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90_SB0760
50 ILCS 135/10 from Ch. 85, par. 7610
Amends the Local Governmental Employees Political Rights
Act. Requires a sheriff's office employee, who runs for the
office of Sheriff against an incumbent Sheriff or another
member of the sheriff's office, to take an unpaid leave of
absence during the period of time between filing the petition
for nomination and the date of the general election.
Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Local Governmental Employees
2 Political Rights Act by changing Section 10.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Local Governmental Employees Political
6 Rights Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
7 (50 ILCS 135/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 7610)
8 Sec. 10. Political rights protected.
9 (a) No unit of local government or school district may
10 make or enforce any rule or ordinance that in any way
11 inhibits or prohibits any of its employees from exercising
12 the employee's political rights.
13 (b) No employee of a unit of local government or school
14 district may (i) use his or her official position of
15 employment to coerce or inhibit others in the free exercise
16 of their political rights or (ii) engage in political
17 activities while at work or on duty.
18 (c) A sheriff's office employee who runs for the office
19 of Sheriff against an incumbent Sheriff or another member of
20 the sheriff's office must take an unpaid leave of absence
21 during the period of time between filing the petition for
22 nomination and the date of the general election.
23 (Source: P.A. 87-385.)
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.