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| Public Act 101-0005 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
1A-3 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/1A-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3)
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Sec. 1A-3.
Subject to the confirmation requirements of | ||||
Section 1A-4, 4
members of the State Board of Elections shall | ||||
be appointed in each odd-numbered
year as follows:
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(1) The Governor shall appoint 2 members of the same | ||||
political party with
which he is affiliated, one from each area | ||||
of required residence.
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(2) The Governor shall appoint 2 members of the political | ||||
party whose
candidate for Governor in the most recent general | ||||
election received the
second highest number of votes, one from | ||||
each area of required residence,
from a list of nominees | ||||
submitted by the first state executive officer in
the order | ||||
indicated herein affiliated with such political party: | ||||
Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and | ||||
Treasurer.
If none of the State executive officers listed | ||||
herein is affiliated with
such political party, the nominating | ||||
State officer shall be the first State
executive officer in the | ||||
order indicated herein affiliated with an
established | ||||
political party other than that of the Governor.
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(3) The nominating state officer shall submit in writing to | ||
the Governor
3 names of qualified persons for each membership | ||
on the Board of Election to be
appointed from the political | ||
party of that officer. The Governor may reject
any or all of | ||
the nominees on any such list and may request an additional
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list. The second list shall be submitted by the nominating | ||
officer and
shall contain 3 new names of qualified persons for | ||
each remaining appointment,
except that if the Governor | ||
expressly reserves any nominee's name from the
first list, that | ||
nominee shall not be replaced on the second list. The
second | ||
list shall be final.
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(4) Whenever all the state executive officers designated in | ||
paragraph
(2) are affiliated with the same political party as | ||
that of the Governor,
all 4 members of the Board to be | ||
appointed that year, from both designated
political parties, | ||
shall be appointed by the Governor without nominations.
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(5) The Governor shall submit in writing to the President | ||
of the Senate
the name of each person appointed to the State | ||
Board of Elections, and shall
designate the term for which the | ||
appointment is made and the name of the
member whom the | ||
appointee is to succeed.
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(6) The appointments shall be made and submitted by the | ||
Governor no later
than April 1 and a nominating state officer | ||
required to submit a list of
nominees to the Governor pursuant | ||
to paragraph (3) shall submit a list no
later than March 1. For | ||
appointments occurring in 2019, the appointments shall be made | ||
and submitted by the Governor no later than May 15.
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(7) In the appointment of the initial members of the Board | ||
pursuant to
this amendatory Act of 1978, the provisions of | ||
paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
(5) and (6) of this Section shall | ||
apply except that the Governor shall appoint
all 8 members, 2 | ||
from each of the designated political parties from each
area of | ||
required residence.
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(Source: P.A. 85-958.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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