Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Expect Lake in the Hills Village President Ed Plaza to File Amended Report with the Illinois St Bd of Elections in $24.53 a Vote Re-Election Campaign
I was wondering how an incumbent village president of a town of 28,000 could spend $35,329.13 and only get 1,440 votes.
Spending $24.53 per vote seems a bit excessive for a town the size of Lake in the Hills.
Village President Ed Plaza received 1,440 votes in his re-election bid. He did get over 59% of the total votes cast, but what a poor turnout from the 24 precincts.
Kris Ranallo ran second with 758 votes (31%), while Joseph Murawski got 220 ( 9%). There were four write-ins.
Out of 15,716 registered voters, only 2,469 voted for village president. Less than 16% bothered to vote for this important office.
As I was looking at Plaza’s campaign disclosure report, I noticed something strange. Plaza reports making $1,700 in payments to himself in the part of the State Board of Elections’ report where campaign contributions to other politicians are supposed to be revealed.
When I called the State Board of Elections about the discrepancy, I discovered that Plaza has already been contacted and, apparently, asked to file an amended report.
It’s probably just a misclassification. Candidates often spend money for campaign purposes and then get reimbursed. Plaza’s amended report should show where he spent the money.
Spending $24.53 per vote seems a bit excessive for a town the size of Lake in the Hills.
Village President Ed Plaza received 1,440 votes in his re-election bid. He did get over 59% of the total votes cast, but what a poor turnout from the 24 precincts.
Kris Ranallo ran second with 758 votes (31%), while Joseph Murawski got 220 ( 9%). There were four write-ins.
Out of 15,716 registered voters, only 2,469 voted for village president. Less than 16% bothered to vote for this important office.
As I was looking at Plaza’s campaign disclosure report, I noticed something strange. Plaza reports making $1,700 in payments to himself in the part of the State Board of Elections’ report where campaign contributions to other politicians are supposed to be revealed.
When I called the State Board of Elections about the discrepancy, I discovered that Plaza has already been contacted and, apparently, asked to file an amended report.
It’s probably just a misclassification. Candidates often spend money for campaign purposes and then get reimbursed. Plaza’s amended report should show where he spent the money.
