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Forest District Board in DuPage County, Illinois
- Election date
- November 3, 2026
- Filing deadline
- TBD
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Forest District Board
About this position
The Forest Preserve District is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, which translates the open-space needs of county residents into ordinances designed to protect and enhance natural areas and support general operations it holds lands containing forests, prairies, wetlands, and associated plant communities or lands capable of being restored to such natural conditions for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna and scenic beauty for the education, pleasure and recreation of its citizens
Position Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Partisan Type
partisan
Election Frequency
Every 4 years
Eligibility Requirements
In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a resident of the county for at least one year next preceding the election.
Filing Requirements
If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office or county board member elected from a county board district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in the applicable county or the county board district.
Paperwork Instructions
Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
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