Think elections never end?
It’s better than it used to be.
In 1966, when the primary elections were Tuesday, June 13th, Crystal Lake Grade School District 47 had a tax increase (maybe for bond approval) on the ballot the Saturday before.
In the mid-1970’s elections were consolidated into five days over each two-year period. (Later that moved to six when townships were allowed to have primaries.)
Now, Illinois is down to four elections every two years.
And, it’s four only where there are township primary elections.
That’s rare because most parties just caucus in candidates with minimal public involvement.
So, petitions that will be circulating starting today will be those for tax districts that pry the most money out of your pocket, schools, parks, junior college, townships, etc.
Consider running, if you don’t like how a particular taxing body is treating you.
Well, there could be a municipal primary for city council in Crystal Lake, Woodstock and McHenry and any other municipality over 5,000 population operating under nonpartisan elections.
I think those municipalities also start circulating petitions for a possible February 23 nonpartisan primary.
Based on the number of city council candidates filing later this year determines if the February 23 primary takes place.
But speaking of townships, have the five largest townships (Algonquin, McHenry, Grafton, Dorr and Nunda) had precinct committeepersons formally approve having a township primary election on February 23, opposed to a caucus on December 1?
With all the virtual committeepersons meetings earlier this year, how many of these townships precinct committeepersons actually voted and approved nominations for the April election be made by primary?
How many of the five have filed their paperwork with the county clerk formally notifying the election authority of the possibility of a township primary for contested offices?
Is the formal notification to the clerk required before petitions can be circulated?
Just having flashbacks to McHenry Township from four years ago and committeepersons in that township missing the mid-November deadline of 2016, and the raucous caucus that resulted from the oversight.
Let’s not forget that school boards will up for election.
If you are not happy with our schools, the response to covid or generally how they educate our children, this is the opportunity to do something about it.
Education takes SEVENTY-THREE PERCENT of our property tax dollars.
And most school boards are rubber stamps for whatever the school administration wants.
Take school board member and “reformer” Barber Bob Anderson of Wonder Lake, who has accomplished absolutely ZERO during his tenure…
Williams, are you one of Jim Condom’s minions?
Anderson cut the Road Commissioner’s salary!
Boo hoo!
Get a real job and quit crying.
Quit carrying on.
Good!
Get the commies off of the McHenry County College Board as well as Crystal Lake Schools, Woodstock Schools and McHenry Schools!