 Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation on Saturday that requires
candidates of the same party to be nominated jointly instead of
letting voters pick each nominee separately.Under the new law, a
gubernatorial candidate would select a running mate for the primary
election. Voters would either support the pair or reject them over a
different team.
The change comes after Illinois Democrats were embarrassed in
this year's primary election. Scott Lee Cohen was the nominee for
lieutenant governor and had been arrested previously for domestic
violence. He was soon pressured into leaving the race. The new law
will go into effect Jan. 1.
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