Staley Ferry Accused of Electioneering in Polling Place
Staley Ferry Accused of Electioneering in Polling Place (Will County, IL) – Every time we vote, we see signage about the prohibition against electioneering in a polling place. Any electioneering must be at least 100 feet from the door of any polling place. See photo below. Yet in the Will County Building, not 20 feet from that sign is a sign with Lauren Staley Ferry’s name and photo on it, looking like an 8-foot-high piece of campaign literature. (See photo.) There is also a background for taking selfies repeatedly emblazoned with Staley Ferry’s name.
Even worse, a tablecloth had been placed on the table where the election judges sit. The tablecloth was printed with “Lauren Staley Ferry” and a photo. (See photo.)
Surely the woman who runs the elections knows the election rules. But Staley Ferry sees no problem with her name and face appearing all over inside the polling place at 302 N. Chicago in Joliet.
Republican candidate for Will County Clerk Gretchen Fritz made an official objection on Friday, October 14. Fritz was completely disregarded by Deputy Clerk Charles Pelkie. Clerk Staley Ferry spoke with Fritz about the matter, but Staley Ferry made it clear that she believed she was not violating the prohibition against electioneering in polling places.
The reason that electioneering is not allowed in polling places is so that voters are not unduly influenced immediately before or while they are voting. When the last name you see before you vote belongs to the incumbent clerk, the subconscious effect of that is strong and the intent is obvious.
Staley Ferry Accused of Electioneering in Polling Place
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