As I got off the Red Line at Wilson stop this morning, I had to walk through scattered groups of representatives distributing flyers to ramp up support for various candidates in Chicago’s Municipal General Election. A typical flyer had a portrait of the candidate, agenda and position one wanted to fill.
Today is the last day voters can cast their ballot for various leaders vying for vacant city jobs and Truman is the site of the 46th Ward polling place. Partitions, electronic voting machines and ballot boxes are erected in the front lobby while clerks are waiting, ready to assist voters navigate the process.
Several notices are posted near the ballot boxes to inform voters of their rights. The site opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.
Despite the election going smoothly inside, snow showers are falling outside disturbing students’ commute to school.
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