Voting at Cook County Jail Sees 40% Turnout for Election
Clip: 10/28/2020 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
This is the first election cycle in which detainees can cast ballots at Cook County Jail.
There is little that’s normal about the 2020 election, including the fact that this is the first election cycle in which detainees can cast ballots at Cook County Jail. Amanda Vinicky has details.
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Voting at Cook County Jail Sees 40% Turnout for Election
Clip: 10/28/2020 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
There is little that’s normal about the 2020 election, including the fact that this is the first election cycle in which detainees can cast ballots at Cook County Jail. Amanda Vinicky has details.
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