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Recent News About Illinois State Board of Elections
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GOP lawmakers file resolution to remove Mautino amidst state, federal investigations
CHICAGO – Illinois lawmakers want to remove the state’s auditor general from office as federal and state probes continue into the former state representative's questionable spending of campaign finances. -
Electoral board hearing challenge to Madison County tax cut proposal reconvenes Friday
A Madison County electoral board will reconvene at 9 a.m. -
Mautino pleads the Fifth; asks State Board of Elections for more time to provide campaign details
Following months of intense scrutiny and public outcry over his reluctance to answer questions about his suspicious campaign reporting, Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent to avoid incriminating himself amid an ongoing federal investigation. -
Herndon rejects State Farm elections witness, but allows one pointing to anti-Karmeier contributions as ‘insurmountable conflict of interest’
U.S. District Judge David Herndon rejected former state election board director Ronald Michaelson as a witness for State Farm at trial in a $9 billion claim that the insurer corrupted the Illinois Supreme Court. -
GOP lawmakers ask Mautino to step down while investigations proceed; McCarter says vote to confirm auditor general was 'mistake'
SPRINGFIELD — Investigations into Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s campaign spending by both state and federal agencies has a group of lawmakers calling for him to step down at least until the inquiry is completed. -
Charlie Meier: Passage of proposed redistricting reform on November ballot 'is going to be huge'
This year's proposed redistricting reform measure would draw lines based on simple grids to take in a certain number of residents rather than try to determine districts by likely partisan voters, Meier said. -
Watchdog says GOP lawmakers will call for Mautino's resignation
Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is currently facing a federal investigation after questions arose over his campaign spending during his 24-year tenure as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. -
Madison County civil docket May 2-6
Madison County Circuit Judges Matoesian, Mudge and Ruth have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for the week of May 2-6. -
Candidates for Fifth District and Twentieth Judicial raise mostly modest sums in first quarter
First quarter fund-raising by candidates for the Fifth District Appellate Court was most active in Judge Brad Bleyer's campaign, according to records from the Illinois State Board of Elections. -
Judges say Cook's ballot challenge is moot post-primary; Oral arguments tentatively set June 7
An attorney defending three St. Clair County judges from a challenge to their candidacies says the case is moot because the primary election has already come and gone. -
Fourth District faces question whether judges have option to run for election over retention
SPRINGFIELD – For the first time, judges who owe their jobs to voters will decide whether the Illinois Constitution lets judges choose between retention and election. -
Republican candidates earn 10-point margin over Democratic rivals in Fifth District Appellate Court primaries
Republican candidates seeking vacant seats at the Fifth District Appellate Court dominated at the polls on Tuesday, beating the Democratic candidate totals by double digit margins. -
St. Clair County real estate March 7-10
A list of recent real estate transactions for St. Clair County. Including Belleville, Cahokia, Caseyville, Collinsville, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, Freeburg, Lebanon, Marissa, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, New Baden, O’Fallon, Rauscher, St. Libory, Shiloh, Smithton, Swansea and Waterloo. -
Answers still needed from Mautino on campaign expenditures, Rep. Kay says
Illinois' embattled Auditor General Frank Mautino's decision to hire an attorney rather than answer questions about prior campaign expenditures has slowed down getting those answers but can't stop it, a state representative said during a recent interview. -
Judge Christ's cocaine death approaches three-year mark; Voters to decide if faith in judiciary has been restored
Three years after the death of St. Clair County judge Joe Christ revealed a drug scandal, three judges have staked their jobs on a conviction that they have restored public faith in the judiciary. -
Weishaar files notice of appeal over Sangamon County ruling in favor of St. Clair County judges
A notice of appeal has been filed at the Fourth District Appellate Court seeking to challenge Sangamon County Associate Judge Esteban Sanchez's ruling that allows St. Clair County circuit judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien and Robert Haida to remain on the March 15 Democratic primary ballot. -
Sangamon County judge finds that retention is not the only way to stay on bench
Sangamon County Associate Judge Esteban Sanchez has ruled for St. Clair County judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien and Robert Haida, finding that the state constitution gives them the option to run for election. -
Sangamon County judge to rule next week on St. Clair County judges' ballot access
SPRINGFIELD - St. Clair County judges who chose to run for election rather than stand for retention did it as a favor to voters, their lawyer argued at a court hearing on Feb. 19. -
Court must decide whether law is being followed, not just judges' eligibility, Dallas Cook argues
No matter how Sangamon County Associate Judge Estaban Sanchez rules in the ballot access challenge to Judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien and Robert Haida, the decision must have taken into consideration more than just whether their nomination papers are valid, according to court papers filed Thursday. -
Judges: Nothing in Constitution suggests retention is exclusive path to stay on bench
St. Clair County judges believe that nothing in the Illinois Constitution, the constitutional convention record, the state Election Code or any legal precedent has ever suggested that retention is the exclusive path that a sitting judge must follow to seek a successive term.