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LaSalle County clerk asks finance committee to increase election-judge expense line by about $10,000

5966032 · October 20, 2025
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At the Oct. 20 LaSalle County finance meeting, the county clerk said she omitted required reimbursements for election judges when preparing the budget and asked the committee to raise the election-judge expense line from $465,090 to $475,090; committee moved into executive session later in the meeting.

At a LaSalle County Finance Committee meeting on Oct. 20, 2025, the county clerk told committee members she had omitted election-judge travel reimbursements from her draft budget and asked the body to increase the election-judge expense line by about $10,000.

"I forgot to put in something for my budget," the county clerk said, explaining that a statute requires the county to reimburse judges for round trips after they deliver election supplies on election night. The clerk asked the committee to raise the relevant general-fund line to ensure adequate coverage for the coming fiscal…

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