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Kane County Commission unanimously accepts canvass of Nov. 5 general election
Summary
At a Nov. 19 special meeting the Kane County Commission accepted the official statement of votes cast for the Nov. 5, 2024 general election after an elections-office briefing on turnout, provisional ballots, curing and a hand-count audit that matched machine results.
The Kane County Commission voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to accept the canvass of the Nov. 5, 2024 general election after hearing a presentation from county elections staff.
Heather Naramore, the county’s elections specialist, reviewed pre-election procedures and the county’s post‑election counts. "We have a total of 5,106 active voters altogether between by mail, in person, and provisionals. We had 4,560 voters," Naramore said, and described 53 challenged or cured items that included signature mismatches and unsigned or spoiled ballots.
Naramore outlined the cure process used to try to recover ballots — telephone contact, mailed letters and emails when addresses were available — and said roughly 31 ballots were cured while 22 were not. She also reported nine ballots returned without a postmark and an undeliverable‑mail total described in the presentation.
The elections office reported a record 100 provisional ballots this cycle; 87 provisionals were counted and 13 were not counted because the voters did not provide the required 30‑day residency proof. Combined early-voting and election‑day in‑person totals were reported at 643.
Naramore described the required ballot reconciliation process — matching Vista check‑ins to machine batch results — and reported no unexplained discrepancies. She also said the county conducted a hand‑count audit at the Lieutenant Governor’s request, reviewing a 50‑ballot sample. "We matched 100% so we didn't have any issues there," she said.
After the presentation, Celeste Myers, chairing the meeting, moved to accept the canvass "as presented." The motion was seconded (second not named in the record) and carried by unanimous voice vote. The chair announced the canvass accepted and the commission adjourned at 2:24 p.m.
Naramore told commissioners the unofficial results were already available on the county website and that final posting would follow acceptance of the canvass. No formal challenges, amendments to the canvass, or requests for further investigation were recorded at the meeting.
