Candidates for City Executive-Mayor
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About City Executive-Mayor
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 Executive-Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a qualified elector of the municipality and have 1 year of residency in the municipality preceding the election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee; Signature requirement equal to at least 1% of the total vote cast for mayor at the last preceding mayoral election of the municipality.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 2200 N Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL 60098
- Filing phone
- 815-334-4242
- Step 3
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