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10 ILCS 5/7-10

(10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)

Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination.

The name of no candidate for
nomination, or State central committeeperson, or township committeeperson, or
precinct committeeperson, or ward committeeperson or candidate for delegate or
alternate delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed in
his behalf as provided in this Article in substantially the following form:

We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the .... party
and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in the .... of ....,
in the county of .... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that
the following named person or persons shall be a candidate or candidates
of the .... party for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to be voted
for at the primary election to be held on (insert date).

`Name`	`Office`	`Address`
`John Jones`	`Governor`	`Belvidere, Ill.`
`Jane James`	`Lieutenant Governor`	`Peoria, Ill.`
`Thomas Smith`	`Attorney General`	`Oakland, Ill.`

Name.................. Address.......................

State of Illinois)
) ss.
County of........)

I, ...., do hereby certify
that I reside at No. .... street, in the .... of ...., county of ....,
and State of ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that
I am a citizen of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
were signed
in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge
and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the
petitions qualified voters of the .... party, and that their respective
residences are correctly stated, as above set forth.

.........................

Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).

.........................

Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of candidacy and
candidate's statement shall be of uniform size and shall contain above
the space for signatures an appropriate heading giving the information
as to name of candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
signed; the office, the political party represented and place of
residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.

Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary electors residing
in the political division for which the nomination is sought in their
own proper persons only and opposite the signature of each signer, his
residence address shall be written or printed.  The residence address
required to be written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's
name shall include the street address or rural route number of the signer,
as the case may be, as well as the signer's county, and city, village or
town, and state.
However, the county or city, village or town, and state of residence of
the electors may be printed on the petition forms where all of the
electors signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village
or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the
residence address, including street number, if any.  At the bottom of
each sheet of such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the United States,
stating the street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well
as the county, city, village or town, and state;
and certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in
his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was circulated, or (2)
indicating the first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
for elections where the petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was sworn or affirmed to and certifying that
to the best of his or her knowledge  and belief the persons so signing were at
the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the political party for
which a nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before some
officer authorized to administer oaths in this State.

Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the
last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.

The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on whose behalf the
petition is circulated, may strike any signature from the petition,
provided that:

(1) the person striking the signature shall initial

the petition at the place where the signature is struck; and

(2) the person striking the signature shall sign a

certification listing the page number and line number of each signature struck from the petition.  Such certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.

Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened together in
book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and fastening them together
at one edge in a secure and suitable manner, and the sheets shall then
be numbered consecutively.  The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting
them together end to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll.  All
petition sheets which are filed with the proper local election officials,
election authorities or the State Board of Elections shall be the original
sheets which have been signed by the voters and by the circulator thereof,
and not photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.  Each petition must include
as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates filing,
or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This statement shall set out the
address of such candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state
that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which the
petition relates and is qualified for the office specified (in the case of a
candidate for State's Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time
of filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall state
that he has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period)
a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official
ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some
officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in
substantially the following form:

Statement of Candidacy

`Name`	`Address`	`Office`	`District`	`Party`
`John Jones`	`102 Main St.`	`Governor`	`Statewide`	`Republican`
	`Belvidere,`
	`Illinois`

State of Illinois)
) ss.
County of .......)

I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... Street in the city
(or village) of ...., in the county of ...., State of Illinois; that I
am a qualified voter therein and am a qualified primary voter of the ....
party; that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the case of committeeperson
 and delegates and alternate delegates) to the office of ....
to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am
legally qualified (including
being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility requirement
for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold such office and that I
have filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing period)
a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby  request that my name be printed
upon the official primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in
the case of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates) such
office.

Signed ......................

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., who is to me
personally known, on (insert date).

Signed ....................

(Official Character)

(Seal, if officer has one.)

The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added to, and no
signatures shall be revoked except by revocation filed in writing with
the State Board of Elections, election authority or local election
official with whom the petition is required to be filed, and before the
filing of such petition.  Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any
petition required by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on
conviction thereof shall be punished accordingly.

A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must obtain the number
of signatures specified in this Section on his or her petition for nomination.

(a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or alternate
delegate to a national nominating convention elected from the State at-large,
then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but
not more than 10,000 signatures.

(b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a national nominating
convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States Congress or as a
congressional delegate or alternate congressional delegate to a national
nominating convention elected from a congressional district, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
in his or her congressional district. In the first primary election following a
redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary electors of the
candidate's political party in his or her congressional district.

(c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or county board
member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county other than Cook County,
then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number
of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her county. If a
candidate
seeks to run for county board member elected from a county board district, then
the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
in the
county board district. In the first primary election following a redistricting
of county board districts or the initial establishment of county board
districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her
party
in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding general election
divided by the
total number of county board districts comprising the county board; provided
that
in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.

(d) County office; Cook County only.

(1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office

in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County.

(2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board

Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in his or her county board district. In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by the total number of county board districts comprising the county board; provided that in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a

candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the total number of registered voters in his or her board of review district in the last general election at which a commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from that board of review district. In no event shall the number of signatures required be greater than the requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures required for a countywide candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her party in the district.

(e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to run for municipal
or township office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of his or her party in the municipality or township. If a candidate
seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
qualified primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of wards or districts,
a candidate's petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
equal to at least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate of
that political party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
municipality at the last regular election at which an officer was regularly
scheduled to be elected from
the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In no
event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.

(f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to run for State
central committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
contain at least 100 signatures of the primary electors of his or her party of
his or
her congressional district.

(g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a
sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from wards, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the
sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee
of a sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
primary electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In
the
first primary election following redistricting of sanitary districts elected
from wards, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that
sanitary district.

(h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her political party for the office of Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination
must contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number of votes
cast for the judicial candidate of his or her political party who received the
highest number of votes
at the last general election at which a judicial
officer from the same  circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled
to be elected, but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other Judicial District.

(i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to
run for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination
must contain at least 10 signatures of the primary electors of his or her
party for the precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than the
number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors of his or her party
of the ward, but no more than 16% of those same electors; provided that the
maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
is greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than the number of
signatures equal to 5% of the primary electors of his or her party of the
township, but no more than 8% of those same electors;
provided that the maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the
minimum number, whichever is greater.

(j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools for multiple
counties. If
a candidate seeks to run for State's attorney or regional Superintendent of
Schools who serves more than one county, then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
primary electors of his or her party in the territory comprising the counties.

(k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other office, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the registered voters of the political subdivision,
district, or division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
whichever is greater.

For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast, in the applicable district, for the
candidate for that political party who received the highest number of votes,
statewide, at the last general election in the State at which electors for
President of the United States were elected. For political subdivisions, the
number of primary electors shall be determined by taking the total vote
cast for the candidate for that political party who received the highest number
of votes in the political subdivision at the last regular election at which an
officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that subdivision. For wards
or districts of political subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for that political
party who received the highest number of votes in the ward or district at the
last regular election at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected
from that ward or district.

A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not
sign petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than
one party.

The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
(d).

Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein specified,
to be filed with the same officer, may contain the names of 2 or more
candidates of the same political party for the same or different
offices. In the case of the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)