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…Adding… From the Chicago Elections Board…

The voter turnout for Chicago as of 9:00am is:

- 141,122 ballots cast

- 9.4% citywide turnout

TURNOUT BY AGE GROUP

- 18-24 year olds: 3,516
- 25-34 year olds: 16,367
- 35-44 year olds: 17,571
- 45-54 year olds: 17,349
- 55-64 year olds: 27,114
- 65-74 year olds: 33,777
- 75+ year olds: 25,410

…Adding… I asked if the totals above included early votes…

That’s correct, this is inclusive of previous Early Voting and Vote By Mail numbers.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 8:57 am

Comments

Only one other voter at my precinct here in beautiful DuPage County as of 6:45am. I was happy to see one of the election workers doing some on-the-job training with two young men so they can do her job someday. Makes me a little bit hopeful for democracy.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:01 am
My precinct was littered with Irvin Bourne signs, a few Milhauser, some Devore too. My precinct routinely votes overwhemingly Democratic, so there aren’t many Republican votes being cast here but the signs are out for those voters.

Comment by Socially DIstant Watcher Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:02 am
At 7:30 a.m., I was the third voter in my 49th Ward precinct.

Comment by Northsider Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:02 am
Extremely light here on the near south side of Springfield where 3 different polling sites are located.

Comment by RNUG Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:03 am
North central Illinois and I was the second at my polling place at 7:10A.

Comment by Duke Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:04 am
went to 5803 N Pulaski around 7am. About 3 people there at the time

Comment by Jose Abreu's Next Homer Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:04 am
Voter #28 at 8:00 in my corner of suburbia. Oddly, very few signs outside the polling station.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:07 am
Total chaos at my polling place this morning at Division and Ashland. They won’t check me in, they won’t give me a ballot, just rude and unhelpful. No matter what I say they keep telling me the same thing over and over, “sir, this is a Wendy’s drive thru.”

Comment by The Captain Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:09 am
Sullivan’s crew is all out. I’ve heard he has people outside 5 voting locations. It will be interesting. On the SOS side, I do believe Milhiser and Kim will get through

Comment by Chris Cleveland, No not the former Chicago GOP Chairman Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:11 am
Voted at Washington Park Pavilion in Springfield. I was number 12 at about 7:30. Two precincts at this location.

Comment by Steve Rogers Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:13 am
Weather great in the greater Mayberry metroplex. Local elections officials preeedictin’ 25%. A radio legend from SPI sez 40-50%.

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:16 am
I dropped off my mail in ballot in a secure drop box last week. I can’t imagine ever wanting to stand in line to vote again if I don’t have to.

Comment by Homebody Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:17 am
- 9.4% citywide turnout –

I first read this as 94 percent and thought HOLY XXXX.

Then I put my reading glasses on.
Sigh.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:22 am
Busier than expected in Provisio a township

Comment by Todd & Margo Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:32 am
2 EIU/Charleston precincts had 1 voter each at 8:30.

Madison County stopped by 3 precincts this morning, high count of the 3 was 22 at 8:15.

Not many contested races exciting Dems downstate.

Comment by DownstateDem Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:32 am
A voting location in Lincoln Park (Chicago) opened late cuz the “Republican” Judge’s car broke down. Not so surprising.

Comment by HLV Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:38 am
Election? Was that today? Oh well.

(Snark intended from me….but it might be a legit response from a lot of people tonight.)

Comment by fs Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 9:51 am
8:00 at church in Leland Grove - only one other person arrived to vote while I was there. 2 precincts at this location. Only signs outside were for Kent Gray (Butler’s opponent).

Comment by Facts Matter Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:00 am
Today was first for me: zero candidate signs in front of my polling station, our local elementary school in Evanston. If I wasn’t already familiar with the school, I might have missed the entrance. More election workers than voters were present.

Comment by A Guy in Illinois Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:02 am
I was out passing palm cards at a polling place in the 2nd Ward. 13 voters as of 9am but they opened an hour late. Hearing similar things throughout the city.

Comment by West Towner Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:04 am
Relatively quiet in Evanston and surrounding suburbs but part of reason may be because every north suburbam cook early voting location did huge numbers yesterday. Evanston alone had over 800 voteers yesterday at early site which was 500 more votes than next highest day at that location

Comment by Etown Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:06 am
South side of Chicago (Kenwood). I was #32 at about 9:30 a.m. There were no lines.

It was my first time voting at this location (a large rental high rise) as I moved since the last election. The polling place was about as far from the entrance to the building as it is possible to get.

One woman’s ballot was rejected by the machine - it said she hadn’t voted - but the election judges* figured it out.

