FACTOID # 4: In the 2004 Presidential Elections, California and Hawaii were the only states with a voter turnout percentage below 50%.
 
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The Midwest > Illinois > Government

ILLINOISAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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1972 Election > Youth voter turnout 9% [9th of 41]
2000 Election > Youth voter turnout 12% [12th of 41]
2004 Election > Total registered voters 6 [6th of 51]
2004 Election > Total voted 6 [6th of 51]
2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 28% [28th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 6 [6th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 34% [34th of 41]
congressional apportionment > 1920-present > 1970 5 [5th of 50]
Electoral Votes 5 [5th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
Illinois requires residents to possess a valid FOID card to purchase firearms or ammunition. The card is valid for 5 years, with no limit on the number of firearms purchased. State law does not provide for concealed firearm permits.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms
It is illegal to sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, or carry a machine gun or a short-barreled rifle or shotgun.
Gun Laws > Prohibited persons
Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) cards cannot be issued to persons who are prohibited by any Illinois statute or Federal law. State law prohibits firearm possession by persons who are under 21 years of age and have been convicted of misdemeanors other than a traffic offense, or adjudged delinquent; under 21 and lack parental consent to possess firearms; convicted felons; narcotic addicts; mentally ill or retarded; illegal aliens; subject to protective orders; or convicted of firearm or domestic violence offenses. It is illegal to make a straw purchase for a prohibited person.
Patents Issued 5 [5th of 54]
Seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats [6th of 50]
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Incumbent
Peter Fitzgerald
(retired)
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Opponents
Alan Keyes (R) 27%
Albert Franzen (I) 2%
Jerry Kohn (L) 1%
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Party Republican
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Result Barack Obama (D) 70%
State court > Nomenclature > Court of Last Resort Supreme Court
State court > Nomenclature > Intermediate Appellate Court
(District) Appellate Court
(5 districts)

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SOURCES: CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; Wikipedia: United States congressional apportionment ; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; United States Patent and Trademark Office; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 2004 ; Wikipedia: State court

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