Priority · Elections
Ballot Integrity
Mandatory voter I.D., no non-U.S. citizens voting, and election authorities that follow statutory election law instead of changing rules close to an election.
Mandatory voter I.D., in Bill's own words
On his Goals page, Bill says it in one short sentence: “We need to institute mandatory voter I.D.” He doesn't dress it up, and he doesn't hedge it.
The next line draws a second boundary: “No non-U.S. citizens should be able to vote in our elections such as New York City allowed.” That is the whole of his position on who gets a ballot, and it is stated as a standard he wants Illinois to meet.
The rest of this page sticks to what he has published. Where he hasn't said something, we haven't added it for him.
Voting booths and a ballot box in a quiet small-town polling place
What a settled rulebook means in the small towns of the 87th
The 87th District is Morton, Tremont, Hopedale, Mackinaw and the farm country between them. People here plan their year around shifts, planting and harvest, and they expect a polling place to work the way it was posted.
That is the thread through Bill's third sentence, and it is why this plank belongs on a list of priorities. Voters and the volunteers who staff the polls can only trust a contest when everyone knows the rules ahead of time and the rules stay put.
Holding election authorities to the statute
Bill's last sentence is aimed at the people who run elections: “Election authorities cannot be allowed to change rules shortly before elections and must strictly adhere to statutory election law.”
Put together, he has named two commitments. Institute mandatory voter I.D., and require election authorities to follow the law as written instead of changing the rules close to election day.
Questions about this priority go straight to the campaign at (309) 840-0969 or bill@billhauter.com.
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