At the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee meeting last week, the Precinct Committeemen voted to hold a primary election to select who will run for Nunda Township office on the GOP ticket, according to Township GOP Chairman Joe Gottemoller. That … Continue reading
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The voter turnout figures for McHenry County’s March 18, 2014, Primary Election are below. Let’s look at those precincts and see where 25% or more of the voters turned out. 40.2% – Grafton 15 (Margo Bunda ran uncontested for committeeman, … Continue reading
Mike Shorten sends the following invitation to the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee’s Candidates’ Night, which will be held this evening from 7 pm to 9 pm at the American Community Bank, 1500 S IL Route 31 in McHenry. “I’d … Continue reading
When I asked who was running for what in Dorr Township, I failed to ask if all the Trustee candidates were running as Republicans. My mind was so fixated on the Republican primaries in the townships with over 15,000 population … Continue reading
There will be no primary election for the main Dorr Township offices as the following face no challenger: Supervisor Bob Pierce Assessor Veronica Myers Road Commissioner Tom thurman Clerk Quinn Keefe But for the four Township Trustee spots, six people … Continue reading
This installment of McHenry County Board member-elect Mike Walkup’s thoughts on township government concerns the political aspect. THE POLITICS OF TOWNSHIPS One of the main arguments for the continuation of townships is that the offices of Assessor and Road Commissioner … Continue reading
The Republican Parties in all of the five largest townships in McHenry County seem to have decided or soon will decide to hold primary elections in February, rather than hold caucuses. Those five are Algonquin Dorr Grafton McHenry Nunda Paperwork … Continue reading
With my learning, albeit a bit belatedly, that the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee will hold a primary election next February to select candidates for Supervisor Clerk Assessor Road Commissioner Trustees (4) all the township eligible to hold partisan primaries … Continue reading
We are now up to three McHenry County townships with more than 10,000 population where the signal has been sent that Republican candidates for next spring’s election will be selected by the voters. At Wednesday night’s meeting of the Nunda … Continue reading
Monday night Grafton Township Party Central Committee Chairman Tom Poznanski told me that he favored letting the voters decide who the Republican Party candidates for township office would be. This is the third cycle during which partisan candidates have run … Continue reading
It’s that time of year when township officials have to make up their minds whether they are running for re-election. It’s also time for those thinking about challenging township officials to be making similar calculations. When I last saw Grafton … Continue reading
Since the 1973 fiasco of a caucus conducted by the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee, McHenry County largest township has allowed voters to decide who GOP candidates for township office shall be. That was the year that first-term Assessor Forrest … Continue reading
A new law popped up on March 30th that prohibits anyone who has voted in a partisan primary election from running in the next general election. Just a continuation of what Abner Mikva was told when he tried to volunteer … Continue reading
So, what might explain the “Hat trick!” as Rick Santorum Illinois Chairman Al Salvi put it in an email last night at 12.11? Catholic Pro-Lifers were the backbone of Santorum’s campaign from the beginning, but Newt Gingrich, now converted to … Continue reading
Who would have ever thought that Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party Chairman would have a primary opponent? A young woman named Michele Piszczor has filed in the Democratic Party primary and is out there knocking on doors. She’s a … Continue reading
Eric Zorn points out that February 2, 2010, was election day. Can you imagine how few people would think voting today would not make their priority list? But it would be an ideal day for the Democratic Party Establishment types … Continue reading
A Washington Post writer, Aaron Blake, takes on the question here. The blog is called “The Fix.” I wonder if he has Illinois connections. What he writes about our state follows: “In Illinois, Republican turnout in the February 2010 primaries … Continue reading
Looking at the web site that counts the number of folks that visit McHenry County Blog, I was pleased to see that its usefulness continues to grow. On the February primary election day last year, 2,509 people came to McHenry … Continue reading
As one who won his first primary election on June 13, 1966, I would like to put in a pitch for a June primary. There is plenty of light for a challenger to knock on doors after work. And, it … Continue reading
As one who won his first primary election on June 13, 1966, I would like to put in a pitch for a June primary. There is plenty of light for a challenger to knock on doors after work. And, it … Continue reading