Comparison of Petition Forms

In the documents section of this web page, I have uploaded a file, "Combined Petition Form", which shows a petition form from the State of Illinois Candidate's Guide for 2015 and a copy of the petition provided us by the NBCUSD school district.

The clear difference is at the top of the IL State petition where you clearly see BIND HERE and and at the bottom where you clearly see PAGE ____.

The NBCUSD Petition given to us in a NBCUSD email is clearly lacking that information which are the 2 counts where are petitions were thrown out.

The 735 signature petition drive was lost on two issues, the petitions were not bound and they weren't numbered. We argued the point that we used the petition form given to us by NBCUSD district which is clearly lacking BIND HERE and and PAGE___. The hearing board did not give any weight to that argument, the state law clearly states the petition's need to be bound and numbered.

Petition Question Removed from April 7, 2015 Ballot

I am sorry to report that our efforts to place the issue of $4.5 million in bonds on the April 7, 2015 ballot was ordered removed from the ballot. The issue was that we did not bind (staple or paper clip) the petition and number the pages.  I tried to argue the point that the petition provided to us by the School District did not include clear indications to perform those actions as they do for candidate petitions provided by the State of Illinois, but that position was rejected.  It is noteworthy that not a single signature on the petitions were challenged. 

I sincerely regret disappointing the 735 people who signed those petitions hoping to have their voices heard and the 21 other residents who took time out of their schedules to obtain that number of signatures. 

I have posted the objection paperwork filed with the local election officials and also the document which contains their judgement.  They are both located on the side of this home page under the documents link.

Public Locations for Signing Petitions - Updated

These businesses have offered to have petitions available for signing during their normal business hours -

Northern Illinois Computer Exchange
142 W Main St, Capron, IL
Tuesday - Friday  12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Angie's Salon
115 S 4th St., Capron IL

Curves
Countryside Square Mall
Poplar Grove IL
Monday - Friday
6:00 am - 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday/Sunday
Closed

Thank-you for partnering with us in this effort!!

WIFR coverage of the petition drive.

WIFR interviewed two former North Boone School Board Members regarding the petition drive.  See the interview here.

Register to Vote - As easy as 1-2-3!!!!

While we have been out collecting signatures, we have come across many people who are not currently registered to vote.  Well the State of Illinois has streamlined the process so that you can register online - from the comfort of your own home!  Click here to be taken to the State of Illinois voter registration page and let your voice be heard!  Once the process is complete, sign the petition by either visiting one of our public locations or request a volunteer to visit you using the communication form.  All of this information can be found on the right side of the home page.

North Boone Official Minutes of Resolution

In an effort to document this process, the official minutes from the November 24th, 2014 North Boone Board of Educations Meeting related to this issue have been posted to this blog.  They were requested under the guidelines of the Freedom of Information Act on December 1, 2014 and were provided on December 8, 2014.  The minutes are located in the "documents" section of this blog.

Request Visit or Ask a Question

A form has been added to this blog to request a visit from a volunteer to sign a petition.  Simply complete the contact form on this blog with a contact phone number and address.  A volunteer will contact you to schedule a time.  You can also request a phone call if you have questions about the petition or this issue in general.