Blue City Democrats Run into Massive Mail-in Ballot Problem as Thousands Don’t Get Counted

The Chicago Board of Elections has admitted to a major error in failing to count over 10,000 mail-in ballots in the March 19 Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney. This revelation came after the city’s director of public information announced he had made an error by omitting them. According to ABC Chicago, Democratic candidates Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III are tied with 50 percent of the vote, with O’Neill Burke leading Harris by just under 4,800 votes. The resolution of these mail-in ballots will determine the race’s...