St. Clair County Clerk Tom Holbrook said that Republican write-in candidate for State's Attorney Ron Duebbert received seven fewer votes of 223 needed to secure the nomination.
Election officials in Madison and St. Clair counties are dealing with a significant number of calls from election judges seeking to be excused from service on primary election day on Tuesday over concerns about the spread of coronavirus. But both counties expect to have all precincts staffed and safe.
A top concern among residents in communities that could be merged in next month's election is that the proposal would benefit politicians more than it would the citizens in the economically struggling towns.
Mayors of the village of Alorton and the city of Centreville are encouraging voters in their communities to turn out for a town hall meeting to hear "all the facts" regarding proposals to merge the two economically depressed, shrinking towns.
BELLEVILLE – Every month St. Clair County Clerk Tom Holbrook mails hundreds of requests for citizens to confirm their voter registrations, and every month some see it as a threat to their vote.
BELLEVILLE – Cahokia Mayor Curtis McCall Jr. and candidates of the McCall Good Government Party bumped off all but one of their opponents from the ballot at a hearing of St. Clair County’s electoral board on Jan. 10.
BELLEVILLE – Judicial candidates Chris Kolker and Heinz Rudolf signed pledges to repudiate tactics of others that they themselves would not use or condone, though neither have responded to a request for comment regarding steamfitter business manager Totsy Bailey remarks made at a Democratic rally in Caseyville on Sept. 17.
BELLEVILLE – Margaret Eros of Belleville, whose actions as treasurer for Sheriff Rick Watson’s campaign caused her to lose her job as a St. Clair County election clerk last week, has worked hard for several other Democrat office holders through the years.
Republican candidate for state representative Doug Jameson hopes to pull an upset in November over long time incumbent, Democrat Jay Hoffman of Belleville.
An investigation should be launched following allegations that St. Clair County Sheriff Richard "Rick" Watson violated local and state campaign laws, according to the county's Republican leader and Watson's opponent in the sheriff's election.
EDWARDSVILLE – Although e-filing for courthouses across Illinois has been mandatory since Jan. 1, local circuit clerks' offices have been using digital records for years.
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County Clerk Thomas Holbrook has agreed to stop adding a percentage to line items in district levies which ended up increasing property tax paid by homeowners.
BELLEVILLE — A man is suing St. Clair County Circuit Clerk Kahala Clay, alleging she failed to notify him that his suit against the City of Belleville for failing to respond to a FOIA request had been dismissed.
BELLEVILLE – Three top Democrats fell to defeat in committeeman conflicts before the St. Clair County electoral board, one as counsel and two on their own.
