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Attorney General Madigan assigns teams statewide to monitor general
election
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[November 06, 2012]
CHICAGO -- Attorney General Lisa
Madigan announced last week that 173 teams of assistant attorneys
general and investigators from her office will be working throughout
the state on Tuesday to monitor the general election, to ensure that
Illinoisans’ voting rights are protected and that polling places are
accessible.
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Madigan urges voters to call her office if they
encounter suspected improper or illegal activity.
Madigan reminded voters of some of their basic
voting rights:
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Voters have the right to vote
if they are in line when the polls close at 7 p.m. or at any other time
between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day (10 ILCS 5/17-1).
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If a voter makes a mistake or
"spoils" a paper ballot and the voter has not cast the ballot, the voter has
the right to receive a replacement ballot (10 ILCS 5/17-11).
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If a voter cannot read, has
trouble understanding English or is disabled, that voter has the right to
request assistance from anyone other than his or her employer, an agent of
his or her employer, or an officer or agent of his or her union (10 ILCS
5/17-14).
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Voters have the
right to take unpaid time from work to vote, but no more than
two successive hours, as long as they have applied with their
employer before Election Day. The employer may set the time of
day (10 ILCS 5/17-15).
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No one is allowed to try to influence a
voter within 100 feet of the polling place (10 ILCS 5/17-29).
[Text from file received from the office
of
Illinois Attorney General Lisa
Madigan] |
