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Yacht Races & Regattas

Our services are used across the world for yacht races and regattas, we provide tracking for about 200 events per year. We provide tracking for all of the big events such as The Fastnet, Sydney Hobart, The ARC - as well as smaller events with just a few boats taking part.

What we offer

​These are the features that will help enhance your event and help with the management. Many are exclusive to YB Tracking and have been developed over the years of experience to meet our customers' needs to help manage the modern era of yacht racing.

Geo-fencing

FULL synchronisation of trackers so all positions are in real-time

Transmission times can range from 1 minute to 24 hours

Burst mode transmissions for high-definition playback and Race Viewer

IRC, ORC, PHRF and other handicap measures are added automatically to the leaderboard

Speed up transmissions at the start and finish

High-definition Web-based Race Viewer with Public view and Race committee-only view

Auto finishing

App-based Race Viewer

Exclusion zone area fencing

Dedicated account manager

Shipping to and from the event

Data on the number of Race Viewer views

24/7 emergency response

Sponsor and Club logos on Viewer

Custom Prints available to purchase of the race as a great memento

Race data available for 3 years after the race (can be extended on request)

Mid-race timing gate

Speed up transmissions for accurate mark roundings

Exclusion zones

Auto finish

How does it work.

We know that you have a lot of things to deal with when organising a yachting event. Our aim is to make the 'tracking' part as simple as possible for you. We provide:

Delivery to you, and collection  afterwards

Global service - anywhere in the world

The YB trackers

Our award-winning web-based race viewer

Live leaderboarding

Replay facilities

Support before, during, and after your event

Access to our Apple/Android app

Our YB trackers have very large battery capacities, and are designed to work for long durations. When the trackers arrive with you, they just need to be attached to the stern rail of the boat using our quick velcro-mount, and then turned on by pressing a button.

We take it from there, and make sure that the units are working, and help get everything ready for the start of the race.

The YB unit is designed for the harsh realities of the sea - they are waterproof, rugged and reliable. If you choose YB for your event, you're in good hands.

Why choose us?

Experienced in yacht race tracking, most reliable trackers in the business, over 1,000 trackers in our rental fleet, award-winning web-based race viewer, live viewing, and replay, data available for 3 years after the race, incredibly easy set up, support before, during, and afterwards, service  features, race  viewer.

Use our amazing web-based race viewer to bring your event to the public.

Easy  Management

Keep tracking of your participants using easy and quick tools. For safety and security.

Truly  Global

Our YB units work anywhere on Earth, and so do we. It doesn't matter where your event is.

Replay  Afterwards

Use the race view to replay the race afterwards; data available for at least 3 years.

Clever Tech

For certain events, we can speed up and slow down tracking at given areas. Automatic alerts, too.

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Using our tracking services gets more people involved, helping get sponsors on-board.

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When you rent or buy our GPS tracking devices, you'll be equipping your competitors with a highly robust and reliable event tracking system.

Powerboat Racing

Records are made and broken every year in the powerboat racing scene, and real-time, accurate location data is essential to verifying results. It's also very exciting for spectators to use our race viewer online or via the YB Races app .

Kayaking / Stand Up Paddle Boarding

We've tracked events like the Muskoka River X for a long time, and more recently, have received a lot of enquiries for SUP race tracking. Our YB3 devices are IP67 rated and transmit data from anywhere in the world, so they're well suited to this.

We've provided GPS tracking devices to rowing races like the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge for years, and also rent / sell devices to a large number of individual challenges. Whatever your ambition, we can support you.

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Our prices are fully inclusive of delivery, support and everything you need to track your race. To produce a proposal for you, we will need to know:  

The name of your event

Start and (expected) end date

How many trackers you will need

How often you would like to get a position.

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Blue Water Tracks

Yacht race tracking.

