November General Election two weeks away

Posted on October 20, 2020
Vote sign
Election day is November 3. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – The 2020 Presidential Election is right around the coroner, but many are wondering will we have a clear winner by November 4? 

Due to the ongoing pandemic, a record number of mail-in ballots have been requested, which could delay election results.

Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin told WJBC’s Scott Miller local election authorities will have their hands full. 

“We are expecting up to six million people to vote in Illinois and this time around there could be around two million mail-in ballots which all have to be hand counted at the election authority,” said Durbin. “In Illinois that starts when the polls close so there is a lot of manual labor ahead to make sure that there’s an accurate and honest count.”

Election day is November 3.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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