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Depending on who you ask, the unusual timing of the elections, issues with voters’ access to the polls, and election judges resigning right before polls open all contributed to the low turnout among Chicago and suburban Cook County’s 3.1 million registered voters.
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Tuesday's election, coming just a few days before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, is the latest Illinois has held a primary since at least the Great Depression.
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On Tuesday, polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state. Those in line at 7 p.m. are still allowed to fill out their ballots.
Hundreds of local students are helping Chicago voters cast their ballots for the primary election by working as election judges through Mikva Challenge.
“Voters have other issues on their mind, kids are out of school for the summer or they’re planning vacations,” an election official said Thursday about the primaries that were pushed back until June 28 this year.