Petition Filing for April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election Begins Tuesday

Candidates seeking positions next Spring at the local level begin filing petitions TODAY (Tuesday, November 12).  The filing period runs from 8 am November 12 until the close of business on Monday, November 18. (Some election offices are open until 5 pm November 18th.

THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION IS APRIL 1, 2025.

Consolidated Election packets candidates picked up earlier to circulate are to be turned in at your respective City/Village Election Clerks OR if your area has a Board of Election Commissioner’s Office. In Watseka – Candidates for respective seats must file with the City Clerk at City Hall. Clerk Amanda Hibbs will accept petition filings (Tuesday) from 4 – 6 pm.

County School Board members & Multi-Township Assessors should note --- Iroquois County Clerk Breein Suver’s office begins accepting petitions (Tuesday) from 8:30 am ‘til 4:30 pm.

Petition Packets contain the needed info for instructions on who you submit your info to and which office.  The candidate is responsible for obtaining enuf required signatures, filing a statement of candidacy, loyalty oath and that Statement of Economic Interest.  Each candidate must file a statement of Economic Interest Form in the Office of County Clerk, and the candidate’s receipt MUST be filed with their petition papers by the last day of filing (November 18).

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