Illinois State Board of Elections met July 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
PRESENT: Casandra B. Watson, Chair
Laura K. Donahue, Vice Chair
Jennifer M. Ballard Croft, Member
Cristina D. Cray, Member
Tonya L. Genovese, Member
Catherine S. McCrory, Member
Rick S. Terven, Sr., Member
Jack Vrett, Member
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 10:30 a.m. via videoconference in the Springfield and Chicago office locations.
Vice Chair Watson opened the meeting by leading everyone in the pledge of allegiance.
Vice Chair Watson said that the swearing in of newly appointed and reappointed Board Members was the first order of business and introduced the Honorable Christopher G. Perrin, Associate Circuit Judge, 7th Judicial Circuit. Newly appointed Members Jennifer M. Ballard Croft and Jack Vrett recited the oath along with reappointed Members Tonya L. Genovese and Laura K. Donahue as Judge Perrin conducted the ceremony.
A roll call was taken and Vice Chair Watson and Members Ballard Croft, McCrory and Vrett were present in the Chicago office and Members Cray, Donahue, Genovese and Terven were present in the Springfield office.
The next order of business was the election of new Board Officers for the two year term beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. Member Terven made a motion to nominate Member Watson to serve as Chair, which was seconded by Member McCrory. Member Donahue moved to close the nominations for Chair, which was seconded by Member Terven and passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Member McCrory made a motion to nominate Member Donahue to serve as Vice Chair, which was seconded by Member Genovese. Member Cray moved to close the nominations for Vice Chair, which was seconded by Member Genovese and passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
Ms. Malowitz presented a listing of civil penalty assessments necessitating a final board order for agenda item 4.a. Vice Chair Donahue moved to assess the civil penalties against the committees listed on pages 1-7 of the board packet. Member McCrory seconded the motion, which passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
The next item on the agenda was an overview of Open Meetings Act and other relevant training courses required to be completed by Members of the Board. Ms. Malowitz introduced Sean Sarcu, Legal Counsel II and Ethics Officer, whose memo was contained on page 8 of the board packet. Mr. Sarcu reviewed the annual training requirements, which include Ethics and Harassment/Discrimination, Open Meetings Act and filing of the Statement of Economic Interest form.
Ms. Matthews presented an updated FY24 Board Meeting Schedule and said the regular meeting date in March was changed to the 18th to avoid conflict with the General Primary Election. Member McCrory moved to approve the updated FY24 Board Meeting Schedule as presented, which was seconded by Vice Chair Donahue and passed by roll call vote of 8-0.
With there being no further business before the Board, Vice Chair Donahue moved to adjourn until Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Member Genovese seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting ended at 10:50 a.m.
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