How Illinois suppresses voter turnout in Chicago and beyond – The Last Ward

"As the only big city in the country to hold local elections in February of odd years, we found the city of Chicago was suppressing voter turnout by 40 percent. That’s the result of state law, which sets the timing of local elections in Illinois."

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