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Recent News About Illinois State Board of Elections
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Streator resident asking election board to reconsider his complaint against Mautino
David Cooke won't give up on his battle with Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino so easily.
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Elections board will be 'toast' without new computers by 2018 elections, official says
Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections.
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Mautino said to have car expenses but no car
As a state representative, Frank Mautino spent $250,000 on repairs and gas for campaign vehicles that never existed, his campaign treasurer told a criminal grand jury, according to a citizens oversight group.
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Illinois voter data analysis finds voters registered up to 4 times
A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.
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Liberty Justice Center to represent man who lodged campaign finance complaint against Mautino
The Liberty Justice Center has agreed to represent David Cooke, the Streator resident who initiated the state's investigation of Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino.
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ISBE rejects delay motions, moves forward with Mautino case
A public hearing in the Illinois State Board of Elections' (ISBE) case against Auditor General Frank Mautino will move forward despite attempts from both sides to delay it, including a motion by the Streator resident who filed the original complaint against Mautino concerning questionable spending of campaign funds.
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Mautino scandal virtually ignored in state media, political realms
Despite the controversy surrounding embattled Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, whatever misdeeds he may have committed, the scandal apparently is not a big deal, if news media buzz and political heat are any indication, a vocal citizen journalist recently said on his blog.
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Streator man says Mautino probes began with his decision to speak out
Despite a federal criminal investigation underway and state lawmakers continually calling on Illinois's embattled Auditor General Frank Mautino to answer questions about prior campaign expenditures, the only person who has filed a complaint said he feels all alone.
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LaSalle state’s attorney awaits ruling on complaint over anti-drug policing unit
July became excruciatingly hot for LaSalle County State Attorney Brian Towne, after a formal complaint was filed against him and a letter was publicly posted accusing him of creating his own police force.
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Activist group calls for Mautino to resign after he takes the Fifth in probe
SPRINGFIELD -- The Edgar County Watchdogs is calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign after he pled the Fifth to avoid incriminating himself in an investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week.