Early voting info
Early voting for the Nov. 4 primary election will be offered through Sunday, Nov. 2.
Voters registered in the City of Chicago may use any early voting site in the city, regardless of where the voters live.
Voters don't need a reason or excuse to use early voting; however, voters do need to present government-issued photo identification.
Ballots cast in early voting are final. After casting ballots in early voting, voters may not return to amend, change or undo a ballot for any reason. It is a felony to vote more than once—or to attempt to vote more than once—in the same election.
All 51 locations will be open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ( Not all sites will be open Sundays. ) To get a list of sites, visit http://www.chicagoelections.com/page.php?id=9.
Ald. Latasha
Thomas not
seeking re-election
Ald. Latasha Thomas ( 17th Ward ) will not seek re-election next spring to the Chicago City Council seat after more than 14 years in that post, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Thomas was first appointed to the seat representing Englewood and Auburn Gresham by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000, and was re-elected four times.
She did not provide a reason for her decision, but told the Sun-Times in August that she was considering retiring from city council.
HRC releases
scorecard of
113th Congress
The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) has released its Congressional Scorecard measuring support for LGBT equality in the 113th Congress—and, according to the organization, results show record gains in support for LGBT equality.
Members of Congress were scored based on their votes and co-sponsorships of pieces of legislation that are key indicators of support for LGBT equality and, for the first time ever, their public support of marriage equality.
A record number of members earned a perfect 100-percent score in this Congress. Out of 541 members of Congress ( including delegates ), 210 received a perfect rating, compared to 139 in the previous Congress.
Democrats in both the House and Senate earned an average score of 96 percent. In contrast, House Republicans earned an average of 10 percent while Senate Republicans averaged of 16 percent.
Regarding Illinois politicians, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin had a perfect score while his Republican counterpart, Mark Kirk, rated a 78. In the House, those who scored 100 included Democrats Bobby Rush, Luis Gutierrez, Mike Quigley, Tammy Duckworth, Jan Schakowsky, Brad Schneider and Cheri Bustos. Those who scored a zero included Republicans Peter Roskam, Rodney Davis, Randy Hultgren, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger and Aaron Schock.
Those in between included Democrats Robin Kelly ( 89 ), Daniel Lipinski ( 38 ), Danny Davis ( 84 ), Bill Foster ( 92 ) and Bill Enyart ( 84 ).
See www.hrc.org/scorecard .
