GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
The polls of said General Election shall be open continuously from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at the following precinct polling places:
VOTER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION General Election is scheduled for November 3, 2026. Bureau County residents who are registered voters but physically incapacitated and unable to go the polls may vote by a mail-in ballot. Persons may apply for an mail-in ballot by contacting the Bureau County Clerk’s office at 700 South Main Street, Room 104, Princeton, IL. 61356. A resident needs to be registered with a current address in order to vote in the upcoming election. They may complete a voter’s registration form at the County Clerk’s office. If a voter needs assistance at the polls, either in marking or reading a ballot, the voter may request assistance from an individual or two election judges (one from each party) may assist the voter. Magnifiers are available at the polling place to aid those with vision problems. Any registered voter may vote early by appearing in person at the County Clerk’s office from September 24th. Our office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. Beginning October 19thOctober 30th early voting will be available at the Princeton Moose Lodge and the Spring Valley City Hall. Individuals wishing to vote by mail may obtain an application by going to the County Clerk website at www.bureaucountyclerk.com or by contacting the Bureau County Clerk’s office at 700 South Main St., Room 104, Princeton, IL. 61356 or by calling 815-875-2014.
Arispie ................................................................... Fire Station, 135 N. High St., (Tiskilwa) Berlin ..........................................................................Berlin Town Hall, Main St., (Malden) Bureau ...................................... Bureau Twp. Comm. Church (19126 Wyanet/Walnut Rd.) Clarion ....................................................................... Township Hall, 3360 E St., (LaMoille) Concord No. 1 .......................................... Sheffield Village Hall (121 S. Church,Sheffield) Concord No. 2 ....................................................Buda Village Hall (106 W. Main St., Buda) Dover ............................................Dover Township / Village Hall (Washington St.,Dover) Fairfield................................................. Fairfield Twp. Building (390 IL HWY 92,Yorktown) Gold ......................................................... Gold Township Hall (19535 450 E St., Sheffield) Greenville ............................................Christian Church Hall (Manlius Rd., New Bedford) Hall No. 1 ...............................Spring Valley City Hall, 215 N. Greenwood, (Spring Valley) Hall No. 2 .............................. Spring Valley City Hall, 215 N. Greenwood, (Spring Valley) Hall No. 3 ......................................................Hall High School, 800 W. Erie (Spring Valley) Hall No. 4 .................................................Ladd Community Center, 303 S. Central, (Ladd) Hall No. 5 .................................... Seatonville Village Hall, 105 N. Center St., (Seatonville) Hall No. 6 ......................................................Hall High School, 800 W. Erie (Spring Valley) Hall No. 7 .......................................................... Dalzell Fire Station, 402 Lucy St., (Dalzell) Hall No. 8 ...............................Spring Valley City Hall, 215 N. Greenwood, (Spring Valley) Hall No. 9 .................................................Ladd Community Center, 303 S. Central, (Ladd) Hall No. 10 .............................Spring Valley City Hall, 215 N. Greenwood, (Spring Valley) Indiantown............................................................... Fire Station,135 N. High St., (Tiskilwa) LaMoille No. 1 ......................................................Methodist Church, 73 Main St., LaMoille LaMoille No. 2 ..........................LaMoille Township Building 27728 2600 E St., (Van Orin) Leepertown ..................................Community Bldg., Rock Island St., (Bureau Junction) Macon . ...............................................................Buda Village Hall (106 W. Main St., Buda) Manlius .................................................... Manlius VIllage Hall at 101 Maple Ave. Manlius) Milo .............................................................. Township Hall, 14209 300 N. AVE., (Bradford) Mineral ........................................................ Mineral Village/Legion Hall (Main St., Mineral) Neponset ...............................Community Bldg. (corner of Commercial/Third, Neponset) Ohio No. 1................................................... Ohio Township Bldg., 308 W. Long St., (Ohio) Ohio No. 2........................................................................... Kasbeer Church Hall (Kasbeer) Princeton No. 1 ..................... Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave W. (Princeton) Princeton No. 2 ..................... Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave W. (Princeton) Princeton No. 3 ........................Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave. (Princeton) Princeton No. 4 ........................Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave. (Princeton) Princeton No. 5 ........................Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave. (Princeton) Princeton No. 6 ........................Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave. (Princeton) Princeton No. 7 ................................... Methodist Church Hall, 316 S. Church (Princeton) Princeton No. 8 .......................Becker Professional Bldg., 850 E. Thompson (Princeton) Princeton No. 9 .......................Becker Professional Bldg., 850 E. Thompson (Princeton) Selby No. 1 ................................. Seatonville Village Hall, 105 N. Center St., (Seatonville) Selby No. 2 ............................................................. VFW HALL, 202 West First St. (DePue) Selby No. 3 ............................................................ VFW HALL, 202 West First St. (DePue) Walnut No. 1 ......................................................... Community Bldg. 141 S. Main, (Walnut) Walnut No. 2......................................................... Community Bldg. 141 S. Main, (Walnut) Westfield No. 1 .......................................Arlington Village Hall, 208 E. Jay St., (Arlington) Westfield No. 2 ................................................... Cherry Village Hall, 100 S. Main, (Cherry) Wheatland ..........................................................Township Hall, 2497 1925 E St. (Tiskilwa) Wyanet No. 1 ............................... Wyanet Comm. Bible Church, 215 Locust St. (Wyanet) Wyanet No. 2 ............................... Wyanet Comm. Bible Church, 215 Locust St. (Wyanet)
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON November 3, 2026
at the usual polling places in the various precincts in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, a Consolidated Election will be held for the following offices:
GENERAL ELECTION
To Be Elected: - City Alderman - Village Clerks - City Commissioners - Park District Commissioners Village President/Mayor Village Trustees/Commissioner - Township/Village Library Trustees - Fire Protection District -Multi Township Assessors Trustees
- Public Library Trustees - Township Supervisors - School Board Members - Township Clerks - Community College Trustees - Highway Commissioners - Regional Board of School Trustees - Township Trustees - Multi Township Assessors
Propositions to be voted on LaMoille School Proposition Two Mineral-Gold Fire District Propositions
Matthew Eggers Bureau County Clerk
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FOR STATE SENATOR FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN (BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) Hall High School District 502, and Amboy REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN by the Department of Revenue?" Derek Whited THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Kevin Hilmes THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one) JUDICIAL (VoteRETENTION for one) ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH Community Unit School District 272? DEMOCRATIC NoKathy Candidate REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC Marshall (Vote for one) No Candidate Candidate Yes REPUBLICAN No Matthew S. Eggers, County Clerk BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Yes Lauren Underwood Bureau County, Illinois DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN No Candidate REPUBLICAN Robert W. Fioretti No DEMOCRATIC Sue Rezin No Candidate FOR MEMBER OF THEfor COUNTY BOARD RETENTION IN OFFICE (Vote one) FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD "Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this No DISTRICT SEVEN DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC Kwame Raoul REPUBLICAN Ernie R.REGIONAL Marcelain SUPERINTENDENT Tim Ruestman DISTRICT TEN FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FOR FEDERAL MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE COUNTY BOARD SPECIMEN BALLOT ballot. No JudgeMEMBER listed is runningOF against any other Judge. The sole question is OF SCHOOLS AMBULANCE SERVICE TAX RATE INCREASE SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS No Candidate whether each Judge shall be