About City Legislature
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the municipality or has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. [65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5(a)(b)] One-year residency in the municipality preceding the Consolidated Election. If a person is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement.[65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5(a)(d)]
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing Fee. Signature Requirement: At least 1% of the total vote cast at the last preceding election in the village for president.
- Filing period
- November 16, 2026 - November 23, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 2000 Washington St., Cairo, IL 62914
- Filing phone
- 618-734-7001
- Step 3
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