Hannah Bleau 23 May 2020
Illinois lawmakers on Friday approved of a vote-by-mail expansion for November’s general election — a move that comes as Democrats across the country attempt to seize on the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the long-held party objective.
The House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 1863 — 72-43 — which eases vote-by-mail for November’s election. The measure passed in the state’s Senate on Friday — 37-19.
Per the Belleville News-Democrat:
Anyone who applied to vote in 2018, 2019 or 2020 will automatically receive a vote-by-mail application through the postal service or email. Applications can be returned through mail, email or personal delivery to the local election authority.
Voters will receive an official ballot by October 6 at the latest. They can be mailed back or turned in at a local collection site. By Sept. 15, the secretary of state’s office will send a reminder to anyone who received a vote-by-mail application but did not return it.
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State Sen. Julie Morrison, the northern Illinois Democrat who introduced the bill, said her legislation originally proposed sending a vote-by-mail ballot to every registered voter. But because of “financial constraints and the integrity of that list,†Democrats drew back the language to send applications only to those who applied to vote from 2018 to 2020.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/23/illinois-house-approves-vote-mail-expansion-november-election/
