On Monday the Cook County Clerk office will begin accepting petitions from candidates running in nine different Cook County races, including for county board president.
On Monday the Cook County Clerk office will begin accepting petitions from candidates running in nine different Cook County races, including for county board president. So far there are four Black candidates running for Cook County board president: Incumbent Todd Stroger, U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-7th, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Dorothy Brown, and Alderman Toni Preckwinkle (4th). Candidates must secure a number of signatures from registered Cook County voters to be placed on the ballot, and those candidates who are in line by 9 a.m. Monday will have their name entered into a lottery to be considered to be placed first on the ballot. According to Courtney Greve, a spokesman for the Cook County Clerk office, the number of petitions candidates need depends on their party. Democrats need 8,147 signatures; Republicans, 2,439; and Green Party candidates 832. “This formula is based on a percentage of registered voters in Cook County, according to the last election,” Greves said. “Democrats need more signatures because there are more registered, Democratic voters in Cook County than any other political party.” Other Cook County races candidates can begin filing petitions for on Monday include clerk, treasurer, sheriff, assessor, Cook County commissioner, and Water Reclamation District. Filing runs from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2 and candidates have until Nov. 9 to challenge petitions from other candidates. The primary is February 2010 and the general election November 2010. Copyright 2009 Chicago Defender
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