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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.// One-year residency in the municipality preceding the Consolidated Election. If a person is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement.// A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal 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.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee = $0; petition signature requirement of Partisan Candidates: 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election within the county (or any sub-county political district). Independent Candidates: Not less than 5%, nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the number of persons, who voted at the next preceding regular election in such district or political subdivision
- Filing period
- November 11, 2024 - November 18, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 101 W Washington St, Monticello, IL 61856
- Filing phone
- 217-762-9487
- Step 3
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