Top Illinois Democrats will meet virtually Wednesday night to select Michael Madigan’s successor as state party chairman in an increasingly contentious race that has been further complicated by legal questions about one contender’s ability to fully participate in the post’s fundraising role
Updated on March 1, 2021 at 7:11 pm
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Members of the Democratic Party of Illinois State Central Committee will meet Wednesday to select the party s first new chair in more than 20 years following longtime leader and former House Speaker Michael Madigan s resignation from the role last week.
But dueling legal memos sent to committee members on Monday raised new questions about the race to lead the party just days before the scheduled vote. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The State Central Committee consists of two members from each of Illinois 18 U.S. House districts. Each of the 36 members gets a weighted vote in the selection of the next party chair based on the number of votes cast in their district in the most recent Democratic primary election in March 2020. A candidate needs a simple majority, or 50% plus one, of the weighted vote to be elected chair.
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