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Related: About this forumUPDATED: Judge rules Adams County, Illinois clerk must allow late voting
QUINCY An Adams County judge has ruled voters who showed up to polling places Tuesday but were turned away because ballots were unavailable should have the right to cast a late ballot starting Monday.
Judge Chet Vahle granted a mandatory injunction Thursday afternoon ordering Adams County Clerk Chuck Venvertloh to conduct late voting from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 21 to 25 in the clerk's office at the Adams County Courthouse, noting there was no punitive or financial recourse he could order to provide residents who were unable to vote during Tuesday's primary election after many polling places ran out of ballots.
Adams County State's Attorney Jon Barnard, who filed for the injunction, said enough safeguards were in place to prevent fraud in the future.
It is no exaggeration that we ask people to die to protect this right, Barnard said.
He said a perfect storm was in place to bring such a high turnout on Tuesday, including major national and local races, local issues and nice weather to encourage people to vote.
In order to cast a late ballot, a voter must sign an affidavit swearing under oath under the penalty of perjury affirming that they attempted to vote but were unable to because there were no ballots at their precinct, or they must be entered in the electronic poll books at precincts.
All Quincy precincts and four precincts near Quincy use the electronic polling books, Venvertloh said.
Judge Chet Vahle granted a mandatory injunction Thursday afternoon ordering Adams County Clerk Chuck Venvertloh to conduct late voting from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 21 to 25 in the clerk's office at the Adams County Courthouse, noting there was no punitive or financial recourse he could order to provide residents who were unable to vote during Tuesday's primary election after many polling places ran out of ballots.
Adams County State's Attorney Jon Barnard, who filed for the injunction, said enough safeguards were in place to prevent fraud in the future.
It is no exaggeration that we ask people to die to protect this right, Barnard said.
He said a perfect storm was in place to bring such a high turnout on Tuesday, including major national and local races, local issues and nice weather to encourage people to vote.
In order to cast a late ballot, a voter must sign an affidavit swearing under oath under the penalty of perjury affirming that they attempted to vote but were unable to because there were no ballots at their precinct, or they must be entered in the electronic poll books at precincts.
All Quincy precincts and four precincts near Quincy use the electronic polling books, Venvertloh said.
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UPDATED: Judge rules Adams County, Illinois clerk must allow late voting (Original Post)
leftcoastmountains
Mar 2016
OP
CNN also still has it at 58% reported. I would love to know what's going on there!
in_cog_ni_to
Mar 2016
#8
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)1. Stupid question because I know there are different voting systems -
but how can a place that uses electronic ballots run out of them?
I am tired; what am I missing?
jillan
(39,451 posts)4. There is a ballot that they enter into a machine that
Electronically calculates the votes.
IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)5. Doh! Thank you! nt
jillan
(39,451 posts)6. I only know that because that's what we have here in Az :)
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)7. the batteries died...
ran out of electrons
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)2. Wonderful!
There's ZERO excuse for not having enough ballots at polling places. It's deliberate.
I wonder if McHenry County, IL ever finished reporting votes? They were at 58% reported yesterday.
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)3. Still shows 123 of 212 precincts reporting.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)8. CNN also still has it at 58% reported. I would love to know what's going on there!
CNN's map use to be interactive and when you clicked on Chicago, it said "no data available" which threw up a red flag...
McHenry
est. % in: 58%
Updated 10:13 am ET, Mar. 17, 2016
candidate%votes
Sanders 61%
Clinton 38%
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malokvale77
(4,879 posts)9. Hmm?
Is there enough money in the budget to fix it?