Nominating petitions for RVC Board accepted Dec. 17-24

• Three of seven board seats to be filled in April 9, 2013, election

Staff Report

Nominating petition forms for the April 9 election in Community College District No. 511 for Rock Valley College (RVC) are now available. Forms may be picked up in the office of the Vice President of Administrative Services, 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, Support Services Building, on any business day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

A candidate’s petition must be filed in the same office no earlier than 8:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 17, and no later than 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 24.

Candidates’ names will appear on the election ballot in the order in which their nominating papers are received in the office of the Vice President of Administrative Services.

Three seats on the seven-member community college board will be filled at the April 9, 2013, election. All three seats will serve full six-year terms.

To be eligible to serve, a candidate must be, on the date of election, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a resident of the State of Illinois and the community college district for at least one year immediately preceding the election, and a registered voter.

Elections are nonpartisan and board candidates are not required to indicate a political party affiliation. Candidates should be aware of financial conflict-of-interest limitations set forth in the Community College Act and any other applicable statutes.

Nominating papers may be filed by the candidate in person, by mail or by an agent. They consist of the following:

u Nominating petitions signed by at least 50 voters residing within the district. Petitions must be securely bound together with pages numbered consecutively, and each page must carry the notarized signature of the petition circulator.

u Statement of candidacy, which includes a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the official ballot, the address of the candidate, the office sought and a statement that the candidate is qualified for the office and has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

u A receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed the statement of economic interests as noted above. The receipt does not need to accompany the nominating petitions when filed, but must be filed before 5 p.m., Dec. 24.

Further information about becoming a candidate in the April 9 board election may be obtained by contacting RVC at (815) 921-4441, or the Illinois State Board of elections at www.elections.il.gov.

From the Nov. 14-20, 2012, issue