Primary election petition filings start Monday
Nov. 20—Filing for the General Primary Election on March 19, 2024, will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, and will conclude at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in Vermilion County Clerk Cathy Jenkins' office.
Jenkins and her staff remind candidates to have all paperwork notarized and bound prior to filing. If your paperwork is not notarized at the time of filing, you will be asked to step out of line to do so, and you will forfeit your desired time of filing.
The office has notaries available from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and it can notarize candidates' paperwork free of charge.
The office will be accepting filings for offices including county auditor, circuit clerk, county coroner, county recorder, state's attorney, county board members and precinct committeepersons.
Among those who have picked up petitions: Robert Mitch Weaver for precinct committeeperson; Tood Johnson for County Board District 1; Charles R. Sermersheim for County Board District 4; Mark Janesy for County Board District 7; John M. Beardsley for precinct committeeperson; James "Mouse" McMahon for County Board District 9and precinct committeeperson; Ross Wilson for precinct committeeperson; Bryan McDaniels for County Board District 8; Mary Surprenant and Garry Hawker for precinct committeeperson; Bonnie Marrow for precinct committeeperson and County Board district 3; Terry Lake for County Board District 7 and precinct committeeperson; Sue Tinkle, Sue Misner, Dan Wright, Aaron Hird, James Hahne and Vickie Parker for precinct committeeperson; Germaine Light for precinct committeeperson and County Board District 4; Amy Buttran for County Board District 1; Pam Hawker for precinct committeeperson; Tom McFadden for County Board District 4; Craig Golden for County Board District 7; Dan Wright for County Board District 3; Crisi Walls (also for County Board District 5), Ted Ames, Doug Seimer, Eric Luttrell, Sue McFarland, Jon Lockhart, Mickensy Ellis-White, Joel Bird and Robyn Heffern for precinct committeeperson.
Others include: Jane McFadden for precinct committeeperson and coroner; Phearn Butler for County Board District 8; Mark Steinbaugh for County Board District 6; Bill Donahue for County Board District 6; Robert Watson for County Board District 5; Erika Ramsey for auditor and precinct committeeperson; Steve Miller for precinct committeeperson and County Board District 2; Ryan Goodner for precinct committeeperson; Jerry Hawker for County Board District 8 and precinct committeeperson; Garry Hawker for precinct committeeperson; Melissa Quick for circuit clerk and precinct committeeperson; Cathy Moulton for recorder; Joe Eakle for County Board District 3 and precinct committeeperson; Gary A. Wright for County Board District 4; Robyn Heffern for precinct committeeperson; Matthew Long for recorder and precinct committeeperson; Jacqueline Lacy for state's attorney; Becky Stark for County Board District 9; and Joe Leonard for County Board District 7.
Incumbent Recorder David Stone is not seeking re-election.
