Commenter “An American” has still more to say about the counting of Election Day ballots: There are definitely irregularities. I’m not all that convinced by the “there’s way more registered voters” meme, because there was a huge push to register … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois State Board of Elections
Carpenters Union official Ronald Eck, a fervent supporter of Democratic Party McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Frank, filed a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections against the McHenry County Republican Party for bad campaign financing reporting. Specifically, that … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times, now owned by labor unions, ran the following ad on Labor Day: Here’s another view of the union, a photo of Business Representative and Organizer Rondald Eck, who earns $115,373 a year, according to UnionFacts.com. At a heading … Continue reading
Four days before the Primary Election, Tom Newman, Director of the Campaign Disclosure Division of the Illinois State Board of Elections, sent a letter to the Illinois Integrity Fund at the Hoffman Estates address used in numerous mailings against critics … Continue reading
A referendum is on the ballot in Kane County to borrow $50 million to finance the purchase of land for the Kane County Forest Preserve District. Committees have to file with the State Board of Elections when they raise or … Continue reading
Thanks to commenter Mark for this angle on State Rep. Jack Franks continued refusal to remove his name from the ballot for a tenth term as State Representative while, at the same time, running for McHenry County Board Chairman: As … Continue reading
The following memo is from the State Board of Elections employee tasked to take a look at the conduct of the primary elections by McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellen. The investigation was requested by State Rep. David McSweeney. I visited … Continue reading
Here is a letter that State Rep. David McSweeney has sent to the Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Elections about Mary McClellan’s conduct of the Primary Elections: Charles Scholz Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Elections Charles: … Continue reading
Steve Reick discovered two years ago that campaign pieces must tell who paid for it. One of his opponent State Rep. Jack Franks’ supporters complained that Reick’s billboard did not give that information. In the next billboard, Rieck put what … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney candidate Dan Regna apparently accepted too much money from Scott Breeden. I received an anonymous letter today with that information. It was typed in really big letters. “Regna has no idea of what it means to … Continue reading
In the very worst way Democrats working in the interests of State Rep. Jack Franks didn’t want Republican Steve Reick on the fall ballot. They wanted going on 18-year incumbent Jack Franks to have no serious opponent. They gathered signatures … Continue reading
Look at the Illinois State Board of Elections main page and you will find the warning to candidates not to send their campaign finance reports to the usual Post Office Box. The reason is that the Elections Board is cutting … Continue reading
List among expenditures on Democratic Party McHenry County Board member Nick Chirikos of Algonquin is a $375 “civil fine” paid on Jul 24th to the Illinois State Board of Elections. The report does not reveal the cause of the fine. … Continue reading
Presumed allies of State Rep. Jack Franks have made a couple of complaints about several of opponent Steve Reick’s campaign pieces not bearing the name of his political committee’s name. That has wasted Reick’s time by making him go to … Continue reading
Circulators of the petition to change the way the Illinois General Assembly is apportioned are complaining that they are not getting a fair deal from the Illinois State Board of Elections. The Chicago Tribune editorial yesterday points to radically desperate … Continue reading
A press release from Sharon Meroni’s Defend the Vote: Illegal and Uncertified Voting Systems in Chicago and Suburban Cook County Defend the Vote has recently uncovered startling evidence that proves the voting systems used in Chicago and Suburban Cook County … Continue reading
Here is a press release explaining the successful conclusion–from a taxpayer’s point of view–of a suit to stop taxeating local governments from promoting their tax increase referendums. Although it did not originate in McHenry County, it will affect school districts, … Continue reading
Here’s the decision rendered Friday that puts Independent Dee Beaubien on the ballot against Republican primary election winner Dave McSweeney in the 52nd District: DECISION The State Board of Elections, sitting as the duly constituted State Officers Electoral Board pursuant … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Dave McSweeney: Illinois State Board of Elections Invalidates 38% of Gaffney Petition Signatures Barrington Township: The Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) decision today regarding my objection to Representative Kent Gaffney’s petitions was … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog told readers of the money reported by McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Over $8,000 raised. But, there’s a problem. The Election Code requires that Political Action Committees with that … Continue reading