Dec 16 2009

Illinois State Board of Elections “No Right To Secret Ballot”

Published by Champaign County Clerk at 10:38 am under Elections

In an amazing stance, the Illinois State Board of Elections, through their legal representative, the Illinois Attorney General, claim that we have no right to a secret ballot.

“While plaintiff attempts to suggest to the court that there is a fundamental right to a secret ballot, no such right exists.”

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  1. # Champaign County Clerk on 16 Dec 2009 at 8:03 pm by Larry Miller

    Here in Virginia the State Board of Elections argued that they had no responsibility to mail out absentee ballots to military voters early enough to be sure they had time to return them.

  2. # Champaign County Clerk on 12 Feb 2010 at 4:44 pm by State Board Memo On Undervotes | Blog – Champaign County Clerk, IL – Mark Shelden

    [...] Of course, voters who think they have a constitutional right to a secret ballot won’t find much comfort from the State Board of Elections. [...]

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