Local Elections
IMPORTANT DATES:
Early Voting - Starts Thursday 9/24
Vote By Mail - Starts Thursday 9/24
Last Day to Register to Vote - Tuesday 10/6
ELECTION DAY - TUESDAY 11/3
McHenry Couty Clerk
What Does the County Clerk Do?
The McHenry County Clerk is the chief election authority, keeps vital records, and administers specific tax and public filings in McHenry County.
Elections
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Manages voter registration, early voting, and vote-by-mail programs
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Recruits and trains election judges
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Tabulates election ballots
Records:
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Official record-keeper for local birth, marriage, civil union, and death certificates
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Maintains public filings and records the official proceedings of the McHenry County Board
Taxes:
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Handles tax calculations, redemptions, and district rate maintenance
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McHenry County Treasurer
What Does the County Treasurer Do?
The McHenry County Treasurer receives, safeguards, and disburses all county revenues and public funds authorized by law or the county board.
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Invests idle or unused county funds
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Maintains financial reports
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Prepares, prints, and mails annual property tax bills
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Collects property taxes
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Distributes tax revenue to local government agencies
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Manages lists of unpaid taxes
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Conducts annual tax sales to recover delinquent property liens
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McHenry County Regional
Superintendent of Schools
What Does the Regional
Superintendent of Schools Do?
The McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools serves as the link between state and local school districts.
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Regulatory oversight
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Teacher certification
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School safety inspections
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Ensures local public schools follow the rules and laws of the Illinois School Code.
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Annually inspects public school buildings
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Reviews plans for new school construction and safety permits
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Monitors chronic student truancy
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Helps run alternative education programs for at-risk students
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Manages GED testing programs and provides transcripts and diplomas
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Coordinates training workshops, safety classes for bus drivers, and leadership growth for educators
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McHenry County Board Members
What Do McHenry County
Board Members Do?
The McHenry County Board oversees public services, county infrastructure, and long-term county planning.
Budget and Fiscal Management:
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Establishes and approves budgets for all county departments
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Sets county tax levy rates
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Manges long-term capital investments
Local Rules and Ordinances:
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Drafts, reviews, and votes on local laws, zoning regulations, and ethics codes
Department Oversight:
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Sets directives and policies for public health, transportation, and public safety.
Board Appointments:
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Appoints volunteer trustees and members to the McHenry County Board of Health, the Mental Health Board, and McHenry County Conservation District.
Legislation:
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Develops state and federal legislative programs to sponsor and support policies that benefit county taxpayers, protect natural resources, and address unfunded government mandates.
District #1 Candidates
District #4 Candidates
District #5 Candidates
District #2 Candidates
Judicial Candidate Retention -
22nd Judicial Circuit
Choose whether these judges should remain
in their current positions
Judge Michael W. Feetterer
Judicial Circuit Chief Judge
Exercises administrative supervision over all courts within the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit.
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Assigns Judges
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Assigns Times and Places of Holding Court
Judge David R. Gervais
Civil Division IV
Chancery, Probate, and Guardianship
Judge Justin M. Hansen
Domestic Violence Cases and Non-Traffic Misdemeanors
Initial return date, jury and bench trials, petitions to revoke hearings, and pretrial release hearings for all Domestic Violence Cases and Non-Traffic Misdemeanors.
Mark R. Gerhardt
Criminal Felony Division II
Criminal Felony, Miscellaneous Criminal, Eavesdropping, Fugitives from Justice, Forfeitures, and Sexually Violent Person Commitment Act proceedings.
Referendums
Vote YES or NO on these two non-binding referendums
Becoming a Home Rule County
Would you support McHenry becoming a Home Rule County and establishing the county executive form of government?
Restoring Local Zoning Authority Over Commercial Energy Projects and Residential Development
Should the Illinois General Assembly repeal the state laws that prevent McHenry County and other local governments from exercising full zoning authority over the sitting commercial solar, wind, and battery development, and restore that authority to county and municipal governments?
McHenry County Sheriff
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Illinois Treasurer
What Does the Illinois Treasurer Do?
The Illinois Treasurer is the chief banking and investment officer for Illinois.
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Receives payments made to the state
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Deposits money with approved institutions
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Accoutns and manages the state's daily fund balances
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Administers the investment of the state's portfolio
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Arbitrages bonds issued by the Governor
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Services state debt
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Collects estate taxes
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Approves federal funds
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Offers investment programs to farmers, small businesses, and undercapitalized communities
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Administers unclaimed property accruing to the state
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Facilitates tax-advantaged ABLE, college savings, and retirement savings programs to Illinoisans and provides a voluntary local government investment pool to Illinois' counties
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Illinois Comptroller
What Does the Illinois Comptroller Do?
The Illinois Comptroller maintains the state's fiscal accounts.
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Records financial transactions, codifies appropriations made by law, and prescribes uniform accounting standards
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Establishes internal control guidelines for all state agencies
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Orders deposits into the state treasury and approves receipts issued by the Treasurer
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Audits vouchers certified by state agencies for obligations made to state employees and creditors
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Administers state employee payroll
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Maintains inventory records and bonded indebtedness for state agencies
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Prepares the state's annual financial report and provides transparency reports to the General Assembly
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Approves or refuses the sale of state bonds in excess of statutory debt limits
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Illinois House of Representatives
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Illinois State Senate District 32
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Illinois Secretary of State
What Does the Illinois Secretary of State Do?
The Illinois Secretary of State manages driver and vehicle licensing, official state records, business registrations, and the state library system.
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Issues driver's licenses, state ID cards, and vehicle license plates, and handles vehicle registrations.
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Registers corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities operating in the state.
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Acts as the State Librarian and oversees the maintenance and security of the State Capitol Complex.
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Serves as the keeper of official state records, state laws, the state archives, and the Great Seal of Illinois.
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Operates the Secretary of State Police, the state's oldest statewide law enforcement agency, which handles traffic safety, auto theft, and capitol security.
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Promotes programs like organ/tissue donor registration, adult literacy efforts, anti-drunk driving education, and traffic safety.
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Illinois Attorney General
What Does the Illinois Attorney General Do?
The Illinois Attorney General serves as the state's chief legal officer and is responsible for protecting the public interest, providing legal representation for state agencies, and enforcing state laws.
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Safeguards residents and businesses from fraud, deception, and unfair business practices.
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Protects Illinois' air, water, land, and community health by litigating civil environmental cases.
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Partners with local, state, and federal law enforcement to fight violent crime.
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Assists county State's Attorneys with criminal prosecutions and appeals.
