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Recent News About Illinois State Board of Elections
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From Prairie State Wire
Rauner attempts conservative 'purge' of Illinois GOP leadership
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.
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From Prairie State Wire
Voter rolls: Where do Republicans rely on women most in Illinois?
Republicans depend most on women to show up at the polls in Edwards, Scott and Adams counties in Illinois, according to Illinois State Board of Elections data.
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Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
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Illinois data analysis finds voters registered up to 4 times
A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, political realms
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino and whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, blogger reports
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal, if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a vocal citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
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Severin claims Bradley commercial is illegal political activity
Dave Severin, a Benton businessman aiming to win the 117th District State House seat, blasted his opponent, State Rep. John Bradley (D-Marion), for an alleged illegal campaign ad recently aired.
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Activist group calls for Mautino to resign after he takes the Fifth in probe
SPRINGFIELD -- The Edgar County Watchdogs is calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign after he pled the Fifth to avoid incriminating himself in an investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week.
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GOP House candidate sets sights on re-establishing state’s rep
Benton business owner David Severin, the GOP candidate for the 117th District State House seat, says the proverbial kicking-the-can-down-the-road political mentality has to end if Illinois is to regain a reputable status.