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Jan 24, 2020
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Under the Dome Podcast: Fallout from voter registration glitch
  On this week's episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register's Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the programming error the occurred in the Secretary of State's office that inadvertently led to more than 500 possible non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Gov.
Statehouse Insider: Pritzker isn’t messing around when it comes to ethics

Put it on the record that Gov. JB PRITZKER has had it with some of the stuff that passes for business as usual in Springfield.

Harmon to be named next Senate president

Updates: 4:55 p.m.: Senators have taken the floor and sources expect Sen.

Non-U.S. citizens inadvertently registered to vote

  Five Republican Illinois House members are calling for an immediate hearing into the state's automatic voter registration law after more than 500 non-U.S. citizens were inadvertently registered to vote because of a programming error in the secretary of state's office.

Springfield Women’s March postponed due to weather

Due to an unfavorable weather forecast, the Springfield Women's March - initially slated for Saturday morning in front of the Illinois Capitol - has been postponed indefinitely.

Illinois Senate convenes to pick new president

Gov. JB Pritzker will preside over the Illinois Senate in a rare Sunday session as they chose a new president.

Cullerton’s advice to new Senate president: Unify

The outgoing leader of Illinois' Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position - "bring everyone together." Chicago Democrat John Cullerton surprised his colleagues in November when he announced his intention to resign from the General Assembly.

‘ERA whisperer’ celebrates Virginia’s historic vote

RICHMOND, Va.

Elections board corrects non-citizen voting numbers

SPRINGFIELD - Only 15 people who self-identified as not being U.S. citizens cast ballots in the 2018 and 2019 elections, the Illinois State Board of Elections said in a correction Thursday, three of which actually turned out to be citizens.

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