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Pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/17-15, employers must allow two (2) hours for employees entitled to vote on Election Day. The applicable statute reads, in part: “Any person entitled to vote at a general or special election or at any election at which propositions are submitted to a popular vote in this State, shall, on the...
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NIU’s Student Association will host a presidential election watch party at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Huskies Den of the Holmes Student Center. This event is open to all NIU students with a valid NIU OneCard. Bowling, food and games will be provided to students from the Student Association at no charge. The...
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Members of the media, public and established parties are invited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, to participate in the public testing of the election equipment to be used Tuesday, Nov. 6, for Election Day. The testing will take place on the second floor of 110 East Sycamore St. in Sycamore. Up-to-the-minute election information is...
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Northern Illinois University’s Common Reading Experience, Orientation & First-Year Experience and the Student Association are collaborating to sponsor “This I Believe about POLITICS,” an event centered around expressing beliefs related to government, laws, rights, leadership and other issues connected to the upcoming election. The event will take place in the Sky Room of the Holmes...
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With Election Day less than a month away, television is filled with talking heads spreading the conventional wisdom of what a Republican or Democrat president might mean for the economy. But when it comes to the relationship between presidential politics and the behavior of the financial markets, a group of business researchers says that conventional...
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In Springfield … The Illinois General Assembly reconvenes from Tuesday, Nov. 27, to Thursday, Nov. 29 and from Tuesday, Dec. 4, to Thursday, Dec. 6, for its Fall Veto Session. We also anticipate that the General Assembly will reconvene in early January 2013 for a “Lame Duck” session before the 98th Illinois General Assembly is inaugurated...
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Just a couple days after the second of three presidential debates, Emory University’s Alan Abramowitz will deliver a presentation titled “Predicting the 2012 Presidential Election” as part of NIU’s Election 2012 Presidential Speaker Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. Abramowitz is a popular expert on national politics, polling...
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Still not registered to vote? There is still time to register to vote in DeKalb County for the Nov. 6 general election. The last day to register is Tuesday, Oct. 9. NIU’s Student Association is offering five on-campus opportunities for students, faculty and staff to register to vote. Registration sessions are scheduled at the Holmes...
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Beginning  Thursday, Sept. 27, any eligible DeKalb County voter is able to vote in person or by mail for the Nov. 6 general election. Voting by mail is officially called “Absentee Voting.” Election law in Illinois has changed to allow for both voting by mail and voting in person for absentee voting. Voters should also...
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Tonight’s first installment in the Department of Political Science’s Presidential Speaker Series will stream live. The series features national political experts who will offer unique insights on the presidential election. It begins at 7 p.m. with a presentation titled “The Impact of Citizens United: The Role of Money in the 2012 Elections.” Richard Hasen from...
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NIU’s Department of Political Science this fall is presenting a “Presidential Speaker Series” featuring national political experts, including former U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert, to provide students, faculty and community members with unique insights on the presidential election. “We have fascinating and well known speakers, and we’ll be talking about issues of...
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Beginning Tuesday, March 27, individuals in DeKalb County with no party affiliation now have the opportunity to seek the required number of signatures to have their name appear on the General Election ballot in November. In most cases, the signature requirements are 5 percent of the number of votes cast in that race at the...