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Recent News About Illinois State Board of Elections
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State Report: Madigan backs Grayslake’s Sam Yingling with $12,750
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $12,750 to Grayslake State House candidate Sam Yingling between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.
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State Report: Madigan backs Northbrook’s Jonathan Carroll with $14,875
Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave $14,875 to Northbrook State House candidate Jonathan Carroll between July 15 and Aug. 15, state filings show.
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Mettawa’s Urlacher, seeking statehouse appointment, hopes GOP will overlook Democrat ties
Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher is among the candidates vying for the open statehouse seat of disgraced State Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington). But he'll have to convince GOP leaders he's really one of them.
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From Prairie State Wire
Election board deadlocks on what to do about Mautino
Despite an ongoing federal investigation, the Illinois State Board of Elections is having a difficult time deciding whether or not the state’s auditor general is guilty of corruption.
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From Prairie State Wire
Voter rolls: Which counties see the most men vote in Illinois?
Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Schuyler, Pope and Cass counties see the highest rate of men voting in Illinois.
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From Prairie State Wire
Voter rolls: Which counties see the most women vote in Illinois?
Illinois State Board of Elections data shows Massac, Vermillion and Cook counties see the highest rate of women voting in Illinois.
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Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
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Election board weighs West Deerfield flier after complaint
The Illinois State Board of Elections is reviewing a West Deerfield Township flier sent to residents after a complaint that the mailer was more of a political promotion than an informational notice.
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Illinois voter data analysis finds voters registered two, three, even four times
A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, political realms
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino and whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
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Lake County voter registrations surge by 45,000 since primary
The count of newly registered voters in Lake County has risen to 45,000 since the March primary election, outstripping previous election years. Altogether, Lake County has reached an all-time high of more than 405,000 voters.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, blogger reports
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal, if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a vocal citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
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Activist group calls for Mautino to resign after he takes the Fifth in probe
SPRINGFIELD -- The Edgar County Watchdogs is calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign after he pled the Fifth to avoid incriminating himself in an investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week.