Ballot changes eyed as punch cards fade in Illinois
Illinois eyes quick shifts away from punch-card ballots toward optical scan systems after 2000 flaws. Some counties already cut uncounted ballots with scanners, while others await federal funding from the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to replace outdated machines before the 2004 election.
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Florida
Illinois
State Senate
Cook County
David Orr
Orr
Chicago
Jefferson County
Connie Simmons
Peoria
JoAnn Thomas
Bush
Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan Reporting
Call the Accuracy Hotline at 529-5454 Ext 5176 from Jackson County or 800 228-0429 Ext 5176 from elsewhere to report errors. The note cites a misID in a photo, correcting Benton player Jesse Crawford with his grandfather Tony Wiggins, and mentions a basketball scholarship error for the 2003-04 Illinois State team.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinois University
Jesse Crawford
Tony Wiggins
Bush Visits Springfield for Shimkus Campaign
President Bush made a Sunday swing through Springfield as part of a three appearance run in Illinois to back John M. Shimkus in a close 19th District race against Democrat David D. Phelps. Bush urged tax cuts and fast track trade authority while calling for Iraq policy unity and a homeland security department, pressed by Shimkus to energize Republican turnout.
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David D. Phelps
Eldorado
Bush
Shimkus
Phelps
White House
Iraq
America
Saddam Hussein
al Qaeda
United Nations
United States
Senate
Homeland Security Department
Washington
Steve Brown
Democratic Party of Illinois
Department of Homeland Security
Brown
U.S
John Shimkus
George W. Bush
Illinois State
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