Are you ready for Teutopolis's next election?
Get registered and ready to vote, whether in person or by mail.
Check your voter registration
Verify your voter registration in under a minute.
Find your polling location
Learn where to go to vote in person.
Request a mail-in ballot
Apply for an absentee ballot to vote by mail.
About Parks and Recreation District Board
About this position
The Parks and Recreation District board member is responsible for overseeing park and recreation operations within the district.
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Parks and Recreation District Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. A person is not eligible to serve as park commissioner if that person is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the park district or has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing Fee. Signature Requirement: Signature requirements for general park district commissioners and pleasure driveway and park district trustees. Petition must be signed by not less than 2% of the number of ballots cast at the last election for trustee or commissioner in the district, but in no case by less than 25.
- Filing period
- November 11, 2024 - November 18, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 101 N 4th St, PO Box 628, Effingham, IL 62401
- Filing phone
- 217-342-6535
- Step 3
Launch your campaign
A real campaign starts with a real plan. Get a custom campaign plan from GoodParty.org, personalized for your race and district.
Get started
Need help? You don't have to run alone. Join the GoodParty.org Community to get advice from real independents who have run and won.
