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Illinois House Unable to Override Republican Veto of Automatic Voter Registration Bill

ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016

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By Walter Einenkel

CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 19:  Illinois governor Bruce Rauner waits for the arrival of  President Barack Obama at the Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy on February 19, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama used the event to designate Chicago's historic Pullman district a national monument. Dating back to the 1880s, the Pullman district, on the city's Far South Side, is one of the country's first company towns. The "town" was founded by George Pullman to house workers at his now-defunct Pullman Palace Car Co.,  which made luxurious rail cars.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Illinois Republican governor Bruce Rauner does not like some people voting

A couple of weeks ago the Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill that would have allowed an automatic voter registration to take place via state agencies.

The House was just four votes shy of an override, voting 67-47. The Senate voted to override the veto on Nov. 16.

Under the bill, people…

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