Information on Lake Land Board of Trustees Election

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Published on September 8 2022 3:20 pm
Last Updated on September 8 2022 3:20 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

The Community College Trustee Election will be held April 4, 2023, as part of the 2023 consolidated election.

Three six-year terms will appear on the Lake Land College ballot. The three terms are held by Doris Reynolds, Mattoon, Mike Sullivan, Mattoon, and Denise Walk, Teutopolis.

Persons who wish to file for a seat on the Board of Trustees of Lake Land College, Community College District No. 517, may request an election packet from the president’s office by calling Jean Anne Highland, chief of staff, at 217-234-5329, submitting an email to jhighland@lakelandcollege.edu, or visiting Highland’s office from 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, when the college is open. Highland’s office is located in the Board and Administration Center at the College’s main campus in Mattoon.

To run in the election for trustee, interested persons must:

--Hold U.S. citizenship;

--Be 18 years of age or older; and

--Be a resident of Community College District No. 517 for one year immediately preceding the election.

Candidates may begin circulating petitions no earlier than Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Nominating petitions require at least 50 signatures of voters registered within the Community College District No. 517.

The filing period will be December 12-19, 2022. Candidates are required to submit petitions, a statement of candidacy and a receipt indicating he or she has filed a statement of economic interest with the Coles County Clerk’s office. Candidates may submit required documents in person or by a representative to the Office of the President, Lake Land College, Board and Administration Center, 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, IL 61938 during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 p.m. each day). Candidates may also submit required documents by mail to this same address. However, all petitions must be received during the filing period.

Persons elected on April 4, 2023 will begin their terms of office by May 2, 2023.

A Candidate’s Guide is available from the State Board of Elections, 2329 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Springfield, IL 62704, (217) 782-4141 or may be downloaded from their website at: www.elections.il.gov