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The resulting ballot was 33 inches (84 cm) long. [17] Because of the length of the ballot, the election was remembered as the "bedsheet ballot" election. [17] Both parties ran slates of 118 candidates. [18]
[n 23] The ballot was 33 inches (84 cm) long and was often referred to as the "bedsheet ballot". [n 19] Both parties used the same method to order their candidates on the ballot. Incumbent legislators were placed at the top, ordered by seniority, alternating between candidates from Cook County and downstate. The remaining candidates were then ...
In order to be placed on the ballot, proposed legislatively referred constitutional amendments needed to be approved by two-thirds of each house of the Illinois General Assembly. [9] In order to be approved, they required approval of either two-thirds of those voting on the amendment itself or a majority of all ballots cast in the general ...
The recount was finished on December 9, and showed that in six towns around Chicago, mistakes of ten votes or more in favor of Kennedy occurred in 3.1% of the precincts, those in favor of Nixon occurred in 2.6%, and those in favor of third-parties occurred in 4.8%. 11% of the precincts in Chicago had errors of ten votes or more in Kennedy's ...
An 1870 advertisement for Chicago Tribune subscriptions The lead editorial in the Chicago Tribune following the Great Chicago Fire. The Tribune was founded by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest, publishing the first edition on June 10, 1847. Numerous changes in ownership and editorship took place over the next eight years.
The November election comes four months after the June 28 primary — the quickest turnaround since at least the Great Depression. On Nov. 8, Illinois voters will elect their governor, junior U.S ...
Supporters of a Chicago ballot measure that raises a one-time tax on luxury properties to fund services for homeless people, rally prior to a court hearing Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Chicago.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fixture of progressive politics on Capitol Hill, announced Tuesday his endorsement of Chicago Teachers Union organizer Graciela Guzmán in a hotly contested Democratic ...