The Agitators
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Cook County Board President and Commissioners pictured with LWVCC Members at 100th Anniversary Recognition
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League of Women Voters
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LWVCC ADVOCACYMETROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (MWRD) ETHICS ORDINANCE
January 9, 2020 - The League of Women Voters of Cook County gave testimony at the MWRD Board meeting expressing concerns with the proposed amendments to their Ethics Ordinance. While LWVCC supports strengthening the Ordinance, the League urges that the amendments be revised to exempt non-profit, non-partisan organizations like the League from being subject to the fees and registration requirements for "lobbyists" as currently defined in the amendments. READ THE TESTIMONY HERE January 23 - The MWRD passed the amendments to the Ethics Ordinance with a change that explicitly exempts those who are not compensated for their lobbying activities from the requirements. January 29 - The LWVCC sent a follow-up letter to the MWRD Commissioners and Executive Director thanking them for addressing the League's concerns. |
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New Voting Equipment for Cook County Elections
Paper Ballots for all Votes
Members of the LWVCC Voter Services Committee met with Edmund Michalowski, Cook County Deputy Clerk of Elections on October 15 to see the new equipment that will be used throughout suburban Cook County and Chicago starting with the March Primary. After the voter uses the touch screen to make the choices for each office, the touch screen will print out a marked ballot for the voter to check and then insert into a scanner. Voters who mark paper ballots will use this same scanner to record their votes.
Rahul Patel, Elections Information Security Officer for both the Chicago Board of Elections and the Cook County Clerk’s Office, also met with the group to discuss the security in place to insure the integrity of the elections. Having paper ballots for all votes is one way to ensure the integrity of the election.
Members of the LWVCC Voter Services Committee met with Edmund Michalowski, Cook County Deputy Clerk of Elections on October 15 to see the new equipment that will be used throughout suburban Cook County and Chicago starting with the March Primary. After the voter uses the touch screen to make the choices for each office, the touch screen will print out a marked ballot for the voter to check and then insert into a scanner. Voters who mark paper ballots will use this same scanner to record their votes.
Rahul Patel, Elections Information Security Officer for both the Chicago Board of Elections and the Cook County Clerk’s Office, also met with the group to discuss the security in place to insure the integrity of the elections. Having paper ballots for all votes is one way to ensure the integrity of the election.
Eyewitness
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