Grundy Reporter

A controversial new law aimed at drastically changing the state’s election laws in the middle of the current election cycle was ruled unconstitutional by a Sangamon County judge on June 5.

Senate Bill 2412, signed into law by Governor Pritzker in May, proposed significant changes to an already ongoing election process. The bill would have ended the slating process currently taking place in districts throughout the state, effectively sidelining potential challengers to entrenched incumbents in November.

Republican lawmakers opposed the legislation when it came before the General Assembly in May. They argued that it represented "a blatant power grab by Illinois Democrats intended to prioritize their control over the electoral process at the expense of Illinoisans’ rights to fair and open elections."