There are reports, at least in one neighboring county, that the third parties in yesterdays primary were discriminated against.  To vote in an Illinois primary, one must declare which political party’s ballot to vote for.  Some may not know that there were a few third party races being contested.  Also, the only way to change your party affiliation in Illinois is through the primary process.  Whichever ballot you pull, Illinois will consider you a member of that party until you vote for a different party in a subsequent primary election.  Those numbers become important to the respective parties.

Normally I vote as soon as the polls open, but the precinct in which I vote moved and I didn’t want to deal with any unexpected issues to make me late for work so I voted after work.  I deliberately did not listen to any news on my way home that might try to influence how I was planning to vote.  When I come home, I found that several people were having significant issues in the polling places.  This after I had just been assured that voting system used in Peoria was in fact a good one.  I am sure that this is an unintended blip, but it shows how electronic voting may not be ready for the public.  I will be waiting for the official why’s, what’s, and where’s for the Peoria Election Commission.