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IPO questions to candidates applying for appointment to the Illinois Senate (20th District)

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At the bottom of this are the questions being asked by the IPOs of candidates seeking appointment to the Illinois Senate. Background: Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas is getting appointed to Mayor (of Chicago) Brandon Johnson's administration. Under Illinois law the committee persons of the incumbent's party (Democratic) get to appoint the replacement using a weighted voted system. Those committee persons are:

State of Illinois creating a Twitter verification system

 This Block Club Chicago article by Melissa Espana shows how fake Twitter accounts are a problem for government, spreading false information. Since Elon Musk has demand money to verify accounts, Twitter has become a more fertile medium for pranksters and fraudsters. I would like the Illinois General Assembly to introduce and eventually pass a bill that creates a website for the State of Illinois to verify users on Twitter and other platforms where verification is not done or done poorly. The State of Illinois shall create a website that allows people and others (including units of government, government agencies & departments, corporations, religious institutions, etc) to verify their identity for a fee and receive a short URL that points back to a website that links the Twitter account (or other account) with the real world person or entity. I believe this most naturally fits under the Treasurer in State of Illinois government. But if someone more knowledgeable than me believ...