Flora, Illinois Public Records

Voters must register at least 27 days before an election to be eligible, though Illinois also offers grace period registration and voting from 27 days before through Election Day at designated locations. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of their precinct for at least 30 days prior. Flora municipal elections for mayor and city council are held in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday in April (consolidated election date), with the next regular municipal election scheduled for April 1, 2025. The mayor serves a four-year term, and city council members serve staggered four-year terms. Candidate filing for municipal offices occurs in December preceding the April election, with petitions filed with the Flora City Clerk. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the lookup tool at www.elections.il.gov or by contacting the Clay County Clerk's office with their residential address. Illinois voters can request vote-by-mail (absentee) ballots for any reason through a written application submitted to the Clay County Clerk; applications can be submitted online at www.elections.il.gov starting 90 days before an election, and ballots must be returned by Election Day. Public election records in Illinois include voter registration lists (available for political purposes under 10 ILCS 5/1A-25), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and searchable at www.elections.il.gov/campaigndisclosure, candidate statements of economic interest, precinct-level election results, and candidate petition filings, all of which are public records accessible through the Clay County Clerk or State Board of Elections.