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August 2015
 Lake County Recorder Mary Ellen Vanderventer and Lake County Clerk Carla N. Wyckoff co-hosted an all-day business meeting for Zone IV of the Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders (IACCR) on July 23rd at Grayslake’s University Center.
Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor (right) welcomed the northern Illinois elected officials as they discussed recent legislative updates, exchanged best business practices, and shared successful experiences. Counties in attendance included Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, JoDavies, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, McHenry, Mercer, Ogle, Whiteside, Will and Winnebago.
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 From left to right: Lake County Clerk's office: Debra Nieto, Chief Deputy and Carla N. Wyckoff, County Clerk: Lake County Recorder's office: Mary Ellen Vanderventer, County Recorder and Cynthia Pruim-Haran, Chief Deputy
 Beginning August 24, established political party Lake County candidates wishing to appear on the March 2016 General Primary Election ballot may download petition packets from LakeCandidatePower.info or visit the Clerk’s office for paper copies until November 30, 2015. Circulation period begins Tuesday, Sept. 1 and ends on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015.
Lake County offices to be nominated in the primary include Circuit Clerk, Coroner, Recorder, State’s Attorney, County Board Members Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, and 21, and North Shore Water Reclamation Districts 1, 2, and 4. Precinct Committeemen for the two major political parties and City of Lake Forest Aldermen will be elected at the General Primary Election.
Petitions may be filed in-person by the candidate, a candidate representative, or by mail beginning Monday, Nov. 23 through Monday, Nov. 30 with the Lake County Clerk during normal office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The City of Lake Forest will distribute petition packets and accept filings for city aldermen candidates.
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The Clerk's office hosted a Lake County Cares bake sale in the lobby of the Courthouse and Administrative Complex on Monday, 8/17. In just four hours, we collected over $500 in donations by offering a tempting variety of cookies, candies, brownies, and other homemade goodies.
All donations will be distributed to local charities through Lake County Cares, the county employee workplace giving campaign.
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On Election Day, a voter has traditionally signed a personalized pre-printed application before receiving a ballot. Election workers would verify the voter's identity by comparing the original registration signature printed on the application with the one just signed by the voter. Starting with 2016 elections, Lake County voters will see the future of elections with the implementation of e-pollbooks that will automate pre- and post-election voter processing.
The Election Day e-pollbook is an electronic tablet that will replace the traditional pre-printed paper applications. Data contained on the tablet is the same as the paper application and includes the name, address, birth date, and image of registration signature of every Lake County registered voter.
After the voter checks in with the election worker, the e-pollbook will generate a paper application for the voter to sign. Using the registration signature image shown on the e-pollbook's screen, election workers will still use the signature comparison method for verification. The new system will eliminate the need for pre-printed applications and election morning deliveries of updated voter lists for those who voted early or by mail.
We are confident that the new automated system will provide improved service to voters and help the judges better administer the election while still leaving a paper trail for state mandated audits.
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