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LaSalle County clerk prepares for April election, raises minimum judge pay to secure full state reimbursement

2338416 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

County clerk outlined preparations for the April 2025 election including vote-by-mail production, tabulator testing, judge training and a passed ordinance raising minimum election judge pay to $1.85 so the county can receive the state's $65-per-judge reimbursement.

The county clerk reported the office is preparing to mail about 6,900 vote-by-mail ballots beginning the first permissible day and said roughly 2,500 of those ballots had already been completed. The clerk said early voting will open the same day and that tabulator testing was scheduled to ensure two touchscreens and two tabulators (with two backups available) are ready for the basement early-voting room.

The clerk said classes for election judges begin next week and described a two-tier training plan: a two-hour refresher for judges who indicate they are comfortable with procedures and a four-hour,…

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