Ask The Newsroom: How Are Early Voting And Mail-in Ballots Handled?
Ann Quackenbush of Champaign had questions about mail-in ballots. So, she asked Illinois Newsroom to answer them.
Illinois Sees Increase In Early Voting
Casting a ballot before election day is becoming more popular in Illinois, according to a report by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR). The group found that the percentage of voters opting to vote before election day climbed to 22 percent this primary compared to 18 percent in 2016.
County Clerk Denies U of I Student Request For More Early Voting Sites
The Champaign County clerk has rejected a request for more early-voting locations from student leaders at the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign.
Illinois Public Media: Local And Illinois Races
The big news in Illinois tonight was the win of Tammy Duckworth for the US Senate over incumbent Mark Kirk. For Champaign County Unoffical Results From County Clerk Gordy Hulten, click here
Hulten: Early Primary Turnout More Than Twice 2012 Total
Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten suspects interest in the presidential primaries - and not the expansion in voting sites, is driving voter interest for the Illinois primary Tuesday. He expects close to 9,000 ballots to be cast before Tuesday, in 2012, that total was 3,600.