How to Run for Local Office 101
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Running for local office is not a career path many of us have seriously considered pursuing, and that may be because we feel that someone else would be more qualified or simply because we don’t know the right steps to do it. Many have been inspired to run after the 2016 and 2020 elections or the January 6, 2020 insurrection at the US Capitol.
Although the window for running for local office in 2021 has passed, you have plenty of time to prepare for next year if you start planning today. To discuss the logistics, The 21st was joined by a member of the Illinois State Board of Elections, the president of The Lincoln Series and a recent alum of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who is running for office for the first time as Urbana mayor.
Guests:
Matt Dietrich. Public Information Officer at Illinois State Board of Elections
Andy Ma, Urbana mayoral candidate
Eva Pusateri, President of The Lincoln Series
Grateful to be on air! I'd wanted to add how confusing the process is w/ deadlines, petitions, etc. It REALLY helps to reach out to more experienced candidates, most of whom are happy to "pay it forward." I wouldn't have made the ballot were it not for some very kind neighbors.
— John (@johnjkoko) January 27, 2021
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