101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2267

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robert Martwick

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2  from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2
10 ILCS 5/2A-48  from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48
105 ILCS 5/34-3  from Ch. 122, par. 34-3
105 ILCS 5/34-4  from Ch. 122, par. 34-4
105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new
105 ILCS 5/34-4.2 new
105 ILCS 5/34-13.1
105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new

    Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education at the general primary election in 2020 only as a nonpartisan election on a separate ballot. Provides that a member of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected at each consolidated election thereafter. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2A-1.2 and 2A-48 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)
7    Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated schedule of elections - offices
8designated.
9    (a) At the general election in the appropriate
10even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or
11shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code:
12        (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
13    United States;
14        (2) United States Senator and United States
15    Representative;
16        (3) State Executive Branch elected officers;
17        (4) State Senator and State Representative;
18        (5) County elected officers, including State's
19    Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and
20    elected President of the County Board or County Chief
21    Executive;
22        (6) Circuit Court Clerk;
23        (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in

 

 

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1    counties or educational service regions in which that
2    office has been abolished;
3        (8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
4    Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and
5    newly created judicial offices;
6        (9) (Blank);
7        (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of
8    Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
9        (11) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
10    designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
11    authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual
12    election and permits or requires election of candidates of
13    political parties.
14    (b) At the general primary election:
15        (1) in each even-numbered year candidates of political
16    parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled
17    at the general election in that year, except where pursuant
18    to law nomination of candidates of political parties is
19    made by caucus.
20        (2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the
21    political party offices of State central committeeperson,
22    township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, and
23    precinct committeeperson shall be filled and delegates and
24    alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions
25    shall be elected as may be required pursuant to this Code.
26    In the even-numbered years in which a Presidential election

 

 

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1    is to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference
2    primary shall also be on the ballot.
3        (3) in each even-numbered year, where the municipality
4    has provided for annual elections to elect municipal
5    officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article
6    VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal
7    Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of
8    such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held
9    on the date of the general primary election, provided that
10    the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election
11    where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan
12    municipal elections in even-numbered years, a primary to
13    nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at
14    the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6
15    weeks preceding that election.
16        (4) in each school district which has adopted the
17    provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to
18    the members of the board of education whose terms expire in
19    the year in which the general primary is held shall be
20    elected.
21        (5) in 2020, the members of the Chicago Board of
22    Education shall be elected to serve a term of 5 years;
23    successors shall be elected at the consolidated election
24    under subsection (c) to a term of 4 years as provided under
25    Section 2A-48. The election of members of the Chicago Board
26    of Education held in 2020 shall be a nonpartisan election

 

 

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1    as provided for under this Code and conducted on a separate
2    ballot.
3    (c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate
4odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled:
5        (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
6    municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other
7    municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates
8    of political parties, the runoff election where required by
9    law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law,
10    shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and
11    provided further, in the case of municipal officers
12    provided for by an ordinance providing the form of
13    government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of
14    Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be
15    filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided
16    by such ordinance;
17        (2) Village and incorporated town library directors;
18        (3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
19        (4) Commissioners of park districts;
20        (5) Trustees of public library districts;
21        (6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
22    designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
23    authorizing the creation of the district permits or
24    requires election of candidates of political parties;
25        (7) Township officers, including township park
26    commissioners, township library directors, and boards of

 

 

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1    managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township
2    Assessors;
3        (8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
4        (9) Members of school boards in school districts which
5    adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
6        (10) The directors and chair of the Chain O Lakes - Fox
7    River Waterway Management Agency;
8        (11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
9    under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District
10    Act;
11        (12) Elected members of school boards, school
12    trustees, directors of boards of school directors,
13    trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in
14    counties or educational service regions having a
15    population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members of
16    boards of school inspectors, except school boards in school
17    districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code and
18    except as otherwise provided in paragraph (5) of subsection
19    (b);
20        (13) Members of Community College district boards;
21        (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts;
22        (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
23    Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
24        (16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
25    Districts;
26        (17) Elected Officers of special districts not

 

 

