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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 12A-5 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/12A-5)
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7 | Sec. 12A-5. Internet Guide.
The Board shall publish, no | ||||||
8 | later than the 45th day before a general election
in which a
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9 | statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet website | ||||||
10 | with the
following
information:
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11 | (1) The date and time of the general election.
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12 | (2) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an | ||||||
13 | elector.
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14 | (3) The deadline for registering as an elector in the | ||||||
15 | State of Illinois
for
the next
election.
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16 | (4) Contact information for local election | ||||||
17 | authorities.
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18 | (5) A description of the following offices, when they | ||||||
19 | appear on the
ballot,
including their term of office, basic | ||||||
20 | duties, and base salary: United States
President,
United | ||||||
21 | States Senator, United States Representative, Governor, | ||||||
22 | Lieutenant
Governor,
Attorney
General, Secretary of State, | ||||||
23 | Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and |
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1 | Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include | ||||||
2 | information on any office other than the offices listed in | ||||||
3 | this item (5).
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4 | (6) The names and party affiliations of qualified | ||||||
5 | candidates for the
following
offices, when these offices | ||||||
6 | appear on the ballot: United States President,
United | ||||||
7 | States
Senator, United States Representative, Governor, | ||||||
8 | Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General,
Secretary of State, | ||||||
9 | Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and | ||||||
10 | Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include | ||||||
11 | information on candidates for any office other than the | ||||||
12 | offices listed in this item (6).
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13 | (7) Challenged candidates. Where a candidate's right | ||||||
14 | to appear on the
general
election ballot has been | ||||||
15 | challenged, and any appeal remains pending regarding
those
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16 | challenges, the challenged candidate may appear on the | ||||||
17 | Internet Guide, subject
to the
other provisions of Section | ||||||
18 | 12A-10. In this instance, the Board may note that
the
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19 | candidate's
candidacy has been challenged and that he or | ||||||
20 | she may be removed from the
ballot prior
to election day. | ||||||
21 | If the candidate is removed from the ballot prior to | ||||||
22 | election
day, the
Board shall remove the candidate's name | ||||||
23 | and other information from the Internet
Guide.
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24 | (8) Any personal statement and photograph submitted by | ||||||
25 | a candidate named
in
the
Internet Guide, subject to | ||||||
26 | Sections 12A-10 and 12A-35.
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1 | (9) A means by which an elector may determine what type | ||||||
2 | of balloting
equipment
is used by his or her local election | ||||||
3 | authority, and the instructions for
properly
using that
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4 | equipment.
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5 | (10) The text of any public question that may appear on | ||||||
6 | the ballot.
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7 | (11) A mechanism by which electors may determine in | ||||||
8 | which congressional and judicial districts they reside. | ||||||
9 | The Internet Guide shall allow
visitors to
search for | ||||||
10 | candidates by office (e.g., Governor or United States | ||||||
11 | Senator) and
candidate's name.
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12 | (12) Information concerning how to become an election | ||||||
13 | judge.
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14 | The Board shall archive the contents of the Internet Guide | ||||||
15 | for a period of at
least 5
years.
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16 | In addition, the Board shall has the discretion to publish | ||||||
17 | a voters' guide before a general primary election in the manner | ||||||
18 | provided in this Article.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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