Upcoming Election Information – Commissioner Petition Packets Available

Commissioner petition packets are available for distribution to the public for the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election. Petition packets are available for pick up at the Zion Park District Leisure Center lower-level customer service desk, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Following are the offices for which petitions are available:
Zion Park District Leisure Center: Petition packets are available for the position of two Zion Park District Commissioners, six-year term, 2025-2031.

The first day to circulate petitions is Tuesday, August 20, 2024.

The first day to file the nomination papers with the local election official is Tuesday, November 12 and the last day to file is Monday, November 18. Filing ends at 5 p.m. on November 18.

The Park District Leisure Center customer service desk, located on the lower-level, will be open for petition filing between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., November 12, 13, 14, 15. The Leisure Center customer service desk will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 16 and on Sunday, November 17. Filing on Monday, November 18 will be open between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Per Illinois State Statutes, in the event two or more petitions of candidacy are simultaneously filed for the same office, the order of filing will be determined by means of a lottery approved by the State Board of Elections. If necessary, a public lottery is to be held within nine days after the last day of petition-filing period, and is open to the public. In the event that multiple candidates file for the position of Zion Park District Commissioner at 8 a.m. on the first day of filing, November 12, a Simultaneous Petition Filing Public Lottery will be held on Wednesday, November 27, at 10 a.m. in the Executive Director’s office at the Zion Park District Leisure Center, 2400 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion.

Eric Bradley, Local Election Official, Zion Park District