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A Will County judge ordered the losing candidate in the 2022 race for Will County clerk and her attorney who filed an election fraud lawsuit to pay $35,000 in sanctions for what he called a “frivolous lawsuit.” Republican Gretchen Fritz filed the lawsuit Dec. 28, claiming she believes “mistakes and fraud have been committed in the casting and counting of ballots” in the race because her ...

It all started because the vote totals seemed odd. A Will County clerk candidate got more votes than incumbent...

Will County Judge John Anderson dismissed a lawsuit by Republican Gretchen Fritz that claimed mistakes and fraud were committed in the casting and counting of ballots.

Gretchen Fritz, the failed Republican candidate for Will County clerk, filed a lawsuit alleging election fraud and asks a judge to order a new election.

"Tens of millions of Americans have been led to believe that the only secure election is an election which their candidate wins. That’s an unsustainable idea in a democracy."

From panic buttons to new locks and security cameras, election officials prepare amid growing harassment, threats and intimidation.

Democratic incumbents seek reelection as Will County clerk, sheriff, treasurer and regional schools superintendent, but the Republican Party has a full slate of challengers in 2022.