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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0499
Introduced 2/1/2007, by Rep. Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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75 ILCS 5/4-3.3 |
from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3 |
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Amends the Illinois Local Library Act. Makes the minimum signature requirement for a nominating petition for the office of library board trustee 2% of the number of votes cast at the last election for library trustee or 25, whichever is less (now, 50).
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A BILL FOR
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HB0499 |
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LRB095 04365 JAM 25495 b |
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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 Illinois Local Library Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 4-3.3 as follows:
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| (75 ILCS 5/4-3.3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3)
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| Sec. 4-3.3. Nominations for the position of library trustee |
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| including
the first board of library trustees shall be by |
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| petition, signed by
at least 50 legal voters residing in the |
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| incorporated town or village (except
a village under the |
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| commission form of government) or township equal in number to |
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| at least 2% of the number of votes cast at the most recent |
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| election for library trustee or 25, whichever is less, and |
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| filed
with the clerk of such incorporated
town, village, or |
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| township within the time prescribed by the general election
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| law. Such clerk shall certify the candidates for library |
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| trustees to the
proper election authorities who shall conduct |
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| the election in accordance
with the general election law. All |
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| candidates must be residents of the
incorporated town, village |
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| or township involved. The ballots shall not
designate any |
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| political party, platform or political principle.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-751.)
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