Town Council Referendum

McLean County Associate Judge Scott Kording said the ruling was "not what I wanted to be saying as a man and a citizen... but I do believe it is the legally correct decision."

Another court date has been set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. It will be available via Zoom.

McLean County associate judge Scott Kording said he expects to issue a ruling by Tuesday at the latest, after he hears oral arguments on Monday.

A judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday on a request to get a referendum on the November ballot to change how Normal Town Council members are elected.

Whether the local government advocacy group takes action depends on the outcome of a pending court case on a referendum effort aimed at changing how Normal's town council is elected.

Backers of a petition aimed at getting a referendum question before Normal voters in November appear headed to court after an electoral board found the petition to be legally invalid.

During a meeting Tuesday evening, the town's electoral board is expected to issue a written ruling on the objection to the referendum question and the related opposition to that objection.

Normal’s Electoral Board laid out the ground rules Monday for how it will decide whether a politically charged ballot question on overhauling town council elections makes it to the ballot in November.

A Normal resident has filed an objection to a petition effort to overhaul how voters elect Town Council members, arguing that supporters have misinterpreted state law and not collected enough signatures.

About 2,200 people signed petitions to put a ballot question in front of voters that would change the Town of Normal’s form of representative government from its current at-large system to one that is district-based, organizers said.