UPDATE: Correction Made on Ballot Instructions for St. Charles Ward 2 Aldermanic Race

kanecountyconnects / March 19, 2019 / Comments Off / Communities, Education, Elections, Events, Government, Kane County Clerk's Office

A clerical error by the city of St. Charles resulted in incorrect voting instructions appearing on the ballot for the St. Charles Ward 2 aldermanic race.

While the error has been corrected on the official ballots as well as the sample ballots voters can access to review the list of candidates and referenda.

According to a city of St. Charles news release, the ballot had incorrectly instructed voters to vote for two candidates in the Ward 2 aldermanic race. The corrected ballot instructs voters to vote for only ONE candidate.

The candidates vying for the Ward 2 seat are:

Rita A. Payleitner
Ryan Bongard

Voters who voted early at the Kane County Clerk’s Office in Geneva received the incorrect ballot.

A Kane County Connects article listing city council and village board candidates has been updated to reflect the correct information.

“The city of St. Charles sincerely apologizes for the error and any confusion this may have caused,” officials said in the news release. “As soon as the city was aware of the error, we worked with the Kane County Clerk’s Office to quickly correct the ballot before widespread early voting began March 18, 2019.”

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