Elections for Library Board of Trustee will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 during the Consolidated Elections. There will be four seats on the ballot for this election cycle. Each position term will run from May 2025 until April 2029.
Petition Circulation
As of August 20, 2024, petitions may be circulated for the position of Library Board Trustee.
Being a Trustee
The Library Board of Trustees is composed of seven residents of the Library district who are registered voters. They are elected in staggered 4-year terms. The Board meets once a month at the library on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm.
Eligibility for Library Trustee:
- You must be a registered voter.
- You must have resided in the Library District for at least 1 year as of the filing of a nomination petition (packet).
- You must not be delinquent (in arrears) in paying real estate taxes to the Library District or delinquent as to “other indebtedness” to the Library District.
- You must not have a conviction for “any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony”.
Routine duties of board members are to:
- Vote to approve the financial report and payment of bills
- Approve all expenditures over $25,000
- Vote on questions of policy
- Evaluate the Director on an annual basis
Nomination Paperwork
The following paperwork must be submitted as part of the nomination paperwork:
- Statement of Economic Interest Receipt
- Statement of Candidacy
- Loyalty Oath (optional)
- Nomination Petitions
- Certification of Deletions (if applicable, must be filed if a Certification of Attached List is filed)
- Certification of Attached List of Deletions (if applicable)
Candidate Filing Period - November 12, 2024 - November 18, 2024
Candidates should file their nomination paperwork during the filing period at the times listed below.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024 through Friday, November 15, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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Monday, November 18, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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Weekday evening and weekend hours are available by appointment only. Candidates should contact Jenn Ferguson to make an appointment to submit the nomination paperwork.
The order in which the packets are submitted will determine the order of names on the ballot. When two or more petitions are simultaneously filed as of the opening hour of the filing period (must be waiting outside the library doors prior to or at 9:00 a.m. on November 12) or within the last hour of the filing deadline (4:00-5:00 p.m. on November 18), the local election official shall break ties and determine the order of filing by means of a lottery. The lottery shall be conducted within nine days after the last day of the petition filing period and shall be open to the public.