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By the numbers
0 MILLION COST OF THE NEW ILLINOIS VOTING SYSTEM.
90% TYPICAL PERCENTAGE OF COOK COUNTY PRECINCTS THAT REPORTED THEIR VOTES AN HOUR AFTER THE POLLS CLOSED IN YEARS PAST.
44% PRECINCTS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY THAT REPORTED VOTING RESULTS FOUR HOURS AFTER THE POLLS CLOSED IN THIS YEAR’S MARCH PRIMARY.
3 TYPICAL HOURS OF TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND OTHER “PRECINCT ADVISERS.”
10 NUMBER OF PAGES OF INSTRUCTIONS DETAILING HOW TO CLOSE THE POLLS AND SEND IN THE RESULTS.
SOURCE: TRIBUNE NEWS REPORTS.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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