mardi 27 mai 2014

Learning More About Illinois Elections 2014

By Marci Glover


On 4th November 2014, Illinois will have general elections. After the primary Illinois elections 2014 on 18th March, it is still quite early to know who will be the next leaders. There is great anticipation of who will win the race of being the executive officers of the state and also the township and district leaders.

It is one of the thirty four states that allow voters to vote early . Early voting begins fifteen days prior to the election date and ends three days before the date. Therefore, the actual date of early voting should be set twenty one days prior to the election date. The voters are required to have government issued photo identification. There are no specific requirements as to who should vote early.

Voters will be expected to vote for the eighteen candidates from the respective districts to the United States House of Representatives. There will also be 18 representatives to the house of congress and the senate. The different districts will therefore choose from the finalists after the primary elections. The senate executive officers to be elected include the Governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller, the treasurer and the attorney general.

With regards to the gubernatorial elections, Incumbent governor Pat Quin could be one of the most vulnerable candidates to run for reelection after the preceding governor was impeached. His running mate will be Paul Vallas . They will be running against the Republican Partys Bruce Rauner and his running mate Evelyn Sanguinetti. He will also be running against other third party candidates. Governor Pat Quins current lieutenant governor, Sheila Simon will not be running for another term and will instead run for the State Comptrollers Office.

Jesse White the incumbent secretary of state eligible for reelection in the November elections. He was first elected in 1998.He will be running against Mike Webster; the president of the Cass School District Board of Education.

The current state comptroller Judy Baar will be running for reelection for a second term. She will be running under the Republican Party. The Democratic Party Candidate for state comptroller will be Sheila Simon who is currently the lieutenant General of the state. There are other who will be contesting for the other two offices.

The incumbent lieutenant Governor, Sheila Simon will be running for office of the comptroller. She will be running against Judy Baar who will be vying for reelection for a second term. The third party candidates for the office include Julie Fox, Tim Curtin and Timothy Goodcase.

It is clear that the people of Illinois will take up their constitutional right to vote given the increased number of registered voters. There has also been increased change in the party affiliations that was seen during the primary elections. This is due to the fact that the state has a primary hybrid system. This system allows voters to declare their party affiliation at the polls as opposed to the common declaration during registration. Voters are therefor allowed to change affiliation as they wish but declare one during the polls.




About the Author:



Aucun commentaire:

Enregistrer un commentaire