Heavy police presence at an Illinois high school forced three polling locations to lock down, affecting almost 18,000 Lake County voters during the Chicago mayoral election. The police presence was following reports of a student in possession of a gun.
Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega alerted voters within his county on Tuesday morning that there was a heavy police presence at Highland Park High School following reports of a student in possession of a gun.Polling locations at Braeside Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School, and Highland Park Public Library, which serve 16 precincts total, went into lockdown, halting"all voter services at these locations at this time.
Voters were unable to place their ballots at the locations from 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT when the lockdown was lifted. "As a result of the lockdown, my office successfully petitioned the courts for a court order to extend voting at these three locations until 8:35 p.m., for the length of the lockdown, to ensure every legal opportunity for voters to cast their ballot," Vega said."Election results will not begin to publicly upload until after 8:35 p.m. when ALL polling sites are closed."
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