Chicago election officials say it’s been a slow start to Election Day.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago election officials say it’s been a slow start to Election Day.
Voters in Tuesday’s election get to choose aldermen in 14 runoff-elections.
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners spokesman Jim Allen says voter turnout at the polls started very slow, but picked up a bit mid-morning.
The polls close at 7 p.m.
Election officials predict voter turnout in the low 20 percent range, down slightly from earlier projections. In 2007, turnout for the run-off election was around 27 percent.
Turnout for the Feb. 22 municipal election was 42 percent; in 2007 it was 33 percent.
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