Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Filed: 10/25/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 204 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 204  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act is 
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amended  by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
 



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    (50 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 102, par. 4.10)



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    Sec. 1. Legislative findings; purpose). The General 
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Assembly finds and
declares that questions raised regarding the 
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legality of simultaneously
holding the office of county board 
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member and township supervisor are
unwarranted, and in counties 
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of less than 100,000 population such questions
regarding the 
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legality of simultaneously holding the office of county board

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member and township trustee are unwarranted;
that the General 
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Assembly viewed the office of township supervisor, and
in 
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counties of less than 100,000 population the office of township 
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trustee,
and the office of county board member as compatible; 
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and that to settle
the question
of legality and avoid confusion 
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among such counties and townships as may
be affected by such 
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questions it is lawful to hold the office of county
board 
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member simultaneously with the office of township supervisor, 
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and
in counties of less than 100,000 population with the office 
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of township
trustee, in accordance with this Act.
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    The General Assembly finds and
declares that questions 
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raised regarding the legality of simultaneously
holding the 
 


 






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office of county board member and the office of community 
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college board member are
unwarranted;
that the General Assembly 
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views the office of community college board member
and the 
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office of county board member as compatible; and that to settle

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questions
of legality and avoid confusion among the counties 
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and community college districts as may
be affected by those 
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questions, it is lawful to simultaneously hold the office of 
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county
board member and  the office of community college board 
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member, in accordance with this Act.


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(Source: P.A. 82-554.)

 



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    (50 ILCS 110/2)  (from Ch. 102, par. 4.11)



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    Sec. 2. Simultaneous tenure declared to be lawful. It is 
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lawful
for any person to hold the office of county board
member 
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and township supervisor, and in counties of less than 100,000 
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population
the office of county board member and township 
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trustee, simultaneously.
It is lawful for any person to hold 
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the office of county
board member and the office of township 
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assessor
or town clerk, simultaneously, in counties of less 
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than 300,000 population.
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    It is lawful
for any person to simultaneously hold the 
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office of county board
member and the office of community 
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college board member.


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(Source: P.A. 90-748, eff. 8-14-98.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".