The Livingston County Board is now accepting bids for New Voting Equipment and Election Services.
Bid specifications may be found at www.livingstoncountyil.gov or may be picked up in the County Clerk’s Office, 112 W. Madison Street, Rm 106, Pontiac, IL.
Bids are due in the County Clerk’s Office on or before 11:00 a.m. July 12, 2019.
Click HERE for the RFP. Click HERE for the Bid Specifications.
Registered voters in Livingston County will be receiving new Voter Registration Cards the week of June 26, 2019. As required by law, the County Clerk’s office is in the process of completing a purge of Livingston County voters. County Clerk Kristy Masching explained that a purge is done to help maintain voter registrations by keeping them current and up-to-date, to eliminate voters that are deceased, or have moved from Livingston County.
Masching urges voters to check their voter’s card and familiarize themselves with their districts and polling locations, as some changes may have occurred. Voters should sign their new card and destroy the old card.
Masching is asking for voter’s assistance in returning Voter Registration cards that were delivered to individuals that no longer live at the address where the card was delivered. Should a household receive a Voter ID card for a member of their family or for an individual that once resided at that address, but no longer does, please mark on the Voter ID card “NOT AT THIS ADDRESS “. If you know the address where the individual has moved to, please place that on the card too. Place the card in the mail to be returned to the County Clerk’s office. No additional postage is required. It is important that these cards be returned to the Clerk’s office and not just destroyed, nor should they be given to the person listed on the card that does not live in that household. If the addressee on the card is deceased, please notify the County Clerk’s office in writing. The sole purpose of a purge is to have correct voter data for the election process.
Also, if an individual’s address has been changed by municipality or post office action, please inform the County Clerk’s office of said changes. Masching says that if a person had a Rural Route Box number that was changed by 9-1-1 addressing but their new voter card reflects an incorrect address her office needs to be informed.
Registered voters who did not receive a voter’s card by July 10 should notify the County Clerk’s office at 815.844.2006.
Masching would like to reiterate the importance to change voter registration information whenever a person changes their name or moves, even if the move is across the street. If the address or name change is not made in a timely fashion before an election is held, the voter may be prohibited from voting a full ballot.
The next election will be the General Primary March 17, 2020. If an individual is not registered to vote, now is the time to do so. Registration may be done in the County Clerk’s office Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For information regarding registration qualifications call the County Clerk’s office at 815.844.2006. Visit our website at www.livingstoncountyil.gov (County Services, County Clerk, Elections) for on-line registration and additional election information.
Nikki Meier, Livingston County Treasurer, has announced that real estate tax bills were mailed on Friday, May 31, 2019. A total of 25,926 tax bills were mailed. The estimated tax revenue to be collected on behalf of the 206 taxing bodies in the County is $70,637,454.22.
The first installment will be due on Friday, July 12, 2019 and the second installment will be due on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Payments may be made at most County banks, by mail or at the Treasurer’s office in the Historic Courthouse in Pontiac. A drop box is located next to the south entrance of the Courthouse for after-hours payments.
Payments using a credit or debit card or E-check can also be made on the County’s website, www.livingstoncountyil.gov, on the Treasurer’s page. The credit card companies do charge a convenience fee and the fee will appear separately on both your receipt and monthly statement. The fee for processing an E-check is a flat rate.
After September 12th, payments will not be accepted at area banks and MUST be made in person at the Treasurer’s office in the Courthouse. Personal checks will not be accepted after October 16, 2019 and payment after that date must be made with a cashier’s check, money order or cash. Delinquent Notices will be mailed on October 16, 2019. The names of delinquent property owners will be published in the local newspapers during the week of October 28, 2019. Online payments using a credit or debit card will be accepted up through November 8, 2019
Several items of information are printed on the reverse side of the tax bill which may answer most taxpayer questions. For further information readers may call our office at (815) 844-2306 between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Monday thru Friday.