Illinois Revoting?

[Baobab]

Saw something about that on another blog and thought I should pass it on.

Lots of people were turned away previously.

[leftofcool]

1. Link?

[geek tragedy]

2. not everything you read on the Internet is true nt

[islandmkl]

4. probably hasn't seen the Abe Lincoln PSA about internet truth...

[Bjornsdotter]

8. However this is true

Both the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the State Board of Elections are now involved, looking into complaints that some people never got to vote, after their polling places ran out of ballots.

People lined up for hours hoping to be able to vote Tuesday night. Several people like Nancy Schodroski, never got to.

"As a voter it was very frustrating, and I am frustrated, I'm angry," Schodroski said.

Voter Ronald Summers feels the same exact anger as he was told to put his number down and was promised a phone call when ballots arrived. He says the phone never rang.

http://www.wgem.com/story/31489403/2016/03/16/ballot-issue-issue-addressed-in-adams-county

[Betty Karlson]

11. Debbie really needs to stop her shenanigans/ start better organising the primaries.

This is her job, and she is doing the lousiest job in living memory.

[MineralMan]

19. I'm afraid that Debbie has nothing to do with

elections in Illinois or any other state. She has no input into how they are handled. That's a state-by-state issue.

[surrealAmerican]

22. This time it appears to have been Republican shenanigans ...

... and, yes, it is just plain stupid of them to pull a stunt like this in the primaries.

[Lucinda]

3. Nope.

Not according to the IL SOS page.

[Kittycat]

5. You're going to need to elaborate.

Are you referring to the debacle that was election day here?

[AzDar]

6. I saw something yesterday about trying to get a re-vote... due to shenanigans like this:

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/21/3761656/illinois-student-voting/

[Bjornsdotter]

7. If you are referring to Adams County

....and parts of McHenry county you are correct.

McHenry had problems with the sign-in book and was ordered by the court to stay open until 8:30.

Adams county people were turned away.

http://www.wgem.com/story/31489403/2016/03/16/ballot-issue-issue-addressed-in-adams-county

Both the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the State Board of Elections are now involved, looking into complaints that some people never got to vote, after their polling places ran out of ballots.

People lined up for hours hoping to be able to vote Tuesday night. Several people like Nancy Schodroski, never got to.

"As a voter it was very frustrating, and I am frustrated, I'm angry," Schodroski said.

Voter Ronald Summers feels the same exact anger as he was told to put his number down and was promised a phone call when ballots arrived. He says the phone never rang.

[Kittycat]

12. Many counties had problems

Sangamon turned voters away without ballots after waiting hours with extended hours.
Kendall closed several polling sites during extended hours, and even turned voters away during those hours at the village hall. Despite a court order to stay open (one person reported to arrive at 7:17, was told they were too late/closed at 7, hours had been extended to 8PM). Other sites that had been without ballots earlier in the day, people returned to vote during the widely reported extended hours and found the locations locked up, and lights off. Issues were prevalent in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Adams, Sangamon - at least. Adams was one that really stood up for their voters and tried to make it right. Last I read, Lisa Madigan's office argued against Monday's special extended election for Adams county. Wanting to maintain "election integrity" I think I read. I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

[Bjornsdotter]

13. Yep

That's not all they did. Some of the long time Democratic judges were not contacted to serve, instead they were replaced with new judges.

[Kittycat]

16. And doubled up duties

Down in Sang. As a cost cutting measure.

[revbones]

9. Probably similar to this

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

[Kittycat]

17. But then this update

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

[NWCorona]

10. So to all the naysayers

It looks like there is some truth to this story.

Thanks for the heads up!

[redstateblues]

14. Whenever Bernie loses BSS goes all X Files

[NV Whino]

15. You're forgetting Hillary voters were turned away, too.

This is voter disenfranchisement.

[Kittycat]

18. Voters being turned away and polls closing early impacts everyone

[Bjornsdotter]

20. Contrary to your X- Files belief

....the voters who were turned away were not asked who they were voting for. Republicans and Democrats were turned away.

[MerryBlooms]

21. No. Ridiculous. If that were the case, it would be on my every local news channel.

You should self-delete.