Filings opened today to submit petitions to get on the ballot for next year's open city council seats. 2 people have filed already, including one current councilperson. From the press release:
wo (2) candidates have filed their nominating petitions for Carbondale City Council Member.
Council Candidate Name and Address Time of Filing/Ballot Order
1. Adam Loos, 512 West Pecan Street 8:00 a.m.
2. Mark Chalem, 1004 West Laurel Street 8:03 a.m.
Candidates who subsequently file for Mayor or City Council member will appear on the ballot in the order in which their nominating petitions are received, except that those candidates who file petitions between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on November 26, 2018, will be entered into a lottery for the last place on the ballot.
If five (5) or more candidates file for Mayor and/or thirteen (13) or more candidates file for City Council member, and if no petitions are rejected based on an objection being upheld, or other reasons that a petition(s) cannot be certified to the ballot, a Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The Primary Election will narrow the field to two (2) candidates for Mayor and/or six (6) candidates for City Council member appearing on the April 2 ballot. Ballot placement for the Consolidated Election is determined by the highest number of votes received in the Primary Election.
The period for filing nominating petitions for Mayor and/or City Council extends through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 26. Nomination packets remain available for pick up in the City Clerk's Office, Room 165 of Carbondale City Hall, 200 South Illinois Avenue.
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