[ad_1] With the universe of returning mail-in ballots from the city and suburbs slowing considerably, retired Appellate Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead dipped below 1,700 votes Monday over university lecturer and government official Clayton Harris III in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney. Harris on Monday afternoon registered just 1,643 votes behind O’Neill […]
We need to fix mail-in voting in Cook County
[ad_1] We’re nearing the one-week anniversary of the primary election, and as we write vote counters still are tallying ballots to determine who will be the next Cook County state’s attorney. Accompanying the wait for an outcome in this nail-biter of a race was a forehead-slapping mistake by the Chicago Board of Elections in which […]
State’s attorney’s race tightens as city elections board acknowledges mail-in ballot miscalculation
[ad_1] Already the Chicago area’s most closely watched primary campaign this year, the race for Cook County state’s attorney devolved into some confusion and much frustration this weekend as city election officials acknowledged a mistake in communicating how many vote-by-mail ballots were being counted and results between the two Democratic candidates continued to tighten. On […]
Race remains tight for state’s attorney as more mail-in ballots are added to the count
[ad_1] Four days after the polls closed and as more Chicago mail-in ballots were counted Saturday, Eileen O’Neill Burke held a lead of just about 4,800 votes over opponent Clayton Harris III in the Cook County state’s attorney Democratic primary. With potentially thousands of mail-in ballots still outstanding, the Associated Press has not declared a […]