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Protesters Demand ‘Count Every Vote’

Respect the Vote rally
Attendees at Wednesday’s rally downtown hold signs urging every vote cast in Tuesday’s presidential contest to be counted before a winner is declared. Marc Monaghan / WBEZ

Demonstrators gathered in downtown Chicago last night, urging every vote cast in the election be counted as President Donald Trump tries to stop the effort in key battleground states.

The protest was organized by labor and political activist groups. Demonstrators marched through downtown and along a street across the river from Trump Tower. Their access to the street in front of the skyscraper was blocked by a raised bridge. Read more here.