Join Us At Our October 9 Meeting

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

Democrats are welcome to attend the Thursday, October 9, meeting of the Libertyville Township Democrats. We’ll meet at 7 pm in the basement meeting room of Cook Memorial Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. We’ll have an update on nominating petition efforts for the 2026 elections and vote on adding a new member to the Executive Board. Jeanine Chyna, a longtime Democratic volunteer, has been nominated to fill the vacancy for Vice Chair following Jennifer Khan’s resignation.

We’re also looking for volunteers to be precinct committeepersons. If you’d like to be more active in electing Democrats, these positions are a great first step.

To keep up on the latest meetings, protests, and other important Democratic efforts, visit the Events page.

DONUTS FOR DEMOCRATS DRAWS CROWD

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.

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.