Petition Filing for Troy Township Board Begins Dec. 17

Editor's note: The following is a press release from Troy Township.

Troy Township Clerk Jim McFarland announces that as a result of SB 3338 having been approved by Gov. Pat Quinn on Dec. 3, Troy Township will be amending its previously published dates and times for petition filing.

In SB 3338, Sections 1-4 of the Election Code were amended to specify that for the 2013 consolidated election period, local election officials (township clerks) have until Dec. 26 to accept candidates’ petitions or certificates of nomination.

Therefore, nominating petitions for new political parties, nonpartisan and independent candidates, as well as certificates of nomination for established party caucus candidates will be accepted on the following dates and times:

• 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17 through Friday, Dec. 21.
• 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24.
• 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26, 2012.

For more information, contact 815.744.1968.