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Friday, January 4, 2013

Electoral Board to Hear from Stein, Battinus

Three Buffalo Grove officials will hold a hearing Monday regarding Andy Stein's objection to Jeff Battinus' nominating petitions.

Buffalo Grove’s electoral board will meet Monday to hear the objections filed to the nominating petitions of a resident who hopes to run for a trustee position this spring. Trustee Andrew Stein, who is seeking re-election, filed an objection Wednesday to Jeffrey Battinus’ petitions after learning that Battinus did not file a statement of economic interests, which was part of the paperwork election candidates were required to file by Dec. 26.  Previously: Stein Objects to Trustee Candidate’s Petition The electoral board meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Village Hall. Members of the electoral board — Village President Jeff Braiman, Trustee Jeff Berman and Village Clerk Janet Sirabian — will hear from both sides before coming to a …

mara sabath

11:31 am on Monday, January 7, 2013

It's a tuff job, so as you can see most will not run, but it really saddens me to hear people speak about our board members so poorly. Our board does a very good job; they work long and hard on tuff issues. I know and have worked with(liaisons for CRD) Beverly Sussman and Andy Stein personally and both think long and hard about all of their decisions. If you look back over the past few years and …   more ›

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Stein Objects to Trustee Candidate’s Petition

Buffalo Grove Trustee Andy Stein, who is running for a four-year term on the April 2013 ballot, has filed an objection to Jeff Battinus’ candidacy.

A Buffalo Grove trustee running for re-election filed an objection Wednesday to another candidate’s petition, saying Jeffrey Battinus did not file all of the required paperwork needed to place his name on the April 9 ballot. Andy Stein, who also filed for candidacy, challenged Battinus on Jan. 2 after noticing that his statement of economic interests was missing. Candidates are required to submit the form during the election filing period. The State Board of Elections’ 2013 candidate guide outlines all paperwork requirements and filing deadlines.  “The statement [of economic interests receipt] must be filed during the calendar year in which the nominating petitions are filed. While the receipt need not accompany the nominating petitions at…

Teddy W

8:53 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013

As far as I am concerned, the whole trustee board blows. We have the cream of the crap sitting as trustees, I like the way Stein decided to call Jeff and tell him to withdraw. If I were Jeff I would say "screw you". I know for a FACT that trustees call potential candidates and urge them to withdraw. I will stop short of calling it a threat, but there is intimidation. I wish Stein were honest and …   more ›

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