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Poll watcher reports confrontation with Winnebago County election officials

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WINNEBAGO COUNTY – Republican poll watcher Colin McGroarty posted on Facebook Tuesday a report that Winnebago County election officials interfered with his efforts on Monday and Tuesday.

An associate of McGroarty told Illinois Review Tuesday afternoon that the confrontation over verifying same day voter registration signatures rose to the level of law enforcement being called in.

"Yesterday the election staff was confrontational. The police were called and the matter was favorably resolved," reported Luther Landon said in an email. "This morning at 9:15 a.m., Colin was boxed into a 3’ by 3’ taped area that effectively prevented him from verifying the signatures of new voters at this county polling location (5950 E. State Street, Rockford, IL).  IL is a same day voting state."

McGroarty's report on Facebook:

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3 COMMENTS

  1. I know someone who lives in Winnebago Township, Precinct 4, Winnebago Co. He wanted to vote for Chad Koppie, a write-in U.S. Senate candidate. He asked an election judge whether they had a list of write-in candidates. The judge said, “Yes, we have the list, but we can’t show it to you. You have to already know who you want to write in.” I emailed the Winnebago Co. clerk, and I asked whether the judge broke a law by not showing the list to a voter who asked for it. I asked the clerk why the judges have the list, if they can’t show it to anyone. I didn’t get a response, yet.