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State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, says her six terms as Logan County Clerk contributed to her work on legislation that would make changes to how election preparation and procedures are carried out. A Republican state senator from Beason wants to standardize election practices across the state. She says she wants to bring transparency to the election process. Sally Turner said the bill draws from her six terms of experience as Logan County clerk. “There's nothing more important than casting a ballot on election day,” said Turner, whose district includes parts of Bloomington, Morton and Wa...

(The Center Square) – A group of Illinois county clerks is raising questions regarding funding for a rental housing support program. Fees collected on documents filed through the Recorder of Deeds offices are intended t...

by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square  | May 06, 2021 12:00 PM Print this article A group of Illinois county clerks is raising questions regarding funding for a rental housing support program. Fees collected on documents filed through the Recorder of Deeds offices are intended to go toward grants through the Rental Housing Support Program and distributed throughout the state. But a report from the Illinois Housing Authority found 68% goes to the Chicago area and some downstate counties receive little or nothing. Now there is legislation in Springfield that would doubl...

As the former Logan County clerk, state Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, wants there to be more public trust around elections and counting votes. Turner is introducing legislation to make election processes more transparent and open to the public. Senate Bill 1326, also sponsored by state Sens. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, would create additional training for election judges, change the voter verification process and create a procedure to audit mail-in ballots. "It's about adding standardized practices that will increase transparency to our state's election office," Turne...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 6, 2021 | 11:22 AM State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) and Senate Republican Deputy Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) today joined with Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman, Logan County Clerk Theresa Moore, Marshall County Clerk Jill Kenyon and Mason County Clerk Summer Brown to announce legislation that would instill transparency and uniformity to the state’s election process. “The Election Standardization Act is about adding standardized practices and increased transparency to our election system,”  said Sen. Turner....