Wisconsin Investigates Lake County Clerk
Racine County district attorney looks into activities of Willard Helander during Wisconsin recall election. State Sen. Garrett recalls earlier incidents with clerk.
A complaint filed against Lake County Clerk Willard Helander with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board arising from her activity during the June 5 recall election was not the first time she has been embroiled in election day controversy. State Sen. Susan Garrett, D-Lake Forest, recalls disagreements with Helander early in the veteran legislator’s career, including events that led to legislation introduced by Garrett in the Illinois General Assembly. In the recent Wisconsin incident, an election crime complaint was filed against Helander last week under Chapter 12 of Wisconsin law, according to Reid Magney, the spokesperson for the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. “When a complaint is filed under Chapter 12, I cannot …
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GuitarMan
12:43 am on Sunday, June 24, 2012
Wait let me get this right, Mr. Beeson according to your LinkedIn profile you have served as Chief of Staff for Ill. Rep. Ed Sulivan (R), and now you come to the rescue of Ms. Helander who is a long time Republic fixture here in Lake County Illinois. I would like to defend the article and flush out how loosely partisan political operative accuse others as being “partisan” We can presume that … more ›