103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5403
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Lance Yednock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/7-14  from Ch. 46, par. 7-14
    Amends the Election Code. Provides that, not less than 68 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 68 days before the date of the general primary), the State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all petitions filed with the State Board of Elections. Provides that, not less than 62 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 62 days before the date of the general primary), each county clerk shall certify the names of all candidates whose nomination papers have been filed with such clerk and declare that the names of such candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general primary.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 
5Section 7-14 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/7-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14)
7    Sec. 7-14. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not 
8less than 68 days before the first date of early voting for the 
9general primary, the State Board of Elections shall meet and 
10shall examine all petitions filed under this Article 7, in the 
11office of the State Board of Elections. The State Board of 
12Elections shall then certify to the county clerk of each 
13county, the names of all candidates whose nomination papers or 
14certificates of nomination have been filed with the Board and 
15direct the county clerk to place upon the official ballot for 
16the general primary election the names of such candidates in 
17the same manner and in the same order as shown upon the 
18certification.
19    The State Board of Elections shall, in its certificate to 
20the county clerk, certify the names of the offices, and the 
21names of the candidates in the order in which the offices and 
22names shall appear upon the primary ballot; such names to 
23appear in the order in which petitions have been filed in the 
 
 
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1office of the State Board of Elections except as otherwise 
2provided in this Article.
3    Not less than 62 days before the first date of early voting 
4for the general primary, each county clerk shall certify the 
5names of all candidates whose nomination papers have been 
6filed with such clerk and declare that the names of such 
7candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the 
8official ballot for the general primary in the order in which 
9such nomination papers were filed with the clerk, or as 
10determined by lot, or as otherwise specified by statute. Each 
11county clerk shall place a copy of the certification on file in 
12his or her office and at the same time issue to the board of 
13election commissioners a copy of the certification that has 
14been filed in the county clerk's office, together with a copy 
15of the certification that has been issued to the clerk by the 
16State Board of Elections, with directions to the board of 
17election commissioners to place upon the official ballot for 
18the general primary in that election jurisdiction the names of 
19all candidates that are listed on such certification in the 
20same manner and in the same order as shown upon such 
21certifications.
22    The certification shall indicate, where applicable, the 
23following:
24        (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates 
25    for the respective offices;
26        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected 
 
 
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1    or nominated to an office from the State, political 
2    subdivision or district;
3        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than 
4    one candidate for an office;
5        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled 
6    for less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in 
7    a political subdivision or district are for different 
8    terms.
9    The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the 
10case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it 
11is discovered that the original certification is in error.
12    Subject to appeal, the names of candidates whose 
13nomination papers have been held invalid by the appropriate 
14electoral board provided in Section 10-9 of this Code shall 
15not be certified.
16(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)