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Historic Runoff Creates Unique Opportunity for Analysis

With Chicago’s first mayoral runoff election less than one month away, both remaining candidates have re-calibrated their strategies to reach new voters and encourage participation on election day. Chicago Tribune reporter Bill Ruthhart noted these efforts in a March 6th…

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Mell challenger sues over 33rd Ward election

Via The Chicago Tribune The runner-up to Ald. Deb Mell in the Feb. 24 election filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging widespread problems with voting in the Northwest Side 33rd Ward aldermanic race as he tries to force her into a…

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Campaign Finance Reform: “The Nation is Watching”

When the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform was founded 18 years ago, one of its motivating principles was to prevent big money from influencing our local elections. Now, nearly two decades later, success for many grassroots candidates across the state still…

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Return power of the vote where it belongs: With voters

Via Crain’s Nearly 80 percent of Chicago’s voters supported a citywide advisory referendum on the Feb. 24 ballot that would reduce the influence of special-interest money in city–and state–elections by financing campaigns using small contributions from individuals and a limited…

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