Sangamon County elections 2021 updates: Voting is underway
The slow pace of voting in Sangamon County's 180 precincts and 80 polling places Tuesday was expected to lead to low turnout in a consolidated election that will decide dozens of races for school boards, township boards and the Springfield Park Board. Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray attributed the pace to a psychological letdown among voters following a general election in November and the nationwide controversy that ensued for months about the veracity of election results and recently included the much-debated Georgia election law. In Sangamon County, turnout in the November election ...