Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr and Director of Elections Jan Kralovec conducted a lottery today to determine the candidate ballot positions in the March 20, 2012 Presidential Primary Election.
Candidates competing for the same office who filed simultaneously Nov. 28 at 9 a.m., the onset of candidate filing, were included in the lottery. The lottery was comprised of 19 candidates in eight races.
At 10:30 a.m., Orr and Kralovec inserted slips of paper into pill bottles, which were tossed into a fish bowl.
The first lottery was for the Democratic contest for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner. Orr pulled out the bottle containing Stella B. Black’s name, securing for her the top ballot position. The slated candidates — Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele and Patrick Daley Thompson — were picked second, followed by Patricia Young.
All other candidates who filed to run for office after 9 a.m. on Nov. 28 through Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline will appear on the ballot according to the order in which they filed.
The list of candidates who filed will be updated periodically to reflect who has withdrawn their candidacy and whose candidancy has been challenged. In the far-right status column, a "C" means the candidate has been challenged and a "W" means they have withdrawn. Objections are due by Dec. 12 at 5 p.m.
The results of the lottery:
Democratic Party
Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Stella B. Black
Debra Shore (Slate)
Kari K. Steele (Slate)
Patrick Daley Thompson (Slate)
Patricia Young
Commissioner, Board of Review, 3rd District
Larry Rogers, Jr.
Robert Shaw
Chicago Ward Committeeman, 1st Ward
Jesse Ruben Juarez
Proco "Joe" Moreno
Chicago Ward Committeeman, 22nd Ward
Ricardo Munoz
Neftalie Gonzalez
Chicago Ward Committeeman, 31st Ward
Joseph Berrios
Alonso Zaragoza
Chicago Ward Committeeman, 32nd Ward
Scott Waguespack
John Fritchey
Republican Party
Commissioner, Board of Review, 1st District
Sean M. Morrison
Dan Patlak
Chicago Ward Committeeman, 42nd Ward
Eloise Gerson
Tom Smithburg