Yacht racing and rally organises now have a very cost effective way to provide a public race map. Families, friends and the media can follow along with the action, including replays, boat and crew bio's with hero photos. Through the Blue Water Tracks portal, race and rally organiser have a full management dashboard that enables them to quick setup and easily control every aspect of the tracked progress along with the public map showing leaderboards and race statistics.

Crew Manage crew photos and bio

Graphs Compare boat performance

Leader Boards Display the boats race position

Boat Manage boat details and photos

Trackers Use low cost trackers

Handicaps Unlimited handicaps

Replay Replay the race

Admin Simple administration and full control of the race

Race page Public race page

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Public race page.

GETTING STARTED

Purchase your inReach trackers from Amazon . If using the phone app, go to step three

Activate your inReach device with Delorme

Sign up for your race organisers account account here

Add your trackers, crews and boats into your Blue Water Tracks account

Create a race and assign each boat a tracker

Publish the public race page link

Once the the race is set up, Blue Water Tracks will collect the positions and vector data from each tracker and display the boats progress through the live public race page.

List of current races

The Blue Water Tracks service is provided free of charge to yacht racing organisations. The service is funded by the philanthropy of the Dunoon Family Trust to ensure the highest level of infrastructure and service quality. Significant resource has been made available in the development of this service, ensuring that every race organiser has the tools needed for an effortless race tracking experience that enhances safety for all competitors.

Grant Dunoon

Grant Dunoon founded Blue Water Tracks to deliver a service to yacht racing organisation and at the same time make safety affordable for every competitor.

In 2012 Grant was the skipper who rescued 6 crew when their yacht sank suddenly after the loss of their liferaft just before midnight during a devastating storm that wiped out the Melbourne to Port Fairy yacht race. Read more about it here .

Grant has be honoured with the Queen's Group Bravery Award, Australian National Search and Rescue Council Award, Yachting Australia (Australian Sailing) SOLAS Trust Award, Yachting Victoria's President's Awards, Royal Bright Yacht Club's Commodore's Awards. ORCV Ocean Racer of the Year.

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“We have found the service to be very reliable and the management portal simple to use. It has and is saving our club thousands of dollars each year and at the same time delivers an invaluable service to our members."

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DNC - "Did Not Compete" - a competitor who has completed registration at the Pre-Race Sign-In but did not check in at the Check-In-Boat and did not cross the start line. Will be in the list of competitors and scored DNC. The "check in" test is used in lieu of the RRS "did not come to the starting area". Boat will display on the online list of entrants.

DNS - "Did not start (other than DNC and OCS)" - boat was properly registered, checked in, but failed to properly start. Boat will display on the online list of entrants.

OCS - "Did not start; on the course side of the starting line at her starting signal and failed to start, or broke rule 30.1". Boat will display on the online list of entrants.

RET - "Retired" - boat STOPPED RACING for any reason before the expiration of the Time Limit, or notified the RC it had retired after Finishing.

DNF - "Did Not Finish" - boat did not Finish before the expiration of the Time Limit.

SCP - "Scoring Penalty"

DPI - "Discretionary Penalty Imposed"

RDG - "Redress given"

DSQ - "Disqualification"

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GPS Tracking via YB Tracking

Each boat racing is equipped with a YB Tracking satellite tracker from that sends boat GPS information (location, speed, and direction) every 15 minutes and displays the location and track on the race course.  

There are two ways to see the live tracking:

From Your Computer

Tracking for this year’s race is will be available on the web. View Race Tracker

Ensure that your computer has a relatively recent browser installed.

From Your Phone or Tablet

For the best experience on your mobile device ( iOS or Android ), download the free app.

"Buy" the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac in the YB Tracking app. The Race will available to download the race on Thursday of race week.  The race will be available at no charge to our fans and friends; the Mac is covering the cost of it. 

At 333 miles (289.4 nautical miles), the Race to Mackinac is the oldest annual freshwater distance race in the world. ‘The Mac’ starts at the Chicago Lighthouse, just off Navy Pier and continues to Mackinac Island.

