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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Geneva Patch Election Central: A Guide to the April 9 Campaigns

Let this be your one-stop guide to articles, websites and media outlets for the spring 2013 elections in Geneva.

Welcome to Geneva Election Central 2013! This is the "hub page" that will link to additional articles, websites and other media outlets to help youY get familiar with the Geneva candidates and the issues in contested races prior to the April 9 election. Please bookmark this page and refer to it often, as it will be updated regularly. If there's an error, omission or if you just want more information, please contact Rick Nagel at rickn@patch.com or call 630-886-0792. For more information, please like and visit our Geneva Patch Facebook page!   Click on the candidate's name to see his or her Patch profile/position statement. 1 seat open; 4-year term   4 open seats; 4-year term   Links below are to the Kane County Clerk's Office election …

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Beloved Geneva Alderman Ralph Dantino Dies at His Home, Geneva 5th Ward Seat Likely to Be Taken Off the April Ballot, Williamsburg Elementary School, and 51 more ›

John R

7:31 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

When will we know the results and will they be posted online this evening? Rice   more ›

Friday, January 25, 2013

UPDATE: Library Questions Whether Moffat Can Run for 2 Offices

A candidate running for both a Library Board and Park Board seat in Geneva gets a late challenge to his place on one or both ballots.

Just as he's going out the door to celebrate his 35th wedding anniversary, Jay Moffat checks his mail and finds a thick packet addressed in his name. It's a hard copy of documents sent to Kane County Director of Elections Suzanne Fahnstock citing case law and questioning whether the library can certify Moffat's name on the April 9 ballot. In December, Moffat submitted nomination petitions for three Geneva offices: School Board, Park Board and Library Board. He withdrew his name from the School Board race after advice from the Illinois Attorney General's Office suggested that parks and schools are incompatible. He kept his name on the other ballots, he said, because he wanted to make sure voters had plenty of choices in the local elections…

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UPDATE: Jay Moffat Withdraws From School Board Race But Still Seeks Library and Park Board Seats

Anthony

6:13 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013

Taking everything at face value, I don't think someone should run on multiple ballots. My opinion and first reaction seeing this is -"Wow, somebody wants some power - trying to run 3 ballots (or 2 in the final decision)." 2) "I’m not questioning the validity of the case law, I’m questioning why a taxing district is doing so much research to get somebody off the ballot. ***Again, at face value, it…   more ›

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