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Democratic Primaries

consider_this

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3. But why not postpone and...

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:35 PM

Mar 2020

give everyone the opportunity to get mail-in ballots?
I fortunately applied for mine on the final day last week, so could take advantage of that option, but otherwise, I do not think I would have put voting above the risk of catching the virus. I can only imagine this drastically reduced the voter turnout, no?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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The reason Illinois didn't defer the primary was because there is no assurance that the virus [View all] still_one Mar 2020 OP

Governor Pritzker was following the law. mucifer Mar 2020 #1

Sure, but i heard either MSNBC or CNN, suggesting that still_one Mar 2020 #2

But why not postpone and... consider_this Mar 2020 #3

in Chi-town... apnu Mar 2020 #4

nice, but I don't recall getting that. consider_this Mar 2020 #5

True, but the infra was there, we can't make the people do much apnu Mar 2020 #7

It only makes common sense... TY, still_one! Cha Mar 2020 #6