This year our office mailed registered voters a vote by mail application as mandated by state law. We're getting these applications back and have noticed a trending point of confusion for voters that we want to bring to your attention to help you avoid issues with its acceptance.

There is a section at the bottom of the application (see the image below with a red box) with three checkboxes.

• The first check box is to receive a vote by mail ballot for the November 8 General Election only.
• The second checkbox informs our office to send you a vote by mail ballot for elections that do not require you to choose a party.
• The third checkbox informs our office to send you a vote by mail ballot of all future elections. Some elections (primaries) require a voter to select a party to receive a ballot.

If you select the third checkbox, you are asked to choose ONE party whose ballot you wish to receive. In essence, by checking this box, then a party, you are telling us to send a ballot for that party when an election requires it.

For example, if you check the box next to "Democratic", you will receive a Democratic part ballot for any election that requires a party selection. The 2024 Primary Election will require a party selection. For that Primary Election, you will receive a ballot for the party you selected.

If you select the third checkbox option, please only check one party. Selection no parties or more than one party will result in your vote by mail application being rejected and will require you to correct the application or submit a new one.

If you didn't receive your vote by mail application in the mail last week, you should very soon. Illinois law requires that election authorities mail a vote by mail application to every registered voter in its jurisdiction. Following statute, our office mailed an application to every registered voter in McLean County with the exception of Bloomington residents. Those living in Bloomington city limits vote with the Bloomington Election Commission.

If you submitted a vote by mail application by printing and mailing one from our website, or be completing the online vote by mail application, you can discard the one mailed to you. There is no need to submit more than one application as only the first one will be processed.

During the 2020 Presidential Election, a number of organizations mailed vote by mail applications to voters which caused a fair amount of confusion. We encourage you to complete and submit the vote by mail application from our office and discard any others you may receive.

If you have questions, don't hesitate to call our office at 309-888-4035 or use the "Contact Us" link on our website to submit a question.

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On Friday, April 1, 2022, the McLean County Officers Electoral Board met in the Law and Justice Center to complete the hearings of the Verified Objector's petition of Jill Blair, Shanya Watchinski, Anna Darrow, Cara McMorris and Sarah Breeden directed toward the Nominating Petitions of Candidates for the Office of McLean County Board Members and to deliberate and pass its decision on the hearings.

Read the full decision.

PUBLIC NOTICE 

OF THE COUNTY of MCLEAN 

COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD

RECONVENED MEETING

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Illinois Open Meeting Act, you are hereby notified that the McLean County Officers Electoral Board shall reconvene on Friday, April 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 503 of the McLean County Law and Justice Center, 104 W. Front Street, Bloomington, Illinois where, pursuant to the Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/10-10, the Board shall reconvene its meeting where it will hear and pass upon an objection to nomination papers, in Case 2022-01, and issue a ruling on all objections received by the County Clerk’s Office regarding certain candidates seeking County office. 

AGENDA

A.        Call to Order

B.        Roll Call

C.        Adoption of Minutes from the March 28, 2022 meeting. 

D.        Objection to be heard and passed upon in the following case:

2022-01           Blair vs. Fellows

E.         Public Comment

F.         Deliberation and ruling of the Electoral Board on the following cases: 

2022-01           Blair vs. Fellows

2022-02           Watchinski vs. Schultz

2022-03           Darrow vs. Metsker

2022-04           McMorris vs. Blumenshine

2022-05           Breeden vs. Blumenshine

2022-06           Breeden vs. McIntyre

2022-07           McMorris vs. McIntyre

F.         Adjourn 

Posted:  March 30, 2022 by Kathy Michael, County Clerk

On Monday, March 28, the McLean County Officers Electoral Board met in the Law and Justice Center to hear remarks regarding five challenges to County Board candidate petitions.

The board decided to delay decisions until at least Friday. One of the candidates being challenged could not be present on Monday so all decisions have been delayed until that candidate's case can be heard.

Read WGLT's story for more information: McLean County panel hears ballot challenges involving County Board candidates

PUBLIC NOTICE 

COUNTY of MCLEAN 

COUNTY OFFICERS ELECTORAL BOARD

MEETING

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Illinois Open Meeting Act, you are hereby notified that the McLean County Officers Electoral Board shall convene on Monday, March 28, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 503 of the McLean County Law and Justice Center, 104 W. Front Street, Bloomington, Illinois where, pursuant to the Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/10-10, the Board shall hear and pass upon objections to nomination papers filed by certain candidates seeking County office. 

AGENDA

A.        Call to Order

B.        Roll Call

C.        Consider and adopt Rules of Procedure for Electoral Board Hearings 

D.        Objections to be heard and passed upon in the following order:

2022-01           Blair vs. Fellows

2022-02           Watchinski vs. Schultz

2022-03           Darrow vs. Metsker

2022-04           McMorris vs. Blumenshine

2022-05           Breeden vs. Blumenshine

2022-06           Breeden vs. McIntyre

2022-07           McMorris vs. McIntyre

E.         Public Comment

F.         Adjourn 

Posted:  March 24, 2022

Kathy Michael

County Clerk

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DID YOU GET YOUR NEW VOTER CARD? Attention McLean County IL registered voters. Every two years each election jurisdiction is required by law to send out voter registration cards to all registered voters in their database. This is called "the Purge" used to clean up/update voter rolls. Because of the 10-year redistricting, this was required as well. Some voters will have been re-mapped in different districts Check your voter card. Here's an example. It will tell you each district you reside in and then you can follow who is running for election and who you will see on your ballot on the upcoming June 28 Primary. Your card also shows you where your Polling Place is. IF YOU DID NOT GET A NEW CARD, OR HAVE QUESTIONS, GIVE US A CALL AT 309.888.4035. The County Clerk's office does not handle City of Bloomington voters. Bloomington residents please contact the Bloomington Election Commission at becvote.org.

County Board District 10 member and candidate for re-election Chuck Erickson attended the Lottery drawing today for "first on the ballot" position. There were four lottery drawings, where we literally draw names out of a hat to see who will be first on the ballot on the June 28 Primary ballots. Here are the ballot positions for the four County Board District candidates who qualified to be in the Lottery drawing.

Candidates had to be in line to file on the first day to file, on or before 8:00 am to qualify for the Lottery drawing for ballot position. Thank you Election Program Manager and our Cybersecurity Specialist Bradley Beyer for organizing this detailed process. 

COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 4

• First on the Democratic ballot: Matt Coates (D)
• Second on the Democratic ballot Jim Rogal (D)

COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 8

• First on the Republican ballot: Gary Stevens (Withdrawn)
• Second on the Republican ballot: Vicki Schultz

COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 9

• First on the Republican ballot: Annette Fellows
• Second on the Republican ballot: Susan Schafer

COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 10

• First on the Republican ballot: Chuck Erickson
• Second on the Republican ballot: William C. Holditch

 L-R: Chuck Erickson, Deputy Clerk Deborah Hutchins and ISU Intern majoring in Political Science, Jackson Thiel.