Elk Grove Village Electoral Board members held their second hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 over an objection filed against the nominating petitions of village trustee candidate Jacob Glimco to appear on the April 1, 2025 election ballot by fellow trustee candidate Keith Lasken. The case was continued until 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 at village hall.
After the electoral board's first hearing on the case on Dec. 2, the nominating petitions were sent for review to the Cook County Clerk's Office. They have since been returned.
To appear on the Tuesday, April 1, 2025 municipal election ballot, candidates running for Elk Grove trustee must submit nominating petitions with no less than 194 valid signatures of registered voters living within the village and not more than 310 petition signatures.
Lasken's objection claims that 24 of the 199 petition signatures Glimco said he filed are invalid, which would leave 175 valid signatures, or fewer than needed to appear on the ballot.
Previously, Glimco said he was confident his signatures were all valid.
The Cook County clerk's examination of signatures found 10 signatures invalid, leaving Glimco at 189 signatures -- fewer than the required 194 signatures required to appear on the ballot.
Glimco and Lasken both appealed the county's determination at the Dec. 11 hearing. Both Glimco and Lasken had until 12:09 p.m. Dec. 11 to file written objections and argued during that day's hearing, which came 48 hours after the county clerk examination of records.
Lasken's objection claimed 15 of Glimco's petition signatures were not genuine, seven were signed by people whose address did not match their voter registration, one lives outside the corporate limits of the village, and one signed all four candidates' nominating petitions.
Those signing petitions may only sign petitions for three candidates running for three open seats. In this election, four candidates are running for three village board seats. If a petition signer signs all four candidates' petitions, they are invalid.
At the hearing, Glimco said he objected to seven of the 10 signatures the Cook County Clerk's Office found invalid. Lasken objects to eight of the 13 signatures the clerk's office found were valid.
The one objection claiming the same person signed petitions for all four village board candidates will be considered by the Elk Grove Electoral Board if it is needed to make a difference in whether Glimco remains on the ballot.