Electricity Aggregation, 6th Congressional District Results
Here's a look at the results of races that were on Lake Zurich residents' ballots.
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Just over 23 percent of Lake County's 385,905 registered voters took to the polls Tuesday to vote on everything from electricity aggregation referendums to the president.
Here's a look at some of the races that were on Lake Zurich residents' ballots:
- 6th Congressional District: Barrington Hills resident Leslie Coolidge won the Democratic nomination to compete against Republican incumbent Peter Roskam for the 6th Congressional District seat.
- Electricity aggregation referendum: The measure received 1,678 "yes" votes, with 69.45 percent of Lake Zurich voters approving the referendum. The remaining 30.55 percent of voters rejected the measure.
- Lake County Coroner: Political newcomer Thomas Rudd of Lake Forest defeated incumbent Coroner Artis Yancey of Waukegan, earning him the opportunity to represent the Democratic party in the November general election for the Lake County Coroner's Office. Republican Steve Newton of Antioch claimed victory over Howard Cooper of Bannockburn.
- Lake County State's Attorney: Libertyville resident Chris Kennedy won the Democratic nomination, while Gurnee resident Mike Nerheim garnered the Republican nomination for Lake County State's Attorney.
Take a look at our comprehensive Lake Zurich Election Central guide for more information about all of the candidates.
Joe
9:45 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
There are a number of reasons why folks should have voted NO on this. First, history proves the cities that have aggregated are not saving much, and some are paying MORE. People should have their own choice to buy their products and services. They sold this really well comparing it to "buying bulk at Costco" and the like, but if that's true, then why have the cities that are already doing this providing average-awful rates to its residents? FACT: my brother lives in Batavia and they have their residents locked into an awful rate, over 8 cents/kwh to be specific. I called the City to ask if its possible to switch and they said no. Now that there's healthy competition in the free market, consumers can go to alternative suppliers such as North American Power, Ambit, IGS, etc and get a rate of just 5.99 on their own, and they didn't need a government mandate or a bulk purchase to make that happen. Free markets make that low rate happen.
The most recent suburb that I know of to aggregate their electricity to try and get their residents a better deal was Oak Park. With their collective buying power, they secured a decent rate... I think it was around 5.89 or something, but that's still very close to the 5.99 you can get today on your own from most of the alternate suppliers.
So if you ask me, passing this just makes Government bigger, reduces our personal freedom of choices, and now the monopoly that was once controlled by the utility is owned by the Government.