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Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
Filed: 3/27/2009
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2987
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2987 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 3.1-15-45 as follows:
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| (65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-45 new) |
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| Sec. 3.1-15-45. Petitions for incompatible offices. |
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| Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if petitions for |
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| nomination have been filed for the same person for 2 or more |
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| offices to be elected under this Code that are incompatible so |
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| that the same person could not serve in more than one of those |
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| offices if elected, that person must withdraw as a candidate |
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| for all but one of those offices within the 5 business days |
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| following the last day for petition filing. If the person fails |
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| to withdraw as a candidate for all but one of the offices |
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| within that time, the person's name shall not be certified, nor |