Election error changes result for DeKalb County Board seat

It was several weeks after the election when the DeKalb County Clerk informed the press that the Illinois Board of Elections discovered an election...

December 6, 2022
3:20 AM

It was several weeks after the election when the DeKalb County Clerk informed the press that the Illinois Board of Elections discovered an election error.The error meant Republican Laurie Emmer would hold onto her seat in DeKalb County District 4, rather than Democrat Brett Johansen.The error occurred when the election vendor counted vote-by-mail votes twice in its system.This isn't the first time former DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson has dealt with election-related issues.During the June primary, election results were delayed for several hours.

Maria Gardner Lara