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Corruption measure reaches ballot
Genoa Township voters to be asked nonbinding question about national movement By KATIE DAHLSTROM
densed for the ballot by Massachusetts-based Represent.Us. Genoa resident Shannon Wilde spearheaded the GENOA – Genoa Township voters local effort for the ballot measure afwill take a stance on limiting mon- ter getting involved with Represent. ey’s influence on politics Nov. 4 as Us earlier this year. part of a national organization’s an“It’s to say there is a movement ti-corruption movement. going on,” Wilde said. “People are The ballot contains a nonbind- working on this. I want people to ing question that asks voters if they know we can do something.” support ideas from the American Wilde collected about 25 signatures Anti-Corruption Act that were con- on a petition asking Genoa Township kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com
Board members to put the measure on the ballot, which they did. The question will ask: “Do you support removing the corrupting influence of money on our political system by prohibiting politicians from taking campaign money from industries they regulate; increasing transparency for campaign funding; empowering all voters through a tax rebate to contribute to the candidates they support; stopping representa-
Voice your opinion Would you support holding a referendum that proposes removing “the corrupting influence of money on our political system”? Vote online at Daily-Chronicle.com. tives and senior staff from all lobbying activity for five years once they leave office; and putting limits on ‘su-
per PACs’?” The question is nonbinding, meaning it’s designed to gauge what voters want, not something enforceable. Genoa Township’s, 3,300 voters will be among voters in three places throughout the country facing a similar question, said Elizabeth Lindquist, the representative for the fledgling Rockford branch of Represent.Us.
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President urges Quinn supporters to vote early
ELECTION 2014
EARLY VOTING STARTS TODAY
By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press
Danielle Guerra – dguerra@shawmedia.com
Chief Deputy of Elections Mary Lynn Meisch sets up the meeting room Friday in the Kirkland Village Hall for early voting. Meisch has been with the DeKalb County clerk’s office for 18 years. There are four early voting places opening today at 9 a.m. in DeKalb County: one at the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University, at the county administration offices in Sycamore, at the Sandwich Fire Station and in Kirkland Village Hall.
Plenty of opportunities to vote at four places in county By JESSI HAISH
jhaish@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – DeKalb resident Patricia McKinley has been closely following the county clerk and recorder’s race and the attorney general race for this year’s election, both of which she finds interesting. McKinley voted last week with a no-excuse absentee ballot to make sure her opinions were heard. Plus, it gives her one less thing to do on Election Day. “It frees that day up,” she said. This year offers more opportunities than ever before to cast a vote,
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in fact, voters have had the opportunity to cast their vote for six weeks already. This year also marks the first time people can register to vote the day of the election, something the state is trying out this year. Early voting starts today. Doug Johnson, county clerk and recorder, said the timing of fall elections means many people do utilize early voting options. “A lot of people, snowbirds, are heading south,” he said. “That gets people to vote early.” County officials set up early voting locations in Sandwich, Kirkland and at Northern Illinois University
Election Central To see more information in the Nov. 4 election, visit Daily-Chronicle.com/ election-central/.
throughout the weekend. He said between grace period voting, early voting, Election Day voting and other options, everyone gets a chance to vote. He said the state’s trial run with Election Day voter registration will improve voter turnout. “It makes sure nobody gets turned
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away and everyone gets a chance,” he said. Early voting is available in Sandwich, Kirkland and Northern Illinois University, while a permanent location for early voting has been up and running in Sycamore at the county administration building at 110 E. Sycamore St. Absentee ballot applications must be filed with the county clerk’s office no later than Oct. 30. More information about voting can be found by visiting DeKalbCounty.org or by calling the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 815-895-7147.
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CHICAGO – President Barack Obama returned to his hometown Sunday in a bid to whip up support for Gov. Pat Quinn, as Democrats fight to hold control of the Illinois governor’s office against stiff challenge from GOP businessman Bruce Rauner. A visibly relaxed Obama spoke to several thousand enthusiastic supporters at a rally late Sunday inside a packed auditorium on the campus of Chicago State University, throwing his arm around Quinn at several points and singing his praises. “Pat is real. ... He’s not trying to pretend to be something he’s not,” Obama said after poking fun at Quinn for appearing to care little about fashion. “That’s why you’ve got to have his back.” Obama also urged voters to cast their ballots early. A poster affixed to the podium Obama spoke from reminded Illinoisans that early voting starts today for the Nov. 4 election. Republicans and Democrats are pulling out all the stops to get out the vote. So far, Quinn is getting the highest-profile help. Obama already had helped Quinn raise money earlier this month. And first lady Michelle Obama headlined a rally for him, and recorded a campaign ad saying she and the president planned to vote for their fellow Chicago Democrat. Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to campaign with Quinn on Tuesday in Chicago, where Clinton will speak at a manufacturing plant about what the Quinn campaign describes as Illinois’ economic “comeback.” They note unemployment is at a six-year low; Rauner counters Illinois still has one of the highest jobless rates in the Midwest. Minutes before Obama took the stage, Quinn derided those he described as “big shots” and “high rollers.”
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