Literally millions of dollars were spent by congressional candidates running in the 6th and 14th districts, yet McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan decided she had to offer more encouragement to vote. The result was the following sticker on the front … Continue reading
Can’t tell you how the McHenry County Clerk’s Office knows how many votes have been cast on this Election Day, but the statistics are below: Note the changes from 6:55 last night here. Polls are open until 7 PM. … Continue reading
Found this at the Nunda Township food giveaway last Friday. It was worn by probably the oldest woman in the room. Early voting continues today, but, let me warn you that at some polling places–especially Huntley’s–voters continue to have to … Continue reading
I owe the discovery of this quote from former Minnesota Congressman Walter Judd to an email from Dr. Ben Carson: “People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. “Of course, that is … Continue reading
There are three ways to vote in the Illinois General Assembly: Yes No Present And, of course, one can just “take a walk” and not vote at all. Voting “Present” in the Illinois State Senate got Barack Obama some when … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield must feel that votes in her district’s precinct at Indian Prairie School ended up in the trash can. Two precincts vote there. One from State Rep. David McSweeny’s district; the other one from the … Continue reading
On October 6, 2015, the McHenry County the McHenry County Board voted down proposals to allow citizens to vote on whether they wanted to consolidate various townships. The vote was defeated 9-13. In early December, Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson filed … Continue reading
The U.S. Census Bureau issued this graphic concerning Martin Luther King Day: … Continue reading
This poster appeared last week in front of Mr. A’s on the Northwest Herald’s newspaper box: … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald has festooned its news boxes with placards urging people to vote this fall. This is the one that appears at the box at Mr. A’s, where one can get free Northwest Heralds. … Continue reading
For this election only, the Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have passed a law to allow people to register on Election Day and, thereafter, vote. Here is what McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz has to say about the process: … Continue reading
This is what appeared on McHenry County tax bill envelopes one year during the late 1960’s when I was McHenry County Treasurer. The message has stood the test of time. … Continue reading
A press release from Sharon Meroni, Director of Defend the Vote: Will Election Day Voter Registration Sneak into Illinois Law? Will Election Day Voter Registration Sneak into Illinois Law? Will Quinn Change Election Security Just for the 2014 Elections? How … Continue reading
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
After reading about State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to freeze the amount of money that the Town Funds of township government can get for one year, a friend of McHenry County Blog did some research on population and voting information … Continue reading
Just go an email from the Crystal Lake Tea Party. It reminded me and others that the deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, February 18th. Those who have 17-year olds should remind them they can vote in the primary election … Continue reading
Keely Cat will be most disturbed if readers of McHenry County Blog who live in Algonquin, Dorr, Grafton and Nunda Township don’t vote today. Trust me. You do not want to be on Keely’s wrong side. … Continue reading
From the Way Back Machine comes a 1968 envelope and real estate tax bill that I mailed in 1968 when I was McHenry County Treasurer. Next to the six cent metered postage is the following message: Here’s what the envelop … Continue reading
That used to be what Republicans hoped was a joke that Chicago Democrats supposedly said. Now, a group called Rock the Vote has adopted the slogan. Hard to believe, but take a look below: This photo was found here on … Continue reading
Friday, the Pro-Life Susan B. Anthony Fund mailed the two guys in the Skinner household postcards urging us to get registered and vote November 6th. It was the same day I read of a judge in Pennsylvania having allowed a … Continue reading
