8 Dems Booted from Will County Board Ballot
Will County electoral board removes 8 Democrats from November's ballot. Republicans claim Democrats used improper procedures to get onto the ballot; Democrats call it a move to limit voter choice and competition.
Eight democratic candidates for the Will County Board were removed from November's ballot on Tuesday, according to a Sun-Times Media report. If the removal isn't overturned in the appeals process, it could leave many Republican candidates, including District 2's Jim Moustis, board chairman, and District 12's Margo McDermed, wife of Republican Party Chairman Ed Ronkowski, running unopposed come Election Day. Among the candidates removed was Frankfort's Mario Carlasare, District 2. Other candidates removed from the ballot were John Sanchez Jr. and Santino Letierri of Mokena, Chester Strzelczyk III of Lockport, Irene Garcia-Wittke and Reed Bible of Plainfield, Chris Griffin of Naperville and Donald Moran of Romeoville. Democratic Party …