* one of whom commented that she couldn’t vote herself because she was only 17. I said “thank you so much for being here [banned punctuation]”

Also, we now have “I Voted” stickers back. I am glad; I missed them.

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:07 am
Northern McLean county this morning around 715 my wife and I were 24 and 25 to vote. Seems about the same as the primary back in 2020 here.

Comment by Fixer Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:13 am
Captain - thanks for the morning chuckle.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:14 am
Poll judge on the NW side: Small precinct, 9 votes cast so far, about 20 early voted already accounted for.

Comment by Former AP Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:17 am
Winfield #41 - far western DuPage - just before 10 - no line - no wait - in and out.

Comment by train111 Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:20 am
Brought my ballot to Lincoln Park library dropbox yesterday afternoon. I was the only one there.
Seems to be some confusion over where you can vote on Election Day if your precinct polling place was closed.
Poll ladies were saying that you can vote on Election Day at any early voting location if your precinct place closed, but can’t find that in writing anywhere.

Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:30 am
So beautiful I walked a mile to the polling place and voted at 7:15 a.m. in downtown Collinsville. They told me I was voter #7.

Comment by Furtive Look Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:33 am
My location was for two precincts and there were only two of us there at 7:00. Then the electronic voting machine was on the fritz. Cast paper instead.

Comment by ddp76 Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:35 am
Sullivan himself was on the inbound platform at the Arlington Heights Metra station (where I board). He had an NBC 5 crew and another camera and was milling around the platform but his volunteers were following him, and not really engaging commuters. Wish I could post a photo here.

Comment by Rahm's Parking Meter Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:49 am
Sullivan was chatting people up for the record, his volunteers were not.

Comment by Rahm's Parking Meter Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:49 am
Oswego/Kendall…

Disclosed/Undisclosed precinct… this is an overall as well.

Slightly lower than past “election day” turnouts, but there’s less of “runs” and more steady, like folks are on vacation or something.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:52 am
Tiny, this is from the court order you can download from the Chicago Board of Elections’ website:

The Board shall promptly mail notices to all voter households within the Vacant Precincts
informing those voters that (a) their election precinct has been closed due to lack of any
viable polling place; (b) they may be temporarily reassigned to the early voting site located
within their ward, which sites shall be open for in-person voting from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on
Election Day as Universal Vote Centers; (c) the voters remain eligible to apply for a voteby-
mail ballot; (d) the voters may vote early at any of the Board’s early voting sites
throughout the City of Chicago; and (e) the voters may vote in person on Election Day at
any of the Board’s early voting sites throughout the City, which shall be open on Election
Day as Universal Vote Centers for both the casting of ballots and for same-day voter
registration.

Comment by Big Dipper Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:55 am
#23 at 11am. Pretty good turnout for my precinct.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 10:57 am
===Wish I could post a photo here. ===

Email it.

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:04 am
Emailed Rich.

Comment by Rahm's Parking Meter Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:28 am
Was the fifth voter at my polling place in Lake Zurich in Lake County at 7 a.m. There are tons of signs on all major intersections around the area. I’d guess 90 percent are for Republican candidates. Interestingly, have not seen one Irvin sign, but there are quite a lot for Bailey and Sullivan and a smattering for Rabine.

Comment by GA Watcher Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:31 am
At about 1030 there was a steady stream of people on the northwest side of Springfield - St. John’s Lutheran Church which has three or four precincts. Couldn’t ask for better weather and even better that I retired on April 1

Comment by White dynamite Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:32 am
Adding, not a single election sign in sight

Comment by White dynamite Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:34 am
Oak Park/Cook County/IL-7 Congressional District. Lots of signs everywhere. No line at precinct at 8:30 a.m. but steady stream of people going to and from. Not unusual in high participation ward.

Comment by OP Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:41 am
Sleepy Hollow, Kane County had a steady stream of voters around 10:30. We dropped off our mail in ballots and helped our wonderful poll workers review what to do with mail in ballots. The weather is perfect.

Comment by froganon Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 11:49 am
Darren two sightings and Jesse one, all in my district. Well “Bless your hearts.”

Comment by walker Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 12:07 pm
USPS failed to deliver not one but two mail-in ballots, so I masked up and headed out to my Jeff Park polling place. Steady traffic going in and out mid-morning, and inside, smooth operations.

I was briefly flagged as a vote by mail person, and when I explained what happened they let me cast a regular ballot. Easy peasy, except of course the whole vote by mail thing.

Comment by Marine Life Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 12:20 pm
This post is now closed. Go here: https://capitolfax.com/2022/06/28/mid-day-precinct-reports/

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jun 28, 22 @ 12:21 pm