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| Public Act 098-0443 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local 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 Township Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
45-10 as follows:
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(60 ILCS 1/45-10)
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Sec. 45-10. Political party caucus in township; notice.
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(a) On the first Tuesday in December preceding the date of | ||||
the regular
township election, a caucus shall be held by the | ||||
voters of each established
political party in a township to | ||||
nominate its candidates for the various
offices to be filled at | ||||
the election. Notice of the caucus shall be given at
least 10 | ||||
days before it is held by publication in some newspaper having | ||||
a
general circulation in the township. Not less than 30 days | ||||
before the caucus,
the township clerk shall notify the chairman | ||||
or membership of each township
central committee by first-class | ||||
mail of the chairman's or membership's
obligation to report the | ||||
time and location of the political party's caucus.
Not less | ||||
than 20 days before the caucus, each chairman of the township | ||||
central
committee shall notify the township clerk by | ||||
first-class mail of the time and
location of the political | ||||
party's caucus. If the time and location of 2 or
more political | ||||
party caucuses conflict, the township clerk shall establish, by
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a fair and impartial public lottery, the time and location for | ||
each caucus. | ||
If the chairperson of the township central committee fails | ||
to meet the requirements of this Section, the chairperson's | ||
political party shall not be permitted to nominate a candidate, | ||
either by caucus as provided for in this Section or as | ||
otherwise authorized by the Election Code, in the next upcoming | ||
consolidated election for any office for which a nomination | ||
could have been made at the caucus should the chairperson of | ||
the township central committee have met the requirements of | ||
this Section.
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(b) Except as provided in this Section, the township board | ||
shall cause
notices of the caucuses to be published. The notice | ||
shall state the time and
place where the caucus for each | ||
political party will be held. The board shall
fix a place | ||
within the township for holding the caucus for each established
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political party. When a new township has been established under | ||
Section 10-25,
the county board shall cause notice of the | ||
caucuses to be published as required
by this Section and shall | ||
fix the place within the new township for holding the
caucuses.
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(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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