The race for the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has grown even closer with the sudden discovery of more than 10,000 mail-in ballots days before a crucial primary in Chicago. A progressive “Democratic insider” candidate for the Cook County state’s attorney position has closed the gap with a rival who receives large sums of money from Republicans.
The Chicago Board of Elections added an additional 10,659 mail-in ballots, saying they were “erroneously excluded” after the March 19 voting deadline.
said Max Biver, communications director for the Chicago Board of Elections. WBBM-TV“When the Board totaled the total number of mail-in ballots returned to date, we inadvertently omitted an additional ballot that was returned via USPS on the evening of Monday, March 18.”
“This week I traded accuracy for speed to report the numbers as quickly as possible. I truly regret this mistake on my part and the confusion it caused to Chicago voters,” Bieber said in a statement. We will only share the numbers when they announce them.” Accurate and verified. ”
As of Sunday afternoon, Eileen O’Neal Burke had a narrow lead over Clayton Harris III. 4,771.
“On Friday, thanks to the counting of mail-in ballots from Chicago voters, Ms. Harris narrowed her lead over Mr. O’Neal Burke, with a net vote count of 1,366,” the newspaper reported. Chicago Sun-Times.
Harris is seen as the more progressive candidate in the Democratic primary.
“Being black, I’ve been pulled over for no reason,” Harris said on the campaign trail. “We can build safe communities without being racially profiled.” .
Harris has received support from labor unions, progressive leaders and the Cook County Democratic Party.
Mr. Harris is a professor and former prosecutor.
o’neil burke classified Harris is a “Democratic Party insider.”
Burke, on the other hand, is seen as the Democratic candidate to be tougher on crime.
o’neil burke Said In January, he said, “Every day, people walk away from work because of crime. Don’t get me wrong: Chicago’s economic survival is on the ballot this year.”
Mr O’Neill-Burke said tackling “slap robbery” was a top priority.
O’Neill Burke is a former Cook County prosecutor, defense attorney, and appellate court judge.
O’Neil Burke received donations from Republicans.
of Associated Press “O’Neal Burke leads in terms of fundraising, raising just under $2 million, about twice as much as Harris, compared to about $750,000. Her amount includes contributions from top Republican donors. It also includes funding.”
The two candidates are vying to replace current Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who declined to seek reelection after two terms.
Fox is best known for his response to Jussie Smollett, who staged a racist and homophobic attack hoax against himself.
Whoever wins the Democratic primary is expected to cruise to an easy victory in November.
Also running for Cook County State’s Attorney are Republican former Chicago City Councilman Bob Fioretti and Libertarian Party candidate Andrew Charles Kopinski.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is the second largest prosecutor’s office in the United States, after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, with more than 3,000 employees.
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