A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services, which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.
The data, which was pulled from the the Illinois State Board of Elections voter registration file, shows that there were 49,772 records which showed voters with the same first name, middle name, last name and birth date, and registrations at two different addresses or multiple registrations at the same address, with two unique state-issued voter identification numbers.
The total represents 24,843 unique voters: one person registered four times, 84 people registered three times and 24,758 registered twice.
Massac County had the most in the area, with 78 duplicated records, followed by Johnson County with 32 and Saline County with 26.
Voters with multiple registrations can vote multiple times.
You can find the number of duplicate records for Massac County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Metropolis | 64 |
| Joppa | 2 |
| Karnak | 2 |
| Total (Massac County) | 78 |
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Vienna | 12 |
| Goreville | 9 |
| Tunnel Hill | 3 |
| Grantsburg | 3 |
| New Burnside | 2 |
| Belknap | 1 |
| Total (Johnson County) | 32 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for Saline County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Harrisburg | 18 |
| Eldorado | 6 |
| Galatia | 1 |
| Carrier Mills | 1 |
| Total (Saline County) | 26 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for Hamilton County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Dahlgren | 3 |
| McLeansboro | 3 |
| Broughton | 2 |
| Total (Hamilton County) | 8 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for White County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Carmi | 10 |
| Norris City | 5 |
| Mill Shoals | 2 |
| Grayville | 2 |
| Crossville | 2 |
| Springerton | 1 |
| New Haven | 1 |
| Total (White County) | 22 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for Gallatin County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Shawneetown | 3 |
| Junction | 2 |
| Ridgway | 1 |
| Total (Gallatin County) | 6 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for Pope County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Golconda | 14 |
| Brookport | 12 |
| Simpson | 2 |
| Stonefort | 1 |
| Total (Pope County) | 21 |
You can find the number of duplicate records for Hardin County, broken down by city, in the table below:
| City | Duplicated Registration Records |
| Elizabethtown | 4 |
| Rosiclare | 3 |
| Total (Hardin County) | 7 |
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