retained in his or her present office." DISTRICT EIGHTEEN MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (Vote for one) FOR SECRETARY OF STATE FOR STATE SENATOR UNITED STATES FORFOR REPRESENTATIVE INSENATOR FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD GENERAL ELECTION (LaSALLE, MARSHALL AND CORPORATE TAX RATE INCREASE REPUBLICAN Marsha A. Lilley No Candidate "Shall the Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District levy (Vote forfor one) FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT (Vote one) CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE REPUBLICAN (Vote for one) (Vote for one) COUNTY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT FOURTEEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 PUTNAM COUNTIES) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN "Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for No Candidate Darin SEVENTY-SIXTH a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC Diane M. Harris John Baracani REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Lizabeth A Novotny DonLaHood Tracy (Vote for one) one) RECORDER SHALL FOR COUNTY CLERK (Vote for(Vote one)for AND I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District be increased DEMOCRATIC Paul Nolley value of all taxable property within the district as REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC No Candidate REPUBLICAN Alexi Giannoulias DEMOCRATIC Chris BalkemaOF DEMOCRATICKerwin Sheldon R. Sobol No Candidate Juliana Stratton FOR MEMBER THEfor COUNTY BOARD AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO (Vote one) REPUBLICAN FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD G. Paris (Vote for one) BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN from 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable be retained inELEVEN office as equalized or assessed by the Department of NINE DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC Ryan F. Myers DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN No Candidate AMERICAN CENTERNo Candidate Matthew S. DISTRICT Eggers LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Whitfield Harrington Jr JUDICIAL REPUBLICAN FOR COMPTROLLER Liz Bishop BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT property within the District as equalized or assessed Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance (Vote forSUPERINTENDENT one) DEMOCRATIC NoFOR Candidate 2026. FOR STATE SENATOR (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC for one) REGIONAL STATE Amy "Murri" Briel FOR JUDGE OF(Vote THE APPELLATE COURT FOR MEMBER OFREPRESENTATIVE THE COUNTY BOARD THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT? by the Department of Revenue?" OF SCHOOLS REPUBLICAN service?" Kevin Hilmes THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN Bryan DrewFOR LEGISLATIVE No Candidate FORAND REPRESENTATIVE IN FOR COUNTY TREASURER GOVERNOR FIFTEEN FOR REPRESENTATIVE INAND (LEE,DISTRICT OGLE WHITESIDE COUNTIES) (To fill the vacancy of the DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Yes DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Yes Margaret Croke Chad Hannon Yes (VoteASSEMBLY for one) (Vote for LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (Vote forone) one) THE GENERAL (Vote for one) Hon. Mary W. McDade) SEVENTY-THIRD REPUBLICAN No Sue RezinHUNDRED ONE AND FIFTH REPUBLICAN Write-in Christopher J. Tennyson No No REPUBLICAN Joseph R. Birkey FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD for one) (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN FOR MEMBER(Vote OF THE COUNTY BOARD No Candidate REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Matthew S. Eggers, County Clerk REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC Ernie R. Marcelain DISTRICT TEN DEMOCRATIC No Candidate DEMOCRATIC MINERAL-GOLD REPUBLICAN REPUBLICANNo Candidate No Candidate (Vote for one)DEMOCRATIC Jason A. Helland DISTRICT TWELVE DISTRICT (Darren Bailey FIRE PROTECTION Bureau County, Illinois PROPOSITION (Vote for one) AMBULANCE SERVICE TAX RATE INCREASE (Aaron B. DelSTATE Mar SENATOR REPUBLICAN (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC Ryan Spain Margaret "Peggy" O'Connell FOR (Vote for one) COUNTY BOARD LA MOILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL REPUBLICAN FOR TREASURER Tim Ruestman FOR SHERIFF FEDERAL FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD REPUBLICAN Mineral-Gold FireNUMBER Protection District levy No FOR Candidate FIFTY-THIRD REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC"Shall the No Candidate DISTRICT 303 Nicole Dopler DEMOCRATIC (JB Pritzker LEGISLATIVE (Vote for one) DISTRICT MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC No Candidate FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT EIGHTEEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR DISTRICT TWO HIGH SCHOOL DEACTIVATION a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the (Christian Mitchell DEMOCRATIC John Baracani REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Max Solomon (Vote for one) Cheryl Lipka REPUBLICAN Tom Kammerer (Vote for one) 2-year term) (Vote for one) COUNTY (For an unexpired (To fill the vacancy of the value of all taxable property within the district as REPUBLICAN Chris Balkema DEMOCRATIC Shall the Board of Education of La Moille Michael W. Frerichs DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENTLizabeth Michael Wittig OF (Collin Corbett FOR THE BOARD (Vote forCOUNTY one) REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN AMEMBER Novotny Don Tracy FOR COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER Hon. Cynthia M. Raccuglia) equalized or assessed by the Department of (Carolyn Schofield DEMOCRATIC NoWrite-in Candidate DISTRICT ELEVEN REPUBLICAN Community Unit School District No. 303, Bureau No Candidate (Vote for one) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Juliana Stratton (Vote for one) If a voter wishes to vote for a candidate whose Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance County, Illinois, and Lee County, Illinois, be DEMOCRATIC Bradley Bonnell (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN (Write-in Michelle A. Vescogni REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR REGIONAL AMERICAN CENTER Matthew S. Eggers Whitfield Harrington Jr JUDICIAL SUPERINTENDENT name is not on the ballot, the voter may cast a service?" REPUBLICAN OF SCHOOLS No FOR Candidate authorized deactivate the La Moille High School DEMOCRATIC ( MelissatoOlivero FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATIC No Candidate write-in vote. The voter may write that person’s STATE FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT (BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) DEMOCRATIC THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Chad Hannon Yes and to send Facility pupilsRETENTION in or entering La Moille DISTRICT SIX (Vote for one) name on the appropriate blank line on the ballot. JUDICIAL THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR COUNTY TREASURER FOR GOVERNOR AND SEVENTY-THIRD High School to Mendota High School District 280, No (To fill the vacancy of the REPUBLICAN Kathy Marshall FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD (Vote for one) (Vote LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT (Vote for one)for one) BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING Hon. Mary W. McDade) District 502, and Amboy Write-in votes are counted only for those candiDISTRICT TWELVE REPUBLICAN Derek Whited DEMOCRATIC Hall High School (Vote forfor one) REPUBLICAN No Candidate Robert W. Fioretti (Vote one) RETENTION IN OFFICE REPUBLICAN Joseph R. Birkey (Vote for one) (Vote for one) dates who have filed a Declaration of Intent to Community Unit School District 272? REPUBLICAN Ryan Spain "Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN Candidate James T.Raoul "Jim" Marter (Vote forSUPERINTENDENT one) DEMOCRATICJason No Kwame DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN No Candidate A. Helland (Darren Bailey FOR REGIONAL ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is be a Write-In Candidate. This declaration should REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC No FOR Candidate Nicole Dopler DEMOCRATIC Margaret Yes OF Lauren Underwood (Aaron B. Del Mar whether each Judge shall be retained in his or her present office." MEMBER OFSCHOOLS THE COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATIC "Peggy" O'Connell FOR OF STATE FORSECRETARY SHERIFF have been completed and filed in the Bureau (LaSALLE, MARSHALL DEMOCRATIC Cheryl Lipka No DISTRICT SEVEN AND (Vote for one) CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS DEMOCRATIC (JB Pritzker County Clerk’s office by Friday, August 21st, for (Vote for one) FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT PUTNAM COUNTIES) REPRESENTATIVE COUNTY BOARD SPECIMEN BALLOT REPUBLICAN SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Diane M. Harris (Christian Mitchell (Vote one) (Votefor forCIRCUIT one) THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT this General election. REPUBLICAN Tom Kammerer BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS SHALL FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ELECTION CORPORATE TAX RATE INCREASE (To fill the vacancy of the REPUBLICAN Marsha A. Lilley REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Alexi Giannoulias Sheldon R. Sobol (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT Michael