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In
2003, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice released a comprehensive
study and report detailing the influence of politics and money
in Chicago judicial elections, Electing Judges in Cook
County: The Role of Money, Political Party and the Voters.
The report analyzed the results of interviews with judges
and unsuccessful judicial candidates, as well as a database
comprised of 30 variables for each candidate that ran for
judgeship in Chicago between 1988 and 2000 (including all
campaign contributions and expenditures). By looking at factors
such as campaign contributions, slating, expenditures and
outcomes, we gain a better understanding of how judges are
elected in Cook County and how those factors can influence
voters.
To
learn more about our judicial election reform, click here.
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