I went to the county building and voted Wednesday. I didn't realize that the Greens were second on the ballot in Sangamon County. I guess they get to compete with the two big parties for ballot spots after gaining official status in Illinois. Republicans were third. A lot of people think being at the top of the ballot will swing a few percentage points but I'm skeptical.
I voted for a new Constitutional Convention and I'll write about that soon. I voted for reducing the county board to fifteen members. If Cook County can get by with 15 board members then so can Sangamon.
I encouraged people to vote early when I ran for county board two years ago, but it didn't catch on in a big way since it was still unfamiliar to most people. More voters are doing it this year despite how little Sangamon county is doing to promote it. The Clerk's office at the County Building is the only place you can vote early until October 30.
Some clerks have several permanent early voting locations around their county. I was recently in Peoria County where I saw a brochure from the Clerk's office promoting the many early voting locations they set up. I guess there isn't enough money to do a major voter registration drive or open extra early voting locations in Sangamon county but somehow the county board finds the money to pay for 25 Republican board members to dance in the Andy Van Meter puppet show. It's all about making priorities.