This is the official notice board for the 2024 Race to Mackinac. It will be updated throughout the lead up to the race. 

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12 yacht trackers compared to help you choose the right unit for your voyage

• November 21, 2016

Significant falls in the cost of worldwide tracking have made it viable for anyone who sails to share their position and status with a contact ashore. Pip Hare looks at what is available and what it costs.

Product Overview

This article was originally published nov 2016. it was last product and price checked 28 feb 2023..

Some of the products in this article are no longer available but this article contains other useful information you may want to read. If you want to buy a new tracker or messenger then have a look at our new article buyer’s guide.

A newer article is available Best satellite messenger and tracker for sailing and boating

Advances in tracking technologies have had a significant impact on offshore sailing, both cruising and racing. Once something used exclusively by extreme adventurers and offshore racers – significant falls in the cost of worldwide tracking have made it viable for anyone who sails to share their position and status with a contact ashore.

And trackers can do a lot more for you than just share your adventure. They allow owners to monitor their vessel when they are not on board. Unlike AIS, which broadcasts your position, custom trackers will only share your location with the people you choose.

GSM or satellite?

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is equivalent to a mobile phone signal of 2G or above, and I was surprised to find how much coverage I managed to get during my testing on this network.

I carried out tests on the south coast of the UK, the west coast of Scotland and in the Swedish and Finnish archipelagos, and got total coverage everywhere except Scotland, where I had a GSM signal for around half the time on a two-day passage, enabling me to make the equivalent of four or five updates a day.

If you mostly sail around Europe, with the odd passage offshore, these could offer low-cost tracking and security solutions. For ocean sailing or in more remote or less developed locations, satellite trackers are a better bet.

I tested satellite trackers on two networks: Globalstar simplex and Iridium.

Globalstar has a 24-satellite network that reportedly achieves over 80 per cent coverage of the world’s surface. Globalstar solutions can provide a lower-cost satellite service for trackers, but because they use the simplex network this offers only one-way messaging.

Iridium ’s 66 satellites guarantee total global coverage, including in polar regions and mid-ocean. If you are heading further afield or if you require two-way communications Iridium should be your choice.

Airtime costs continue to come down and all the products I tested offered monthly pay-as-you-go packages, making satellite tracking a lot cheaper than you might think.

An example of the track record on a screen and the communications sent by text.

Fixed or portable?

Fixed trackers can be securely mounted, wired into a 12V supply and hidden from view. Without screens, they are the most robust units, but require an interface to administer. Remote monitoring of fixed devices could be useful if you leave the boat for long periods and if you are worried about security in a remote anchorage.

Portable trackers for the active person are a lifestyle purchase, useful for crews rather than boat owners. When buying a tracker for a big trip, think what charging options will be available to you – if these are limited, consider one of the units that takes regular batteries instead of requiring a plug-in to recharge and be certain to configure your device for minimum transmissions before you head off.

Advice for buyers

The tracker market is bursting with options. It can be quite difficult not to be the proverbial ‘kid in the sweet shop’ and opt for a unit that can just do everything. To make a sensible investment, consider carefully what functions will actually add new value to your whole boat set-up and where and how often you will be cruising.

Fixed trackers can lower insurance premiums. Portable trackers could be used in other sports or for charters abroad, so offer value in different ways. Certainly don’t write off the GSM option without considering your cruising ground first.

We should also see the cost of satellite comms dropping further. Last year saw the launch of OneWeb, backed by Richard Branson. The goal of this constellation of over 600 satellites is to provide low-cost broadband and mobile phone coverage with global coverage in the next couple of years, opening up the world of remote monitoring and operation even further.

Take a look at the comparison listing (and downloadable spreadsheet) on the next page to make up your own mind.

12 yacht trackers compared

First a few words about what functions are on offer and what they are useful for. Don’t get distracted by the vast range of functionality on offer. Important things to consider are: what functions are actually useful to you; what is the real cost of using extra functions; and does it represent good value?

