Category Archives: Election
Last chance for early voting today
November 4, 2024 -The Macon County Early Voting Location will be open for early voting today The Macon County Early Voting Center is located at 151 W. Wood Street and will be open from 8:30 am to 7:00...
Nov 04, 2024
Six new challengers file for City Council seats along with two imcumbents
October 29, 2024 - A lottery to determine ballot position for those who filed their City Council election petitions simultaneously on the first day of filing at 8:00 a.m. will be held on Tuesday, Nove...
Oct 29, 2024
Deadline approaching for Decatur City Council seat petitions
August 4, 2024 - Time is running out for residents interested in running for Decatur City Council to submit their petitions. Petitions for people interested in running for the Decatur City Council are...
Oct 24, 2024
LISTEN: Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner on Byers & Co
September 18, 2024 - Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner joined Byers & Co to talk about a recent data breach that impacted 9 counties in Illinois, their new facility, ways to vote, and election integr...
Sep 18, 2024
Contractor's unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
September 17, 2024 - Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties - including voting records, registrations, and death certificates - were temporarily available on t...
Sep 17, 2024
Macon County Clerk hosting new Early Voting Center open house
September 2, 2024 - The Macon County Clerk's Office is inviting the public and press to an open house for the new early voting center. The open house will take place on Thursday, September 5, from 1:0...
Sep 02, 2024
Primary election to offer GOP voters options for State Rep and Coroner
March 18, 2024 - Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Macon County, but there are only a few races where Republican voters have a chance to determine who will be on the ballot in November. In the 13th C...
Mar 18, 2024
GOP Primary races to watch Tuesday
March 17, 2024 - The March 19 primaries in Illinois may seem anticlimactic to those who are only interested in presidential politics. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Don...
Mar 17, 2024 Caption: Former state Sen. and failed GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey is pictured at his election night party in 2022. He is running for Congress in Illinois’ 12th District against incumbent Mike Bost. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Macon County Republican Women to host coroner candidates March 5th
February 26, 2024 -The Macon County Republican Women will host the candidates seeking the office of Macon County Coroner at its regular monthly meeting on March 7th and the public is invited to attend...
Feb 26, 2024 Element5 Digital / Unsplash
Macon County Clerk's Office Looking for Election Judges
February 22, 2024 - The Macon County Clerk's Office needs Election Judges for the upcoming March 19, 2024 General Primary. Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner said that judges must be assigned by Tuesday, ...
Feb 22, 2024