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Chicago and Cook County officials expect a better turnout at Tuesday’s primary compared with four years ago based on absentee ballot voting, which is up nearly 30 percent in the city.
Without citing specific races, Board of Elections chairman Langdon Neal said heightened interest in the primary has apparently driven up absentee balloting, which some experts think is a good predictor of turnout.
“There appears to be interest and enthusiasm in this election,” Neal said.
Cook County Clerk David Orr, who oversees elections in the suburbs, predicted the number of absentee ballots cast will be up 17 percent from 1998.
