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Some midday campaign updates (Updated)

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* From a subscriber in the 66th House District, currently held by Rep. Suzanne Ness (D-Bennington)…

If the [mail-in/early voter] numbers I see are correct, I think it may be closer than some of the districts that have been targeted.

Before the remap, Skillicorn almost won in 2020 despite having moved to AZ and not campaigning. The new lines helped Ness but she only won by 6 in 2022. They’ve spent a ton on Ness despite Parman having almost nothing. That was smart on their part.

Rep. Ness has reported raising $697,700 since July 1.

* Chicago…

Please see below for the updated Chicago Voter Turnout as of 12:00 Noon on Election Day, 11/5/24:

729,075 total ballots cast (includes Early Voting and Previously Processed Vote By Mail)
1,498,873 active registered voters in Chicago
48.64% citywide turnout so far

Ballots Cast By Age Group:

18 -24: 49,097 ballots cast
25-34: 152,098 ballots cast
35-44: 127,334 ballots cast
45-54: 106,888 ballots cast
55-64: 114,801 ballots cast
65-74: 105,888 ballots cast
75+: 72,951 ballots cast

Ballots Cast By Gender:

Female: 406,296 ballots cast
Male: 320,666 ballots
Non-Binary/X: 685 ballots cast
Undeclared: 1,428 ballots

Ballots Cast Per Hour:

6:00am-7:00am: 20,442
7:00am-8:00am: 13,876 (*updated as epollbooks caught up past 9:00am)
8:00am-9:00am: 35,960 (*updated as epollbooks caught up past 9:00am)
9:00am – 10:00am: 35,513
10:00am – 11:00am: 35,320
11:00am – 12:00pm: 14,089 (as reported by epollbooks at this moment, will be updated)

* Cook County…


Suburban Cook County Voter Turnout as of 1pm

- Mail Ballots: 129,419
- Early Voting: 466,101
- Election Day: 241,494

Total Ballots: 837,014 (51%) pic.twitter.com/fBRagGIkIO

— Cook County Clerk's Office (@cookcountyclerk) November 5, 2024

* DuPage County…

DuPage County Noon Voter Turnout Update

As of Noon on Nov. 5th, 2024 in DuPage County, IL:

Election Day Voters: 83,553 (13.1% turnout)
In-Person Early Voters: 210,426 (33.0% turnout)
Vote-By-Mail Ballots Processed: 81,953 (12.8% turnout)

Total Turnout: 375,932 out of 638,103 registered voters (58.9% turnout)

“24,211 voters turned out for the last day of in-person Early Voting, nearly double the 12,846 who voted the day before Election Day in 2020. This enthusiasm has continued into a strong start to voting this morning,” DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says. “DuPage County voters are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to Vote Anywhere today and visit whatever polling place is most convenient to cast their vote if they have not done so already.”

* WCIA

UPDATE (8:44a) – Voting locations in Champaign County are back online. Voters are now able to vote this morning normally after the earlier issues have been resolved.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Many voters in Champaign County are not able to vote this morning after an issue that has brought most polling locations down.

The Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons confirmed to WCIA this morning that there are network issues that are preventing people from voting. He told us there is no timeline to be resolved. He states it is all polling locations.

More…


The Champaign County State's Attorney files a Motion for Injunctive Relief — requesting polling places be extended to 9 p.m.

The hearing will take place at 1:30 p.m. @wandtvnews pic.twitter.com/GFLOLPrGTo

— Caryn Eisert (@CarynEisert) November 5, 2024

* WCIA

Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray is letting residents know that polling locations are completely up and running.

In a statement Tuesday morning, Gray said despite inaccurate reports, all polling locations in the county are fully operational, and have been since opening at 6:00 a.m. He acknowledges that other state counties are facing major issues, but not Sangamon County.

The only issue he noted is one that has been plaguing all of Illinois.

“This morning, as part of a statewide vendor error, we did face a minor inconvenience: The new same-day voter registration process required an additional phone call to our downtown office from the polling place,” Gray said. “Voters could still register in person at the courthouse without any issue.”

The third-party vendor is Platinum Technology Resource.

* This was a problem in several places

Platinum Technology Resource, a Batavia, Illinois-based election service provider, called this morning’s database system failure “a temporary issue that affected the speed of voter searches and not a system outage.”

In an email to clients like the Rockford Board of Elections, Platnium explained that its database, which stores and protects the city’s electronic voter registration log, locked up causing an error message.

…Adding… No extended hours…


Champaign County will not keep polls open past seven after a technical glitch caused a delay in the start of voting this morning.

— Doug Wolfe - WAND TV (@WANDTVDoug) November 5, 2024

* Sun-Times

Election Day got off to a rocky start at Ogden Elementary School, 24 W. Walton St. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood, where some voters were told their entire precinct had already cast their ballots.

The issue, which affected 12th precinct voters only, stemmed from the site’s electronic pollbooks, said Max Bever, director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections. Poll workers directed voters to instead go to the nearest voting center if they could not stay in line or to return before polls close at 7 p.m.

An election official on site told WBEZ shortly before 9 a.m. that the issue had been resolved and that things were now running smoothly.

* From a pal on the Southwest Side…

I think this combined with the Jesse Jackson endorsement should push him over the top 🤣

More…


O’Neill Burke’s response: “Bob says a lot of things. I don’t pay much attention to them.” https://t.co/VDZlgrSiDL

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) November 5, 2024

* Democratic Party of Illinois…

Chicago, IL — Today, Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez and Illinois Democratic leaders will hold a press conference at Manny’s Deli to stress what’s at stake this election, encourage Illinoisans to cast their ballots before polls close and highlight why down-ballot races are critically important. The press conference follows weeks of voter information, voter protection and get out the vote efforts by the Party.

WHO: Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Representative Danny Davis (IL-7), U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson (IL-1), Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias

WHAT: Remarks followed by brief media availability

WHEN: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

WHERE: Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen
1141 S Jefferson St.
Chicago, IL 60607

From Manny’s…


Democratic candidate for Cook County States Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke greets Gov Pritzker at Mannys pic.twitter.com/GwBPgNo01p

— Paris Schutz (@paschutz) November 5, 2024

* Live updates from various news organizations…

* More from Isabel…

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 5, 24 @ 1:05 pm

Comments

  1. Absolutely mind boggling that they aren’t extending in Champaign.

    Comment by VK Tuesday, Nov 5, 24 @ 2:17 pm

  2. The reason for the high turnout has been reported here: https://theonion.com/report-high-turnout-traced-to-americans-mistakenly-voting-on-vending-machine/

    Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Nov 5, 24 @ 2:55 pm

  3. Does that show that young people are … voting? What are the usual numbers for
    18 -24: 49,097 ballots cast
    25-34: 152,098 ballots cast

    Are we seeing more millennial votes than Boomer votes?

    Comment by Suburban Mom Tuesday, Nov 5, 24 @ 3:50 pm

  4. “ Are we seeing more millennial votes than Boomer votes?”

    Possibly. There could also be a factor of Boomers being more traditional and voting on Election Day. I don’t know if that’s true or not but it’s a theory.

    Comment by Proud Papa Bear Tuesday, Nov 5, 24 @ 4:03 pm

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