FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2010 file photo Cook County Board of Elections workers count paper ballots in Chicago from an Illinois primary election the day before. With just 12 days left before Election Day in one of the nation's most closely watched races for governor, Illinois officials are beginning to deal with complications from balloting procedures to how soon they can count votes. Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an opinion that no votes should be counted before the 7 p.m. close of polls on Nov. 4. Elections authorities in Chicago and suburban Cook County say if they can't even prepare votes for counting before then, vote-total reporting will be seriously delayed. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)