Gap narrows in race for Cook County State's Attorney
CHICAGO -- The gap in the race for Cook County State's Attorney is razor thin. As of Sunday evening, Eileen O'Neill Burke led Clayton Harris III by just under 4,800 votes. On Saturday, the Chicago Board of Elections added more than 10,000 votes to the total ballot count as the result of what its director of public information said was a human error. That apparent human error is now opening the door to what could be anyone's race.
He issued an apology about the flub this weekend, explaining that the ballots were under lock and key and were postmarked and received by Election Day. After a meeting with both campaigns and explaining the situation, all parties agreed that ballot counting and ballot signature verification would continue on Sunday. By Sunday's end, roughly 13,000 vote-by-mail ballots were expected to be tabulated by election judges. 'Not all of those are going to be Democratic ballots.
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