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1    otherwise designated in this Section for which the law
2    governing those districts does not permit candidates of
3    political parties.
4    (d) At the consolidated primary election in each
5odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be
6nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated
7election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination
8of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and
9except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of
10subsection (c).
11    At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
12odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen
13shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for
14mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law
15to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff
16elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be
17required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a
18nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law
19candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates
20of political parties.
21    At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
22odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or
23elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by
24an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality
25pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution.
26    (e) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, public
2questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and
3any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or
4by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code.
5    Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers
6established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for
7the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are
8to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the
9election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so
10provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial
11officers shall be subject to the referendum.
12    Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
13officials established in this Article, any community college
14district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant
15to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or
16hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
17members at the next regularly scheduled election following the
18effective date of the new district.
19    (g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in
20any precinct there are no offices or public questions required
21to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be
22held in the precinct on that date.
23    (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with
24the provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code.
25(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/2A-48)  (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48)
2    Sec. 2A-48. Board of School Directors and Board of
3Education - Member - Time of Election. A member of a Board of
4School Directors or a member of an elected Board of Education,
5as the case may be, shall be elected at each consolidated
6election to succeed each incumbent member whose term ends
7before the following consolidated election. However, a member
8of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected at each
9consolidated election beginning with the April 2025 election to
10succeed each incumbent member whose term ends before the
11following consolidated election.
12(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
13    Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
1434-3, 34-4, and 34-13.1 and by adding Sections 34-4.1, 34-4.2,
15and 34-21.9 as follows:
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/34-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
17    Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
18Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
19    (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago
21Board of Education holding office on that date are abolished
22and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or approval of
23the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School Reform Board of
24Trustees which shall take office upon the appointment of the

 

 

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1fifth member. The Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and
2its members shall serve until, and the terms of all members of
3the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on,
4June 30, 1999 or upon the appointment of a new Chicago Board of
5Education as provided in subsection (b), whichever is later.
6Any vacancy in the membership of the Trustees shall be filled
7through appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or
8approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of
9the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be
10designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees.
11The Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief
12executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief
13executive officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor,
14at his or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
15simultaneously as the chief executive officer.
16    (b) This subsection applies until March 24, 2020. Within 30
17days before the expiration of the terms of the members of the
18Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as provided in subsection (a),
19a new Chicago Board of Education consisting of 7 members shall
20be appointed by the Mayor to take office on the later of July
211, 1999 or the appointment of the seventh member. Three of the
22members initially so appointed under this subsection shall
23serve for terms ending June 30, 2002, 4 of the members
24initially so appointed under this subsection shall serve for
25terms ending June 30, 2003, and each member initially so
26appointed shall continue to hold office until his or her

 

 

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1successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter at the
2expiration of the term of any member a successor shall be
3appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office for a term of 4
4years, from July 1 of the year in which the term commences and
5until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in
6the membership of the Chicago Board of Education shall be
7filled through appointment by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
8No appointment to membership on the Chicago Board of Education
9that is made by the Mayor under this subsection shall require
10the approval of the City Council, whether the appointment is
11made for a full term or to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term
12on the Board.
13    (b-5) On March 24, 2020, the terms of all members of the
14Chicago Board of Education appointed under subsection (b) are
15abolished when the new board, consisting of 21 members, is
16elected by the electors of the school district as provided in
17this subsection and takes office.
18    Each member shall be elected for a term of 4 years,
19commencing on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which
20the member is elected, and until the member's successor is
21elected and has qualified, except that members of the board
22elected to terms commencing on March 24, 2020 shall commence to
23serve for terms of 5 years and until the member's successor is
24elected and has qualified. For purposes of elections conducted
25pursuant to this subsection, the City of Chicago shall be
26subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly

 

 

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1for seats on the Chicago Board of Education, as provided under
2Section 34-21.9. Each district shall be represented by a
3member, and one member shall be elected at large and serve as
4the president of the board.
5    Within 28 days after each board enters office, the board
6shall organize by electing its vice president and fixing a time
7and place for the regular meetings. No less than a majority of
8the board's regular meetings shall take place after regular
9business hours in order to maximize community participation.
10Upon organizing itself as provided in this subsection, the
11board shall enter upon the discharge of its duties.
12    Whenever a vacancy in the board occurs, the remaining
13members of the board shall notify the Mayor of that vacancy
14within 5 days after its occurrence and shall proceed to fill
15the vacancy until the next board election, at which election a
16successor shall be elected to serve the remainder of the
17unexpired term. However, if the vacancy occurs with less than
1828 months remaining in the term or if the vacancy occurs less
19than 88 days before the next board election, then the person so
20appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term, and
21no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. The successor
22shall have the same residential and other qualifications as his
23or her predecessor. Should the remaining board members fail to
24act within 45 days after the vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall,
25within 30 days after the remaining members have failed to fill
26the vacancy, fill the vacancy as provided for in this Section.

