Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Hills Park District, Illinois State Board of Elections, Politics, Village Board, Village Government, Village President on July 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Village campaign committees have reported their second quarter 2021 finances to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Click on any link to view their reports:
Once again, it’s interesting reading in some cases, especially when it comes to itemized campaign donations refunded.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, FPDCC, Illinois State Board of Elections, Politics, Riding Center Advisory Committee on May 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Some of the topics for discussion include:
Some may recall the April 14th agenda included, “Swearing in New Commissioners,” which we found odd since the Cook County Clerk had not yet certified the April 6th Consolidated General Election results yet. The Clerk’s April 27th certification of the election results can be viewed here.
Knowing what absolute sticklers our Park Board is when it comes to policies, procedures and the law, we have every confidence this was just (another) oversight or typo on their part. We’ll see tonight.
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting can be found here.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections, Village Board, Village Code, Village President on May 3, 2021| 1 Comment »
There will be a special Board of Trustees meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. Some of the items to be covered include:
A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here. The meeting is open to those wishing to attend, or residents can listen in by calling 508-924-1464.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Village Board, Village President, Your Barrington Hills on April 15, 2021| 2 Comments »
The Village campaign committees have reported their first quarter 2021 finances to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Click on any link to view their reports:
It’s interesting reading in some cases if you look closely.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Hills Park District, Deception, Ethics, Horizon Farms, Horse Boarding, Illinois State Board of Elections, Land Use, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Uncategorized, VBHPD, Village Board, Village Code, Village Government, Village President on April 7, 2021| 1 Comment »
As previously reported, Brian Cecola has likely won the race for Village President (See “Cecola headed for victory in Barrington Hills president race”).
Here are the unofficial results for Village Board of Trustees:
County totals are seen below:
Cook County
Kane County
Lake County
McHenry County
Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Barrington Area Library, Barrington Hills Park District, Board of Education, Conflict of interest, Deception, District 220 referendum, Ethics, His Master's Voice, Illinois State Board of Elections, Land Use, League of Women Voters, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Riding Club of BH, School Districts, Village Board, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, Your Barrington Hills on March 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There are a number of exceptionally qualified candidates running for office in the upcoming Consolidated Elections April 6th.
Following is a summary of candidates running for various offices in the order they appear on the ballots for those offices. The Observer has noted those candidates we endorse with a check mark.
Early voting is available to registered voters now through Election Day.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Hills Park District, Conflict of interest, Cook, County, Ethics, Illinois State Board of Elections, Kane, Lake, McHenry, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Village Board, Village Code, Village President on March 22, 2021| 1 Comment »
The Barrington Hills Observer wholeheartedly endorses Brian Cecola for Village of Barrington Hills President, as well as David Riff, Tom Strauss and Laura Ekstrom for Village Trustees in the April 6th Consolidated Election.
Early voting starts this morning for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Elections. For information on where to cast your ballot between now and Election Day, click on your county below:
We’ll be publishing our official endorsements soon. In the meantime, feel free to use and share the sample ballot below noting our recommendations:
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Hills Park District, Conflict of interest, Deception, Ethics, Horizon Farms, Horse Boarding, Illinois State Board of Elections, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, OP/Ed, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Riding Club of BH, Transparency, Village Government on March 19, 2021| 10 Comments »
Political committees must abide by Illinois State Board of Elections transparency rules.
Earlier this week, we posted some helpful reminders to area political candidates of their campaign reporting responsibilities with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE). This will be our second (in what may become a series) posting of helpful hints on campaign transparency due to one (apparent) repeat offender.
The ISBE rules clearly state:
“Any committee that makes an expenditure for any kind of communication directed at voters and mentioning the name of a candidate in the next upcoming election must ensure that the communication clearly identifies the committee as having paid for it. This applies to any committee that pays for any part of the advertisement, including its production and distribution.”
Well, residents are now receiving a mailing from a candidate committee (a portion pictured below) that does not appear to adhere to these rules. We previously noted that this candidate’s campaign committee signs display no state mandated committee identification either.
A campaign mailers sent to residents recently does not disclose the campaign committee that paid for it.
Common sense dictates that if one is running for elected office that every opportunity for campaign advertising with the candidate’s name on it would be maximized, especially when it comes to taking credit for who paid for it (at least one would think that).
This particular candidate, however, either fancies himself as a rebel, or perhaps isn’t taking this election as seriously as he should considering the high office he’s seeking. Another possibility is much more troubling, however, and that is he may not wish to disclose who is actually paying for his advertisements.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Hills Park District, Commercial Horse Boarding, Deception, Horse Boarding, Illinois State Board of Elections, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, Riding Club of BH, Roads & Bridges Committee, Village President on March 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Daily Herald has published profiles of the two candidates running for Village President. In ballot order, click on any of their names to read the bio they wrote for submission:
Election Day is April 6th.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections, Politics on March 16, 2021| 2 Comments »
There are plenty of candidates running for various offices this year, and we thought we’d help them out by reminding them of some basic, common-sense rules established by the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) for transparent, full disclosure campaigning.
These rules apply to first time candidates or those currently in office.
Political campaign signs must, “…clearly identifies the committee as having paid for it.” The example shown above does not, and that’s an ISBE No-No (even if it does have a union label on it).
If omissions occur, the candidate committee could opt to replace the signs, affix labels to signs with corrected campaign disclosure or possibly face objection(s) filed with the ISBE by doing nothing.
Campaign websites (such as a portion of the one above) should also clearly state the name of the committee that paid for it.
Those who have run for office before should know these rules. We’re just looking out for those new to campaigning.
Either way, the Illinois State Board of Elections website can be found here.
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