The race for the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the nation just got closer after more than 10,000 mail-in ballots were suddenly found just days before the important primary in Chicago. The progressive “Democratic insider” candidate for the Cook County state’s attorney position has closed the gap with his competitor – who has received significant money from Republicans.
The Chicago Board of Elections added an additional 10,659 additional mail-in ballots after they were “mistakenly left out” after votes were due by March 19.
Max Bever – director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections – told WBBM-TV, “In adding up the total number of Vote By Mail ballots the Board had received back so far, I mistakenly left out additional ballots that had been received back via USPS the evening of Monday, March 18.”
Bever claimed, “I traded speed for accuracy in reporting out numbers this week as quickly as I could. I truly regret this error on my part and for the confusion that it has caused the voters of Chicago. I will share updated numbers only when they are accurate and verified.”
As of Sunday afternoon, Eileen O’Neill Burke leads Clayton Harris III by a slim margin of 4,771.
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