The Chicago Elections Board is not expected to make decisions about polling locations until early October.
mayoral candidate Willie Wilson on Wednesday blasted the recent decision by Chicago election officials to cut voting precincts by nearly 40%, saying the move will lead to fewer polling places and hurt voter turnout this November and in February for the city’s municipal election.
“Everybody has a right to vote, a lot of people have died for this right to vote,” Wilson said. “$2 million is no money. You can find it in some other place.” But even if the total number of polling places isn’t significantly reduced, the new map will mean changes for some voters on where they will be able to cast their ballots on Election Day. And because those changes will be implemented just weeks before the Nov. 8 general election, advocates have raised concerns that voters will be unaware their polling place has been closed or that it has been switched to a different locale.
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