Jeff Ward

What's All That Fuss About the Presidential Election?

Emily Litella said it a different way, but the point is that same. There's a lot of funny commentary going on out there.

I think it’s time to employ my favorite column overture one more time. Good grief, people! Get a grip! It was just a presidential election. By the sound of some your Patch voices, you’d a thunk they just cancelled Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. We’ll start with the pro-president folks who, even though in the vast Geneva minority, were equally as annoying as the haters. Yes! I too was happy the president prevailed, but only because obstructionism should never be rewarded and four more years threw a slew of reality-challenged folks into complete conniptions. But you can dispense with all the “praise Gods” and blessing the president stuff because, rest assured, the Big Guy doesn’t have time for presidential politics. He’s far too busy rooting for …

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Mike Bruno

10:44 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

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Tri-Cities Election Day Updates—Here's the Latest

Election Day reports, insights and observations from Geneva Patch Editor Rick Nagel, Batavia Patch Editor Charles Menchaca and St. Charles Patch Editor Ted Schnell.

5 p.m.— Batavia-area voters are moving through the polls quickly and painlessly. Here's what some of them had to say on the Batavia Patch Facebook page: Vicki Dvorak Islely: "I voted at lunchtime. Only a couple people were ahead of me. No long delays. Was basically in and out." Wendy Coyle: "Line of 10 around noon, I was voter #460; ran out of 'I Voted' stickers, but that's probably a good thing:)" St. Charles Patch: I spent the early afternoon at the St. Charles Police Department picking up police reports and waiting as folks posted to my Facebook query on their voting experiences on Tuesday. I got home and made a pot of coffee, filled up my Thermos, set up my laptop and am ready for the “fun” to begin later this evening. I am not certain…

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Rick Nagel

10:39 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Where Do I Vote in Geneva?

Don't forget to vote! Find your poll location and ballot summary in Geneva, IL.

Do you know where to go to vote on Election Day 2012? If not, you can use the handy Google Voter Info embed above to find the location of your designated polling place. Simply enter the address where you're registered to vote. This tool's data has been updated to reflect changes that may have been caused by Hurricane Sandy. For details and articles about every candidate in Geneva, check out Patch's Election Guide here.

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State's Attorney's Election Complaint Line Open for Nov. 6 General Election

There's also the number for the Kane County Clerk's Office Election Help Line in this article, so make sure to take a look.

Kane County voters who observe or experience voting problems or irregularities during the Nov. 6 general election should call the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to report the problems. The Election Complaint Line will be available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 6, 2012. Anyone who experiences or witnesses any possible illegal election activity, such as electioneering, illegally placed campaign signs or denial of voting rights at any of Kane County’s 228 voting precincts should call the hotline at (630) 208-5328. The hotline will be staffed by representatives of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. Assistant State’s Attorneys will take the complaints about potential violations of Illinois election laws and are prepared to travel to…

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Political Rewind: November Election Issues Taking Shape

As we start a new week, it's always good to get caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened last week.

Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Watchdog, formerly Illinois Statehouse News. SPRINGFIELD – Voter purges and other campaign news began to take center stage in Illinois as September drew to a close and the November election looms. Southern Illinois counties purge 4,000 from voter rolls Two cash-strapped counties in far southern Illinois purged more than 4,000 names from the voter rolls ahead of the November presidential election. Alexander and Massac counties at the southern tip of the state culled the voters from the rolls for reasons like death and relocation. State elections officials say they are continuing efforts to clean up Illinois’ lists of registered voters. “Having good, clean …

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