FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2014
Citizens to Elect Jim Harrison Sheriff of
McHenry County
Contact: Carolyn Harrison
EMAIL: carolynharrisonsdesk@gmail.com
Post Office Box 10
Ringwood, IL 60072
Harrison is in it to win
it!
Because
of misinformation being circulated about whether Woodstock attorney Jim
Harrison will run for McHenry County Sheriff, today, Harrison laid all
speculation to rest.
“There
is absolutely no doubt that I am seeking to be elected Sheriff of McHenry
County,” Jim Harrison said. Harrison
announced his intention to run for Sheriff in July of 2012. “The only thing
that has changed since then, is that now I only have to look over one
shoulder;” Harrison mused.”
The
primary election is used by political parties to select the political party’s candidate
to run for office in the General Election.
Harrison is running his campaign independent of party politics, so
instead of a primary election, Harrison must collect 6,728 signatures from
registered McHenry County voters to be on the ballot in November. The political party candidates were only
required to obtain 517 signatures from registered Republican voters.
However,
because Harrison is running as an independent candidate, any registered
voter in McHenry County can sign Harrison’s petitions; regardless of their
political party affiliation, (if any); regardless of whether they previously
signed a petition for Republican primary candidates Zinke or Prim, and
regardless of whether or how they voted in the recent primary election.
“There
are nearly 200,000 registered voters in McHenry County; more than enough for us
to meet the signature requirement,” Harrison said, “and everyone involved in
the campaign is dedicated to the success of the petition signature drive.” “We always welcome more help,” Harrison added.
For
independent candidates, the signature collection period runs from March 25th
to June 23rd, the last day for Harrison to turn in petitions. Political party candidates collected their
petition signatures in the fall, ahead of the primary election on March 18th. “I had people calling me before the primary asking
me why I didn’t have signs up, and I had to remind them that I have no primary
election” Harrison said. “Others speculated whether I was running for Sheriff because
I haven’t turned my candidacy documents in to the Clerk’s Office,” Harrison
continued, “as an independent, my candidacy documents get turned in with my
petitions in June.”
“Clearly,
McHenry County voters are unaccustomed to having an independent choice for
Sheriff on the ballot in the General Election,” Harrison said; “I’m here to
give McHenry County voters that choice.”
“In this election, McHenry County will have the opportunity to entrust
the responsibility for the Sheriff’s Office to a politically-independent,
experienced business professional, who will act in the best interests of the
people of McHenry County, and without preference or priority for the interests
of any political party.” “It’s time to ‘raise
the bar’ in the qualifications we demand in our Sheriff, and I am confident
that my law enforcement background, my professional experience, and my record
will meet the highest expectations of the voters,” Harrison stated.
“And
all of McHenry County is welcome to join us,” Harrison invited; “we have supporters
from one end of the county to another; we have Republicans, Democrats,
Libertarians, Tea Party members, and a whole bunch of independent voters whose
tireless efforts are giving legs to this campaign – and we are off and
running.”
“Make
no mistake,” Harrison said, “I’m in this race to win, but know also my motives
are politically neutral.” “My interest
is in the job and the work that goes with being Sheriff, not the title,”
Harrison said.
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