By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON – Bad news for Independent David Gill.

The Bloomington physician has been working through the court process to be listed on the November ballot along with 13th Congressional District Congressman Republican Rodney Davis and Democrat Mark Wicklund.

The Illinois State Board of Election has voted to remove Gill’s name from the November ballot because he collected two thousand too few signatures. He collected 8500 signatures from supporters.

Davis and Wicklund are only required to collect about 740 signatures because they are associated with a major party.

Kathy Michael is the McLean County Clerk and in charge of elections outside of Bloomington.

“It does get curiouser and curiouser if the Supreme Court ya know hears it after this and reverses that ruling, because we have to by law start sending military ballots out on Friday the 23rd,” said Michael. “We will not be putting Mr. Gill’s name on those ballots.”

Gill has continued to claim the process is unfair and could take the case all the way to the Illinois Supreme Court.

An attorney for Gill issued a statement saying the campaign’s focus is to get the temporary stay lifted, defeat the state’s appeal of a judge’s opinion that Gill’s name be on the ballot.

“They are certainly going to great lengths to keep voters of the 13th Congressional District from even getting a chance at voting for this highly qualified candidate.”

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].