(Chicago Tribune) — The old Chicago adage “vote often” takes on new meaning Tuesday — instead of voting once forU.S. Senate, voters will weigh in twice. It’s all legit. The quirk is wrapped up in the drawn-out drama associated with the Senate seat thatBarack Obama vacated after he was elected president in 2008. The short of it is that a federal judge ordered a special election to fill the remaining roughly 40 days of Obama’s Senate term. In the interests of time, that special election is being held at the same time voters pick a new U.S. senator for a regular six-year term.
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