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Baobab

(4,667 posts) Tue Mar 22, 2016, 10:55 AM Mar 2016

Illinois Revote-ing?

I saw something about this on another blog- Evidently lots of people were turned away in Illinois earlier, and if they want to vote, they can today?

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Illinois Revote-ing? (Original Post) Baobab Mar 2016 OP

From the 21st to the 25th... mak3cats Mar 2016 #1

I thought this decision was overturned? bernbabe Mar 2016 #2

You're right - just found this... mak3cats Mar 2016 #3

I think the ones turned away get to cast their ballots. Autumn Mar 2016 #4

No, Voters in Adams County IL will NOT get to vote this week. Clip from an article on newspaper's Gmak Mar 2016 #5

mak3cats

(1,573 posts)

1. From the 21st to the 25th...

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:23 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.whig.com/article/20160317/ARTICLE/303179787#

...but I believe this only applies to those precincts that ran out of ballots. Googling doesn't get much on this, so they're obviously not publicizing this much.

bernbabe

(370 posts)

2. I thought this decision was overturned?

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:25 PM

Mar 2016

mak3cats

(1,573 posts)

3. You're right - just found this...

Reply to bernbabe (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:27 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.whig.com/article/20160318/ARTICLE/160319975

Sorry for the misinformation!

Autumn

(44,986 posts)

4. I think the ones turned away get to cast their ballots.

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 12:28 PM

Mar 2016

Gmak

(88 posts)

5. No, Voters in Adams County IL will NOT get to vote this week. Clip from an article on newspaper's

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:23 PM

Mar 2016

website that I copied just now. So, about 3000 citizens were denied their right to vote.

"Thus, despite our best efforts, it appears that those who were unable to vote on March 15 due to lack of available ballots will not be able to do so in any extended voting process," Barnard said in a brief statement.

Barnard filed a response late Monday afternoon to overturn the court's ruling approved Friday at the request of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Madigan sought the appeal after Circuit Judge Chet Vahle refused to reverse an injunction he had ordered the day before that would have allowed five extra days of voting this week.

http://www.whig.com/article/20160322/ARTICLE/303229763#

This is a link to my original post about this situation:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280150116

This could just be complete incompetence by a public official and hopefully the last he gets to make, but these folks will not soon forget that they were disenfranchised.

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