For the "Of Course, It's Chicago File"

But also reminded me of the 2018 midterms and what seemed to be a national disgrace about ballot harvesting, election results switching to Democrats winning days later, etc. This is a big issue and Voter ID will be an important, but it will only be a partial fix.

Cook County authorities are investigating claims that residents of south suburban Harvey were paid to vote for a candidate in last week’s mayoral race, potentially helping the candidate advance to an April runoff election.

The accusations include the possibility that vulnerable Harvey residents, including some addicted to drugs, were paid up to $40 to vote for the candidate, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Sources told the Sun-Times that one of the candidates that possibly benefited was Anthony McCaskill, who finished second in the February election — only 178 votes ahead of the third-place finisher.

“My campaign has never paid anyone to vote,” McCaskill told the Sun-Times. “I can assure you that I have no knowledge of this. … As far as I’m concerned, this is hearsay.”

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/harvey-mayoral-election-vote-buying-investigation-voter-fraud/