{"id":2611,"date":"2014-10-28T14:33:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T19:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2014-10-28T14:33:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T19:33:05","slug":"general-election-day-tuesday-nov-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=2611","title":{"rendered":"General Election Day &#8211; Tuesday, Nov. 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48532\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48534\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/images1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/images1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>River North residents\u00a0don&#8217;t forget to participate in the General Election tomorrow &#8211; <strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48533\">Tuesday, November 4th, 2014<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48530\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48529\">On Tuesday, November 4th voters will cast ballots for the following offices:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48556\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48555\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48554\">United States Senator<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48561\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Governor<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48562\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Lieutenant Governor<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48563\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Attorney General<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48564\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Secretary of State<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Comptroller<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Treasurer<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Representative in Congress (one in each District)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Three (3) Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">County Clerk of Cook County<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Treasurer of Cook County<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Sheriff of Cook County<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Assessor of Cook County<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Cook County Commissioner (one in each District)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Commissioner of the Cook County Board of (Tax) Review (only in District 3)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Appellate, Circuit and Sub-circuit Judges (to fill vacancies as needed)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to retain various Appellate and Circuit Judges (yes or no)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">At the November 4, 2014 General Election, Chicago voters will also <strong>DECIDE<\/strong> various referenda on:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to amend the Illinois Constitution to protect victims&#8217; rights (binding)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to amend the Illinois Constitution to protect the right to vote (binding)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to increase the minimum wage to $10 per hour (advisory)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to impose a tax on incomes of $1 million or more to benefit education funding (advisory)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Whether to require all health-insurance policies to cover birth control and contraception (advisory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48567\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Vote on Election Day!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48566\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48565\">This election, all polling locations will be open between 6:00 am and 7:00 pm. Polling stations will promptly close at 7:00 pm; however, voters still in line to cast their ballots at 7:00pm will be allowed to vote. To check on the status of your registration, please <a style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZPlgYRI7ateA-kZ-8jjEik_2Tq8QLMp3tzUO9zPG7YaRVdT9RSRpUoRQgMS1mzaDQ2UTuZJoVkKgyrapcax2-l8-nY_nNLocxwg2O_0WyzPpE1NjEu7PddoebRAQUEiWBZRGKJ_uLBcwbrwrLfe0YNHDI4XwnzGvrhm56v2gnZiVcOCc9pMN1XFu3fHSwJTN5o9y4LEpUQg5RTUP51G8_oopJTHAy7TR&amp;c=4Ub1XkuT4QWcGf0hOCc2Msu6vpbh5-Y8eilKFBedvWrZMdtfqFtk5Q==&amp;ch=_o70upm2EZZr1ke_llVWoJ_CRUHlp86nv6kL7E30hCfqcwMrTenYKg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">click here<\/a>\u00a0and enter your address and last name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><a style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZPlgYRI7ateA-kZ-8jjEik_2Tq8QLMp3tzUO9zPG7YaRVdT9RSRpUoRQgMS1mzaDbaU3JcDmxIeFIQu5QISSKXtEQK9kgOtqfDVnG6K4aVjYI6t_byFsBR_kxYpI-Q4dpKoknXJSV0E1Y6210chNlc3nvxXNado9ti6oIMQVj1rj6236p5GfkwGIK6K9m1vKIjJq0nGxCRuknrns8Wl5Kcj502OzW7aUKORAlFARTxTJR7oVWE6KrA==&amp;c=4Ub1XkuT4QWcGf0hOCc2Msu6vpbh5-Y8eilKFBedvWrZMdtfqFtk5Q==&amp;ch=_o70upm2EZZr1ke_llVWoJ_CRUHlp86nv6kL7E30hCfqcwMrTenYKg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Election Day Registration Offered! <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48569\" style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48568\">Chicago voters who are not yet registered or who need to update their registration records may do so, and cast a ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, between 6:00am &#8211; 7:00pm, at any of five Chicago locations, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48571\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415037312614_48570\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><strong>Board of Elections\u00a0 &#8211;<\/strong><br \/>\n69 W. Washington Street, Lower Level Conference Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: blue; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZPlgYRI7ateA-kZ-8jjEik_2Tq8QLMp3tzUO9zPG7YaRVdT9RSRpUhsjDwqc0Tcw2LNXfXHLc-3NW0BIZAXFRnCFReVZLtX5lTg06bKY_liMPEtCJGVSSmCiLZEc2dZ32mfddFOmNtNYjlHi2zV4ZPNiTv9SH-7cy4KusFBcAUsAIW9OBb77R1YuDNQRPSHCBlBBSsffvMOsU3lOmW6heqqZVivUw1Ky&amp;c=4Ub1XkuT4QWcGf0hOCc2Msu6vpbh5-Y8eilKFBedvWrZMdtfqFtk5Q==&amp;ch=_o70upm2EZZr1ke_llVWoJ_CRUHlp86nv6kL7E30hCfqcwMrTenYKg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">How to Locate Your Polling Place<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">You can locate your polling place by entering your home address into the Chicago Board of Elections <a style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZPlgYRI7ateA-kZ-8jjEik_2Tq8QLMp3tzUO9zPG7YaRVdT9RSRpUhsjDwqc0Tcw2LNXfXHLc-3NW0BIZAXFRnCFReVZLtX5lTg06bKY_liMPEtCJGVSSmCiLZEc2dZ32mfddFOmNtNYjlHi2zV4ZPNiTv9SH-7cy4KusFBcAUsAIW9OBb77R1YuDNQRPSHCBlBBSsffvMOsU3lOmW6heqqZVivUw1Ky&amp;c=4Ub1XkuT4QWcGf0hOCc2Msu6vpbh5-Y8eilKFBedvWrZMdtfqFtk5Q==&amp;ch=_o70upm2EZZr1ke_llVWoJ_CRUHlp86nv6kL7E30hCfqcwMrTenYKg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">Jurisdiction Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Complete information for voters is available on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners website, <a style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001ZPlgYRI7ateA-kZ-8jjEik_2Tq8QLMp3tzUO9zPG7YaRVdT9RSRpUvoKTVTIK5xsdIehjoUPopyhih47T2fHuCNMyMwod3UGJQd2ZhZpvbtqrRHyOfXcqBX1Ow84xY0w4bLCyws6tYYtnRS96D9I4YUcWdq8UK2zeVm5FFzuXBzf3dGBuFX1jQ==&amp;c=4Ub1XkuT4QWcGf0hOCc2Msu6vpbh5-Y8eilKFBedvWrZMdtfqFtk5Q==&amp;ch=_o70upm2EZZr1ke_llVWoJ_CRUHlp86nv6kL7E30hCfqcwMrTenYKg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">www.chicagoelections.com<\/a>. The website allows you to check your voter registration status, find your polling place and view a sample ballot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/images1.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>River North residents\u00a0don&#8217;t forget to participate in the General Election tomorrow &#8211; Tuesday, November 4th, 2014. On Tuesday, November 4th voters will cast ballots for the following offices: United States Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Comptroller Treasurer Representative in Congress (one in each District) Three (3) Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}