By AP
Springfield, IL – Illinois is changing the way political parties select their candidates for lieutenant governor. Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation over the weekend 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 who had been arrested previously for domestic violence. He was soon pressured into dropping out of the race.
The new law will go into effect on January 1.