The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court by organizations including the Chicago branch of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Common Cause Illinois and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. It alleges that the secretary of state’s office and the elections board have ignored critiques and offers of assistance in implementing the program from advocates.
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.