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October 27, 2009

Primary petitions filed

By TESA CULLI

tesa.culli@register-news.com

MT. VERNON — Nine candidates for the General Primary Election took advantage of the first day to file petitions to officially get their names placed on the ballot.

County wide offices that are up for election are county clerk, sheriff and treasurer, with county board seats in districts 1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 15 up for election.

In county offices, incumbent Democrat Connie Simmons filed a petition to get on the ballot for the position of county clerk; incumbent Democrat Roger Mulch filed for Jefferson County sheriff with Republican candidate Eric K. Breeze filed on Monday morning for sheriff; and incumbent Republican Debbie Elliott Marlow filed for the position of Jefferson County Treasurer.

County Board petitions filed were Democrat John Riley III, for County Board District 1, which encompasses Grand Prairie precinct and Rome 1 and Rome 3 precincts; Democrat Charles McNealy filed in County Board District 4, which encompasses the precincts of Casner, Shiloh 1 and Shiloh 2; Republican Robert Knutson also filed in County Board District 4; Democrat James Malone filed as an incumbent to retain a seat in County Board District 13, which encompasses precincts Mt. Vernon 11 and 12; and Democrat Jim Nelson filed to run in County Board District 15, which encompasses the Shiloh 4 precinct.

Candidates have until 5 p.m. next Monday to file petitions to get on the Feb. 2, 2010 ballot. In addition, candidates must file a statement of economic interest prior to the close of the petition filing.

Other positions up for election during the primary are precinct committeemen and the regional superintendent of schools. The superintendent candidates file petitions with the State Board of Elections.

Additional information about filing petitions for the primary is available by contacting the county clerk at 244-8020 or from the State Board of Elections at www.elections.il.gov or at 217-782-4141.

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