Candidates for Parks and Recreation District Board
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About Parks and Recreation District Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
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. Candidate must be resident of the Park District at least one year prior to the election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing Fee. Signature Requirement: 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.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 10 Public Square Belleville, IL 62220
- Filing phone
- 618-277-6600
- Step 3
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