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On November 4, 2014, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Illinois. The amendment was designed to provide that no person shall be denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, language ...
Elections in Illinois are directly administered by 109 election authorities. Seven municipalities each have an election commission as the local election authority only within that municipality. Outside of those, the county clerk is the local election authority in 100 counties, and 2 counties have a separate election commission . [ 3 ]
In Lee v.Keith, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit struck down Illinois' ballot access laws, opining, "In combination, the ballot access requirements for independent legislative candidates in Illinois--the early filing deadline, the 10% signature requirement, and the additional statutory restriction that disqualifies anyone who signs an independent candidate's ...
Election Day is approaching, and Illinois voters will soon be casting their votes for federal and local races. Voting is not one-size-fits-all, and there are many factors that determine how and ...
For those heading to the polls on Tuesday, here are some tips to help you know where to go and when in Illinois.
To be registered to vote in Illinois, voters must first meet a set of criteria. All voters must be U.S. citizens, be 18 years or older by election day, and reside within their voting precinct for ...
All U.S. states and territories, except North Dakota, require voter registration by eligible citizens before they can vote in federal, state and local elections. In North Dakota, cities in the state may register voters for city elections, [1] and in other cases voters must provide identification and proof of entitlement to vote at the polling place before being permitted to vote.
Virginia’s state law allows for ranked-choice voting, but it’s not currently in use. These states use ranked-choice voting in some localities: California. Colorado. Delaware. Illinois ...