Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $22,716
28%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 28%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: patrickharlan

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Judge blocks Election Day registration at Illinois polling places

    09/28/2016 7:35:00 AM PDT · by stars & stripes forever · 24 replies
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 9/28/2016 | Leonor Vivanco and Rick Pearson
    A federal judge Tuesday blocked Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois, declaring a state law allowing the practice unconstitutional because it created one set of rules for cities and another for rural areas. Voters will still be able to register Nov. 8 and cast a ballot for president but only at a limited number of sites, including the county clerk's office, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. The ruling, handed down on National Voter Registration Day, is the latest front in a broader battle between Democrats led by House Speaker Michael Madigan and Republicans led...