HCC accepting nominating petitions for 2017 elections

[December 09, 2016]  NORMAL - Individuals interested in seeking a position on the Heartland Community College District 540 Board of Trustees in the April 4, 2017 election may pick up required materials from the Heartland Community College executive office, located in suite 2000 of the Community Commons Building on the Normal campus, 1500 W. Raab Rd.

Petitions must be returned to the executive office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. December 12 through 16. The College will also accept petitions Monday, December 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

There are two, six-year term positions open on the Heartland Board of Trustees commencing no later than May 2, 2017.

To be eligible, candidates are required to complete the nominating petitions by collecting signatures from 50 registered voters from within the Heartland Community College district. Candidates must be 18 years old, a citizen of the United State and reside within the state of Illinois and District 540 for at least one year as of the election.

District 540 residency can be confirmed using the district map: http://www.heartland.edu/about/ history.html.

[Becky Gropp]