Chicago inmates claim jail guards are pressuring them to illegally vote in the mayoral election – Daily Mail

An unnamed source familiar with Cook County Jail said it is the ideal environment for ballot harvesting. "Cameras inside the Jail notoriously don't work. There aren't any election observers. If an inmate complains, who would believe them? So, if you wanted to manipulate a ballot, who would know?"
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Truth in Cook County
3 years ago

Something is fishy about this article. The jail is controlled by Cook County, not the City of Chicago. Cook County is controlled by Toni Preckwinkle, not Lightfoot. Toni does not like Lori, and tries to undermine her all the time. Yet the jail inmates are being fraudulently pushed to vote for Lori in the mayoral race? It does not add up.

Riverbender
3 years ago

When the chips are down at the end of the day the loyalty of the Democrat party always trumps all.

Poor Taxpayer
3 years ago

I thought you had to be dead to vote in a Chicago election.

Eugene from a payphone
3 years ago

I saw this at Oak Forest hospital in the 1990s. The engineer requested ballots for all 700 Residents at the hospital. The residents were Physically and mentally handicapped individuals who lived there. He then filled out and delivered all of the ballots for the Democratic candidate.

Riverbender
3 years ago

I saw this same thing happen too when my mother was in the nursing home. My mother was partially paralyzed but fully aware mentally. The County said she voted but she said she didn’t. Interestingly the County said they even sent helpers to help the invalids vote. Many had Alzheimer’s and you can guess the rest. Illinois…what a place.

Old Joe
3 years ago
Reply to  Riverbender

Hmm, did they vote Democratic?

Riverbender
3 years ago
Reply to  Old Joe

I can’t say but I do know every Democrat running won.

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