Voters on Monday made their way to the polls to cast their early ballots, but sites were not as busy as election officials would like to see.
We are now less than one day away from the Illinois primary election.Any registered voter in Chicago, regardless of the ward they reside in, can vote at the Loop's Supersite until 7 p.m. Monday.Officials with the Chicago Board of Elections are encouraging residents to cast their ballots because right now, voter turnout in Chicago is low compared to previous elections. It’s down about 50 percent compared to this point leading up to the 2020 and 2016 primaries.
Meanwhile, Max Bever of the Chicago Board of Elections broke down the surprising numbers for in-person early voting."Unfortunately, early voting has been a little bit sluggish compared to our previous presidential primaries, but even our municipal elections," Bever said. "We just saw over 72,000 ballots cast as of last night. For the 2020 election, we were already over 150,000 early votes.
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