Sen. Trotter's name is on the ballot even though he has resigned from the office |
State
Senator Donne Trotter resigned on January 19, 2018. This was essentially just
in time to meet the deadline for people who wanted to register as a write-in
candidate.
He will NOT be in office again. 34th district State Representative. Elgie Sims was chosen by Democratic Committeemen (NOT the vote of the people) to replace Trotter. Sims was in turn replaced by the same committee
(and NOT
the average voter) by Nick Smith as State Representative.
The Chicago Tribune wrote an editorial about this voter omission in January.
What do our readers feel about this? Are you bothered by it? Do you feel it is a form of voter suppression? Support it? Please let us know
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