Below is an outline of some of the more important functions I tested.

Sharing your track with friends is one of the wonderful things about this technology, so consider the ease of access to these facilities. I enlisted the help of my mum to test the sharing facilities for each tracker – the end-user experience ratings in the table are hers.

Remember that sending an SOS message from any of these trackers will not link directly to the maritime rescue services, so they should never take the place of an EPIRB or a VHF/HF distress alert. The SOS buttons will link you to a commercial rescue co-ordination centre which will relay your position.

Geo fencing

Setting a geographical boundary around your vessel which will generate an alert sent to specified contacts if broken. Mostly a security function, this could also be used as a remote anchor alarm if you head ashore.

Movement alert

Similar to geo fencing, but this will send an alert once the boat has started to move after a specified time spent stationary.

The tracker will stop transmitting if the boat stops moving for a specified period of time. In my tests this feature significantly improved battery life.

Shock sensor/collision sensor

Sends an alert if the unit receives a significant jolt, useful for theft or remote notification of a collision.

Preloaded messages

Created before a trip and uploaded to a device that has no keyboard. These can be sent to predefined contacts with one press of a button.

Two-way messaging

This could replace onboard email. Make sure you know if you are charged by the character or by the message. Inbound and outbound messages are charged.

Mapping portal

How does your chosen tracker export and display your positions? Not all trackers come with their own mapping portal, so bear that in mind.

Remote activation

This will allow the alarm to be turned off and on via the network – only available for GSM and Iridium trackers.

Sabotage alert

Notification if the power source is cut or tampered with.

Download the comparison table: 12 yacht trackers compared – Yachting World magazine

DeLorme inReach – portable – Iridium 8/10

The DeLorme inReach tracker has the whole package, including two-way messaging functions. Settings can be managed on the device itself via an online portal and also via Bluetooth to the EarthMate mobile phone app.

Messaging options include a selection of your own preloaded messages or free text, which can be typed in directly to the unit or created on a tablet or phone and sent using Bluetooth.

I recommend the app to manage this device as the screen is too small to navigate easily through menus or type text.

DeLorme is now offering enhanced, location-specific marine weather forecasts. There is no sleep function, so the battery lasted only 72 hours when the unit was set to transmit every five minutes – poor compared with the Spot (below).

The unit did not work at all indoors and it must be plugged in to recharge. Editing preloaded messages and preloading a contact list is essential to efficient use. The menus are not always intuitive, so it’s also worth reading the manual to make the most of all the functions.

My mum gave the DeLorme sharing pages the top rating for the end-user experience; she found it simple to navigate, felt the data was well represented and liked the high level of zoom.

Airtime plans vary, but you are charged around 8p for every location ‘ping’, which means my test of 72 hours at five-minute intervals cost £69. Ouch.

Monthly Fee: £12 (basic package: unlimited preloaded messaging +10 free text messages). Additional cost per ‘ping’ 8p

SuperSail – fixed – GSM 8/10

This is pitched as a security device, with all manner of add-on accessories for remote monitoring and operation, including float switches and door sensors.

I tested the basic model of tracker and GPS antenna only, which is managed through a mobile app. Getting an initial GPS lock took time; in the end I took the separate GPS antenna on deck to obtain a first fix and then installed it below decks with no disruption to GSM or GPS signals. LEDs on the front of the box indicate clearly if the unit has a signal – very useful for initial siting.

Tracking is not sharable through a public page, but if friends download the app they can track you on your own account (though they could also access the alarm configuration). The SuperSail obtains a position fix every ten minutes as standard, leaving a comprehensive trail to view. If you lose mobile signal the device will store up your position and transmit the backlog once a mobile signal has been regained.

Monthly airtime Europe £10

Monthly airtime worldwide £27

SmartOne C – fixed – Globalstar 7/10

The SmartOne C is similar in function to the Spot Trace, offering tracking and alerting, but with the versatility of a monthly contract. This device exports raw data and does not come with a bespoke mapping portal.

