Posted on 02/25/2023 11:31:44 AM PST by Libloather
The Chicago mayoral election could be one of the most tightly-contested races in recent memory, and officials say that a large number of mail-in ballots could help to determine the final outcome.
According to the Chicago Board of Elections, more than 200,000 mail-in ballot applications have been received so far during the election season, with just under 140,000 ballots still yet to be turned in as Election Day nears on Feb. 28.
So when exactly will the CBOE be able to start counting those mail-in ballots?
According to an update from a spokesperson for the CBOE, any mail-in ballots that are received by Monday will be counted on Election Day, with those totals being included in the initial returns that will be put out by the board after polls close at 7 p.m.
Even if those ballots are included in that initial tally, it could still be a long while until all of the votes are counted.
That is because voters have until midnight on Feb. 28 to ensure that their ballots have been turned into an election official or to a post office, with ballots postmarked on Election Day still eligible to be counted.
Under Chicago law, mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Feb. 28 that are received by March 14 will be counted in the election, and with a tightly-contested race for mayor anticipated, that two-week stretch could prove to be critical for a candidate’s hopes of getting into a potential runoff in April.
The final certification of counts is scheduled for March 21, according to CBOE officials.
To cap things off, if a mayoral candidate finishes within 5% of second place in the Feb. 28 election, they could request a recount of ballots, which could cause the process to last even longer.
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Whoever has the biggest car trunk wins!
Able bodied people who will be at home during the election should be required to vote in person.
If Groot gets the boot it will be a real hoot, but she’ll cry racism and file a law suit that claims the election is moot.
They will be counted when the Dems, Soros, and Dominion want them counted.
When do we have to mail ballots from North Carolina for them to get there in time?
Gee, not a Republican in sight, now or ever. A once great city that has been in control of the Dems since 1931....gee, what could go wrong?
This should be interesting, democrats fighting amongst themselves over which had the most votes in the trunk. If one of the democrats were smart they would use Richard Daley’s old trick and wait for the returns from the Union and Calvary cemetery districts.
If your vote mattered they wouldn’t let you vote.
I’m glad I don’t live there.
Republicans need not apply. The corruptocrat party controls everything. “Vote for me or stay home!” Not a request, but a threat. Where’s the DOJ on this one?
Grew up in the Chicago burbs. By the time I was in 3rd grade I knew dead people could vote!!
I laugh at the posters here who complain about boomers voting or gen x or gen z voting.
The voters we need to worry about are the greatest generation—they are so great they vote en masse from the cemeteries!
The Daily machine decided every election in the state and who could run.
Not sure who runs it now?.
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