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Candidates
to be nominated
Candidates
to be elected
Miscellaneous
Forms
Circulation
and Filing Deadlines
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Candidate Filing
Information
for the February 5, 2008 General Primary Election
>Click
here for list of candidates who have filed <<
Candidates to be
nominated that file with the Office of the Knox County Clerk:
Click here for PDF
version of frequently asked questions about circulating petitions.
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Minimum Age
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18 years.
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Residency
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United
States Citizen; resident of the county for 30 days (Note:
County board members must reside in the county one year prior
to the election); registered voter in the county or county
board district.
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Signature
Requirements – Circuit Clerk, Coroner, Recorder, Sheriff
(Un-Expired Term), and State's Attorney
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Established
Party Candidates: Petitions
must be signed by at least .5% (.005) of the votes cast for
any candidate of the party who received the highest number of
votes in the county at the 2006 General Election.
Based on this criteria, Democratic Party candidates need
to submit not less than 76 signatures; Republican Party
candidates need to submit not less than 78 signatures.
Independent
Candidates: Petitions
must be signed by qualified voters of the county equaling 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 2006 General Election.
Based on this criteria, independent candidates need to
submit not less than 890 signatures and no more than 1,424 signatures.
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Signature
Requirements –
County
Board Member
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Established
Party Candidates: Petitions
must be signed by at least .5% (.005) of the votes cast for
any candidate of the party who received the highest number of
votes within the district at the 2006 General Election.
Based on this criteria, Democratic Party candidates
need to submit not less than the following number of
signatures: District 1 – 16, District 2 – 16, District
3 – 10, District 4 – 17, District 5 – 17; Republican
Party candidates need to submit not less than the following
number of signatures: District 1 – 17, District 2 – 16,
District 3 – 9, District 4 – 18, District 5 – 18.
Independent
Candidates: Petitions
must be signed by qualified voters of the county board
district equaling 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 2006 General Election.
Based on this criteria, independent candidates need to
submit the following number of signatures:
District 1 – 181-289; District 2 – 185-295;
District 3 – 113-180; District 4 – 167-266; District 5 –
154-246.
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Additional Requirements
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Candidates for State's Attorney
must be licensed attorneys in Illinois.
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Papers to
File
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Click on
the appropriate forms below to download and print (in Adobe
PDF format):
Forms are
also available at the Office of the Knox County Clerk.
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Circulation
Dates
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Candidates
may begin circulating petitions beginning August 7, 2007.
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Filing
Dates
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October 29 through November 5, 2007
(offices open at 8:30 a.m.
on each weekday and close at 4:30 p.m.
on each weekday except the last day, when office closes at 5 p.m.
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Where to
File
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Office of
the Knox County Clerk, Knox County Courthouse, First Floor,
200 S. Cherry St., Galesburg, IL 61401 (Note:
Petitions may be filed in person or by mail, by either the
candidate or a representative of the candidate.)
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Questions?
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Please
contact Shiela Parkin, Deputy Clerk for Election Services,
309/345-3858, or contact us by e-mail at info@knoxclerk.org.
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Candidates to be
elected that file with the Office of the Knox County:
Click
here for PDF version of signature filing requirements.
Click here for
PDF version of frequently asked questions about circulating
petitions.
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Officers to
be Elected
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Precinct
Committeeman (in all 61 precincts).
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Minimum Age
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18 years.
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Residency
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United
States Citizen; resident of the precinct; must be registered
to vote.
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Signature
Requirements
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Minimum of
10 primary electors of his party in his precinct.
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Papers to
File
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Click on
the appropriate forms below to download and print (in Adobe
PDF format):
Forms are
also available at the Office of the Knox County Clerk.
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Circulation
Dates
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Candidates
may begin circulating petitions beginning August 7, 2007.
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Filing
Dates
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October
29 through November 5, 2007
(offices open at
8:30 a.m.
on each weekday and close at
4:30 p.m.
on each day except the last weekday, when offices close at
5 p.m.)
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Where to
File
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Office of
the Knox County Clerk, Knox County Courthouse, First Floor,
200 S. Cherry St., Galesburg, IL 61401 (Note:
Petitions may be filed in person or by mail, by either the
candidate or a representative of the candidate.)
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Questions?
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Please
contact Shiela Parkin, Deputy Clerk for Election Services,
309/345-3858, or contact us by e-mail at info@knoxclerk.org.
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Miscellaneous Forms:
Circulation and Filing Deadlines
Deadline for Resolutions to Initiate Referenda
| September 20, 2005 |
First day to
circulate for the Dec. 12-19, 2005 filing period |
| December 12 -19,
2005 |
Filing period for
established party candidates for legislative,
judicial, and county offices and precincts committeemen |
| December 12-19,
2005 |
Filing period for
independent candidates for county offices. |
| December 27, 2005 |
Last day to file
objections to candidate petitions filed during the December
12-19 filing period (except for precinct committeemen) |
| December 30, 2005 |
Last day to file
objections to candidate petitions for precinct committeemen |
| January 3-10, 2006 |
Special Judicial
Filing Period (vacancies that occur between Nov. 28 - Dec. 19
2005) |
| January 3, 2006 |
Last day to file
petitions for local referenda (except petitions to create a
political subdivision or filed under Liquor Control Act) |
| January 17, 2006 |
Last day for local
governing boards to adopt resolution to place binding public
question on primary ballot (except township board may place
advisory referenda on ballot by resolution) |
| January 18, 2006 |
Last day to object
to petitions filed during special judicial filing period |
| January 19, 2006 |
Certification date
for primary ballot. Last day for local election official
and circuit clerk to certify referenda to election
authority(ies) |
| February 21, 2006 |
Registration
closes at office of municipal, deputy registrars, agencies,
and election authority office (except for grace period
registrations) |
| February 22 -
March 7, 2006 |
Grace period
registration at the office of the election authority.
Grace period registrants vote at the authority's office or by
mail at the discretion of the election authority. |
| March 13, 2006 |
Last day for
election authority to send an official ballot by mail. |
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