defendant filed two pages (of his election petition) with forged signatures,” Zalar [of ILSAAP] said. “He swore before a notary public that they were genuine…Vogt [States Attorney] referred the matter to an independent state agency, ILSAAP, to avoid any appearance of bias or impropriety, he said. ILSAAP is a state-funded agency that handles appeals, assessment objections, collective bargaining and other matters….
charges allege that Kuhlmeier falsely asserted that about 14 of the signatures on his primary election petitions were signed in his presence and were genuine, Zalar said.
The false assertions rise to the level of perjury because Kuhlmeier signed his petitions in front of an election official, serving as a notary public, meaning he was technically “under oath” at the time,
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