Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer
April 22, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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While proponents hope voters in Evanston and Oak Park, or possibly other locales, will walk into voting booths as early as 2026 or 2027 and choose their candidates from a ranked choice voting ballot, their enthusiasm is facing headwinds. The Cook County clerk’s office, which runs elections in the county’s suburbs, has thrown a wrench into Evanston’s plans, leading to a court battle that is still pending. Meanwhile, a state task force commissioned by Gov. JB Pritzker to explore ranked choice voting is lagging months behind in mapping out a potential transition in time for the next presidential primary.
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Alaska had ranked choice voting and in the very first election they sent a far-left wing Democrat representative to Washington DC. No thank you!