Clerks lobby against election filing deadline on Christmas Eve
(MCT) — The deadline for candidates to file their petitions to run for thousands of local offices across the state in April falls on Christmas Eve this year — and that's not making municipal clerks very merry.
"Even though it's not an official state holiday, people want to be with family, friends, at church," said Joseph Schatteman, deputy legislative director with the Illinois Municipal League.
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