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W E D N E S D A Y
November 13, 2024 Vol. 45, No. 20
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Ranked choice voting approved in Oak Park
The new voting structure will be implemented in April 2027 By LUZANE DRAUGHON Staff Reporter
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Second grade students started their day in a morning meeting with teacher Lili Becerril, at Willard Elementary School in River Forest. Report by Gregg Voss, page 13
Oak Park residents have voted to implement ranked choice voting, which allows voters to choose candidates in order of preference for village board elections. Now that the referendum has passed, RCV will be used starting in April 2027. This method of voting includes the village trustees and village president, but not the village clerk. According to results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office, of the 32 precincts in Oak Park and 39,728 registered local voters, 20,684 residents See RANKED CHOICE on page 18
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