McHenry County Clerk's Office

Anyone who wants to run for local offices in McHenry County can pick up nomination packets and begin circulate petitions on Tuesday.

McHenry County voters have the opportunity to vote by mail permanently under a new state law, the county said in a news release.

Monday marked the last day for candidates and parties to file for vacant ballot spots that did not see anybody nominated during the primary.

The hand recount, conducted Thursday, July 7, matched the results of the optical tabulator used to tally the votes in McHenry County.

Software problem prevented some voters from receiving a nonpartisan ballot during Tuesday's primary, workaround was found, McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said.

Voting in the primaries is important because it can affect results of future elections, said Crystal Lake resident Ravi Saari who cast his ballot Tuesday afternoon.

The current McHenry Township assessor was leading in the Democratic primary race for McHenry County clerk, the winner of which will face incumbent Joe Tirio in the general election in November, early unofficial results showed.

A mix-up that left the Libertarian Party off a letter to some voters had McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio facing renewed criticism, though the Libertarian Party chairman said he wasn’t concerned.

Early voting in McHenry County begins today, kicking off primary races for several local, state and national contests. Here's what you need to know.

McHenry County Clerk candidate Mary Mahady's top priorities include Increasing access to voting for all eligible voters and improving the voting process with accuracy and transparency. Read Mahady's full election questionnaire here.

McHenry County Clerk candidate Joe Tirio on his office's priorities: "While we can’t control what happens on a federal level, I know we can continue to deliver elections that the people of our county can trust." Read Tirio's full election questionnaire here.

Top priorities if elected as McHenry County Clerk for Andrew Georgi Jr. include "Insure election laws are followed. Insure all eligible voters can vote easily." Read Georgi's full election questionnaire here.

Voting information cards with new polling locations went out before the McHenry County Board voted on the changes

With issues from ballots and counting votes marring recent elections in McHenry County, two candidates in the Democratic party are hoping for the chance to set a new course.

McHenry County will need up to 800 election judges for the upcoming presidential elections. It's working on recruiting now, the election supervisor says.