Rep. Katie Stuart
Filed: 5/19/2023
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2123
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2123, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
3 | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
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7 | (5 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 103)
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8 | Sec. 2.
(a) The General Assembly in submitting an | ||||||
9 | amendment to the
Constitution to the electors, or the | ||||||
10 | proponents of an amendment to Article
IV of the Constitution | ||||||
11 | submitted by petition, shall prepare a brief explanation of | ||||||
12 | such
amendment, a brief argument in favor of the same, and the | ||||||
13 | form in which
such amendment will appear on the separate | ||||||
14 | ballot as provided by Section
16-6 of the Election Code, as
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15 | amended. The minority of the General Assembly, or if there is | ||||||
16 | no minority,
anyone designated by the General Assembly shall |
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1 | prepare a brief argument
against such amendment. The | ||||||
2 | explanation, the arguments for and against each constitutional | ||||||
3 | amendment, and the form in which the amendment will appear on | ||||||
4 | the separate ballot shall be approved by a joint resolution of | ||||||
5 | the General Assembly and filed in the office of the Secretary | ||||||
6 | of State with the proposed amendment. | ||||||
7 | (b) In the case of an
amendment to Article IV of the | ||||||
8 | Constitution initiated pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of | ||||||
9 | the Constitution, the proponents shall be those persons
so | ||||||
10 | designated at the time of the filing of the petition as | ||||||
11 | provided in Section
10-8 of the Election Code, and the | ||||||
12 | opponents shall be those members of the
General Assembly | ||||||
13 | opposing such amendment, or if there are none, anyone
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14 | designated by the General Assembly and such opponents shall | ||||||
15 | prepare a brief
argument against such amendment. The | ||||||
16 | proponent's explanation and
argument in favor of and the | ||||||
17 | opponent's opponents argument against an amendment
to Article | ||||||
18 | IV initiated by petition must
be submitted to the Attorney | ||||||
19 | General, who may rewrite them for accuracy
and fairness. The | ||||||
20 | explanation,
the arguments for and against each constitutional | ||||||
21 | amendment, and the form in which the
amendment will appear on | ||||||
22 | the separate ballot shall be filed in the
office of the | ||||||
23 | Secretary of State with the proposed amendment. | ||||||
24 | (c) At least 2 months before the next election of members | ||||||
25 | of the General Assembly,
following the passage of the proposed | ||||||
26 | amendment, the Secretary of State
shall publish the amendment, |
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1 | in full in 8 point type, or the equivalent
thereto, in at least | ||||||
2 | one secular newspaper of general circulation in
every county | ||||||
3 | in this State in which a newspaper is published and its digital | ||||||
4 | equivalent . In
counties in which 2 or more newspapers are | ||||||
5 | published, the Secretary of
State shall cause such amendment | ||||||
6 | to be published in 2 newspapers and their digital equivalent . | ||||||
7 | In
counties having a population of 500,000 or more, such | ||||||
8 | amendment shall be
published in not less than 6 newspapers of | ||||||
9 | general circulation and their digital equivalent . After
the | ||||||
10 | first publication, the publication of such amendment shall be
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11 | repeated once each week for 2 consecutive weeks. In selecting | ||||||
12 | newspapers
in which to publish such amendment the Secretary of | ||||||
13 | State shall have
regard solely to the circulation of such | ||||||
14 | newspapers, selecting secular
newspapers in every case having | ||||||
15 | the largest circulation. The proposed
amendment shall have a | ||||||
16 | notice prefixed thereto in said publications,
that at such | ||||||
17 | election the proposed amendment will be submitted to the
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18 | electors for adoption or rejection, and at the end of the | ||||||
19 | official
publication, he shall also publish the form in which | ||||||
20 | the proposed
amendment will appear on the separate ballot. The | ||||||
21 | Secretary of State
shall fix the publication fees to be paid to | ||||||
22 | newspapers for making such
publication, but in no case shall | ||||||
23 | such publication fee exceed the amount
charged by such | ||||||
24 | newspapers to private individuals for a like
publication. | ||||||
25 | (d) In addition to the notice hereby required to be | ||||||
26 | published,
the Secretary of State shall also cause the |
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1 | existing form of the
constitutional provision proposed to be | ||||||
2 | amended, the proposed amendment,
the explanation of the same, | ||||||
3 | the arguments for and against the same, and
the form in which | ||||||
4 | such amendment will appear on the separate ballot, to
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5 | published in pamphlet form in 8 point type or the equivalent | ||||||
6 | thereto in English, in additional languages as required by | ||||||
7 | Section 203 of Title III of the federal Voting Rights Act of | ||||||
8 | 1965, and in braille. The Secretary of State shall publish the | ||||||
9 | pamphlet on the Secretary's website in a downloadable, | ||||||
10 | printable format and maintain a reasonable supply of printed | ||||||
11 | pamphlets to be available upon request. The Secretary of State | ||||||
12 | shall publish an audio version of the pamphlet, which shall be | ||||||
13 | available for playback on the Secretary's website and made | ||||||
14 | available to any individual or entity upon request. | ||||||
15 | (e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary of | ||||||
16 | State shall mail such pamphlet to every mailing
address in the | ||||||
17 | State, addressed to the attention of the Postal Patron. He
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18 | shall also maintain a reasonable supply of such pamphlets so | ||||||
19 | as to make
them available to any person requesting one.