Wittig (Collin CorbettTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT FOURTEEN Hon. Cynthia M. Raccuglia) To vote for a person whose name does not apbe retained in office asfor DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN allowable tax rate No Candidate Darin LaHood DEMOCRATIC "Shall the maximum Ryan F. Myers (Carolyn Schofield SEVENTY-SIXTH FOR COMPTROLLER (Vote for one) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION (Vote for one) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT pear on the ballot, write the candidate’s name on REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District be increased DEMOCRATIC MichelleFOR Paul Nolley (Vote for one) MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT REPUBLICAN (Write-in A.FOR Vescogni AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO FOR REGIONAL(Vote SUPERINTENDENT REPUBLICAN Kerwin G. Paris for one) THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT? the line provided under the designated office title. OF SCHOOLS from 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable BE REPUBLICANMelissa Olivero DISTRICT NINEDEMOCRATIC Bryan Drew OF SCHOOLS LEGISLATIVE ( VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC Liz Bishop No Candidate Then darken the rectangle next to the written-in (LEE, OGLE AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, (BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) property DEMOCRATIC Yes within the District as equalized or assessed Margaret Croke (Vote (Votefor forone) one) FOR for STATE 2026. one) SENATORDEMOCRATIC name. JUDICIAL RETENTION Amy "Murri" (Vote Briel FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR MEMBER THE COUNTY BOARD REPUBLICAN Kevin HilmesJ.OF REPUBLICAN by the Write-in Christopher Tennyson NoDepartment of Revenue?" THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REPUBLICAN Kathy Marshall (Vote for one) DISTRICT FIFTEEN SEEKING BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN DEMOCRATIC No Yes DEMOCRATIC NoCandidate Candidate After voting is completed on election day, the (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC PROPOSITION REPUBLICAN No Candidate Robert W. Fioretti RETENTION IN OFFICE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Vote for one) write-in votes will be tallied by the election judges. REPUBLICAN No Sue Rezin "Vote on the Proposition with respect toOF all or THE any of the Judges listed on this ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH COUNTY BOARD FOR MEMBER COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATIC Kwame Raoul LA MOILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL FOR TREASURER REPUBLICAN FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT No Candidate Matthew S. Eggers, County Clerk ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is Write-in results will not be released until the day REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC Ernie R. Marcelain DISTRICT TEN DISTRICT NUMBER 303 DISTRICT (Vote for one) OF SCHOOLS MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION FOR MEMBER OFin his THE COUNTY BOARD whether Judge shall be retained or her present office." Bureau County, DEMOCRATIC Noeach Candidate FOR SECRETARY OF Illinois STATE (Vote for one) after election day. DISTRICT TWO HIGH SCHOOL AMBULANCE SERVICE DEACTIVATION TAX RATE INCREASE (LaSALLE, MARSHALL AND REPUBLICAN Max Solomon (Vote JUDGE for one) FOR STATE SENATOR (Vote FEDERAL for one) CIRCUIT COURT REPUBLICAN Tim Ruestman (For an unexpired 2-year term) PUTNAM COUNTIES) FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD REPUBLICAN "Shall Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District levy No Candidate DEMOCRATIC Shall the Board of Education of La Moille FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT Michael W. Frerichs (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN Diane M. Harris (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC SHALL No Candidate DISTRICT EIGHTEEN FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the DEMOCRATIC John Baracani REPUBLICAN Community Unit School District No. 303, Bureau Write-in No Candidate (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Alexi Giannoulias Sheldon R. for Sobol (Vote one) (Vote for one) COUNTY value of all taxable property within the district REPUBLICAN County, Illinois, and Lee County, Illinois, be as Chris Balkema DEMOCRATIC Bradley Bonnell in office as beMEMBER retained FOR BOARD DEMOCRATIC Ryan F. Myers REPUBLICAN Lizabeth A NovotnyOF THE COUNTYREPUBLICAN FOR COMPTROLLER Don Tracy FOR COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER equalized bythe theLa Department ofSchool JUDGE THE CIRCUIT COURT DEMOCRATIC authorizedortoassessed deactivate Moille High No CandidateCONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELEVEN FOR OF MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD (Vote for one) FOR REGIONAL(Vote SUPERINTENDENT DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Juliana Stratton for one) THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT? Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance Facility and to send pupils in or entering La Moille OF REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOLS DISTRICT SIX (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN Bryan Drew Harrington Jr FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS REPUBLICAN AMERICAN CENTER Matthew Eggers Whitfield JUDICIAL (LEE, OGLES. AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES) service?" High School to Mendota High School District 280, REPUBLICAN No Candidate FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL (Vote for one) FOR INDISTRICT Yes DEMOCRATIC Margaret Croke (VoteREPRESENTATIVE for one) DEMOCRATIC No Candidate STATE FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT Hall High School District 502, and Amboy DEMOCRATIC THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Chad Yes REPUBLICAN DerekHannon Whited (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN Write-in Christopher J. Tennyson No THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR COUNTY TREASURER SEVENTY-THIRD FOR GOVERNOR AND Community Unit School District 272? No DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN No Candidate James T. "Jim" Marter (To fill theOF vacancy of the BOARD FOR MEMBER THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC No Candidate PROPOSITION REPRESENTATIVE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (Vote for one) DISTRICT Election Judges are extremely important in the Hon. Mary W. McDade) DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT TWELVE Yes Lauren Underwood (Vote for one) FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD COUNTY BOARD REPUBLICAN LA MOILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL Joseph R. Birkey FOR TREASURER election process.The judges serve a vital role in (Vote for one) (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN Ryan Spain No DISTRICT SEVEN (Vote for one) DISTRICT NUMBER 303 FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS protecting the voting rights of each individual. The (Vote for one) FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN NoMEMBER CandidateOF THE COUNTY BOARD Jason A. Helland (Darren Bailey REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Nicole Dopler DISTRICT TWO HIGH SCHOOL DEACTIVATION SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN responsibility of the election day process is unMax(Aaron Solomon MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT B. Del Mar DEMOCRATIC Margaret "Peggy" O'Connell FOR SHERIFF (For an unexpired 2-year term) DEMOCRATIC Cheryl Lipka CORPORATE TAX RATE INCREASE REPUBLICAN Marsha A. Lilley der complete control of the election judges at the (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC Shall the Board of Education of La Moille Michael W. Frerichs (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC (JB Pritzker (Vote for one) FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT polling place. The job of an election judge is very REPUBLICAN No Candidate Darin LaHood SchoolCOUNTY District No. 303, BureauDEMOCRATIC "Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for Write-in No Candidate (Christian Mitchell THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT REPUBLICANCommunity Unit Tom Kammerer REPRESENTATIVEREPUBLICAN BOARD SPECIMEN BALLOT rewarding. It provides an Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District be increased DEMOCRATIC Paul Nolley BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS (To fill the vacancy of the and Lee County, Illinois, be DEMOCRATIC Bradley Bonnell FORMEMBER MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATICCounty, Illinois, INDEPENDENT Michael Wittig (Collin Corbett FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN FOR OF THE COUNTY BOARD important public service to the residents of Bureau GENERAL ELECTION Hon. Cynthia Raccuglia) from 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable DISTRICT NINE authorized to deactivate the LaM. Moille High School LEGISLATIVE (Carolyn CONGRESSIONAL Schofield THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT FOURTEEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 FOR MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD County. Our election (Vote for one) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE REGION property within the District as equalized or assessed