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Run for Parks and Recreation District Board in East Oakland township, IL

Election Date: Apr 6, 2027
Filing Deadline: Nov 23, 2026

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Election Details

  • Office level: local
  • Length of term: 6 years
  • Commitment level: N/A
  • Affiliation: partisan
  • Typical salary: N/A
  • Is this a runoff election? No
  • Is this a primary election? No
  • Filing period: Nov 16, 2026 - Nov 23, 2026
  • Positions:
    East Oakland Park District Board
    Coles County: East Oakland Township Supervisor
    Coles County: East Oakland Township Board
    Coles County: East Oakland Township Clerk
    Coles County: East Oakland Township Highway Commissioner

Job description

The Parks and Recreation District board member is responsible for overseeing park and recreation operations within the district.

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.

Filing instructions

Filing office address: 651 Jackson Ave, Rm 122 Charleston, IL 61920
Filing phone number: 217-348-0501
Paperwork instructions: Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
Filing requirements: Filing fee = $0; petition signature requirement of 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.
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