Prairie State Wire

Illinois State Board of Elections met Feb. 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call.

1. Approval of the minutes of the January 22 meeting. (pgs.1-5)

2. Report of the General Counsel

a. Campaign Disclosure

Settlement Offers

1) SBE v. Friends for Gio Santana, 32535, 19NF024; (pgs.6-7)

2) SBE v. Friends of Stephanie Coleman, 34374, 24MQ081; (pgs.8-11)

3) SBE v. Citizens for Melville King, Jr., 39273, 24NF094; (pgs.12-16)

Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: granted

4) SBE v. Friends of Nicholas Sposato, 19830, 24AJ017; (pgs.17-20)

5) SBE v. Committee to Elect Villagrana, 39773, 24NF107; (pgs.21-25)

6) SBE v. Friends of Wheaton Parks, 39864, 24AJ048; (pgs.26-35)

Appeals of campaign disclosure fines – H.O. recommendation: denied

7) SBE v. Rock Island County Democratic Central Committee, 343, 24AJ004; (pgs.36-45)

8) SBE v. Macoupin County Republican Central Committee, 1207, 24AJ009; (pgs.46-56)

9) SBE v. Friends of Shannon M. Saal, 36634, 24NF080; (pgs.57-62)

10) SBE v. Adam Diss for Sheriff, 36950, 24AJ033; (pgs.63-69)

Complaint following public hearing

11) Healy v. Citizens for Scott Kaspar, 23CD042; (pgs.70-184)

Other campaign disclosure items

12) Assessments/board orders; (pgs.185-188)

13) Administrative termination of committees owing civil penalties; (pg.189)

14) Payment of civil penalty assessments – informational; (pg.190)

Complaints following closed preliminary hearing (separate packet; may be conducted in closed executive session pursuant to Section 9-21 of the Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/9-21, and Section 2(c)(4) of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(4))

Verify room is clear and roll call for executive session.

15) Langfelder for Recorder v. Sangamon County Evening Republican Club/Friends of Frank Lesko, 24CD017; (pgs.1-20)

16) Gonzalez v. Pierre, 24CD019; (pgs.21-25)

17) Vega, Jr. v. Garcia, 24CD020; (pgs.26-34)

18) Henry v. Keith for Mayor, 25CD005; (pgs.35-87)

19) Henry v. People Over Politics, 25CD006; (pgs.35-87)

20) Henry v. Citizens for Carol McGury, 25CD007; (pgs.35-87)

21) Henry v. Citizens for Nelson Katsenes, 25CD008; (pgs.35-87)

22) Henry v. Citizens for Sean Kampas, 25CD009; (pgs.35-87)

23) Henry v. Citizens for Healy, 25CD010; (pgs.35-87)

24) Henry v. Citizens for Michael R. Milani, 25CD011; (pgs.35-87)

25) Henry v. Citizens for Brian Gaspardo, 25CD012; (pgs.35-87)

26) Henry v. Citizens for Brian Riordan, 25CD013. (pgs.35-87)

Arise from executive session.

Vote on Board action for complaints following closed preliminary hearing.

3. Report of the Executive Director

a. 2025 Consolidated Elections update;

1) Voting system pre-election testing; (pgs.191-193)

b. Legislative update; (pgs.194-216)

c. Voter registration activity – informational; (pgs.217-221)

d. Grant funding update – informational; (pgs.222-225)

e. FY25 fiscal status reports – informational; (pgs.226-228)

f. Two year plan of staff activity for the months of February & March – informational. (pgs.229-234)

4. Other business.

5. Comments from the general public.

6. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the minutes of the January 22 executive session meeting and pending litigation pursuant to Sections 2(c)(11) and 2(c)(21) of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120.

Verify room is clear and roll call for executive session.

a. Approval of the minutes of the January 22 executive session meeting.

Arise from executive session.

7. Vote on board action discussed in executive session.

a. Approval of the minutes of the January 22 executive session meeting.

8. Next board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

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