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35 ILCS 200/2-45

(35 ILCS 200/2-45)

Sec. 2-45.

Selection and eligibility of township and multi-township
assessors.

(a) In all counties
under township organization, township or multi-township assessors shall
be qualified as required by subsections (b) through (d) of this Section and
shall be elected as provided in this Code.  Township or multi-township
assessors shall enter upon their duties on January 1 following their election,
and perform the duties of the office for 4 years.

(b) Beginning December 1, 1996, in any township or multi-township
assessment
district not subject to the requirements of subsections (c) or (d) of this
Section, no person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a
candidate in any caucus or primary or general election for, or be appointed to
fill vacancies in, the office of township or multi-township assessor, unless he
or she (i) has successfully completed an introductory course in assessment
practices that is approved by the Department; or (ii) possesses at least one of
the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of
subsection (c) of
this Section. The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate as a
candidate unless a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications from the Department is
filed with the township clerk, board
of election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by the
Election Code.  The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or
she has filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
from the Department with the appointing authority.

(c) Beginning December 1, 1996, in a township or multi-township assessment
district with $25,000,000 or more of non-farm equalized assessed value or
$1,000,000 or more in commercial and industrial equalized assessed value, no
person is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a candidate in
any caucus or primary or general election for, or be appointed to fill
vacancies in, the office of township or multi-township assessor, unless he or
she possesses at least one of the qualifications listed in paragraphs (1)
through (6) of this subsection (c).

(1) a currently active Certified Illinois Assessing

Officer designation from the Illinois Property Assessment Institute;

(2) (blank);

(3) a currently active AAS, CAE, or MAS designation

from the International Association of Assessing Officers;

(4) a currently active MAI, SREA, SRPA, SRA, or RM

designation from the Appraisal Institute;

(5) a currently active professional designation by

any other appraisal or assessing association approved by the Department; or

(6) (blank).

The candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate as a candidate
unless a copy of the certificate of his or her
qualifications from the Department is filed with the township clerk, board
of election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by the
Election Code.  The candidate cannot be appointed to fill a vacancy until he or
she has filed a copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications
with the appointing authority.

(d) Beginning December 1, 2000, in a township or multi-township assessment
district with more than $10,000,000 and less than $25,000,000 of non-farm
equalized assessed value and less than $1,000,000 in commercial and industrial
equalized assessed value, no person who has previously been elected as township
or multi-township assessor in any such township or multi-township assessment
district is eligible to file nomination papers or participate as a candidate
in any caucus or primary or general election for the office of township or
multi-township assessor, unless he or she possesses at least one of the
qualifications
listed in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c) of this
Section. The
candidate cannot file nominating papers or participate as a candidate unless a
copy of the certificate of his or her qualifications from the Department is
filed with the township clerk, board of election
commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required by the Election Code.

(e) If any person files nominating papers for candidacy for the office
of township or multi-township assessor without also filing a copy of the
certificate of his or her qualifications from the Department as required by this Section, the clerk of the township, the
board of election commissioners, or other appropriate authority as required
by the Election Code shall refuse to certify the name of the person
as a candidate to the proper election officials.

If no candidate for election meets the above qualifications there shall
be no election and the town board of trustees or multi-township board of
trustees shall appoint or contract with a person under Section 2-60.

As used in this Section only, "non-farm equalized assessed value" means the
total equalized assessed value in the township or multi-township assessment
district as reported to
the Department under Section 18-225 after removal of homestead exemptions, and
after removal of the equalized assessed value reported as farm or minerals
to the Department under Section 18-225.

For purposes of this Section only, "file nomination papers" also includes
having nomination papers filed on behalf of the candidate by another person.

(Source: P.A. 101-467, eff. 8-23-19.)