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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1589 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 75 ILCS 5/4-3.3 | from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3 |
| Amends the Trustees Article of the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a candidate for the position of library trustee must have a valid library card for the library. |
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1589 | | LRB104 08644 RTM 18697 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 4-3.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (75 ILCS 5/4-3.3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4-3.3. Nominations. Nominations for the position of |
| 8 | | library trustee including the first board of library trustees |
| 9 | | shall be by petition, signed by at least 25 legal voters |
| 10 | | residing in the incorporated town or village (except a village |
| 11 | | under the commission form of government) or township and filed |
| 12 | | with the clerk of such incorporated town, village, or township |
| 13 | | within the time prescribed by the general election law. Such |
| 14 | | clerk shall certify the candidates for library trustees to the |
| 15 | | proper election authorities who shall conduct the election in |
| 16 | | accordance with the general election law. All candidates must |
| 17 | | be residents of the incorporated town, village, or township |
| 18 | | involved and have a valid library card for the library. The |
| 19 | | ballots shall not designate any political party, platform, or |
| 20 | | political principle. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 95-65, eff. 1-1-08.) |