SEVENTY-SIXTH Facility and to send pupils in or entering La Moille (Vote for one) FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT SIX judges are paid $210.00 per election day if they atREPUBLICAN (Write-in Michelle A. Vescogni REPRESENTATIVE CONGRESS (Vote for one) FOR REPRESENTATIVE REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT IFOR HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IN SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE DISTRICT by the Department of Revenue?" REPUBLICAN Kevin Hilmes THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT High School to Mendota High School District 280, tend a training class. Classes are scheduled before AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO OF(Vote SCHOOLS FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN KerwinOlivero G. Paris (Vote for one) DEMOCRATIC ( Melissa for one) BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN (BUREAU, HENRY AND STARK COUNTIES) DEMOCRATIC No Candidate Yes Hall High School District 502, and Amboy each election and usually only last a couple hours. (Vote for one) REPUBLICAN DerekLiz Whited REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC Bishop No Candidate for one) BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, (Vote for one) JUDICIAL RETENTION FOR(Vote ATTORNEY GENERAL Please contact your local Precinct REPUBLICAN No Sue"Murri" Rezin Community FOR Unit School District 272?COUNTY BOARD 2026. T. "Jim" Marter DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN No Candidate James MEMBER OFTHE THE DEMOCRATIC Amy REPUBLICAN Kathy MarshallBriel FOR FOR MEMBER OF COUNTYSEEKING BOARD (Vote for one) BALLOT JUDICIAL CANDIDATES Committee person or the County Clerk’s office at DEMOCRATICYes Ernie R. Marcelain DISTRICT TEN DEMOCRATIC Lauren Underwood MINERAL-GOLD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN FOR OFREPRESENTATIVE THE COUNTY BOARD NoMEMBER Candidate Robert W. Fioretti FOR IN RETENTION INFIFTEEN OFFICE 815-875-2014 for further information. AMBULANCE SERVICE TAX RATE INCREASE (Vote one) No STATE SENATOR DISTRICT SEVEN THEFOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY "Vote on the Proposition with respect to for allfor orone) any of the Judges listed on this DEMOCRATIC FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Kwame Raoul (Vote FOR REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT ballot. No No JudgeCandidate listed is running against any other Judge. The soleREPUBLICAN question is "Shall the Mineral-Gold Fire Protection District levy ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT No Candidate (Vote one) OFfor SCHOOLS MINERAL-GOLD FIRE DISTRICT whether each Judge shallPROTECTION be retained in his or her presentREPUBLICAN office." Matthew S. Eggers, OF County Clerk FOR SECRETARY STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.40% of the DEMOCRATIC John Baracani (LaSALLE, MARSHALL CORPORATE TAX RATE INCREASE DEMOCRATIC (Vote forone) one) AND REPUBLICAN Bureau County, Illinois Marsha A. Lilley No Candidate (Vote for one) (Vote for (Vote for one) CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE PUTNAM COUNTIES)DEMOCRATIC value of all taxable property within the district as REPUBLICAN Chris Balkema REPUBLICAN "Shall the maximum allowable tax rate for No Candidate Darin LaHood FORMEMBER MEMBER OFTHE THE COUNTY BOARD REPUBLICAN Tim Ruestman REPUBLICAN Diane M. Harris FEDERAL FOR OF COUNTY BOARD (Vote for one) SHALL equalized or assessed by the Department of DEMOCRATIC NoCandidate Candidate DISTRICT ELEVEN Mineral-Gold Fire Protection be increased DEMOCRATIC PaulAlexi Nolley DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC FOR MEMBER NoNo CandidateOF THE COUNTY BOARD Giannoulias SheldonDistrict R.EIGHTEEN Sobol FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR Revenue for the purpose of providing an ambulance (Vote for one) of the value of all taxable REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT NINE be retained LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATICfrom 0.30% to 0.40% Ryan F. Myers (Vote in foroffice one) as (Vote for one) COUNTY FOR COMPTROLLER service?" REPUBLICAN NoJUDGE Candidate property within theADistrict as equalized or assessed OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR IN REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN Lizabeth Novotny (VoteREPRESENTATIVE for one) Don Tracy SENATOR FOR COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER BCR election trifold 18x12 Oct 2026.indd 2FOR STATE 10/8/26 1:27 PM (Vote for one) REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?DEMOCRATIC (Vote for one)GENERAL FOR ATTORNEY REPUBLICAN James T. "Jim" Marter (Vote for one)
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