District 214 Faces Ethics Complaint for Referendum-Related Polling

Ethics complaint alleges NW suburban District 214 used tax dollars for poll polling – Center Square

Brian Costin, of Americans for Prosperity Illinois, said it is against the State Ethics Act to engage in political polling for a referendum that may be placed on the ballot. “It's all prohibited political activity that they're not supposed to be engaging in, and our taxpayer dollars shouldn't be used by local governments to create campaigns to raise our taxes even further,” Costin said.

District 214 faces ethics complaint for referendum-related polling

A taxpayer advocacy group Monday filed an ethics complaint against Northwest Suburban High School District 214, alleging misuse of public resources for referendum polling.

AFP-IL Files Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Taxpayer-Funded Referendum Polling in District 214

CHICAGO, IL — Americans for Prosperity–Illinois (AFP-IL) today announced it has filed an ethics complaint and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request calling for an investigation into Township High School District 214, Superintendent Dr. Scott Rowe, EO Sullivan Consulting, and associated parties over the alleged use of taxpayer resources to conduct referendum-related polling and voter surveying.  The complaint alleges that the District continu…