition drive to get Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker on the ballot. The signatures are due August 4th.? If anyone is interested in going to Wisconsin for petitioning, they are offering to pay $1 per valid physical signature. Volunteers are welcomed.



? ? ? ? Contact information:



? ? ? ? Dave Schwab



? ? ? ? Co-chair, WI Greens



? ? ? ? [email protected]



? ? ? ? 518.610.2708



- Pastor Anthony W. Williams will begin a hunger strike calling forth Illinois state lawmakers to pass Violence as a Health Crisis HR0433.?



? ? ? ? Major press conference: Friday, July 31st at 12 noon, Rhodes Funeral? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Home; 1018 W. 79th Street; Chicago, IL 60620.?



? ? ? ? ?Contact Information:?



? ? ? ? ?Anthony W. Williams?



? ? ? ? ?708-690-5339?



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