Voting in Illinois by absentee ballot commenced on Sept. 24. As usual, some races are deemed more important to the voter than others. Of course, leading the ballot will be for president of the United States. And we have certainly been bombarded on that race.
Sometimes other races are lower on the ballot. Most have candidates squaring off, but others have issues to be decided. This could be a bond issue or consent to raise taxes. While these other voting opportunities appear lower on the ballot, they are still quite important. One area often lower down is the retention of judges.
We have all seen the fight in Congress involving the approval of a presidential nomination to the United States Supreme Court. The federal judgeship is quite different. There is no election, merely appointment, and then confirmation by the Senate. That confirmation is even more important in that these justices are appointed for life. Now we will see this process to the extreme…
