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25th WARD, 8th PRECINCT

Pollworkers didn’t have any green ballots available and were asking voters if they wanted a Democratic or Republican ballot (but not Green ballots).

25th WARD, 24th PRECINCT

A voter asked for a Green Party ballot three times, and was given a Democratic paper ballot
each time. Finally, on the fourth time, the voter was told only touch screen available for Greens.

31st WARD

Mary Ann Esler, Green Party Committeewoman in the 31st Ward, went in to vote in the Green Primary this morning. The election judges refused to give her a Green Party ballot. The Democratic Precinct Captain, who was supervising the judges told them that there were no ballots for the Green Primary because the Green candidates were running unopposed.

The confrontation ended when Mary found the ballots hidden under some papers on the judge’s table. The judges then went into a big huddle with the Democratic Precinct Captain while Mary marked her ballot.

35th WARD

Jeremy Karpen, live blogging from the 35th Ward polling place, gives the following reports:

9:00am: After reporting an election judge for not orally offering Green Party ballots (when he is offering Dem and Rep) he was visited by the Board of Elections and then he called me [an expletive]. I asked him first to either list all three ballots or simply ask people what ballot they prefer, he said “I can if I want to.”

9:09am: Craig (my committeeman and roommate) was just handed a “green” democratic ballot and got all the way to the little voting booth before he realized what had happened. Dear lord.

9:45am: The Election Judge, who now seems to have an attitude, when asked if Green is a real party, said “unfortunately” and stated that it “isn’t a real party.” The person he was talking to was an electioneer for Bradley’s campaign and not a voter but there certainly were other voters in the room.

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47th WARD

A voter was told there were no Green Party ballots. During a call to report the incident, the pollworkers told him that he could vote using an electronic voting machine, but they did not have any paper ballots available (although paper ballots were available for the Republican and Democratic parties).

50th WARD, 5th PRECINCT

Green committeeman reports that the election judge is only offering Republican and Democratic ballots.

COOK COUNTY, NORTHBROOK

An election judge reports that judges were instructed to keep a tally of Green voters on a tally sheet that numbers up to 50. There is no such tally for the Democrats and Republicans.

COOK COUNTY, NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, 44th PRECINCT

A voter writes: “At approximately 11:30 am, at the polling place at 74 Park Drive, Glenview, Green Party ballots were still in shrink wrap, in
the box, in the cabinet. Officials at the desk were indignant about my disappointment, and challenged me to “have credentials” in order to
register my complaint.

DUPAGE COUNTY, MILTON TOWNSHIP, 28th PRECINCT

A pollwatcher reports that and election judge asks voter “which parties’ primary ballot do you want?” The voter seemed confused by the question and the judge clarified by stating “Republican or Democrat”. The pollwatcher immediately interjected and corrected the judge and asked her to please state all three parties in the primary from now on.

DUPAGE COUNTY, MILTON TOWNSHIP, 44th PRECINCT

A voter writes: “A judge repeatedly tried to give me a Democratic ballot, which I refused. The Green ballots were still wrapped up and semi-out of sight.  As I approached the tables, I could hear only “Republican or Democrat?” over and over.

JACKSON COUNTY, MURPHYSBORO, 12th PRECINCT

A voter writes: “As I was leaving, the head lady was making a call about getting more Green ballots because they had only been sent three and at 7:30a they had already used 2 of them and she was worried about a run on Green voters.”

MORE REPORTS AVAILABLE ON ILGP.ORG AS THEY COME IN.