Candidates for Township Assessor
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About Township Assessor
About this position
- Office level
- Township
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Township Assessor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. One year resident of the township. A person is not eligible to hold any office if that person, at the time required for taking the oath of office, has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. All candidates for township or multi-township assessor must file a certificate of qualifications from the Illinois Department of Revenue or the qualifying organization with their filing of nomination papers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-45 of the Property Tax Code [35 ILCS 200/2-45].
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee = $0; petition signature requirement of For established party candidates: .5% (.005) of the qualified primary electors of his party in the township; For independent and new party candidates: 5-8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the number of persons who voted at the last regular elections in the township
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 18 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
- Filing phone
- 847-377-2400
- Step 3
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