Ballot Order Set for Downers Grove Council Race; Barnett Gets Top Billing

The official ballot order has been set for the 2013 Downers Grove Council race, and the two incumbent candidates have received top billing.

A lottery was held Nov. 27 to determine the six candidates' placement on April 9, 2013 ballot, according to Downers Grove Village Clerk April Holden.

Four candidates—incumbents Robert "Bob" Barnett and Marilyn J. Schnell, and newcomers David S. Olsen and Susan Walaszek—filed their nomination papers at 8 a.m. Nov. 19. Two additional newcomers, Greg Hosé and Don Jankowski, filed just before the deadline Nov. 26.

Under state law, for those who file at the same time, a lottery is held to determine ballot placement.

Barnett's name will appear first, followed by Schnell, Olsen and Walaszek. Jankowski will appear fifth, with Hosé taking the coveted final slot.

The six candidates will square off in April for the council's three open seats. The four-year terms for commissioners William Waldack, Barnett and Schnell all expire in May 2013. Barnett is currently serving his first term on the village council, Schnell her fifth and Waldack his second.

Waldack, 62, announced during the Nov. 20 village council meeting that he will not seek re-election. Citing personal discontent with the village's "core service" budget, he said he plans to spend more time serving organizations that help those in need.

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