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Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before the November
election in Illinois, or around Sept. 26. Former Illinois GOP
Chairman Don Tracy said Illinois voting needs reforms.
“You know it used to be we had election day, now we have
election season,” Tracy said last week outside of the Republican
National Convention in Milwaukee. “It used to be that we didn’t
have same day registration and now we do and that creates chaos
for the county clerks in Illinois who administer the election.”
New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi said Republicans plan to
drive voters to the polls under the state’s rules.
“We don’t have voter ID in Illinois. We do have signature
verification, so we work within the rules that we have in order
to ensure that every legitimate vote is counted and every cheat
is discovered,” Salvi said.
Republicans are training election judges across the state to
monitor the process, she said.
“We have a very aggressive effort of training poll workers and
election judges to some of the tricks,” Salvi said.
The Democratic Party of Illinois said on its website the party’s
voter protection manager will work with staff, volunteers,
community organizations and legal partners to “ensure the
integrity of the electoral process and protect voters’ rights.”
Last week in Milwaukee, Pastor David Lowery stood with
Republicans and said he had problems with what he experienced in
Chicago in 2020.
“If the polling places were straight, Black people would have
the opportunity to vote for who they chose, not who they’re told
to,” Lowery said.
Any election fraud allegations can be reported to local law
enforcement and county and state elections officials.
“If available, documentary evidence, (including photographs)
should be included with the filing as well as contact
information for any witnesses,” the Illinois State Board of
Elections said on its website. “Complainants alleging
election-day violations should be brought to the attention of
the Election Authority of the jurisdiction in which the alleged
violation occurred.”
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