Bill proposes standardized election procedures
Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local election authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training ...
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State Board of Elections head to resign in June
The executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, who was placed on leave after being the subject of ...
Permanent vote-by-mail expansion moves to House floor
The House Executive Committee advanced an election bill that would make permanent some of the expansions to mail-in voting that ...
Illinois House advances major expansion of mail-in voting
The Illinois House of Representatives advanced a bill Thursday that would greatly expand voting by mail in the November general ...
Third-party candidates now have until only July 20 to get needed signatures
A federal judge revised deadlines and signature requirements for third-party candidates, balancing election logistics and fairness amid pandemic challenges.
Judge to reject lawsuit over ballot obstacles for constitutional amendment
A judge on Thursday sided against an Illinois organization that claimed restrictions implemented to combat the novel coronavirus made it ...
Policy change: Secretary of state won’t forward 16-year-olds’ info to voter registration system
While the information for approximately 4,700 16-year-olds was forwarded from the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office to the Illinois State ...
Latest ethics proposals focus on State Board of Elections
Republican lawmakers added to their pile of recently-filed ethics legislation Wednesday, promoting two bills aimed at limiting conflicts of interest ...
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