See who filed for what office and what they filed:

By: Diane Benjamin All filing are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CKSJBbVo0bgIPLEZqgWjZg9F2y1rPXV2 It is interesting to see who filed the optional loyalty oath and who didn’t. It is also fun to see who circulated petitions for who, that reveals who is connected to people you may or may not want to see in office. It also shows if […]

BEC outshines the Town of Normal

By: Diane Benjamin The last day to file for the Bloomington or Normal councils was yesterday. There is still time to file for school boards. The Bloomington Election Commission was lightning fast posting the petitions of of those running for office: https://www.becvote.org/wordpress/petitions-challenges/ Petitions for Normal were filed with the Town Clerk. Evidently they are SECRET […]

Communists?

By:  Diane Benjamin Although optional for some unknown reason, this statement is usually submitted with candidate petitions: See the candidate filings here for Bloomington:  http://www.becvote.org/wordpress/electiondatesandoffices/petitions-filed/ Two candidates did not sign this form! Does that mean they aren’t citizens? Or, does that mean they ARE associated with the communist party? Or, does that mean they will […]