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Pope Leo XIV has requested a mail-in ballot to vote in Illinois’s midterm election from the Vatican, the Will County clerk’s office confirmed.
TL;DR
- Pope Leo XIV requested a mail-in ballot from the Vatican for the Illinois midterm election.
- The Pope, whose given name is Robert Francis Prevost, is registered in New Lenox, Illinois.
- Illinois no longer requires an excuse to vote by mail.
- He previously voted in Republican primaries in 2012, 2014, and 2016, and Democratic primaries in 2008 and 2010.
- His ballot includes the U.S. Senate race, Governor's reelection bid, and Will County contests.
- The Pope, 71, recently underwent surgery for lung adenocarcinoma and has resumed public duties.