For my test I worked with GTC, a telecommunications company, and the GTC track platform for both the SmartOne C and G Sat Micro. If you are not technologically minded then working with a supplier could be a great solution as they would set up, configure and update any devices for you.

There is no separate public sharing page for the GTC track portal. Instead you register guests on to your main administration page then restrict their permissions. The site offers a good presentation of linked tracking data and is user-friendly.

Monthly fee – tracking only £5.00

Monthly fee – alerts and tracking £12.50

Monthly fee – GTC track £6.50 Activation fee £15.00

Spot Trace – fixed – Globalstar 7/10

The Spot Trace is a no-frills tracker in a rugged waterproof case that mounts inside a locker lid or just under the coachroof. It also worked down below when placed reasonably high up. If permanently mounting use the Spot waterproof lead to hardwire the unit to an external power source and it will still be rated as waterproof.

The Trace is set-up through the same portal as the Gen3, so requires internet access for configuration. It has the same tracking and alerting functions as the Gen 3, such as motions alerts and sleep mode, but without the messaging function, so airtime costs are slightly lower.

Annual fee – basic – including alerts to SMS £110

Spot Gen 3 – portable – Globalstar 8/10

The Spot Gen 3 provides an impressive battery life – I carried it around for over a month set to transmit every five minutes when moving and did not deplete the batteries.

The device will send alerts and a selection of five one-way messages to email or via SMS, but you pay extra for SMS messages. The entire unit is managed via an online portal where transmission frequencies, alerting and preloaded messages are set up. The Spot must be plugged into a computer connected to the internet to change configuration. Editing the standard preloaded message text is a must – one of them simply says ‘Help’.

Each Spot has its own mapping page that can be shared with friends and linked to social media. The sharing site is not particularly detailed and only displays seven days of tracking history – frustrating for those who would like to see the entire journey. You are now able to download the Spot app to display the full tracking history. However, this does not display a trail to link the different reports and is only available for IOS 8.

Annual fee: £125 (basic: including messages to email)

Enhanced tracking (more than 24hrs): +£30 per year

SOS support: +£15 per year

Messages to SMS: +10p per message

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GSat Micro – portable – Iridium 7/10

This device is the cutting-edge of tracker technology. It is the smallest Iridium tracker going, fitting comfortably in the palm of a hand. It also has incredibly advanced functionality, including the ability to receive and carry out advanced commands via satellite.

Its current uses are mainly commercial and military, but this is the space we should be watching to imagine what standard tracker technology will be offering us in years to come. The bad news is that you need to be a bit of a nerd to control the GSat micro. But with the right programmer you would be able to invent, write and test commands that could be carried out anywhere in the world – cutting the engine or turning instruments on or off would only be the start of its functionality.

Charges are monthly and relate to bytes and should be discussed with the provider – I’ve given prices for an entry-level package with the GTC track mapping portal.

Entry level package: £28 per month (12,000 bytes)

Activation fee: £37

YB tracking: YB3 – portable – Iridium 8/10 YB3i – fixed – Iridium 9/10

YB’s stand-out feature is its thoughtful sharing package. All YB trackers come with their own blog page as well as mapping application. Simply log on to your account and start writing – blogs will be attached to your tracking map and easily shared with contacts and on social media for free. The portal is easy to access, well presented and was another of mum’s favourites.

Both devices offer a full range of functions, including two-way messaging with free text. Just remember that you’re paying to receive messages, so train your friends to keep them short. Neither the portable or fixed device has a sleep mode; this is substituted by a ‘burst’ setting where the device transmits at a low frequency when stationary (12 hours maximum) then at a higher rate when moving.

The units are configured either via an online portal, Bluetooth to a mobile phone app, or on the screen of the YB3.

