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DESCRIPTION:<p>Featuring the Best Riders in the Midwest</p><p>Advanced Tick
 ets $15/ At the gate $20</p><p>Kids 12 &amp\; under Free when accompanied 
 by an adult</p><p>Advanced Tickets available at Main Street Tanning\, City
  Hall\, Moody's Pharmacy and Printworx</p>
LOCATION:Sparta City Park Sparta\, IL
SUMMARY:Sparta Stampede Rodeo
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Featuring the Best Riders in the Midwest</p><p>Advanced Tick
 ets $15/ At the gate $20</p><p>Kids 12 &amp\; under Free when accompanied 
 by an adult</p><p>Advanced tickets available at Main Street Tanning/ City 
 Hall/ Moody's Pharmacy and Printworx</p>
LOCATION:Sparta City Park Sparta\, IL
SUMMARY:Sparta Stampede Rodeo
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DESCRIPTION:<p>A major collegiate and competitive shotgun competition</p>
LOCATION:1 Main Event Ln\, Sparta\, IL 62286\, USA
SUMMARY:Fall Central Midwest Conference Championships
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DESCRIPTION:<ul><li><p><span><strong>Monday\, November 16\, 2026 at 7:00 AM
  (Petition Filing Opens)</strong>: First day to officially file completed 
 nomination papers in the City Clerk’s office. If more than one person is
  in line at 7:00 AM\, a lottery will be held following the close of filing
  to determine candidate placement on the ballot.</span></p></li><li><p><sp
 an><strong>Monday\, November 23\, 2026 at 5:00 PM (Petition Filing Closes)
 </strong>: Final deadline to file nomination papers. If more than one pers
 on files between the hours of 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM on this date\, a lottery
  will be held to determine the final placement on the ballot.</span></p></
 li></ul><p><span><strong>LEGAL DISCLAIMER AND CANDIDATE RESPONSIBILITY</st
 rong><br>The City Clerk’s office merely ACCEPTS candidacy documents for 
 filing. It is the sole statutory responsibility of the CANDIDATE (or their
  representative) to ensure that all documents presented are in good order 
 and compliant with all appropriate Illinois election laws. Neither the Cit
 y Clerk’s office nor the City of Sparta is responsible for the accuracy\
 , completeness\, or legal sufficiency of the filed documents. The City of 
 Sparta provides this informational sheet strictly as a courtesy.</span></p
 ><p><span><strong>OFFICIAL ELECTION RESOURCES</strong><br>Consolidated Ele
 ctions are officially administered by the County Clerk. For a complete Can
 didate’s Guide\, signature logs\, and Campaign Disclosure information\, 
 please utilize the resources below:</span></p><ul><li><p><span><strong>Ill
 inois State Board of Elections</strong>: Call (217) 782-4141 or visit onli
 ne at </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="h
 ttp://www.elections.il.gov"><span>www.elections.il.gov</span></a></p></li>
 <li><p><span><strong>Randolph County Clerk's Office</strong>: Contact for 
 your mandatory Statement of Economic Interests filing receipt.</span></p><
 /li></ul><p style="text-align: right"><span>ANGIE PETERS<br>CITY CLERK\, C
 ITY OF SPARTA</span></p>
LOCATION:114 W Jackson St\, Sparta\, IL 62286\, USA
SUMMARY:Petition Filing Opens for the April 6\, 2027 Consolidated Election
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DESCRIPTION:<p>A popular holiday staple featuring local vendors\, holiday s
 hopping\, and letters to Santa</p>
LOCATION:Downtown Sparta
SUMMARY:Sparta Hometown Christmas
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DTSTART:20270406T060000
DTEND:20270406T190000
DESCRIPTION:<p>Consolidated Election Day</p><p><em>Polls open 6:00 AM – 7
 :00 PM</em></p>
LOCATION:
SUMMARY:Consolidated Election Day
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