ELECTION MISTAKE: Chicago Board of Elections Admits Error, Adds Over 10,000 Votes to Count
Chicago, Illinois – The Chicago Board of Elections acknowledged a significant mistake in the vote count as the city eagerly anticipates the outcome of the Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney. Eileen O’Neill Burke currently leads Clayton Harris III by a slim margin of over 2,000 votes, with O’Neill Burke having 259,445 votes compared to Harris’ 257,430 votes. The error, which resulted in the omission of more than 10,000 vote-by-mail ballots from the …