The app is essential for proficient use of the YB3i and of great benefit to the YB3 – I think it’s worth the extra money to buy the Bluetooth model.

YB3i fixed Iridium satellite yacht tracker. Monthly line rental £8; Credits 6p

The YB3 is a little large for a personal device – it comes with a pouch to mount it easily on the guardrail. However, the YB3i is waterproof to 5m, so could be mounted on deck.

I encountered a few problems with my YB3 unit failing to charge, which YB has now addressed. (The company offers good customer service to owners and viewers, one benefit of dealing directly with the manufacturer for the total package.)

Airtime costs are a pretty simple pay-as-you-go package and unused credits do not expire: one credit equals one position report and 50 characters of text sent or received.

Monthly line rental £8

Back2you Wired boat tracker – fixed and wired – GSM 7/10 & Personal tracker – portable – GSM 6/10

I tested the company’s wired boat tracker, self-contained longlife tracker and a small personal tracker. The Back2you trackers offer worldwide GSM coverage; the personal tracker is UK and Europe. They can be viewed and managed via an online portal.

The system is clearly set up for terrestrial vehicle monitoring, but with the satellite-based Google Maps base it works very well afloat.

The wired boat tracker showed an excellent level of track detail when set to transmit every 30 seconds. Back2you also has a mobile phone app that can send commands to the trackers, but I did not find this very user-friendly, so would recommend sticking with the portal.

Back2You self-contained GSM boat tracker.

The self-contained longlife tracker is purely for anti-theft. There is nothing to fit or install, no batteries to manage – just hide it away on your boat. It will switch on once a day and ping you a position, but if your boat is stolen you can switch it to live monitoring. Batterylife is three years.

This personal tracker is impressive in use, easy to stuff in a pocket, but it’s not waterproof and its functionality is designed more for the security of children and vulnerable adults.

First year free with purchase of device.

Subsequent annual fee: £60

Smartphone app: £2.99

Personal tracker (GiffGaff pay as you go): £5 per month

Yachtsafe – fixed – GSM 6/10

Yachtsafe is more of a security device than a public tracker. It checks its position every ten minutes, but doesn’t keep a historical log, so has limited appeal for position sharing with friends.

Position reports are on request from the mobile app and then shown on your phone’s mapping application.

There is a good range of alerts, including a sabotage warning, and extra sensors can provide further input to the unit. The system only covers Europe and charges an annual fee that includes 500 messages. I used 20 messages in a four-day trial.

Annual fee: £69 (500 messages – valid for one year only)

Yachtsafe fixed GSM tracker. Annual fee: £69 (500 messages – valid for one year only).

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RYC PredictWind Tracker

For select races you will be able to track your RYC racing using the PredictWind Tracker – a smartphone app that uses your phone’s GPS to track progress and upload it to the Predictwind site. Tracked boats can then be viewed on the app. Active and recent races can also be  viewed online .

The service relies on skippers (or their smart phone savvy crew) to set up the app and get one tracked smart phone for their boat. Get your friends and rivals involved; the more boats tracking, the more fun the tracking becomes!  For more information go to the  PredictWind Tracker site .

To download the app for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.predictwind.tracker&hl=en

To download the app for iPhone:

https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/predictwind-tracker/id569052528?mt=8

Here are some simple rules for success with the tracker:

• Turn off your wi-fi and bluetooth (then restart) OR make sure you are charging while tracking
• Start the tracker before leaving the dock – it will update every 5 mins untill your scheduled race time (when it will switch to updating more frequently)
• Only one phone can be set to a tracked boat at a time, however you can have a backup phone ready to go if the first fails – the tracker will patch the tracks together for you
• Keep your phone in a place in the boat that receives good cell and GPS reception
• Waterproof cases are great, but not necessary.
• Get you friends to join in – it’s more fun with more boats participating!
• For best results phones should be connected to a power source or power bank battery [the app is a little power hungry]

To request tracking for a race or to give feedback on the tracker email us

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Outside of the presidency, voters will also pick nominees for the November election for their respective members of Congress, with all 17 members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation facing reelection this year.

