CHICAGO -  Candidates for the office of Member of the Chicago Board of Education are filing original nomination papers with the Chicago Board of Elections. The filing commenced Monday, June 17 at CBOE Supersite, 191 N. Clark Street. 

Candidates seeking the first position on the ballot who lined up before 9:00am on Monday, June 17, 2024 were included in a ballot placement lottery to be scheduled in the near future.

The petition filing period runs from Monday, June 17 through Monday, June 24. The last day to file objections to nomination papers of School Board candidates is Monday, July 1, 2024. The Chicago Electoral Board will meet in early July 2024 to consider objections to Chicago Elected School Board candidates.

As required by new state law, the Board of Elections receives and files only those nominating petitions that include a statement of candidacy, the required number of signatures, the notarized signatures of petition circulators, and a timely receipt of filing for a statement of economic interests.

Board staff is checking petitions for those required documents and for the required minimum of 1,000 signatures before the nomination papers can be accepted for filing. However, the Board staff is not checking the validity of individual signatures.

Board staff is checking petitions for those required documents and for the required minimum of 1,000 signatures before the nomination papers can be accepted for filing. However, the Board staff is not checking the validity of individual signatures.

The petition filing period runs from Monday, June 17 through Monday, June 24. The last day to file objections to nomination papers of School Board candidates is Monday, July 1, 2024. The Chicago Electoral Board will meet in early July 2024 to consider objections to Chicago Elected School Board candidates.

Hours and locations of petition filing are below:

Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Monday, June 17 – CBOE Supersite, 191 N. Clark St.

Tuesday, June 18 - CBOE Offices, 69 W. Washington, 6th Floor

Wednesday, June 19 - Offices closed for Juneteenth

Thursday, June 20 - CBOE Offices, 69 W. Washington, 6th Floor

Friday, June 21 - CBOE Offices, 69 W. Washington, 6th Floor

Monday, June 24 - CBOE Supersite, 191 N. Clark St.

For more information, go to: https://chicagoelections.gov/getting-ballot/petition-filing-chicago-electoral-board