Fun Fact: Clinton Beating Sanders 16-4 in States that Have Conducted Primaries Rather than a Caucus

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48. New Details Reveal Possible Voter Suppression in Illinois Primary

The next day, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter who has introduced her at campaign rallies, filed an appeal in Illinois 4th District Appellate Court to prevent late voting. On March 23, the appellate court issued a stay on Judge Vahle’s injunction, meaning those voters won’t get a chance to cast ballots in this primary. Hillary Clinton won Illinois by roughly 35,000 votes, or a slim 1.8 percent margin, effectively splitting delegates with Sanders.

Bernie Sanders won in four of the six Illinois counties that had ballot shortages.

● In Champaign County, Sanders beat Clinton 20,581-10,542 — almost a two-to-one margin.
● Bernie Sanders beat Clinton in rural Effingham County 1,247-867.
● Sanders won by 3,391 votes in Madison County, a Democratic Party stronghold.
● Bernie Sanders won 10,365 votes to Clinton’s 9,255 votes in Sangamon County.

In a phone interview, Adams County State’s Attorney Jon Barnard said that had there been enough ballots available in those counties, the end result may have been a Sanders win, rather than a Clinton victory.

“I think it’s certainly possible,” Barnard told US Uncut. “The number of voters that were turned away was in the thousands. Sangamon and Madison are huge for Democrats.”
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Because the Adams County Clerk must certify primary election results by March 29, Barnard said there isn’t enough time to appeal the case to the Illinois Supreme Court, effectively disenfranchising thousands of voters.

http://usuncut.com/politics/illinois-democratic-establishment-refuses-to-allow-late-voting-for-voters-turned-away-from-polls/
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