In Illinois, Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Could Decide Close Contests
CHAMPAIGN — On Election Day 2020, there is lots of speculation on whether voters will know who they have chosen for president by Election Night, or if a final count will take longer. But for right now, let’s look at the possibility for delays in the results of other election contests, just in Illinois. Election […]
Still Have A Mail-In Ballot In Illinois? Here Are Your Options For Returning It
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters have received a ballot in the mail but not yet returned it. Illinois State Board of Election spokesperson Matt…
More Than Half A Million Illinoisans Have Already Voted Early
With three weeks to go until Election Day, more than 526,000 Illinois voters have already cast their ballots, according to data from the Illinois State…
Voting Begins In Illinois, Mail-In Ballots Being Sent
Early voting for the November election began Thursday in most of Illinois. Local election authorities can also start sending out 1.8 million vote-by…
Election Officials Plan For Influx of Mail-In Ballots With New Ballot Return Options
Chicago’s election agency plans to allow voters to drop off their mail-in ballots at all early voting sites starting in mid-October. In Champaign County…
Ill. Early Voting Slow, Boost From COVID-19 Fears Possible
SPRINGFIELD — Early voting in Illinois for the March 17 primary is off to a slow start. But elections officials expect it to top the 520,000 early ballots cast in 2016. Two phenomena could play a role. Former Vice President Joe Biden’s dramatic comeback this past week in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination […]
Move Over Iowa And New Hampshire — Gov Says Illinois Should Hold First Primary
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to elbow Iowa and New Hampshire out of the way in future presidential elections — so Illinois can seize the starring role in the primaries. Pritzker went public with the idea of Illinois going first on Monday evening — before America learned the full extent of the train wreck in the Iowa caucuses. […]
Audit Questions Cybersecurity At Illinois State Board Of Elections
SPRINGFIELD – An audit is criticizing cybersecurity practices at the Illinois State Board of Elections, but the board is taking issue with some of the findings. The audit criticizes the board for not doing enough to reduce the risk of a hack, and for not having cybersecurity training when new people are hired and every […]
Illinois Discloses Fresh Problems With Voter Registration
CHICAGO — Illinois elections officials disclosed fresh problems Wednesday with the state’s automatic voter registration program, including at least one eligible voter who said she registered to vote but ended up on an opt-out list. The program is already under fire for mistakenly registering over 500 people who indicated they weren’t U.S. citizens, of which 15 people […]
News Around Illinois – January 13, 2020
2 Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan From Illinois, Virginia KABUL, Afghanistan — The Pentagon says the two soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb were from Illinois and Virginia. On Sunday, military officials identified the casualties as 21-year-old Pfc. Miguel A. Villalon of Joliet, Illinois; and 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin of Newport […]