Illinois State Board of Elections met March 29.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
PRESENT: Ian K. Linnabary, Chair
William J. Cadigan, Member
Laura K. Donahue, Member
Tonya L. Genovese, Member
Catherine S. McCrory, Member
William M. McGuffage, Member
Rick S. Terven, Sr., Member
ABSENT: Casandra B. Watson, Vice Chair
ALSO PRESENT: Bernadette M. Matthews, Executive Director
Jeremy Kirk, Assistant Executive Director
Marni M. Malowitz, General Counsel
Amy L. Calvin, Board Liaison
The meeting convened at 10:45 a.m. via Zoom conference with seven Members present. Chair Linnabary and Members Cadigan and McGuffage were present in the Chicago office, Members Donahue, Genovese and Terven were present in the Springfield office and Member McCrory was present via Zoom. Vice Chair Watson was absent and Member Terven held her proxy.
Chair Linnabary opened the meeting by leading everyone in the pledge of allegiance.
Member Cadigan moved to approve the minutes from the February 15 meeting as presented. Member McCrory seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented a lack of apparent conformity for the nomination papers of Eddien Gonzalez, Representative in the Illinois General Assembly for the 13th District. She reported that there were zero petition pages or signatures included with the Statement of Candidacy and Loyalty Oath and that it did not comply with state election law. Member Cadigan moved to reject the petitions of Eddien Gonzalez for lack of apparent conformity. Member Terven seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Member Cadigan moved to recess the State Board of Elections and convene as the State Officers Electoral Board. Member Donahue seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0. The meeting recessed at 10:55 a.m. Member Cadigan moved to reconvene as the State Board of Elections, which was seconded by Member McGuffage and passed by roll call vote of 8-0. The meeting reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with the same attendance as noted in the initial roll call.
Ms. Matthews presented a voting system modification request from Election System & Software ES&S) EVS 5.5.0.3 contained on pages 51-67 of the board packet. Kyle Thomas, Director of Voting and Registration Systems reviewed his report and indicated that the modification was due a change in the Windows operating system and server on which it runs. Mr. Thomas recommended a two your interim approval as outlined in his report. Member Cadigan moved to grant a two year interim approval of (ES&S) EVS 5.5.0.3 voting system. Member McGuffage seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented and reviewed a settlement offer for agenda item 5.a.6) SBE v. Friends of Willie Preston, 35756, 21MA037 and recommended denial of the offer. Ross Secler and Willie Preston were both present on behalf of the committee. Mr. Secler said the committee had some recent fundraising activity and would be amenable to a higher offer. Mr. Preston then made an offer of $2,500 to settle the fines. Member McGuffage moved to accept the revised settlement offer of $2,500 to be paid within fourteen days. Member Donahue seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented and reviewed a settlement offer for agenda item 5.a.2) SBE v. Citizens for Luis Arroyo Jr., 25589, 20MA068 and recommended denial of the offer. Pericles Abbasi was present on behalf of the committee and offered a revised settlement of $2.500. He said a check was previously tendered with the original settlement offer of $1,875 and would be able to pay the difference within two weeks. Member Cadigan moved to accept the revised settlement offer of $2,500 and the balance to be paid within fourteen days. Member Donahue seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented and reviewed a settlement offer for agenda item 5.a.1) SBE v. Friends of Mayor Terry R. Wells, 4334, 21AD008 and recommended denial of the offer. Mr. Wells was present on behalf of the committee and offered a revised settlement of $1,425. He indicated that a check was tendered with the original settlement offer of $950 and would be able to pay the difference within two weeks. Member Cadigan moved to accept the revised settlement offer of $1,425 and the balance to be paid within fourteen days. Member Donahue seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented and reviewed a settlement offer for agenda item 5.a.5) SBE v. Friends of Azam Nizamuddin for Judge, 35687, 20AS069 and recommended denial of the offer. Mr. Nizamuddin was present on behalf of the committee and offered a revised settlement of $227.50. Member Cadigan moved to accept the revised settlement offer of $227.50 to be paid within fourteen days. Member Donahue seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Due to extreme technical difficulties, Member McGuffage moved to continue the remaining agenda items until the April 14, 2022 special board meeting. Member Terven seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
With there being no further business before the Board, Member Cadigan moved to adjourn until Thursday, April 14, 2022. Member McGuffage seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting ended at 1:50 p.m.
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