Election news
The lawsuits focus on whether American Community Survey data, rather than full census data, is a permissible source for drawing legislative district lines
Kinzinger collected more than $800,000, Joy-King more than 400,000
Kinzinger, a Channahon resident who represents Illinois’ 16th District, collected more than $806,000 in campaign donations during the year’s second quarter and finished the period with nearly $3.1 million saved – substantially more than his rivals.
An Associated Press investigation has found county election officials throughout Arizona have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud from last year’s presidential election that require review by local prosecutors
Elizabeth M. Rochford is running in district that includes DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties
Lawyers for plaintiffs and the state told a panel of federal judges Wednesday the issues involved in two lawsuits challenging the state’s legislative redistricting plan are “straightforward” and ought to be resolved in short order.
Former Prairie Grove Police Chief Tony Colatorti is running to be the next McHenry County sheriff, seeking to replace Sheriff Bill Prim who is not seeking another term.
Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois’ recently passed automatic voter registration law.
With Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s recent signature for a state law, DeKalb County officials received more time to create new district voting maps as they continue to await 2020 U.S. Census data to come in.
A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Illinois seeking to block the use of a redistricting plan that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly, this one by a group that represents Latin American communities.