Illinois Man Casts Mail-In Ballot. He Happens To Be The Pope.
Pope Leo XIV has cast his ballot in the 2026 midterm elections, making history as the first sitting pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election while drawing renewed attention to a series of consequential contests in his home state of Illino
Republican Ledger staff · 6:22 AM ET
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Pope Leo XIV has cast his ballot in the 2026 midterm elections, making history as the first sitting pontiff to vote in a U.S. general election while drawing renewed attention to a series of consequential contests in his home state of Illinois.
The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pope, who remains a U.S. citizen, ...
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