South Side voting site runs out of ballots, turns voters away; officials monitoring for more issues

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The I-Team has been in close contact all day with local election officials, monitoring for any irregularities.

Overall, things have been running smoothly for this vitally important primary that is expected to mark a generational shift in representation for the Chicago area.

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The most notable issue involved state Rep. LaShawn Ford, who is running to replace Danny Davis in the 7th Congressional District.

Ford was initially denied a ballot at his polling place, erroneously marked as having voted already. He refused a provisional ballot and was eventually able to vote with a regular one.

ABC7 also confirmed that one election location on the South Side's 5th precinct, the Sherman School of Excellence, had to turn some voters away after running out of ballots.

Chicago Board of Elections Spokesperson Max Bever told the I-Team that ballots were rushed to that location, and voters were directed to use a touch screen voting machine in the interim. However, he said there have been no systemic election irregularities so far on Tuesday, with somewhat middling turnout.

"The issue with candidate LaShawn Ford was resolved in about 40 minutes," Bever said. "Mistakes can crop up, but thankfully, we have not seen anything that's systemic across the city, really kind of minor issues... Ultimately, it's been smooth. It's been safe and a little bit boring, but that's been good for voters in Chicago."

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon also debuted new election analytics platform Election Lens to see real-time voter turnout aggregating election data across suburban Cook County.

Meanwhile, DuPage County is on track for its highest midterm primary turnout ever. The I-Team will be standing by in the event any election security issues need to be addressed.

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