Elgin City Council to have 4 four-year seats open in the 2021 election
The Elgin City Council will have the position of four council member seats for a four-year term open in the 2021 election. Petitions for candidacy are available in the city clerk's office in the city clerk's office in city hall, Room 202, located at 150 Dexter Court.
Prospective candidates began circulating petitions Aug. 25.
Necessary qualifications to hold the office of council member include:
• Qualified elector/registered voter;
• Resident of the city of Elgin at least one year prior to the election;
• Not being in arrears in payment of tax or other indebtedness due to the City of Elgin;
• Not convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury or other felony.
Petitions for nomination must be filed with the City Clerk's Office no sooner than 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, and no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23.
The placement of names on the ballot will be in the order of filing.
A consolidated primary election will only be required if more than 16 electors file their candidacy for the four council member terms up for election.
If a consolidated primary election is necessary, it will be held on Feb. 23, 2021. The consolidated general election will be held on April 6, 2021.
For information regarding the 2021 municipal election, contact the Illinois State Board of Elections at (312) 814-6440 or www.elections.il.us, or the Elgin City Clerk's Office at (847) 931-5660.
The Elgin City Council is a nonpartisan elected body comprised of one mayor and eight city council members who are elected to four-year terms to serve at-large. The at-large structure means that the mayor and each city council member serve the entire community, which is different from some cities that elect council members by ward or district. The part-time mayor and city council appoint a city manager, its one full-time employee, to run the day-to-day operations. Learn more about Elgin's Council-Manager form of government at cityofelgin.org.