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90_SB0066enr

      105 ILCS 5/9-11.2         from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2
          Amends  the  School  Code.   Provides  that   in   school
      districts  that  elect its board members according to area of
      residence and that have one or more unexpired board terms  to
      be  filled  at  an  election,  the  winner  or winners of the
      unexpired term or terms shall be determined independently  of
      those running for full terms.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  School  Code by amending Section
 2    9-11.2.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  1.  The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 6    Section 9-11.2 as follows:
 7        (105 ILCS 5/9-11.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2)
 8        Sec.   9-11.2.    For   all   school  districts  electing
 9    candidates to a board of education in a manner other than  at
10    large,  candidates  who  file nominating petitions for a full
11    term shall be  grouped  together  by  area  of  residence  as
12    follows:
13        (1)  by congressional townships, or
14        (2)  according to incorporated or unincorporated areas.
15        For  all  school districts electing candidates to a board
16    of education in a manner other than at large, candidates  who
17    file  nominating  petitions  for  an  unexpired term shall be
18    grouped together by area of residence as follows:
19        (1)  by congressional townships, or
20        (2)  according to incorporated or unincorporated areas.
21        Candidate groupings by area of residence for  full  terms
22    shall  precede  the  candidate groupings by area of residence
23    for unexpired terms on the ballot.  The ballot order of  each
24    candidate  grouping  shall  be  determined  by  the  order of
25    petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1 in
26    the following manner:
27        The area of residence of the candidate determined  to  be
28    first  by  order  of  petition  filing or by lottery shall be
29    listed first among the candidate  groupings  on  the  ballot.
30    All  other  candidates  from  the same area of residence will
31    follow according to order of petition filing or the  lottery.
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 1    The  area  of  residence  of  the  candidate determined to be
 2    second by the order of petition filing or the  lottery  shall
 3    be listed second among the candidate groupings on the ballot.
 4     All  other  candidates  from the same area of residence will
 5    follow according to the  order  of  petition  filing  or  the
 6    lottery.   The ballot order of additional candidate groupings
 7    by area of residence shall be established in a like manner.
 8        In any school district  that  elects  its  board  members
 9    according  to  area  of  residence  and  that has one or more
10    unexpired terms to be filled at an election,  the  winner  or
11    winners  of  the  unexpired term or terms shall be determined
12    first and independently of those running for full terms.  The
13    winners of the full terms shall  then  be  determined  taking
14    into consideration the areas of residence of those elected to
15    fill the unexpired term or terms.
16        "Area   of   Residence"   means  congressional  township,
17    incorporated and unincorporated territories.
18    (Source: P.A. 84-1338.)
19        Section 99.  This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

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