 

 

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1Upon the Mayor's failure to fill the vacancy, the vacancy shall
2be filled at the next board election. The successor shall have
3the same residential and other qualifications as his or her
4predecessor.
5    (b-10) The board shall elect annually from its number a
6president and vice-president, in such manner and at such time
7as the board determines by its rules. The president elected by
8the voters and vice president elected by the board officers so
9elected shall each perform the duties imposed upon his or her
10their respective office by the rules of the board, provided
11that (i) the president shall preside at meetings of the board
12and vote as any other member but have no power of veto, and
13(ii) the vice president shall perform the duties of the
14president if that office is vacant or the president is absent
15or unable to act. The secretary of the board Board shall be
16selected by the board Board and shall be an employee of the
17board Board rather than a member of the board Board,
18notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties of
19the secretary shall be imposed by the rules of the board Board.
20    (b-15) No member shall have, or be an employee or owner of
21a company that has, a contract with the school district. No
22former officer, member, or employee of the board shall, within
23a period of one year immediately after termination of service
24on the board, knowingly accept employment or receive
25compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
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1preceding termination of service on the board, participated
2personally and substantially in the award of contracts with the
3board or the school district, or the issuance of contract
4change orders with the board or the school district, with a
5cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or
6its parent or subsidiary.
7    (c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve
8in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a
9term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the
10student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the
11student member as an advisor. The student member may not
12participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
13(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05.)
 
14    (105 ILCS 5/34-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)
15    Sec. 34-4. Eligibility.
16    (a) To be eligible for election appointment to the board, a
17person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a
18registered voter as provided in the Election Code, shall have
19been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at
20least one year 3 years immediately preceding his or her
21election appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender as
22defined in Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. A
23person is ineligible for election or appointment to the board
24if that person is an employee of the school district. All
25persons eligible for election to the board shall be nominated

 

 

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1by a petition signed by no less than 250 voters residing within
2the electoral district on a petition in order to be placed on
3the ballot, except that persons eligible for election to the
4board at large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no
5less than 2,500 voters residing within the city.
6    Permanent removal from the city by any member of the board
7during his or her term of office constitutes a resignation
8therefrom and creates a vacancy in the board. Board Except for
9the President of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees
10who may be paid compensation for his or her services as chief
11executive officer as determined by the Mayor as provided in
12subsection (a) of Section 34-3, board members shall serve
13without any compensation; provided, that board members shall be
14reimbursed for expenses incurred while in the performance of
15their duties upon submission of proper receipts or upon
16submission of a signed voucher in the case of an expense
17allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement or
18allowance to the president of the board for verification and
19approval. Board members The board of education may continue to
20provide health care insurance coverage, employer pension
21contributions, employee pension contributions, and life
22insurance premium payments for an employee required to resign
23from an administrative, teaching, or career service position in
24order to qualify as a member of the board of education. They
25shall not hold other public office under the Federal, State or
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1Regional Transportation Authority, member of the economic
2development commission of a city having a population exceeding
3500,000, notary public or member of the National Guard, and by
4accepting any such office while members of the board, or by not
5resigning any such office held at the time of being elected
6appointed to the board within 30 days after such election
7appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership
8in the board.
9(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
10    (105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new)
11    Sec. 34-4.1. Nomination petitions. In addition to the
12requirements of the general election law, the form of petitions
13under Section 34-4 of this Code shall be substantially as
14follows:
15
NOMINATING PETITIONS
16
(LEAVE OUT THE INAPPLICABLE PART.)
17    To the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of
18Chicago:
19    We the undersigned, being (.... or more) of the voters
20residing within said district, hereby petition that .... who
21resides at .... in the City of Chicago shall be a candidate for
22the office of .... of the board of education (full term)
23(vacancy) to be voted for at the election to be held on (insert
24date).
25    Name: .................. Address: ...................

 

 

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1    In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition
2for nomination, the candidate's given name or names, initial or
3initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,
4or a combination thereof may be used in addition to the
5candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her
6name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in
7Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the
8last day for filing the petition, then (i) the candidate's name
9on the petition must be followed by "formerly known as (list
10all prior names during the 3-year period) until name changed on
11(list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition
12must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the
13candidate's previous names during the period specified in
14clause (i) and the date or dates each of those names was
15changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds
16for denying certification of the candidate's name for the
17ballot, but these requirements do not apply to name changes
18resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's or
19parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or
20dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of
21marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation, such
22as a political slogan, as defined by Section 7-17 of the
23Election Code, title or degree, or nickname suggesting or
24implying possession of a title, degree or professional status,
25or similar information may be used in connection with the
26candidate's surname.

