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Residents urge election transparency, question city spending and local infrastructure issues during public comment
Summary
Two residents used the public-comment period to raise questions: Doug Gaines urged the council to investigate voting systems and called for hand-counted paper ballots; a Ward 3 resident asked for clarification on items in the warrant report, including vehicle and furniture purchases and ongoing neighborhood drainage concerns.
Two residents spoke during the public-comment portion of the O'Fallon City Council meeting, raising separate concerns about election transparency and city spending.
Doug Gaines, who identified himself as Ward 5, urged the council to "explore the truth concerning our voting systems" and to ensure elections are "transparent and verifiable as required by the Illinois election code." Gaines cited the Illinois Constitution and state law while recommending hand-counted paper ballots and voter ID at polling places. He…
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