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    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
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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 Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
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12A-5 as follows:
 

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    (10 ILCS 5/12A-5)

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    Sec. 12A-5. Internet Guide. 
The Board shall publish, no 
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later than the 45th day before a general election
in which a

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statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet website 
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with the
following
information:

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        (1) The date and time of the general election.

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        (2) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an 
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    elector.

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        (3) The deadline for registering as an elector in the 
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    State of Illinois
for
the next
election.

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        (4) Contact information for local election 
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    authorities.

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        (5) A description of the following offices, when they 
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    appear on the
ballot,
including their term of office, basic 
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    duties, and base salary: United States
President,
United 
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    States Senator, United States Representative, Governor, 
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    Lieutenant
Governor,
Attorney
General, Secretary of State, 
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    Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and 
 


 






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    Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include 
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    information on any office other than the offices listed in 
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    this item (5).

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        (6) The names and party affiliations of qualified 
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    candidates for the
following
offices, when these offices 
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    appear on the ballot: United States President,
United 
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    States
Senator, United States Representative, Governor, 
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    Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General,
Secretary of State, 
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    Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and 
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    Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include 
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    information on candidates for any office other than the 
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    offices listed in this item (6).

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        (7) Challenged candidates. Where a candidate's right 
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    to appear on the
general
election ballot has been 
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    challenged, and any appeal remains pending regarding
those

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    challenges, the challenged candidate may appear on the 
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    Internet Guide, subject
to the
other provisions of Section 
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    12A-10. In this instance, the Board may note that
the

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    candidate's
candidacy has been challenged and that he or 
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    she may be removed from the
ballot prior
to election day. 
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    If the candidate is removed from the ballot prior to 
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    election
day, the
Board shall remove the candidate's name 
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    and other information from the Internet
Guide.

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        (8) Any personal statement and photograph submitted by 
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    a candidate named
in
the
Internet Guide, subject to 
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    Sections 12A-10 and 12A-35.

 


 






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        (9) A means by which an elector may determine what type 
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    of balloting
equipment
is used by his or her local election 
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    authority, and the instructions for
properly
using that

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    equipment.

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        (10) The text of any public question that may appear on 
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    the ballot.

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        (11) A mechanism by which electors may determine in 
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    which congressional and judicial districts they reside. 
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    The Internet Guide shall allow
visitors to
search for 
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    candidates by office (e.g., Governor or United States 
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    Senator) and
candidate's name.

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        (12) Information concerning how to become an election 
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    judge.

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    The Board shall archive the contents of the Internet Guide 
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for a period of at
least 5
years.


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    In addition, the Board shall has the discretion to publish 
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a voters' guide before a general primary election in the manner 
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provided in this Article.


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(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)