Today marks the mid-term elections across the country. If you haven’t voted early or done absentee voting, please find your way to a polling place and ensure your voice is heard, whether you politically lean left or right. I especially urge Illinois residents to get out and vote as there are some really important measures on the ballot up for vote today, such as:
- Right to Vote Amendment: Provides that no person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election
- Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights: Modifies the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights by strengthening the rights of crime victims during criminal court proceedings
- Minimum Wage Increase : Advises the legislature to increase the state’s hourly minimum wage to $10
- Birth Control in Prescription Drug Coverage: Advises the legislature to require prescription birth control to be covered in prescription drug coverage health insurance plans
- Millionaire Tax Increase for Education: Advises the legislature to increase the tax on income greater than one million dollars to provide additional revenue to schools
If you don’t know where your nearest polling place is, you can visit this website to find your district’s location.