REMINDER–LSC elections are tomorrow! DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!
Attention all parents and community members Please remember to vote in the Local School Council elections tomorrow. Even if you do do not have a parent/teacher conference scheduled, it is very important that you still come to school and vote. Voting only takes a couple of minutes. Check out the candidate statements page on this site, or posted right outside the main office at school and find out more about the people who want to be part of the decision-making body of Drummond. Please review the voting rules and procedures below: LSC voting basics for Thursday, April 17
1. VOTE AT EACH SCHOOL WHERE YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.
▸ You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to vote.
▸ Schools which are not accessible must provide curb-side voting for persons with disabilities.
▸ If you are over age 18 you may vote at all schools in whose election boundaries you live. This usually includes at least one elementary school and a high school. You may also live in the area of a middle school or a multi-area school. Call the LSC Election Hotline at 773/553-1400 to find out where you can vote.
▸ Parents may vote at all schools where they have a child enrolled.
▸ You need 2 forms of ID including one from the following list which includes your address:
- Driver’s License
- Employer ID
- State of Illinois ID
- Current lease
- Court document
- Library card
- Social Security card
- Current utility bill
- Student ID
- IDPA Card
- Credit Card
- Voter Reg. Card
- Other gov’t ID
- Student birth certificate
- MediPlan/Medicaid card
2. VOTE IN PERSON BY SECRET BALLOT
▸ Schools will provide voting booths and ballots.
▸ No proxy or absentee votes are allowed (you may not vote on behalf of a spouse, parent, etc.)
3. VOTE FOR UP TO 5 CANDIDATES
▸ You may vote for any combination of parent and community candidates.
▸ You may not vote more than once for any one candidate.
▸ Do not vote for more than five candidates: if you do, your ballot will be discarded.
Polls will be open from 6 am- 7 pm April 16 at high schools and April 17 at elementary.
More questions about the LSC election? Download PURE’s detailed Guide to the 2008 LSC Election in English or en Español.