 

 

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1    All petitions for the nomination of members of a board of
2education shall be filed with the board of election
3commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the principal office
4of the school district is located within the time provided for
5by the general election law, except that petitions for the
6nomination of members of the board of education for the March
717, 2020 election shall be prepared and certified on the same
8schedule as the petition schedule for the candidates for the
9General Assembly. The board of election commissioners shall
10receive and file only those petitions that include a statement
11of candidacy, the required number of voter signatures, the
12notarized signature of the petition circulator, and a receipt
13from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed a
14statement of economic interest on or before the last day to
15file as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. The
16board of election commissioners may have petition forms
17available for issuance to potential candidates and may give
18notice of the petition filing period by publication in a
19newspaper of general circulation within the school district not
20less than 10 days prior to the first day of filing. The board
21of election commissioners shall make certification to the
22proper election authorities in accordance with the general
23election law.
24    The board of election commissioners of the jurisdiction in
25which the principal office of the school district is located
26shall notify the candidates for whom a petition for nomination

 

 

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1is filed or the appropriate committee of the obligations under
2the Campaign Financing Act as provided in the general election
3law. Such notice shall be given on a form prescribed by the
4State Board of Elections and in accordance with the
5requirements of the general election law. The board of election
6commissioners shall within 7 days of filing or on the last day
7for filing, whichever is earlier, acknowledge to the petitioner
8in writing the office's acceptance of the petition.
9    A candidate for membership on the board of education who
10has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a
11vacant term to be voted upon at the same election must withdraw
12his or her petition for nomination from either the full term or
13the vacant term by written declaration.
14    Nomination petitions are not valid unless the candidate
15named therein files with the board of election commissioners a
16receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has
17filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
18Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such receipt shall be so
19filed either previously during the calendar year in which his
20or her nomination papers were filed or within the period for
21the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general
22election law.
 
23    (105 ILCS 5/34-4.2 new)
24    Sec. 34-4.2. Ballots. The board of election commissioners
25of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the school

 

 

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1district is located shall conduct a lottery to determine the
2ballot order of candidates for full terms in the event of any
3simultaneous petition filings. Such candidate lottery shall be
4conducted as follows:
5    All petitions filed by persons waiting in line as of 8:00
6a.m. on the first day for filing, or as of the normal opening
7hour of the office involved on such day, shall be deemed
8simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal opening
9hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail and received
10after midnight of the first day for filing and in the first
11mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be deemed
12simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the
13normal opening hour of such day, as the case may be. All
14petitions received thereafter shall be deemed filed in the
15order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions filed
16within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be deemed
17filed simultaneously.
18    Where 2 or more petitions are received simultaneously for
19the same office as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for petition
20filing or as of the normal opening hour of the office of the
21board of election commissioners with whom such petitions are
22filed, the board of election commissioners shall break ties and
23determine the order of filing by means of a lottery or other
24fair and impartial method of random selection. Such lottery
25shall be conducted within 9 days following the last day for
26petition filing and shall be open to the public. Seven days

 

 

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1written notice of the time and place of conducting such random
2selection shall be given by the board of election commissioners
3to all candidates who filed their petitions simultaneously and
4to each organization of citizens within the election
5jurisdiction that was entitled, under the general election law,
6at the next preceding election, to have poll watchers present
7on the day of election. The board of election commissioners
8shall post in a conspicuous, open, and public place, at the
9entrance of his or her office, notice of the time and place of
10such lottery.
11    All candidates shall be certified in the order in which
12their petitions have been filed and in the manner prescribed by
13Section 10-15 of the Election Code. Where candidates have filed
14simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order prescribed
15by this Section and prior to candidates who filed for the same
16office at a later time.
17    Where elections are conducted for unexpired terms, a second
18lottery to determine ballot order shall be conducted for
19candidates who simultaneously file petitions for such
20unexpired terms. Such lottery shall be conducted in the same
21manner as prescribed by this Section for full term candidates.
22    Ballots for the election of school officers shall be in the
23following form:
 
24(BALLOT FORMAT
25    Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the

 

 

