Sen. Steven M Landek
Filed: 3/9/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 622




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 622 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
55-4 as follows:
 



6    (105 ILCS 5/5-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 5-4)



7    Sec. 5-4. Election of trustees. The election of trustees of 
8schools shall be held in odd-numbered years
at the election 
9specified in the general election law. In townships in which
no 
10election for school
trustees has been held, or in townships in 
11which from any cause there are
no trustees of schools and the 
12law requires that there be school trustees,
the election of 
13trustees of schools shall be held at the same
time.

14    No person shall be nominated for the office of trustee of 
15schools, in townships
containing 20,000 inhabitants or over, 
16except by petition signed by at least
a number of voters equal 
 
 
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1to 5% of the votes cast in the last election for the same 
2position in twenty-five voters of the school township in which 
3he is seeking nomination
and election filed with the township

4treasurer, or, in case of a first election, with the county 
5clerk.

6    A candidate for election as a school trustee, who has 
7petitioned for nomination
to fill a full term and to fill a 
8vacant term to be voted upon at the same
election, must 
9withdraw his or her petition for nomination from either the

10full term or the vacant term by written declaration, which 
11shall be signed
and acknowledged by an officer authorized to 
12take such acknowledgments and
which is filed with the township 
13treasurer in the township in which he or
she is a candidate 
14within the time provided by the general election law.

15(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

 

16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.".