Alexi Giannoulias is Illinois's secretary of state and a former state treasurer. He is a candidate for mayor of Chicago.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Illinois secretary of state
Statement summary
Giannoulias supports continued police use of license-plate readers with enforceable privacy and data-sharing limits.
“This is not about taking useful tools away from law enforcement.”
He distinguishes a useful investigative tool from an unchecked national surveillance network.
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
Statement dates: September 23, 2026
