Lake Land College Board of Trustee Election Petitions Available Soon

Persons who wish to file for a seat on the board of trustees of Lake Land College, Community College District No. 517, may pick up nominating petitions at the office of Jean Anne Grunloh, senior executive to the president at Lake Land College, on or after Sept. 20.

Petitions are available from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday when the college is open. Grunloh’s office is located in the administrative wing of the Robert K. Luther Student Center on campus in Mattoon.

Completed petition packets will be accepted on behalf of Lake Land College Board Secretary Doris Reynolds in the same office from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Dec. 12 - 19.

Three seats on the seven-member board will be filled at the April 4, 2017 consolidated election. The seats currently held by Robert Luther, Mattoon, Doris Reynolds, Mattoon and Mike Sullivan, Mattoon are up for election. Persons elected on April 4 will begin their terms of office by May 2, 2017 and serve six-year terms.

To run in the election, interested persons must:

• Hold U.S. citizenship;
• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Be a resident of the state of Illinois for one year immediately preceding the election;
• Be a resident of Community College District No. 517 for one year immediately preceding the election and;
• Be a registered voter.

Nominating petitions require the signatures of at least 50 registered voters and should be filed with the office of the senior executive to the president. The candidate may file in person, by mail or by a representative. Each board candidate must also submit a statement of candidacy and a receipt indicating he or she has filed a statement of economic interest with the county clerk of the county in which the principal office of the unit of local government with which the person is associated is located.

The period for filing objections to nomination papers will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the same office during the following five business days: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016; Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016; Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016; Friday, Dec. 23, 2016; and Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Please note Lake Land College will be closed from Dec. 23, 2016, through Jan. 2, 2017, but the office of the president will be open during the above mentioned dates for election-related purposes.

For more information, contact Grunloh at 217-234-5329.