The law goes on to state: "Judges of election shall enforce the provisions of this Section" which did not happen.
First lady Michelle violated Illinois law--when she engaged in political discussion at a polling place.
She let voters including electrician Dennis Campbell, 56, take some photos.
"She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband's agenda going," Campbell said.
According to a pool reporter from the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES at the scene, the conversation took place INSIDE the voting center, not far from the booths.
A top Ilinois State Board of Elections official reported to the DRUDGE REPORT that Obama--a Harvard-educated lawyer although her records are sealed--may have simply been ignorant of the law and thus violated it unintentionally.
Who does not know these simple rules of the law? Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
"You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?" the official explained late Thursday. "I mean, she's pretty well liked and probably doesn't know what she's doing."
Who was the official talking about? Michelle or her husband?