Ballot harvesting https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Ballot harvesting https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Bank Your Vote or Go For Broke? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/08/bank-your-vote-or-go-for-broke/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:00:36 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=24411 Written by Nancy Hayes

Republicans’ new idea for winning the upcoming 2024 election is a nationwide campaign they’re calling “Bank Your Vote,” a Republican National Committee (RNC) strategy that is trickling back to the GOP in the states, including in Illinois.

The gist of it is, that local GOP officials are encouraging Republicans to vote early in 2024. The campaign is meant to maximize pre-Election Day voting through in-person voting, absentee voting, and ballot harvesting where legal.… Continue Reading

]]> 24411 Macon County Sheriff Election: Irregularities in Elections (Part 2) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/macon-county-sheriff-election-irregularities-in-elections-part-2/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:00:45 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=18712 Written by Kristi Shaffer

The 2018 election for Macon County Sheriff was an example of nearly everything that can possibly go wrong in an election. Unsurprisingly, the problems that occurred in Macon County illustrate the issues facing the entire state of Illinois. Elections and election results are often uncertain in Illinois for several reasons, and many of the related problems surfaced in the sheriff’s court case.

As a result of the legal proceedings in the Macon County Sheriff election, the ballots were recounted.… Continue Reading

]]> 18712 Lack of Vote-Integrity Measures Disenfranchises Voters https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/lack-of-vote-integrity-measures-disenfranchises-voters/ Thu, 28 May 2020 11:00:30 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=14284 Written by Laura Hollis

The political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be as unpredictable as the virus itself, and as potentially monumental as the financial losses it has caused. Although the November election is still almost five months away, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading the charge for states to have mandatory mail-in ballots, purportedly in the interests of public safety.

Some people — including the ever-vocal President Donald Trump — view mandatory mail-in voting as a prescription for widespread voter fraud.… Continue Reading

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