Lockport electoral board upholds Susan King’s nominating petitions, orders name on April 1 ballot

The Lockport Electoral Board on a majority vote rejected most challenges to Susan King’s nominating petitions and ordered the city clerk to print King’s name on the April 1, 2025 consolidated election ballot for Alderman, Ward 1.

The board heard an objection from Mark Lobes (objector) and legal argument from Anthony Campbell, who said multiple petition sheets submitted for King failed to comply with section 10‑4 of the Illinois election code because the sheets were not consecutively numbered, did not always list the election date or type, and contained inconsistent notarizations. "The petitions that were submitted ... are not numbered," Campbell said, arguing the lack of pagination was a mandatory defect that, under his cited cases, would require striking noncompliant sheets.

Counsel for King, Jeff McCarthy, urged the board to apply substantial‑compliance principles for a small filing and noted King submitted 54 signatures when 27 were required, alongside 30 affidavits and supporting identification…