Petition Filing Begins Monday for Lemont Board Elections
In the consolidated election on April 9, 2013, voters will elect individuals to several Lemont municipal boards, including the village, school districts 113A and 210; and fire protection, library and park districts.
The first day is Monday, Dec. 17 for candidates to file petitions for election to Lemont municipal boards. Candidates’ names will appear on the election ballot in the order in which their nominating papers are received. If simultaneous filings occur, lotteries will be held to determine ballot positions. Deadlines for filing petitions, objections have changed due to the holidays Originally, the last filing date for candidates in the April 9 municipal election was Dec. 24. But thanks to an amendment to the Illinois Election Code recently signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, those candidates won’t have to rush during the holidays to get their nominating petitions in – and municipal clerks won’t have to work until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve to accept the …
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