Twenty neighbors.
One vote each.
Facts first.
The Joliet 20 is a council of 20 resident volunteers who meet and vote on the pressing issues Joliet Votes should cover. No one is paid. No one holds public office.
Built to stay independent.
No public office
Members hold no elected or appointed public office and do not speak for the City, the police, the county, or any party.
Nonpartisan by rule
Every member understands and follows nonpartisan rules. The council endorses no candidates or parties.
Trained on the facts
Members are trained to stick to the public record: documents, meeting minutes, votes, and attributed reporting.
One leader. Nineteen voices.
Twenty equal votes.
The leader is one of the 20. They run meetings and keep the agenda, but their vote counts the same as everyone else’s.
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- 08Council member
- 09Council member
- 10Council member
- 11Council member
- 12Council member
- 13Council member
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- 20Council member
All 20 seats are refreshed annually. Each year, the full council, including the leader, stands for reelection through a community vote, so the group always reflects the residents it serves.
To keep perspectives fresh, members who complete a term take one year off before they may seek a seat again. After that year, they are welcome to rejoin the process and run again.
How a decision gets made.
- Residents raise itConcerns, tips, and public meeting items come in.
- The facts are gatheredMembers check the public record before anything is discussed.
- The 20 voteA simple majority decides what gets researched and covered.
- The record is publishedCoverage goes out with sources you can open yourself.