Decision on Buffalo Grove board candidate delayed Gowri Magati
Updated 1/14/2021 5:58 PM
Buffalo Grove s electoral board deferred a ruling Thursday on village board candidate Gowri Magati s request to throw out an effort to remove her from the April 6 ballot.
The panel instead will hear evidence on her motion Wednesday.
Village President Beverly Sussman, who sits on the electoral panel with Village Clerk Janet Sirabian and attorney Laura Jacksack, said there is a lot of evidence out there that has not been presented.
Former Trustee Jeffrey Berman is objecting to Magati s nominating petitions. She s one of five candidates for three village board seats. Also running are incumbents Joanne Johnson, Les Ottenheimer and Andrew Stein, and former Trustee Mike Terson.
Buffalo Grove trustee candidate files motion to dismiss challenge Gowri Magati
Updated 1/8/2021 7:08 PM
The attorney for Buffalo Grove trustee candidate Gowri Magati has filed a motion to dismiss former Trustee Jeffrey Berman s challenge to her candidacy.
The attorney, Matthew Flamm, filed the motion 15 minutes before Friday s hearing of the village electoral board, which will rule on the objection.
Berman alleges that Magati s petition contains signatures of people who are not registered voters in the village, duplicate signatures, and signatures that are not genuine and do not match the official signatures on file at the county clerk s office.
He also maintains there are signatures that were not signed in the presence of the petition circulator, contrary to sworn certifications by Magati.
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