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Maroon Voter Guide

Leading up to the March 17th Primary, The Maroon has put together a series of explainers and candidate guides to help UChicago and Hyde Park voters make informed choices.

The Maroon has Hyde Park and UChicago voters covered with information on Election 2020.

By Pranathi Posa, Dimitriy Leksanov, Jack Cruz-Alvarez, Avi Waldman, Alex Dalton, Alexis Florence, and Laura Gersony

March 11, 2020

Leading up to the March 17th Primary, The Maroon has put together a series of explainers and candidate guides to help UChicago and Hyde Park voters make informed choices. This page serves as a landing for that coverage.

Explainers

Registering to Vote and Where to Vote

Roles and Powers of Each Office

Candidate Guides

1st District House of Representatives

13th District Illinois State Senate

Cook County State’s Attorney

Cook County Circuit Clerk

Illinois Supreme Court First Judicial District

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About the Contributor

Laura Gersony, Grey City editor

Laura Gersony is a fourth-year studying political science and environmental and urban studies. She has written for The Maroon’s longform section, Grey City, since her first year, and she has edited the section since her second year. Her work includes investigations into campus sustainability, disability issues, a mass exodus from Greek life, the end of the world, and Hyde Park’s small population of subtropical green parrots. She and a colleague won an Honorable Mention from the Illinois College Press Association for surfacing a pattern of discrimination lawsuits in UChicago’s Facilities Services department. Laura covers energy and the environment for the water news outlet Circle of Blue.