Petition Circulator Instructions

1. A petition circulator must be 18 years of age or older and a citizen of the United States. The circulator must personally witness all signatures given and sign the required circulator’s statement stating that all signatures were taken in his or her presence. No one may sign the name of another person on the petition. No one may be considered a circulator of any petition page except the person who signs the circulator’s statement.

2. Petition sheets must not be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day for filing of the petitions. The circulator’s statement on the candidate’s petition sheet must specify either the dates on which the sheets were circulated, the first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated or that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for filing the petitions.

3. A petition circulator may not circulate for more than one political party.

4. A petition circulator may not circulate for an independent candidate or candidates in addition to candidates for an established political party or new party.

5. A petition circulator must complete the circulator’s statement at the bottom of each petition sheet certifying address, age and citizenship information and also certifying that the signatures on that sheet were signed in his/her presence and are genuine and that to the best of his/her knowledge the persons so signing were duly registered voters of the political subdivision for which the candidate shall be nominated (State of Illinois) and that their respective registration addresses are correctly stated therein. This statement shall be sworn to and signed before an officer authorized to administer oaths in Illinois.

6. Petition circulators shall indicate on such petition their residence address, written, or printed, including the street address or rural route number of the circulator, as well as the circulator’s city, village or town.

7. A petition signer MAY NOT sign petitions for a candidate of more than one political party for the same Primary Election.

8. A petition signer must sign his/her own signature on the petition.

9. Petition signers shall indicate on such petition their residence address, written or printed, including the street address or rural route number, as well as their city, village or town, county and state. However, the state, county, city, village and town of residence may be pre-printed on the petition form when all of the electors signing the petition form reside therein. Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, including street number, if any. The petition signer must be a registered voter from the address shown opposite his/her signature on the petition. If the petition signer uses a business address and is registered at his/her home address, his/her signature may not be valid.

10. Mail the completed, notorized petitions to:

        Robert Zadek for U.S. Senate
        P.O. Box 10067
        Loves Park, IL 61131-0067