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The number of Chicagoans voting early in this year's primary is down considerably from 2008's totals. With early voting for the February 2 primary date ending tomorrow, the Trib reports only 27,000 people have cast ballots early, a third of the 81,000 voters who cast ballots early in 2008 when Barack Obama was a candidate for president. That said, it's still above 14,000 people who voted early in 2006, the first year the option was available. more ›

Wondering why the primary this year is so damn early? WBEZ looks back at the changes made (starting last year to make our Presidential primary "matter") and attempts to have it shifted later again. more ›

Early voting for the February 2nd primary is underway beginning today and running through January 28th. You can vote early at a site in each ward from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (next week's MLK Day holiday included). Check here to find the polling place in your ward and check here to get a sample ballot. more ›

If you're interested in voting in the February 2nd primary election but haven't registered yet, you'd better get a move on: the deadline is tomorrow. The Board of Election has more info. more ›

While the deadline for filing petitions to get on the ballot for the February 2nd primary isn't until next Tuesday, there was still a scramble at the Cook County Clerks office this morning (as well as Springfield's State Board of Elections office). Today was the first day candidates could file their petition and the reward for the first candidates to do so is being entered into a lottery that will determine who's listed at the top of the ballot. There are a bevy of offices up for grabs with the biggest being Governor, U.S. Senate, and Cook County Board President. [WBEZ, Tribune] more ›

Don't forget! Today's the primary vote in the Fifth U.S. Congressional District race to fill the seat vacated by President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. We recapped some links and info yesterday for you. Turn-out is looking to be about as low as expected based on our own personal experience voting (civic duty, holla!) and what readers have told us. And if you're stuck at work, we recommend following all the action with our pals over at The Windy Citizen. more ›

Early voting has already begun in Illinois's Fifth Congressional District, so Chicagoist figured that with 25 candidates in the race to keep Rahm Emanuel's seat warm for him, we'd look at five each day all this week. more ›

Just when you think it's safe to vote in Chicago, something like this has to happen. more ›

Michigan defied the conventional wisdom yesterday, giving Mitt Romney 30 delegates to the national convention and his second primary win. more ›

Early voting has begun across the state, and will continue until January 31st. As long as you didn't/don't register during the grace period, from the 2nd until the 22nd, then you can take advantage of early voting for all primary races. That includes the big one, so be the first to shut all your friends up about Hillary vs. Obama vs. that one muppet and let them know you won't be hearin' any more of their idle talk until they do the damn thing. more ›

Last night marked the official beginning of the 2008 presidential season. The close of the Iowa Democratic caucuses saw Barack Obama with 37 percent, John Edwards with 30 percent, and Hillary Clinton in third place with 29 percent of the votes, with 99 percent of Iowa precincts reporting. On the Republican side Mike Huckabee was the big winner. more ›