The Illinois general election is planned to take place on 4th November 2014.The primary Illinois elections 2014 took place on 18th March. It is one of the twenty two states where voters do not have to register with a specific party. It is a mixed primary system where voters get to declare party affiliations at the polls. They are also allowed to change parties each year but have to declare a specific one at the polls.
It is one of the thirty four states that allow voters to vote early . Early voting begins fifteen days prior to the election date and ends three days before the date. Therefore, the actual date of early voting should be set twenty one days prior to the election date. The voters are required to have government issued photo identification. There are no specific requirements as to who should vote early.
Voters will be expected to vote for the eighteen candidates from the respective districts to the United States House of Representatives. There will also be 18 representatives to the house of congress and the senate. The different districts will therefore choose from the finalists after the primary elections. The senate executive officers to be elected include the Governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller, the treasurer and the attorney general.
Lisa Madigan who was elected in 2002 as Attorney General is eligible for reelection. Although she had been considered a strong candidate to run for the governors office, she announced her intention to run for reelection. She will be running against Paul Schimpf of the Republican Party among other third party candidates.
The secretary of state Jesse White will be running for reelection against the republican candidate Mike Webster. Jesse white will be running for a fifth term in office. Mike Webster was declared candidate after the withdrawal of renowned businessman Will Lindsey.
Lisa Madigan, the current Attorney general will be running for re-election in November. She will be running against republican Paul Schimpf. There will also be other third party candidates who include, Ben Koyl, David Black and Joe bell. Other third party candidates will be contesting for the two offices.
As the election date nears, it is still difficult to know who will finally will the elections. Campaigns are at their climax being the last few months to the big day. The reelection of Pat Quin as governor has definitely been the highlight of this election season. His corrupt government has not helped much in his re-election and could greatly affect his re-election.
Dan Rutherford will not be running for reelection as Treasurer but instead ran for Governor. The candidates for the treasurers office include Mike Frerichs and Tom Cross among other third party candidates. The voters will vote in more leaders including the township committee men, precinct committee men among other leaders on the respective districts. The November elections campaigns have been on the rise as candidates wait to have their final battle at the polls. This will surely be a competitive election.
It is one of the thirty four states that allow voters to vote early . Early voting begins fifteen days prior to the election date and ends three days before the date. Therefore, the actual date of early voting should be set twenty one days prior to the election date. The voters are required to have government issued photo identification. There are no specific requirements as to who should vote early.
Voters will be expected to vote for the eighteen candidates from the respective districts to the United States House of Representatives. There will also be 18 representatives to the house of congress and the senate. The different districts will therefore choose from the finalists after the primary elections. The senate executive officers to be elected include the Governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller, the treasurer and the attorney general.
Lisa Madigan who was elected in 2002 as Attorney General is eligible for reelection. Although she had been considered a strong candidate to run for the governors office, she announced her intention to run for reelection. She will be running against Paul Schimpf of the Republican Party among other third party candidates.
The secretary of state Jesse White will be running for reelection against the republican candidate Mike Webster. Jesse white will be running for a fifth term in office. Mike Webster was declared candidate after the withdrawal of renowned businessman Will Lindsey.
Lisa Madigan, the current Attorney general will be running for re-election in November. She will be running against republican Paul Schimpf. There will also be other third party candidates who include, Ben Koyl, David Black and Joe bell. Other third party candidates will be contesting for the two offices.
As the election date nears, it is still difficult to know who will finally will the elections. Campaigns are at their climax being the last few months to the big day. The reelection of Pat Quin as governor has definitely been the highlight of this election season. His corrupt government has not helped much in his re-election and could greatly affect his re-election.
Dan Rutherford will not be running for reelection as Treasurer but instead ran for Governor. The candidates for the treasurers office include Mike Frerichs and Tom Cross among other third party candidates. The voters will vote in more leaders including the township committee men, precinct committee men among other leaders on the respective districts. The November elections campaigns have been on the rise as candidates wait to have their final battle at the polls. This will surely be a competitive election.
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