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2023 Consolidated Municipal Election

Story compiled by Reed Sutman.
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There is an election on April 4th, 2023 for municipal offices. This includes City Council, School Board, and several other offices. All offices and candidates should be posted by January 20th.

For Offices & Candidates, see the Election Page.

More information coming soon.

Political Events

Public events to meet or hear from candidates for office or political interest groups.

  • Jan 31, 2023

    Will Wetzel Meet & Greet Fundraiser

    Meet Will Wetzel, a candidate for Decatur School Board.

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  • Jan 16, 2023

    Meet & Greet Candidates on MLK Day

    The MetroDecatur Black Chamber of Commerce hosted an event to meet & talk with black candidates.

    Learn More

Voter Deadlines

Important dates for voters to know. More will be added soon!

  • Apr 04, 2023

    Election Day

    Election day! Get to the polls and vote!

  • Feb 23, 2023

    Early Voting Begins

    Early voting begins February 23rd! You can vote at the County Building.

    Learn More

Highlights for Candidates

Various highlights that might be helpful for candidates.

  • Dec 19, 2022

    Filing Deadline

    December 19th is the last day to file petitions for this election. Note: There are special terms for write-in candidates, and additional terms for those who filed a petition that was later objected to.

  • Nov 28, 2022

    City Council Petitions Due

    Petitions to run for City Council and Mayor are due Nov 28th.

  • Aug 15, 2022

    2023 Candidate's Guide Released

    2023 Candidate's Guide released, listing offices up for election & instructions for candidates.

    Learn More

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Articles

The final results are in for Macon County. Only 64 mail-in-ballots were returned after election day, and no Decatur results changed from the preliminary results counted on April 4th. @image(2023.results.prelim) Follow us on Facebook @DecaturVote and sponsor this work on Patreon. City Council: L...   See Article

Original Report, 04-19-2023

I contacted Josh Tanner on April 5th, with some questions about the results. He replied at 4:44pm the same day. Also, see Election Results According to Josh Tanner, write-in votes (for Richland Trustees Marcy Rood and Tony Albertina) "must be hand counted and will not be available officially...   See Article

Original Report, 04-06-2023

City Council and School Board elections are over, but results could change because over 1500 mail-in-ballots were outstanding at noon on election day. Ballots must be postmarked by April 4th & received at the County Building by April 18th. Leading Candidates, as of April 5th These results may...   See Article

Summary, 04-05-2023

City Council, School Board, and the referendum to eliminate the County Auditor are all up for debate in the April 4th, 2023 election in Decatur, Illinois. Richland Trustees also have some competition now that there are two write-in candidates. There are also elections for Mayor, which has no comp...   See Article

Original Report, 03-30-2023

Some offices have a write-in candidate, which will require you to BOTH fill in the bubble AND write the candidate's name correctly. While you should write their name correctly, some errors may still be counted as you intended, depending on the discretion of the election judge. Note:: In the image...   See Article

Original Report, 03-24-2023

Central Illinois PAC's purpose is to "improve government and business in the State of IL by assisting candidates seeking nomination and election to state and local offices in IL and by supporting or opposing public policy issues." Carla Brinkoetter is the chair and John Skeffington is t...   See Article

Meta Report, 03-22-2023

Macon County Democrats have endorsed several candidates. Macon County Republicans are not endorsing any candidates for Decatur's 2023 election. Bruce Pillsbury, Macon County Republican Chair, says they are not endorsing candidates because municipal elections are traditionally non-partisan, there'...   See Article

Original Report, 03-22-2023

The Macon County Auditor is the "financial arm of the county," according to Carol Reed, the current elected auditor. She manages financial reporting, payroll, health insurance, and grants. If the April 4th 2023 Referendum passes, her elected job would be eliminated and likely replaced b...   See Article

Original Report, 01-26-2023

The Metro Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce hosted an MLK day event to meet and greet black candidates at the Lucy Loft, 1165 N. University Ave in Decatur. Tony Wilkins hosted and introduced candidates. The candidates present (pictured above left-to-right) were Karl Coleman for Decatur City Counc...   See Article

Original Report, 01-19-2023

To Vote by Mail, you must request your ballot, fill it out, then mail it to or drop it off at the County Building. Please read & follow the instructions that came with your ballot. Get Your Ballot You can use the Vote By Mail application that was mailed to you, download the application yourse...   See Article

Summary, 01-13-2023

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Summary, 01-13-2023

Early Voting in Decatur, Illinois Election day is April 4th, 2023, and you can vote early between February 23rd and April 3rd at the County Building, at 141 S Main St, room 119. Early Voting Hours | 2023 Consolidated Election 8:30am-4:30pm, on business days: Thursday Feb 23 & Friday Feb 24 ...   See Article

Summary, 01-13-2023

Your polling place is where you go to cast your ballot on election day. Your polling place is listed on both your Vote By Mail application and your Voter Information card, both pictured above. You can also also look up your polling place by your address. You can download a list of polling places ...   See Article

Summary, 01-13-2023

Illinois offers grace period registration, which allows you to register to vote during early voting, and even on election day prior to casting your ballot. Online registration is the easiest, and is open from March 2, 2023 through March 19th, 2023. If you move, you'll need to update your voter re...   See Article

Summary, 01-13-2023

There is an election on April 4th, 2023 for municipal offices. This includes City Council, School Board, and several other offices. All offices and candidates should be posted by January 20th. For Offices & Candidates, see the Election Page. More information coming soon.   See Article

Summary, 01-13-2023

Tidbits

I previously wrote that early voting begins January 19th, but this was a mistake. January 19th would have been the early voting for consolidated primaries. I misread when reviewing the 2023 Election Calendar,   See Tidbit

01-17-2023

Sources

December 5, 2023 list of candidates for macon county offices, from Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner. Addresses have been redacted. File was converted from .xlxs format to .csv format. Conversion & redaction were performed on January 16, 2024.   See Source

01-16-2024

I asked Josh Tanner some questions about the election results.   See Source

04-06-2023

I received this message from josh tanner on April 5th at 4:44pm   See Source

04-06-2023

This is my email to josh tanner, sent at 10:24 am on April 5th   See Source

04-06-2023

I used the results on April 5th, but the archived PDF file was collected on April 6th at 11:04am.   See Source

04-06-2023

This is the election calendar from the Illinois State Board of Education for Jan 13, 2023 - July 3, 2023. Other dates can be retrieved from the website.   See Source

01-13-2023

This was originally available in August 2022. This copy is the version which was amended on 10/26/2022.   See Source

01-13-2023