Illinois mail in ballot requests pass 1 million and counting

Qualified voters are prompt in returning the mail-in ballots. Registered voters over 65 or...
Qualified voters are prompt in returning the mail-in ballots. Registered voters over 65 or disabled are eligible to receive a mail-in ballot application. (Source: KTRE Staff)
Published: Sep. 7, 2020 at 3:39 AM CDT
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CHICAGO (AP) - More than 1 million Illinoisans have applied to vote by mail for the November election.

That’s roughly triple the number of the last presidential election contest in 2016.

The record number during the coronavirus pandemic has left election officials scrambling to adjust.

Some are hiring more staff.

Some voters are also worried about the process with reports of mail delays and drop boxes not available in all parts of the state.

Meanwhile, a partisan battle over the practice is making its way through the courts weeks before the first ballots are scheduled to go out later this month.

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