Vote by mail system helped Dems win big in DuPage County
For example, on election night, the chief of staff for state Rep. Norma Hernandez, D-Melrose Park, Bobby Hernandez had a slight 14-vote lead over incumbent Addison Township Supervisor Dennis Reboletti.
The Republican Reboletti had a 212-vote lead among early voters and a 206-vote lead among voters who cast their ballots on Election Day itself.
But by that Friday, the Democrat Hernandez had a 775-vote lead among mailed-in ballots. His overall 357-vote overall lead is expected to increase as more mail trickles in.
The reason for the Republican aversion to voting by mail is Trump has long blasted it as a way for Democrats to steal elections. He and party leaders reversed course before the 2024 election. The party did make some gains, but, at least in Illinois, they haven’t yet matched the Democrats’ superiority.
And now Trump has reversed course again, issuing an executive order that in part commands the U.S. attorney general to take “all necessary action” against states that count mailed-in ballots that arrive after federal election days. The U.S. Postal Service being what it is (and service may very well deteriorate even further going forward), that could disenfranchise a whole lot of voters.
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