Mail-in ballots driving record returns as early voting opens in all 50 wards
The leap in vote-by-mail ballots could push overall turnout past 40%, which the city hasn’t seen in a municipal election in over a decade.
Source: suntimes.com
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The leap in vote-by-mail ballots could push overall turnout past 40%, which the city hasn’t seen in a municipal election in over a decade.
All early voting locations in Chicago will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. All locations in Chicago and the suburbs allow voters to drop off mail-in ballots, as well.
“I feel like it’s been a long time coming,” senior Connor Wallace said.