County Living Blog: Illinois gets a jump on primary with early voting

By DAN PLUTCHAK ( Contact )   Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010
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— In an effort to boost voter participation in the primaries, Illinois has added an early voting option.

Wisconsin is considering a similar system, and will be watching the Illinois vote carefully. Currently, Wisconsin voters can only vote early by absentee ballot.

(Wisconsin early voting FAQ)

Election officials, however, hope to have a pilot program start for the April 2010 Spring Election. The proposed time frame for implementing early voting statewide would be September 2010.

Many races in Walworth County have few challengers, and candidates know that with low voter turnouts, they only have to concern themselves with tried and true supporters.

Increased primary participation could lead to increased interest by potential candidates.

And because Walworth County has traditionally been a Republican stronghold, the winner of the primary election is, in effect, the winner of the race.

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