Lottery to be Held at Lake County Clerk's Office

Submitted by the Lake County Clerk’s Office

Lake County Clerk Carla N. Wyckoff will conduct a public lottery on Tuesday, December 30 at 10 a.m. in the main lobby of the Lake County Courthouse and Administrative Complex, 18 North County Street, Waukegan, Illinois. The lottery will determine which one of two names will appear last on the April 7 ballot.

At the Lake County Clerk’s office between 4-5 p.m. on Dec. 22, two candidates filed for the same school board office. Those candidates are considered simultaneous filers, and the lottery will determine who will be listed last.

“There is statistical evidence that voters will sometimes choose the first or last name they read on the ballot. Therefore, some candidates believe that being listed in either one of those positions can be an advantage,” stated Wyckoff.

According to online records, the two candidates appear to be Cheri-lynne Pierson-White and Tommy Rhyan, both seeking a spot on the Waukegan Unit School District #60 Members of the Board of Education.

A current candidate list is available at LakeCountyClerk.info under “News and Dates” and will be updated as new candidate information becomes available.

On Dec. 23, a lottery was held to determine which April candidates would be listed first.