Alice Saudargas faces objections in school board bid, hearing set for Jan. 9
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A three-member Education Electoral Board will conduct a hearing at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9, following objections to Rockford Board of Education candidate Alice Saudargas’ election petitions.
In accordance with state statute, the panel that will determine the validity of the objections consists of Harmon Mitchell as board president, Tim Rollins as board member and community member Paul Logli.
Objections to Saudargas’ petitions were filed by Julie Pick. School board candidates must submit petitions containing signatures of at least 50 registered voters in the subdistrict the candidates wish to represent. Under Illinois law, candidate petitions can be challenged if the signatures are invalid, were improperly gathered or other information on the petitions is incorrect.
The document detailing objections to Saudargas’ petitions may be viewed in person on the fourth floor of the Administration Building, 501 Seventh St. Requests for an electronic copy may be sent to Laura Fromm, recording secretary to the board: fromml@rps205.com.
The Jan. 9 hearing is in the third-floor board room of the Administration Building and is open to the public.
Saudargas is challenging incumbent board member Kenneth J. Scrivano, who represents Subdistrict C. Seats in all seven subdistricts are up for election April 9.
Posted Jan. 7, 2013
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Connect the dots….who is really behind the objection filed against 96 year old Alice Saudargas? Who is Attorney Roberta Holzwarth? and why would Julie Pick file challenges, on behalf of Matthew Johnson Doyle, against Alice Saudergas?
Here are some answers:
Who is Attorney Roberta Holzwarth? “Attorney Roberta Holzwarth, representing Ragnar Benson, put it simply: “(The district) gave each firm the opportunity to sell their stuff. The one that did was Ragnar Benson.”
Scandroli/Lend Lease: Rockford schools created unfair bid process
http://www.rrstar.com
ROCKFORD — A construction team disqualified from a major first step of the Rockford School District’s facilities plan says the district created an unfair bid process.
Who is Julie Pick? Speech Pathologist working for Swedish American Health System -Dr. Bill Gorski – SwedishAmerican Health System,Governing Board Members http://www.alignmentrockford.com/About.html
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And let’s not forget who is also employed by Swedish American. Who had their employee/foot soldier file an objection against their opponent?
Current School Board Member, Ken Scrivano-http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Ken/Scrivano/us-688-Rockford,-Illinois-Area Director – Clinical Services at SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, Illinois Area | Hospital & Health Care
Current: Director – Clinical Services at SwedishAmerican Hospital, Board Member at Rockford Public Schools Education:
Ken Scrivano – Rockford, Illinois Area profiles | LinkedIn
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“Pick and her attorney entered evidence today and challenged 28 of Saudargas’ 69 signatures, leaving just 41 uncontested. Rockford School Board candidates need 50 valid petition signatures to run for the board.” “From the attorneys: Attorney Roberta Holzwarth, who’s representing Pick, said the challenge isn’t an attack on Saudargas, but it protects the election process, where candidates are nominated and elected by the people they’ll serve. Holzwarth offered evidence that those 28 petition signatures are from people who either don’t live in Saudargas’ subdistrict or aren’t registered voters within that subdistrict. Some signatures initially challenged were withdrawn as attorneys reviewed them.”
Saudargas’ Rockford Schools candidacy to be determined next week
http://www.rrstar.com
We’ll have to wait until next week to hear whether Alice Saudargas can stay on the April 9 ballot for Rockford School Board.
Let’s not forget the Rev. Matthew Johnson Doyle who recruited Julie Pick to file the objections against Alice’s petitions.
“Scrivano declined comment. Matthew Johnson-Doyle, a local pastor who’s volunteering with Scrivano and his campaign, asked Pick to file the challenge, since he’ll be out of town. He said they were surprised Saudargas filed her petition with so few signatures – and so many were invalid.”
http://www.rrstar.com/news/schools/x1353229877/Saudargas-petitions-only-challenge-in-Rockford-School-Board-race
WWJD? I don’t think Jesus dabble in dirty political trickery. Shame, shame…