Candidate Information
Independent, New Party and Non Partisan Candidates
Who's Running?
Local Candidates:
Here is a downloadable file with all of the local offices and major party candidates
in the 2012 General Election on Tuesday November 6, 2012:
Local Candidates.xls
Established Party Candidates
Important Dates
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 –
First day to circulate petitions
NOVEMBER 28, 2011-
First day to file petitions in the office of the County Clerk
DECEMBER 5,
2011 - Last day to file petitions in the office of the County Clerk
Petition packets for candidates
that file with the County Clerk's office are now available for Established Political Parties for
the March 20, 2012 General Primary Election: County-wide Office Candidate Packet 2012 County Board Member Candidate Packet 2012 Precinct Committeemen Candidate Packet 2012 Statement of Economic Interest
All Petitions filed by persons waiting in line at the office
of the County Clerk as of 8:30 A.M. on the first day for filing,
November 28, 2011, shall be considered as having been simultaneously filed.
Petitions, filed by mail, which are received in the office of the
County Clerk in the first mail delivery or pickup on the first day of
filing shall be considered as having been simultaneously filed as of
8:30 A.M. All petitions
received thereafter shall be considered as having been filed in the
order of actual receipt.
Whenever two or more petitions are simultaneously filed for the same
office, by candidates of the same party or independent candidates, the
The office hours are from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday
through Friday. On Monday,
December 5, 2011, the last day for filing petitions, the office will be
open until 5:00 P.M.
Naturally, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
the County Clerk’s Office.
PETITIONS RECEIVED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 28, 2011 CANNOT BE
ACCEPTED AND WILL BE
RETURNED.
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL COUNTY BOARD DISTRICTS WILL BE ELECTED IN 2012 BECAUSE OF
REDISTRICTING
Independent, New Party and Non-Partisan Candidates
Important Dates
MARCH 27, 2012 –
First day to circulate petitions
JUNE 18, 2012 -
First day to file petitions in the office of the County Clerk
JUNE 25, 2012 - Last day to file petitions in the office of the County Clerk
Petition packets for candidates that file with the County Clerk's
office are now available for the
November 2, 2010 General Election.
Here are the downloadable PDFs for each petition packet. ALL petitions must include
a "Statement of Economic Interest"
All petitions filed by persons waiting in line at the office of the County Clerk as of 8:30 A.M. on the first day for filing, June 18, 2012, shall be considered as having been simultaneously filed. Petitions, filed by mail, which are received in the office of the County Clerk in the first mail delivery or pick up on the first day of filing shall be considered as having been simultaneously filed as of 8:30 A.M. All petitions received thereafter shall be considered as having been filed in the order of actual receipt. Whenever two or more petitions are simultaneously filed for the same office, the County Clerk shall break ties and determine the order of filing by means of a lottery.
The office hours are from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. On Monday, June 25, 2012, the last day for filing petitions, the office will be open until 5:00 P.M. Naturally if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the County Clerk’s office.
PETITIONS RECEIVED PRIOR TO JUNE 18, 2012, CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED.
PLEASE NOTE:
ALL COUNTY BOARD DISTRICTS WILL BE
ELECTED IN 2012 BECAUSE OF REDISTRICTING
Write-In Candidates
To become a
write-in candidate, you must file a "Declaration of Intent to be a
Write-In" form with the County Clerk at least 61 days prior to an
election.
If an objection
to a candidate's nominating papers or petitions for an office is
sustained after the 61st day before the election, he or she can file a
notarized declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for that
office with the County Clerk no later than 7 days prior to the election.
Write-in votes
for candidates who file this form will be counted.
P-1F Write-in Candidate Declaration.pdf
Pollwatchers
To be a pollwatcher you must:
- be registered to vote in Illinois
-
have valid credentials from the Madison County Clerk’s Office
-
have separate credentials issued for each voting site selected to
observe
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Pollwatchers are required to surrender their credentials at the
polls and sign the Pollwatcher Register.
Pollwatcher Credentials M-2.pdf
Contact Us
If you are a
candidate and have questions or concerns please call my office.
Mark A. Von Nida
Madison County Clerk
157 North Main Street
P.O. Box 218
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Phone:
618-692-6290
Fax: 618-692-8903
mavonnida@co.madison.il.us
Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-4:30pm