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1order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to this
2Section.
3    The school district is divided into 20 electoral districts,
4each of which elects one member to the board of education and
5votes on one member to serve at large.)
6
OFFICIAL BALLOT
7
DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
8
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
9
A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
10
VOTE FOR ONE
11
( ) .....................................
12
( ) .....................................
13
( ) .....................................
14
OFFICIAL BALLOT
15
AT LARGE
16
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
17
A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
18
VOTE FOR ONE
19
( ) .....................................
20
( ) .....................................
21
( ) .....................................
22
REVERSE SIDE:
23
OFFICIAL BALLOT
24
DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
25
(Precinct name or number)
26
School District No. ......, ........... County, Illinois

 

 

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1
Election Tuesday (insert date)
2
(facsimile signature of Election Authority)
3
(County)

 
4    (105 ILCS 5/34-13.1)
5    Sec. 34-13.1. Inspector General.
6    (a) The Inspector General and his office in existence on
7the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be
8transferred to the jurisdiction of the board upon appointment
9of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. The Inspector
10General shall have the authority to conduct investigations into
11allegations of or incidents of waste, fraud, and financial
12mismanagement in public education within the jurisdiction of
13the board by a local school council member or an employee,
14contractor, or member of the board or involving school projects
15managed or handled by the Public Building Commission. The
16Inspector General shall make recommendations to the board about
17the investigations. The Inspector General in office on the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall serve for a
19term expiring on June 30, 1998. His or her successors in office
20shall each be appointed by the Mayor, without the consent or
21approval of the City Council, for 4 year terms expiring on June
2230th of an even numbered year; however, beginning on March 24,
232020, successors shall be appointed by the board instead of the
24Mayor. If the Inspector General leaves office or if a vacancy
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1without the consent or approval of the City Council, a
2successor to serve under this Section for the remainder of the
3unexpired term; however, beginning on March 21, 2024,
4successors shall be appointed by the board instead of the
5Mayor. The Inspector General shall be independent of the
6operations of the board and the School Finance Authority, and
7shall perform other duties requested by the board.
8    (b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
9information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of
10the office. If the Inspector General determines that a possible
11criminal act has been committed or that special expertise is
12required in the investigation, he or she shall immediately
13notify the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County
14State's Attorney. All investigations conducted by the
15Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner that ensures
16the preservation of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.
17    (c) At all times the Inspector General shall be granted
18access to any building or facility that is owned, operated, or
19leased by the board, the Public Building Commission, or the
20city in trust and for the use and benefit of the schools of the
21district.
22    (d) The Inspector General shall have the power to subpoena
23witnesses and compel the production of books and papers
24pertinent to an investigation authorized by this Code. Any
25person who (1) fails to appear in response to a subpoena; (2)
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1papers pertinent to an investigation under this Code; or (4)
2knowingly gives false testimony during an investigation under
3this Code, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
4    (e) The Inspector General shall provide to the board and
5the Illinois General Assembly a summary of reports and
6investigations made under this Section for the previous fiscal
7year no later than January 1 of each year, except that the
8Inspector General shall provide the summary of reports and
9investigations made under this Section for the period
10commencing July 1, 1998 and ending April 30, 1999 no later than
11May 1, 1999. The summaries shall detail the final disposition
12of those recommendations. The summaries shall not contain any
13confidential or identifying information concerning the
14subjects of the reports and investigations. The summaries shall
15also include detailed recommended administrative actions and
16matters for consideration by the General Assembly.
17    (f) (Blank).
18    (g) (Blank).
19(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
 
20    (105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new)
21    Sec. 34-21.9. Creation of electoral districts;
22reapportionment of districts.
23    (a) For purposes of elections conducted pursuant to
24subsection (b-5) of Section 34-3, the City of Chicago shall be
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1of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly by the
2General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education.
3The electoral districts must be drawn on or before January 1,
42020. Each district must be compact, contiguous, and
5substantially equal in population.
6    (b) In the year following each decennial census, the
7General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to
8reflect the results of the decennial census consistent with the
9requirements in subsection (a). The reapportionment plan shall
10be completed and formally approved by the General Assembly not
11less than 90 days before the last date established by law for
12the filing of nominating petitions for the second school board
13election after the decennial census year. If by reapportionment
14a board member no longer resides within the electoral district
15from which the member was elected, the member shall continue to
16serve in office until the expiration of the member's regular
17term. All new members shall be elected from the electoral
18districts as reapportioned.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.