In May, U.S. Rep. Michael J. Bost and two other Illinois Republicans filed suit in Chicago federal court against the Illinois State Board of Elections, asking the judge to declare Illinois can’t count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, if those ballots include votes for federal offices. “Upon further consideration of the parties' written arguments, the Court finds that the decisional process for this motion would be aided by oral argument,” Judge John Kness wrote in an order filed late in the day Nov. 7.
Guess there was no way the judge could have found time in the 5+ months between the lawsuit being filed and Election Day to schedule oral arguments and provide a ruling.
It just couldn’t be done. It wasn’t like there was any pressing need to prevent massive voter fraud anyway.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Guess there was no way the judge could have found time in the 5+ months between the lawsuit being filed and Election Day to schedule oral arguments and provide a ruling.
It just couldn’t be done. It wasn’t like there was any pressing need to prevent massive voter fraud anyway.
IL folks.