Glen Ellyn’s Civic Betterment Party is currently seeking residents interested in serving their community as Village Trustee, Village Clerk or Library Trustee.  Glen Ellyn residents can obtain the required application form to submit to the Party’s Nominating Committee in several ways:
 
Download the Fillable Application or the Printable Application available at CivicBetterment.com; email a request to civicbettermentparty@gmail.com; or call Civic Betterment Party President Alex Demos at 630-469-3866.

The following positions are up for election and all terms begin May 2011:

Glen Ellyn Village Trustee - 3 positions, 4-year terms
Glen Ellyn Village Clerk - 1 position, 2-year term
Library Trustee - 4 positions, 4-year terms

All applicants will be promptly contacted and scheduled for an interview by the Nominating Committee.  The deadline for submitting an application for nomination is October 22, 2010.
 
The Committee is currently interviewing prospective candidates in preparation for the Saturday, December 4, 2010 Town Meeting to be held at the Glen Ellyn Civic Center.  At that time, resident voters will elect a slate to fill the open positions. The candidates selected at this Town Meeting will then appear as Civic Betterment Party candidates on the Spring General Election ballot.

“Neighbors Nominating Neighbors”
 
The mission of the Civic Betterment Party is to encourage excellence in Glen Ellyn’s local government by identifying, encouraging and assisting all qualified candidates for elective office and providing each resident an equal opportunity to pursue an office. The non-partisan Civic Betterment Party has served Glen Ellyn since 1931.

In addition to Alex Demos, Nominating Committee members include Glen Ellyn Residents:  Joe Montana, Heather Kummerer, Sylvia Bartlett, Kathy Burket, Lee Crumbaugh, Davy Dempsey, Phil Eskilson, Erik Ford, Daniel Kelly, Patricia Lekacz, Barb Lemme, Ron Repking, Joe Sinopoli, Wendy Toyama, Lyn Whiston and Chris Wilson.
 
Learn more about the Civic Betterment Party and how you, as a member and Glen Ellyn resident, can become more involved in local government at www.CivicBetterment.com.

So, I can't help but wonder if any of the informed and vocal Glen Ellyn residents posting on the GEBB are thinking about running for a local office.

I live in unicorporated GE, with the chickens and goats, so I can only complain.

What is the legal definition of resident?

I'm kinda like that Emanuel guy, as I'm really not living in town at the moment, but I have an address here, but it's being rented by another at the moment.

So technically I can run?!

GEM-You're on to something. If Rahm can pull this off, so can I. I'm getting my neighbors to help with my campaign.

Those are your neighbors?! They are my neighbors too!!! Where exactly do you live?

Wasn't that the 5th place team from the BBQ?!

Sorry, Yoss. It looks like you are out of luck - you, too, GEM.

I checked the website and it says you need to have lived in the Village for a year and be a registered voter. If you have any felonies in your past, it looks like you can forget about it, too.

The Park DIstrict Board is still an option for you, Yoss!!

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The Park DIstrict Board is still an option for you, Yoss!!

HHHmmm, what's their policy on candidates with felonies?

I know they have some folks on the board that have accused of robbery...