Dupage Policy Journal

Of the 51 potential votes that still could be counted in the razor-thin Glen Ellyn School District 41 tax hike referendum, twice as many would come from Republicans as from Democrats.

An analysis by DuPage Policy Journal found 28 ballots (55 percent) were requested by consistent Republican primary voters, versus just 12 (24 percent) by consistent Democrat ones. 

Election Day returns from the April 4 vote approved the tax hike by just eleven votes-- 2,663 to 2,652-- with 5,215 total votes cast. 

The analysis is of applications mostly by voters who requested ballots by mail, typically college students and snowbirds who wouldn't be in Glen Ellyn on Election Day. These ballots have until March 30 to arrive and be counted. They must be postmarked by Election Day.

Of the 51 outstanding ballots, 25 were issued to voters over age 60. A majority of them-- 60 percent, or 15--  are Republican primary voters, versus six Democrats and the remainder with mixed voting records, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

They include former District 41 employee and current Dupage High School District 88 administrator Julie Grube of 834 Crest Ct. Her last four primary votes included two for Republicans and two for Democrats.

Eugenie Matula, 302 Anthony St., formerly a principal in Naperville School District 203, voted in the 2016 Republican primary. But her previous two primary votes were for Democrats.

Four ballots were issued to voters over age 90, including two aged 95 and 97 living at Brookdale Senior Living facilty. Both are Democrat primary voters.

Twelve outstanding ballots were issued to Glen Ellyn voters ages 19-22.

They include Megan Moffitt, 21, 467 Stagecoach Run, studying political science and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame, who has never voted in a primary and is unaffiliated, according to ISBE. She hopes to contribute "academic research.. to the field of international humanitarian law enforcement." 

Olivia Chinchilla, 20, 526 Bryant Ave., has voted in two Republican primaries according to ISBE. She is in ROTC at Northwestern University and once interned in the office of U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R).

Karl Agger, 22, 244 Scott Ave., has also voted in two Republican primaries. His mother, Denise, however, is a third grade teacher at Churchill School in District 41.

Hannah, Mary and Jonah Ladesic, all of 615 Scott Ave., are the children of Peter Ladesic, who led a group opposing the referendum.

Five ballots were mailed for voters in Florida and two in California.

One was mailed to Susan Nash Rasmussen, a Democrat primary voter who moved to Mt. Pleasant, SC in February according to her Facebook page. Her Glen Ellyn address, 69 N. Ott Ave, is for sale, according to Zillow.com.

Glen Ellyn Outstanding Ballots

First Name	Last Name	Age	Primary Voting History	Address
Jonah	Ladesic	19	GOP	615 Scott Ave
Mitchell	Pohlman	19	GOP	1S601 Sunnybrook Rd
Eleanor	Kitcheos	19	None	412 Lawrence Ave
Claire	Simeo	20	GOP	367 Taylor Ave
Olyvia	Chinchilla	20	GOP	526 Bryant Ave
Grant	Colliander	20	None	678 Kenilworth Ave
Megan	Moffitt	21	None	467 Stagecoach Run
Hannah	Ladesic	21	GOP	615 Scott Ave
Mary	Ladesic	21	GOP	615 Scott Ave
Andrea	Davidson	21	Democrat	22W738 Ahlstrand Rd
Karl	Agger	22	GOP	244 Scott Ave
Leah	Landry	22	Mixed	77 Parkside Ave
Kevin	Douglass	24	None	271 Forest Ave
Catherine	Crawford	25	Democrat	306 Grandview Ave
Ashley	Quick	29	None	60 N Park Blvd
Kristina	Swanson	35	Mixed	22W222 Glen Valley Rd
Heidi	Risley	35	GOP	2N048 Diane Ave
Danielle	Moran	37	Democrat	374 Amy Ct
Danielle	Mbadu	38	GOP	21W753 Mc Carron Rd
Alice	Plutko	39	Democrat	675 Buena Vista Dr
Daniel	Risley	44	GOP	2N048 Diane Ave
Andrew	Trieger	47	GOP	305 N Park Blvd
Susan	Nash Rasmussen	47	Democrat	69 N Ott Ave
Jean	Beales	55	GOP	870 Ellynwood Dr
David	Long	58	GOP	22W310 2nd St
Jean	Kaczmarek	59	Democrat	78 Forest Ave
Julie	Grube	62	Mixed	834 Crest Ct
Michael	Pajor	63	Democrat	302 Anthony St
Stephen	Mac Kerell	63	GOP	551 Dawes Ave
Robert Scott	Williams	63	GOP	600 Dawes Ave
Cleo	Burtis	63	Democrat	365 Scott Ave
Eugenie	Matula	64	Mixed	302 Anthony St
Susan	Dibble	65	GOP	1188 Royal Glen Dr Apt 317B
Jeffrey	Fawell	65	GOP	588 Lee St
Debby	Richardson	66	Democrat	515 N Main St Apt 2AS
Geralyn	Patterson	66	GOP	754 Revere Rd
Zachary	Patterson	67	GOP	754 Revere Rd
Margarita	Garcia	68	Mixed	1N525 Park Blvd
James	Comerford	69	Mixed	365 Scott Ave
Jeanne	Van Strydonck	70	GOP	468 Pennsylvania Ave
Frederick	Van Strydonck	74	GOP	468 Pennsylvania Ave Apt E
Thomas	Crane	77	GOP	2S041 Stratford Rd
Audrey	Cibulka	81	GOP	1N736 Goodrich Ave
Dolores	Uncapher	83	GOP	2N168 Virginia Ave
Robert	Burlingham	86	GOP	60 N Nicoll Ave Unit 314
Barbara	Steinke	87	GOP	578 Glendale Ave
Rita	Lawless	88	Democrat	470 Raintree Ct Unit 1B
Sally	Hanson	92	GOP	515 N Main St Unit 1FS
Mary	Kapolas	93	GOP	2S041 Sheffield Rd
Herta	Zeller	95	Democrat	60 N Nicoll Ave Apt 319
Janet	Bailey	97	Democrat	60 N Nicoll Ave Apt 424

Source: DuPage Election Commission