2016 Postmortem
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Saw something about that on another blog and thought I should pass it on.
Lots of people were turned away previously.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)islandmkl
(5,275 posts)Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)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
(7,231 posts)This is her job, and she is doing the lousiest job in living memory.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)elections in Illinois or any other state. She has no input into how they are handled. That's a state-by-state issue.
surrealAmerican
(11,362 posts)... and, yes, it is just plain stupid of them to pull a stunt like this in the primaries.
Not according to the IL SOS page.
Kittycat
(10,493 posts)Are you referring to the debacle that was election day here?
AzDar
(14,023 posts)Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)....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
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
(10,493 posts)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
(6,123 posts)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
(10,493 posts)Down in Sang. As a cost cutting measure.
revbones
(3,660 posts)Kittycat
(10,493 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)It looks like there is some truth to this story.
Thanks for the heads up!
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)NV Whino
(20,886 posts)This is voter disenfranchisement.
Kittycat
(10,493 posts)Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)....the voters who were turned away were not asked who they were voting for. Republicans and Democrats were turned away.
MerryBlooms
(11,770 posts)You should self-delete.