Mike Royko used to write columns about the names written in on election days
Mickey Mouse usually got the most.
Then, Illinois politicians, Democrats under Mike Madigan, starting requiring people to register their intent to run as a write-in with the County Clerk.
So much for a public record of people’s showing their dissatisfaction with a particular politician or elected official through the ridicule of a write-in of a fictitious character.
First, it was two weeks before Election Day, if memory serves me correctly.
Now, it is two months before Election Day.
Since the main Election Day is April 1st, that means today is the deadline for such candidacies.
Positions open where write-in candidates could win follow:
- Village of Cary, Clerk
- Village of Greenwood, Trustee – 2 Yr Unexpired Term
- Village of Union, Trustee – 2-Year Unexpired term
- Burton Township, Assessor
- Chemung Township, Trustee (2 seats)
- Coral Township, Assessor
- Hartland Township, Assessor
- Hebron Township, Trustee
- Marengo Township, Trustee
- Richmond Township, Trustee
- Seneca Township, Assessor
- Fox Lake Library District, Trustee (2 seats)
- Huntley Library District, Trustee- 2-Year Unexpired Term
- McHenry Library District, For Trustee
- Rural Woodstock Library District, Trustee
- Harrison School District #36, Member of the Board of Education (3 seats)
- Prairie Grove Comm Consol Dist #46, Member of the Board of Education (1 seat)
- Nippersink Grade School District #2, Member of the Board of Education (2 seats)
- McHenry County Regional Board of School Trustees (2 seats)
- Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees, Member (3 seats District 300 residents))
- Fox Waterway Agency, Director
The form to be filled out is below:
