Maybe next time.
In other news from the ISBE, there are two more "caps off" Cook County judicial races.
Erin Haggerty Antonietti, appointed by the Supreme Court to the Murphy vacancy in the 3rd Subcircuit this past June, has made contributions to her campaign fund that exceed the $100,000 threshold for her race. Also, Judge Lynn Weaver Boyle, who received her appointment to the countywide Patti vacancy last December, and who was subsequently slated by the Cook County Democratic Party, has amassed family contributions of just under a quarter million dollars, removing the contribution caps in her race.
According to the ISBE, there are three ways in which contribution limits can be lifted in an election race -- as a result of:
The ISBE may also declare contribution limits lifted in any given race if the Board determines that any combination of (2) and (3) above exceeds the threshold.
- any candidate in the race reaching the Self-Funding threshold ($250,000 for statewide races and $100,000 for all other races);
- independent expenditure spending by an Independent Expenditure Committee exceeding $250,00 (for statewide races) or $100,000 (for all other races); or
- independent expenditure spending by a Natural Person exceeding $250,000 (for statewide races) or $100,000 (for all other races).
In each case, the removal of limits affects all candidates for the same office and lasts through the remainder of the current election cycle. According to the ISBE website, in cases of self-funding during a primary election cycle, the limit removal can extend through the November election, if the candidate who becomes self-funding wins the primary election.
Candidates and campaign officials should always consult their election lawyer for guidance on these issues.
2020 WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE SLATE. NON-ENDORSED COUNTYWIDE CANDIDATES HAVE WISED UP AND ARE TEAMING TOGETHER TO RUN AS A SLATE SO THAT YOU CAN GET 8, 9, 10, ETC CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF SIGNATURES AS ONE CANDIDATE. NOW AN ENTERPRISING JUDICIAL CONSULTANT CAN PLAY THE SAME ROLE AS THE COOK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND GET YOU ON THE BALLOT AND ON A BIG GLOSSY MAILER FOR A LOT LESS THAN $40,000
ReplyDeleteDuh. 2020 will be a bigger wash for the Democratic Party. If the blacks would just wise up and get their own slate and cut out the party; all that money could be pooled and be used to push them and NOT Kim Foxx. Because you know that's all that Toni cares about. But if Toni couldn't win the mayoral, why should she be able to save Kim Foxx's doomed re-election bid.
ReplyDeleteSlates are only good for getting signatures. Because in the end it’s every rat for itself. And the rats on each slate I have seen so far are already knifing each other. May the most cunning rat win.
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