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1 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
3 ON HOUSE BILL 2827
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6 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
7 House of Representatives:
8 We, the conference committee appointed to consider the
9 differences between the houses in relation to Senate
10 Amendments No. 1, 2, 3, and 5 to House Bill 2827, recommend
11 the following:
12 (1) that the House concur in Senate Amendments No. 1, 2,
13 3, and 5; and
14 (2) that House Bill 2827, AS AMENDED, be further amended
15 as follows:
16 in the introductory paragraph of Section 5, by inserting
17 "25-10," after "17-30,"; and
18 in Section 5, by replacing all of Sec. 25-11 with the
19 following:
20 "(10 ILCS 5/25-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-10)
21 Sec. 25-10. This Section applies only to counties of
22 3,000,000 or more population. When a vacancy occurs in the
23 office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of any of the counties
24 in this State, it shall be the duty of the Circuit Judges of
25 the respective judicial circuit in which such vacancy may
26 occur, to make an appointment to fill the vacancy for the
27 remainder of the unexpired term. However, if more than 28
28 months remain in the term, the appointment shall be until the
29 next general election, at which time a clerk of the circuit
30 court shall be elected for the balance of the unexpired term.
31 The appointee shall be a member of the same political party
32 as the person he succeeds was at the time of his election and
33 shall be otherwise eligible to serve as Clerk of the Circuit
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1 Court. The Circuit Judges may appoint a Clerk Pro Tempore for
2 whatever period is necessary while reviewing the
3 qualifications of candidates for appointment to the office.
4 (Source: P.A. 86-875; 86-1348.)
5 (10 ILCS 5/25-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-11)
6 Sec. 25-11. When a vacancy occurs in any elective county
7 office, or in a county of less than 3,000,000 population in
8 the office of clerk of the circuit court, in a county which
9 is not a home rule unit, the county board shall declare that
10 such vacancy exists and notification thereof shall be given
11 to the county central committee or the appropriate county
12 board district committee of each established political party
13 within 3 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The vacancy
14 shall be filled within 60 days by appointment of the chairman
15 of the county board with the advice and consent of the county
16 board. The appointee shall be a member of the same political
17 party as the person he succeeds was at the time of his
18 election and shall be otherwise eligible to serve. The
19 appointee shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
20 However, if more than 28 months remain in the term, the
21 appointment shall be until the next general election at which
22 time the vacated county office shall be filled by election
23 for the remainder of the term. In the case of a vacancy in a
24 seat on a county board which has been divided into districts
25 under "An Act relating to the composition of an election of
26 county boards in certain counties", approved October 2, 1969,
27 as amended, the appointee must also be a resident of the
28 county board district.
29 Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance or by
30 law, in any county which is a home rule unit, vacancies in
31 elective county offices, other than the office of chief
32 executive officer, and vacancies in the office of clerk of
33 the circuit court in a county of less than 3,000,000
34 population, shall be filled by the county board.
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1 (Source: P.A. 84-790.)"; and
2 by deleting all of Section 10.
3 Submitted on , 1998.
4 ______________________________ _____________________________
5 Senator Representative
6 ______________________________ _____________________________
7 Senator Representative
8 ______________________________ _____________________________
9 Senator Representative
10 ______________________________ _____________________________
11 Senator Representative
12 ______________________________ _____________________________
13 Senator Representative
14 Committee for the Senate Committee for the House
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