Anna Valencia, Sidney Moore, secretary of state candidates, seek to replace Jesse White

In latest weeks, ABC7 Chicago has spoken with 4 of these individuals. On Sunday, ABC7 spoke with the ultimate two, Democrats Sidney Moore and Anna Valencia.

Since 2017, Valencia has been the Chicago metropolis clerk. Beforehand, she labored on campaigns together with these of Sen. Dick Durbin and Congressman Mike Quigley. And she or he was the director of Legislative Counsel and Authorities Affairs within the Chicago Mayor’s Workplace.

“One of many prime priorities as secretary of state is I need to make it possible for we’re persevering with to modernize and put on-line companies, similar to I’ve finished right here as metropolis clerk for the final 4 years.”

WATCH: Secretary of state candidate Anna Valencia

Valencia stated, if elected, she could be the primary lady and lady of colour to function secretary of state.

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“I need to be sure that once more we’re placing companies on-line, getting individuals out and in rapidly. We all know the pandemic has actually touched authorities in a method that we weren’t ready for. And so I am very excited to construct on that basis Secretary White has laid. I need to do a web based portal, a one-stop store the place you possibly can have a cell app in your telephone, you possibly can use e-forms, use an digital signature, pay on-line and renew your driver’s license, register a enterprise, register a car, all that in a one-stop store.”

Democrat Sidney Moore grew up in Joliet, lives in Homewood and stated he is “all the time had a ardour for working to enhance” his neighborhood. Moore is at present the chief director of a nonprofit that raises cash to help well being organizations and areas hit by disasters and fight starvation.

WATCH: Secretary of state candidate Sidney Moore

He stated a few of his prime priorities, if elected, could be to “broaden tech, the opposite one could be to strengthen our voting rights.”

Moore stated a number of the largest issues he is heard from individuals relating to the secretary of state’s workplace are with regard to excessive charges.

He cited Michigan, the place the secretary of state is utilizing self-service stations for residents to resume their license, ID or car registration as one thing Illinois ought to contemplate.