Electoral Board to Issue Ruling on Lemont Residents' Candidacy

A meeting of the Lemont electoral board Thursday evening will reveal if two candidates for village trustee will retain their spots on the ballot.

Lemont residents Rick Ligthart and Kevin Cliff filed for candidacy for the April 7 election. Trustee Ron Stapleton objected to their candidacy, arguing that both had committed clerical errors in the filing documents.

Read: Lemont Trustee Wants Candidates Kicked Off Ballot

The electoral board—made up of Mayor Brian Reaves, Trustee Jeanette Virgilio and Clerk Charlene Smollen—met Jan. 12 to hear from both sides of the conflict.

They will convene again Thursday at 7 p.m. in the board room to issue their ruling. If in agreement with Stapleton, Ligthart and Cliff would be removed from the ballot.

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