‘Incorrect info’ interpreted ‘incorrectly’ blamed for latest voter registration screw-up — affecting former prison inmates – Chicago Sun-Times

The snafu stems from a data-matching error between the state’s election board and the Illinois Department of Corrections. Individuals were incorrectly categorized as currently incarcerated when in fact they had completed their sentences and been discharged, officials said.

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