The McLean County League of Women Voters will conduct a study of the county's two election authorities.
Elections in McLean County are administered by two separate entities, depending on where a voter lives. Most ballots are administered and counted by the McLean County clerk's office. Those living within Bloomington city limits have their own election authority: the Bloomington Election Commission.
In a statement, the League said this structure creates "known voter and candidate confusion." They plan to interview experts and stakeholders, reporting their findings at their January 2026 membership meeting.
A ballot referendum aiming to eliminate the Bloomington Election Commission failed in 2018.
This is not the first time the League of Women Voters has studied the issue. In 2008, it determined that moving all election offices under one roof would indeed be an efficiency, but it found having the office run by a politically-affiliated officeholder is fraught with problems — real and perceived.
