Two independent candidates fight ballot access in Illinois 4th District, citing machine politics
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Jake Sheridan
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Two independent candidates, Mayra Macías and Ald. Byron Sigcho-López, are fighting to stay on the November ballot in Illinois' 4th Congressional District after collecting far more than the required signatures to run against Democratic nominee Patty García. They claim their petitions were challenged by allies of outgoing Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García as part of machine politics aimed at eliminating competition. A final decision from the Illinois Board of Elections could come as soon as July 14.
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· 3 pulledTwo independent candidates aiming to give voters more choices in the Illinois 4th Congressional District race are still fighting to keep their names on the November ballot — casualties, they say, of the same hardball political maneuvering that delivered the Democratic nomination to outgoing U.S. Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García's hand-picked successor.
Mayra Macías and Ald. Byron Sigcho-López each turned in far more than the 10,816 signatures required to run as independents against Democratic nominee Patty García.
But after García's allies filed objections to their petitions, both campaigns have been
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