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School Board Candidacy Seminar Hosted by League of Women Voters

League of Women Voters of Oak Park River Forest will sponsor a FREE seminar on school board candidacy on October 18th, 10am-11:30am.

Are you interested in becoming a school board candidate?

The League of Women Voters of Oak Park River Forest

invites you to attend a seminar on becoming a candidate on

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

10 am to 11:30 am

Dole Branch Oak Park Public Library, 255 Augusta, Oak Park

Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Gregory T. Smith of Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd. will present the basic nuts and bolts of getting on the ballot and staying there. Mr. Smith will discuss recently enacted changes in the school district election process.

Under Illinois election law, the first day to circulate petitions for the April 2015 school board election is September 23, 2014 and the filing period is in December. The law also allows opponents to object to petitions that have been improperly filled out, circulated, or filed. Learn more at this FREE seminar.

Questions or concerns please contact:

Pauline Koch email paulinekoch2000@yaoo.com

or Mary Walsh email majewa76@yahoo.com

Join the League today at www.lwvoprf.org

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