All 118 members of Illinois’ House of Representatives will be up for reelection in 2024, as will approximately one-third of the state’s 59 senators.

MORE: 10 races to watch in the 2024 Illinois primary election

Some districts will also have primary votes on Supreme Court justices, with elections in the first and fourth districts. Justices in those races are running to fill full 10-year terms on the court.

In addition, voters will determine nominees for appellate court, circuit courts and subcircuit courts.

Finally, some counties will also have countywide races to decide in 2024.

Sample ballots can be found on the local election authority’s website in your area.

Referendums on your ballot

Whether you live in Chicago or the suburbs, there are plenty of communities wrestling with thorny questions. Here's a preview of what you can expect on your ballot, depending on where you live.

MORE: What is the ‘Bring Chicago Home' Referendum, and is it still on your ballot?

How to research judges

Judges are elected from specific districts or circuits in the state of Illinois, so the judges appearing on your ballot will be different depending on where you live.

The Illinois Supreme Court has seven total seats, including three from the first district, which represents Cook County.

In this year’s election cycle, there will be an election in that First District, as Justice Joy Cunningham runs for election to a full 10-year term after replacing former Chief Justice Ann Burke in December 2022.

There is also an election in the fourth district, as Justice Lisa Holder White will run for a full 10-year term on the bench after replacing former Justice Rita Garman.

The fourth district covers a slew of counties in western and central Illinois, including Ogle, Lee, Peoria and Sangamon counties.

There are numerous other vacancies in the Appellate Court, including four in the First District, and at least 11 vacancies in the Cook County circuit court, among others.

Numerous organizations offer recommendations on judges. Here's a guide to help you navigate the process .

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Clearwater mayor’s race could drive voters to the polls in otherwise quiet election

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Eleven cities across Pinellas County are holding municipal elections Tuesday , but one expected to drive voter turnout is the race for Clearwater mayor.

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Julie Marcus, supervisor of Elections in Pinellas County, says this election is relatively unique for Florida. With only a Republican presidential primary where many candidates have suspended their campaigns, it’s hard to compare to 2016 or 2020 when presidential primary elections were held for both parties.

“We have an election held in March, based on Florida law, and it’s only a Republican primary,” Marcus said. “I think a driving force in Pinellas elections right now is these municipal elections and hopefully republicans will turn out the vote.”

Once again this year, the presidential primary lines up with the Clearwater mayoral election. On the ballot are city council member Kathleen Beckman and lawyer Bruce Rector.

The backbone of Beckman’s campaign has been lowering city and resident costs, transparency with city plans and spending, and sustainability. Rector’s campaign sits on making public safety a priority, improving roads, sidewalks and neighborhoods, and fiscal responsibility. Rector has been critical of the $90 million allocated to build a new city hall.

It’s Election Day 🗳️ and even without tight presidential primary races we could still see decent voter turnout in cities like Clearwater. Both candidates have raised over $130K, with Kathleen Beckman bringing in slightly more than Brian Rector as of March 15 ⁦ @BN9 ⁩ pic.twitter.com/DK2JOajoDW — Angie Angers (@angie_angers) March 19, 2024

The race for Clearwater mayor is also shaping up to be one of the most expensive in the city’s history.

The most recent campaign finance filings dated March 15 show Beckman’s contributions at $147,687 and Rector’s at $132,785. Both candidates are creeping closer to the record $155,000 set in the 2020 election by former mayor Frank Hibbard.

Clearwater’s last mayoral election also had relatively strong voter turnout at 32% .

For those not in Clearwater, Marcus says to keep in mind Florida law is specific when it comes to the withdrawal period for candidates. If a candidate didn’t formally withdraw by Dec. 12, their name will remain on the ballot and the supervisor of elections must count the vote.

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