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Illinois Primary Ballot Set

By WEEK Producer
January 6, 2012 Updated Jan 6, 2012 at 11:13 PM CDT

The Illinois Primary ballot is set.

Friday was the last day for presidential candidates to officially register with the State of Illinois for the general primary.

Those on the ballot will be Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum who filed just under the wire on Friday. Also appearing on the ballot will be former Louisiana Governor Charles "Buddy" Roemer.

Jon Hunstman did not file in the the Land of Lincoln.

On the democratic ticket President Barack Obama, who also filed Friday morning.

The primary is scheduled for March 20th.

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