Champaign County has 121,000 registered voters who are eligible to cast their ballots at 118 precincts staffed by roughly 700 people — from Gordy Hulten on top to vitally important precinct election judges at the bottom. Gordy Hulten’s job isn’t on the line in the Nov. 8 election. But, as the Champaign County clerk who presides over the election process, his reputation is. That’s why, as Election Day draws closer, Hulten finds stress levels go up. read more