SB1592sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 3/13/2017

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1592

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1592 as follows:

on page 2, immediately below line 19, by inserting the following:

"(d) The provisions of this Article 6B are not available to a county if, prior to January 1, 2017, a city, village, or incorporated town located within the county has established a board of election commissioners pursuant to Article 6 of this Code and that board of election commissioners of the city, village, or incorporated town has not been superseded by a county board of election commissioners in the portion of the city, village, or incorporated town located within the county under Article 6A of this Code."; and

by replacing line 20 on page 2 through line 23 on page 4 with the following:

(10 ILCS 5/6B-5 new)

Sec. 6B-5. County board of election commissioners within the office of the county clerk.

(a) There is created a county board of election commissioners within the office of the county clerk, which shall consist of 5 members, all of whom shall be residents of that county. The county clerk shall serve ex officio as an election commissioner, with vote, and as chairman of the county board of election commissioners.

(b) The chairman of the county board shall appoint the remaining 4 commissioners. Two of those commissioners shall be affiliated with the political party that received the highest statewide vote total in the last gubernatorial election. The remaining 2 commissioners shall be affiliated with the political party that received the second highest statewide vote total in the last gubernatorial general election. Commissioners appointed by the chairman of the county board shall be persons who have extensive knowledge of the election process of the State and county.

(c) When selecting commissioners from a political party other than his own, the chairman of the county board shall select the commissioners from a list of suggestions submitted to him by (i) any county elected officials affiliated with that political party or (ii) any member of the General Assembly representing part or all of the county and affiliated with that political party. Each official meeting the requirements of items (i) or (ii) of this subsection (c) may submit up to 2 written nominations to the chairman of the county board per open commissioner seat.

(d) For the initial appointments to a board of election commissioners within the office of the county clerk, 2 commissioners, one each from each political party, shall be appointed to serve a 2-year term, and 2 commissioners shall be appointed to serve a 4-year term. Successor members shall serve for terms of 4 years.

(e) The chairman of the county board shall provide public notice of a vacancy on the county board of election commissioners within the office of the county clerk before appointing a replacement.

(f) Appointments to fill vacancies on the county board of election commissioners within the office of the county clerk shall be consistent with the manner of the original appointment.

(g) No appointed election commissioner may hold, accept, or seek election or appointment to any other public or political office during the term to which he or she was appointed an election commissioner.

(h) Each appointed election commissioner, before taking his or her seat on the board, shall take an oath of office, which in substance shall be in the following form:

"I, .... do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States, and that I am a legal voter and resident of the County of .... That I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Illinois, and the laws passed in pursuance thereof, to the best of my ability, and will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office of election commissioner."

The oath, when subscribed and sworn to, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county and be there preserved. Such appointed election commissioner shall also, before taking such oath, give an official bond in the sum of $10,000.00 with two securities, to be approved by the county clerk, conditioned for the faithful and honest performance of his or her duties and the preservation of the property of his or her office."; and

on page 5, line 7, after "clerk", by inserting "in an amount not to exceed 25% of the salary of any county board member".