§ 6-210. Petitions and certificates; place and times for filing. 1. Petitions and certificates specified in this title shall be filed with the county board of elections.
2. a. A certificate of party nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election for offices shall be filed not earlier than fifty-four days nor later than forty-seven days preceding the election.
b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a party nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election shall be filed not later than forty-four days prior to such election.
c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by declination of a party nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election shall be filed not later than forty-one days prior to such election.
d. Party designating petitions for a village primary election shall be filed not earlier than twenty-two days nor later than fifteen days prior to the primary election. Upon such a filing, the board of elections shall immediately notify the village election chairman of such party and the person or persons designated in such petition of the fact of such filing and that such petition may be inspected in its office.
e. A written declination of a party designation must be filed within three days of the date of the filing of the designating petition. Upon the filing of such declination, the board of elections shall, within one day notify the committee to fill vacancies named in the petition. A certificate to fill the vacancy caused by a declination or any other reason must be filed within three days after the date of the notice to the committee to fill vacancies and shall have appended thereto the written consent of the person or persons designated.
3. a. An independent nominating petition for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election shall be filed not earlier than forty-two days nor later than thirty-five days preceding the election.
b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election shall be filed not later than three days after the last day to file the petition which made such independent nomination.
c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by a declination of an independent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village election for offices shall be filed not later than three days after the last day to file the certificate of declination, and shall have appended thereto the written consent of the person or persons nominated.
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