Sally "Oeffling" Wiggins, of Woodstock, will see her name remain on the ballot as an Independent Candidate for the newly appointed Judicial seat for the 22nd Circuit, McHenry County.
The result of an Objection to her name appearing on the ballot was filed by Sharon Ann Meroni, Barrington Hills, seeking to have Wiggins' name removed from the ballot based on whether there was proof that Wiggins is a United States citizen since there is no requirement for inclusion of a birth certificate to be filed with the nomination papers.
Subsequent to the objection being filed, Wiggins provided a certified copy of her birth certificate along with her Motion to Dismiss the objection in which she referenced "a boiler plate objection, used by Meroni to file against multiple candidates, with blanks filled in to identify the particular candidates."
Following considerable discussion on why the objection was filed. Meroni said there is insufficient information for a citizen objector to determine whether the candidate meets the standards. She further noted that she wanted to know that the candidate she was voting for was born in the United States.
Wiggins explained to the Board hearing the objection, "This is the only opportunity to know that the individual I'm voting for is constitutionally approved."
Following some discussion, Meroni withdrew the objection.
County Clerk Katherine Schultz, in response to our question, says, "There is no Illinois law requiring a birth certificate to be filed with nominating petitions."
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