Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots wants to remind individuals interested in running as an independent, new party or sanitary district trustee candidate in the General Election on November 6, about petition packet availability. Petition packets are now available for candidates. Petitions can be printed out online at www.thewillcountyclerk.com. Petition packets are also available at the Will County Clerk’s Office at 302 N. Chicago Street, Joliet. A petition packet sign out list, (from in-person requests) will be available and posted on the Clerk’s website at 3:30 p.m. each business day.
The Will County offices to be elected for a 4-year term are County Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff, and Regional Superintendent of Schools (Will County). County Board Members to be elected for a 4-year term are Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11. Sanitary Districts East Joliet (3 full trustees) and Lockport Heights (2 full trustees) to be elected for a 4-year term.
Candidates must remember the following when collecting signatures: individual must be a registered voter, signatures must be signed not printed, and voters can only sign petitions within the district and/or precinct where they reside.
For the most up to date information on the upcoming General Election, visit www.thewillcountyclerk.com.