Candidates for City Legislature Chair-President of Council
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for City Legislature Chair-President of Council.
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About City Legislature Chair-President of Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature Chair-President of Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a muncicpal 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. One-year residency in the municipality preceding the Consolidated Election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee = $0; petition signature requirement of 1% of the number of ballots cast at the last election.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 112 E Second St, Dixon, IL 61021
- Filing phone
- 815-288-3309
- Step 3
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