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Are Voting Machines Ready For Election Day?

There’s plenty of suspense to keep Illinois voters interested in next weeks election.

A tight race for the Cook County Board Presidency and some toss-up congressional races, for starters.

And electronic voting machines are adding another element of suspense.

In the March primary, glitches with the new machinery caused confusion and late vote tallies.

Chicago Public Radio’s Robert Wildeboer has a look at what Chicago and Cook County are doing to try to make electronic voting more reliable this time around.

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