• Ben Szalinski
    MAY 02, 2022
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    Confusion over district boundaries, weather troubles galvanize push to modernize petition process

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    Gov. JB Pritzker files his nominating petitions at the State Board of Elections in Springfield on March 7. [Blue Room Stream] 

    Illinois lawmakers moved the 2022 primary to June 28 after late Census data forced a delay in drawing new Congressional maps. The later primary data meant passing petitions during the winter months, which led to some troubles for candidates and confusion for others about where their district boundaries were.

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