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Early voting in Illinois this year is double what it was at this point in the 2016 election cycle 180,000 early votes cast as of today
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I voted over the weekend. Took me two bloody hours to figure out how to handle all the judicial retentions but I hope I did a good job.
Yeah, this was easily the longest part of filling out my ballot.
Fingers crossed that the fair tax passes!
I thought it was funny that the very first guy on the judicial retention review was the one with the longest paper trail of problematic behavior. Like "let's get the worst one out of the way first".
There's also one guy who literally already retired from the bench and is still on the ballot for some reason, and another person who said "even if I win I'm retiring in November". Goofy stuff, but I guess they can't change the ballot every time someone decides to drop out.
I hope to god you are right and that it's not some nightmare at the Election Day that most people voted for Trump 🤢🤮
My ballot's at home, will be filling it in and dropping it off at one of the early voting sites soon!
Anyone else in Cook County use the Girl I Guess voting guide? Has some good info about judges, Water Reclamation positions, and other races that don't get a ton of coverage.
Anyone else in Cook County use the Girl I Guess voting guide? Has some good info about judges, Water Reclamation positions, and other races that don't get a ton of coverage.
My boyfriend and I dropped off our ballots downtown on Saturday and there was a big (but fast moving) line of people waiting to register and vote early. It's no surprise, the vast majority of Chicagoans absolutely hate Trump, but it was still encouraging to see.
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Combine 660k when mail ballots included so far
Illinois surpasses 660K combined early, mail votes
With just three weeks remaining before the Nov. 3 general election, more than 660,000 voters in Illinois have already...
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Man I recently had change of address, and my voter registration status is now in a limbo. I went to dmv to get it updated about two weeks ago, but it still says my status is pending. I hope they fix this shit before the 3rd.
I voted by mail last week! I love being able to research candidates/judges, there was one judge who has been sitting for 40 or 50 years! He was unaffiliated with any party but no judge should serve that long not even on the supreme court. I voted no to his reelection.
Thanks for this! Will definitely check it out. I'm always hesitant about the water reclamation choices and judges.
Is this an appropriate place to discuss the fair tax?
When I first heard of it, I was like "hell yeah!!!"
After reading the official documentation I got in the mail, I am likely to vote against it.
The problem isn't that the wealthy aren't paying a higher percentage, rather it's them taking advantage of loopholes to reduce their taxable totals. Moving illinois from a flat to a progressive system just seems ripe for abuse.
Since this will make things easier for the government to change tax percentages on a whim, this will either A) drive away legitimate businesses who can no longer "afford" the higher taxes while voracious groups like Amazon continue to pay virtually nothing, and/or B) the government will raise taxes on lower income earners to make up for the potential losses in category A.
Technically speaking, If wealthy citizens didn't abuse loopholes, they are already paying more in taxes. Things are already "fair" in the sense that everyone pays an equal percentage of their income.
When I first heard of it, I was like "hell yeah!!!"
After reading the official documentation I got in the mail, I am likely to vote against it.
The problem isn't that the wealthy aren't paying a higher percentage, rather it's them taking advantage of loopholes to reduce their taxable totals. Moving illinois from a flat to a progressive system just seems ripe for abuse.
Since this will make things easier for the government to change tax percentages on a whim, this will either A) drive away legitimate businesses who can no longer "afford" the higher taxes while voracious groups like Amazon continue to pay virtually nothing, and/or B) the government will raise taxes on lower income earners to make up for the potential losses in category A.
Technically speaking, If wealthy citizens didn't abuse loopholes, they are already paying more in taxes. Things are already "fair" in the sense that everyone pays an equal percentage of their income.
Mass voting hurts republicans. Its why they constantly suppress the vote and support gutting voting rights and gerrymander districts.
Its why now they are pushing a false narrative about voter fraud. They know they cannot legally win if more people vote.
I hope this leads to the continued decimation of the Illinois Republican Party, because it should.
Also, not passing the progressive tax because you're afraid it means rich people will leave seems silly.
Also, not passing the progressive tax because you're afraid it means rich people will leave seems silly.
Fuuuuck that started today? Thought it started tomorrow. (give me a break my son was just born a week ago) My wife and I will do our part as well as vote for the progressive tax later this week. Let's go IL
I honestly think he is the most hated president since the civil war. I assume Abe was not looked on fondly by the south.
Just an anecdotal update, but I walked by the Broadway Armory in Edgewater today and the line to vote was a block long. It seemed pretty chill and it looked like they were even providing chairs to elderly and disabled people while they wait. I love my city, let's vote this orange Nazi turd out!
How much of this early turnout is due to above average voter interest and not just because everyone is doing mail ins because of Covid
Across the country, the answer is it's both. Lots of people doing this that have never voted before.