Du Page County Clerk

Appeals court: DuPage judge wrong to step into fight over mail-in ballots while votes were being counted

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Dec 2, 2022 @ 11:28pm

A state appeals panel has sided with DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek in a court fight with State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, saying courts have no ability to order election officials to follow the law when counting votes until after election officials say they are done counting ballots.
Judge: Procedures used by DuPage Clerk to count mail-in ballots 'obvious way to commit ballot fraud'

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022 @ 3:39pm

A DuPage County judge has ordered DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek to rely exclusively on voter registration records when verifying signatures on mail-in ballots, as the law requires, in a win for Elmhurst Republican State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi in her lawsuit over vote counting in her race for a new term in office