Help Democratic Candidates Get on the 2026 Primary Ballot

It’s petition season for 2026 candidates, as they gather the voter signatures needed to qualify them for the Primary General Election in 2026.

Petition-signing efforts kicked into high gear on Sunday, August 24, as Democrats crowded the Crawford Warming House in Libertyville to lend a hand to Democratic candidates for a wide variety of local and state offices. The event, Donuts for Democrats, is a tradition for Libertyville Township Democrats.

Enthusiastic Democrats enjoyed mingling with candidates and their representatives as they signed petitions for multiple Democratic candidates and munched on tasty donuts.

Candidates for the state legislature, countywide offices, Congress, and precinct committeepersons are gathering signatures of registered voters to qualify for the Tuesday, March 17, Primary General Election. Winners of the Primary Election will advance to the November 3, 2026, General Election. (One exception is that party precinct committeepersons are elected in even-year primaries.)

PETITION RULES

To sign a petition, you must be a registered voter. Registered voters may sign petitions for more than one Democrat running for the same office, but cannot sign a petition for both a Democrat and a Republican running for the same office.

The deadline for candidates to file petitions is Monday, November 3. Petitions may also be turned in at the County Clerk’s Office, 18 N. County Street, Room 101 in Waukegan as early as Monday, October 27.

Visit Democratic Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega’s official website for detailed information on everything election-related.

Libertyville Township Democrats are volunteers working to elect Democrats at local, state, and national levels—the official Democratic Party organization in Libertyville Township, Illinois. Despite the name, the township borders extend well beyond the village of Libertyville to include parts of Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Green Oaks, Mettawa, and Lake Forest. (See the township map.)

To keep up with local Democratic news, visit the private Libertyville Township Democrats Group on Facebook.