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Public Act 097-1134
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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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 |
Sections 1-4 and 25-7 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/1-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 1-4)
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Sec. 1-4.
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(a) In any case in which this Act prescribes a period of |
time within
which petitions for nomination must be filed, the |
office in which
petitions must be filed shall remain open for |
the receipt of such
petitions until 5:00 P.M. on the last day |
of the filing period.
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(b) For the 2013 consolidated election period, an election |
authority or local election official shall accept until 104 |
days before the election at which candidates are to be on the |
ballot any petitions for nomination or certificate of |
nomination required by this Code to be filed no earlier than |
113 and no later than 106 days before the consolidated |
election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, for |
purposes of this subsection (b) only, signatures and circulator |
statements on petitions for nomination filed with an election |
authority or local election official on the final day for |
filing petitions for nomination shall not be deemed invalid for |
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the sole reason that the petitions were circulated between 90 |
and 92 days before the last day for filing petitions. |
(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)
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(10 ILCS 5/25-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-7)
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Sec. 25-7.
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(a) When any vacancy shall occur in the office of |
representative in congress
from this state more than 180 days |
before the next general election, the
Governor shall issue a |
writ of election within 5 days after the occurrence
of that |
vacancy to the county clerks of the several counties in the
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district where the vacancy exists, appointing a day within 115 |
days of issuance of the writ to hold
a special election to fill |
such vacancy.
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(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section or any |
other law to the contrary, a special election to fill a vacancy |
in the office of representative in congress occurring less than |
60 days following the 2012 general election shall be held as |
provided in this subsection (b). A special primary election |
shall be held on February 26, 2013, and a special election |
shall be held on April 9, 2013. |
Except as provided in this subsection (b), the provisions |
of Article 7 of this Code are applicable to petitions for the |
special primary election and special election. Petitions for |
nomination in accordance with Article 7 shall be filed in the |
principal office of the State Board of Elections not more than |
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54 and not less than 50 days prior to the date of the special |
primary election, excluding Saturday and Sunday. Petitions for |
the nomination of independent candidates and candidates of new |
political parties shall be filed in the principal office of the |
State Board of Elections not more than 68 and not less than 64 |
days prior to the date of the special election, excluding |
Saturday and Sunday. |
Except as provided in this subsection, the State Board of |
Elections shall have authority to establish, in conjunction |
with the impacted election authorities, an election calendar |
for the special election and special primary. |
If an election authority is unable to have a sufficient |
number of ballots printed so that ballots will be available for |
mailing at least 46 days prior to the special primary election |
or special election to persons who have filed an application |
for a ballot under the provisions of Article 20 of this Code, |
the election authority shall, no later than 45 days prior to |
each election, mail to each of those persons a Special Write-in |
Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot in accordance with Section |
16-5.01 of this Code. The election authority shall advise those |
persons that the names of candidates to be nominated or elected |
shall be available on the election authority's website and |
shall provide a phone number the person may call to request the |
names of the candidates for nomination or election. |
(Source: P.A. 78-781.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |