WAND News: IL Lawmakers Discuss Plan to Require Registered Voters Participate in General Elections

The Illinois House Hearing on HB2718 made headlines in Springfield, detailing how the bill would treat voting as a civic duty.

State leaders estimate there are fewer than 10 million people eligible to vote in Illinois. Roughly 8.1 million Illinoisans are registered to vote, but only 5.7 million people cast ballots in the 2024 general election.

"That reality raises an important question for us as elected leaders," said Rep. Maurice West (D-Rockford). "What can we do as a state to foster greater and more consistent participation in the Democratic process?"

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