Board of Trustees Consolidated Election

Complete election informaton can be found on the State Board of Elections website at www.elections.il.gov. All candidates must check the election guidelines as the Local Election Offical can neither confirm nor deny if all of the documents are present and completed correctly at the time of submission. Prospective candidates are advised to seek legal counsel as to their qualifications for office, the proper method for completing petition forms with respect to the office sought, as well as other mandatory requirements. The County Clerk's office nor the Local Election Official can give legal advice.

Timetable of election deadlines

The dates in this calendar are calculated in accordance with the provisions of Public Act 103-0586 (effective May 3, 2024) and Public Act 103-0600 (effective July 1, 2024) which shifted the candidate filing periods and related dates for most offices up by 28 days.

Simultaneous Filing Lottery

When two or more petitions are simultaneously filed for the same office as of the opening hour of the filing period (typically 8:00 AM) or within the last hour of the filing deadline (typically 4:00 – 5:00 PM), the local election official shall break ties and determine the order of filing by means of a lottery or other fair and impartial method of random selection approved by the State Board of Elections.

The lottery is being conducted within nine days after the last day of the petition filing period and is open to the public. The local election official has given seven days’ written notice of the time and place of the lottery to the candidates involved, as well as posting the notice in a conspicuous open and public place.

The official notice has been posted and can be found here.

Local Election Official

Sandra Beard, Executive Assistant to the President, has been designated as the local election official. 

Number of open positions

Two six-year Trustee terms are up for election.

Filing period

Petitions for the office of Illinois Valley Community College Trustee are to be filed in the Local Election Official's office, C301, between November 12 and November 15 during the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. On the last day of filing, November 18, 2024, hours to file are from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. The following documents must be on file and properly notarized:

• Statement of Candidacy
• Nominating Petition Sheets totaling 50 or more signatures
• Receipt for filing a Statement of Economic Interest with the County Clerk specifically for the office of IVCC trustee
• Certificate of Deletions - if applicable
• Loyalty Oath – optional

Information and Forms

• Candidates Guide for 2025 can be found on the State Board of Elections website at www.elections.il.gov. The State Board of Elections is the governing body providing oversight and all election directives.
• Prospective Candidate letter
• Timetable of Election Deadlines
• Election Guidelines
• Community College Trustee Information
• Statement of Candidacy
• Petitions for Nomination
  The nominating petition sheets must total 50 or more signatures.
• Statement of Economic Interest
  The Statement of Economic Interest is required by the Governmental Ethics Act and is to be filed with the County Clerk, the principal office of the unit of government. This document must indicate the position for which the candidate is filing the statement of economic interest.  The document must be filed on or before November 18, 2024 with the LaSalle County Clerk's office and the receipt must be filed on or before this date with the Local Election Official who received the candidate’s nomination papers.
• Certificate of Deletions - if appliable 
• Loyalty Oath - optional
• Frequently Asked Questions