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20 | (f) For any proposed constitutional amendment appearing on | ||||||
21 | the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022, the | ||||||
22 | Secretary of State, in lieu of the requirement in subsection | ||||||
23 | (e) of this Act, shall mail a postcard to every mailing address | ||||||
24 | in the State advising that a proposed constitutional amendment | ||||||
25 | will be considered at the general election. The postcard shall | ||||||
26 | include a URL to the Secretary of State's website that |
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1 | contains the information required in subsection (d). | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
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3 | (5 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 1, par. 106)
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4 | Sec. 4.
At the election, the proposed amendment and | ||||||
5 | explanation shall
be printed on the top of the "Official | ||||||
6 | Ballot" preceding all nominations of any political party upon | ||||||
7 | a single the separate ballot in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
8 | of
Section 16-6 of the Election Code "An Act concerning | ||||||
9 | elections," approved May 11, 1943, as
amended .
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10 | (Source: Laws 1949, p. 18.)
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11 | Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing | ||||||
12 | Sections 1-21, 1A-25, 3-6, 4-6.2, 5-16.2, 6-50.2, 7-8, 7-9, | ||||||
13 | 9-3, 10-9, 10-10, 11-4, 11-8, 12A-10, 12-4, 16-3, 16-6, | ||||||
14 | 19-2.5, 19-3, 19-5, 19-8, 22-9.1, and 23-23 and by adding | ||||||
15 | Sections 1-23 and 1A-16.11 as follows: | ||||||
16 | (10 ILCS 5/1-21) | ||||||
17 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2024) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 1-21. Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task | ||||||
19 | Force. | ||||||
20 | (a) The Public Financing of Judicial Elections Task Force | ||||||
21 | is hereby created for the purposes described in subsection | ||||||
22 | (b). Members of the Task Force shall be appointed as follows: | ||||||
23 | (1) one member appointed by the Governor; |
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1 | (2) one member appointed by the Attorney General; | ||||||
2 | (3) 2 members appointed by the President of the | ||||||
3 | Senate; | ||||||
4 | (4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
5 | Representatives; | ||||||
6 | (5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
7 | Senate; and | ||||||
8 | (6) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
9 | House of Representatives. | ||||||
10 | (b) The Task Force shall study the feasibility of | ||||||
11 | implementing a system of campaign finance that would allow | ||||||
12 | public funds to be used to subsidize campaigns for candidates | ||||||
13 | for judicial office in exchange for voluntary adherence by | ||||||
14 | those campaigns to specified expenditure limitations. In | ||||||
15 | conducting its study, the Task Force shall consider whether | ||||||
16 | implementing such a system of public financing is in the best | ||||||
17 | interest of the State. The Task Force may propose one or more | ||||||
18 | funding sources for the public financing of judicial | ||||||
19 | elections, including, but not limited to, fines, voluntary | ||||||
20 | contributions, surcharges on lobbying activities, and a | ||||||
21 | whistleblower fund. The Task Force shall consider the | ||||||
22 | following factors: | ||||||
23 | (1) the amount of funds raised by past candidates for | ||||||
24 | judicial office; | ||||||
25 | (2) the amount of funds expended by past candidates | ||||||
26 | for judicial office; |
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1 | (3) the disparity in the amount of funds raised by | ||||||
2 | candidates for judicial office of different political | ||||||
3 | parties; | ||||||
4 | (4) the amount of funds expended with respect to | ||||||
5 | campaigns for judicial office by entities not affiliated | ||||||
6 | with a candidate; | ||||||
7 | (5) the amount of money contributed to or expended by | ||||||
8 | a committee of a political party to promote a candidate | ||||||
9 | for judicial office; | ||||||
10 | (6) jurisprudence concerning campaign finance and | ||||||
11 | public financing of political campaigns, both for judicial | ||||||
12 | office and generally; and | ||||||
13 | (7) any other factors that the Task Force determines | ||||||
14 | are related to the public financing of elections in this | ||||||
15 | State. | ||||||
16 | The Task Force shall also suggest changes to current law | ||||||
17 | that would be necessary to facilitate public financing of | ||||||
18 | candidates for judicial office. | ||||||
19 | (c) The Task Force shall complete its study no later than | ||||||
20 | June 30, 2024 2023 and shall report its findings to the | ||||||
21 | Governor and the General Assembly as soon as possible after | ||||||
22 | the study is complete. | ||||||
23 | (d) The members shall serve without compensation. If a | ||||||
24 | vacancy occurs on the Task Force, it shall be filled according | ||||||
25 | to the guidelines of the initial appointment. | ||||||
26 | (e) The State Board of Elections shall provide staff and |
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1 | administrative support to the Task Force. | ||||||
2 | (f) As used in this Section, "judicial office" means | ||||||
3 | nomination, election, or retention to the Supreme Court, the | ||||||
4 | Appellate Court, or the Circuit Court. | ||||||
5 | (g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025 2024 .
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6 | (Source: P.A. 102-909, eff. 5-27-22.) | ||||||
7 | (10 ILCS 5/1-23 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 1-23. Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Ranked-Choice and Voting Systems Task Force is | ||||||
10 | created. The purpose of the Task Force is to review voting | ||||||
11 | systems and the methods of voting, including ranked-choice | ||||||
12 | voting, that could be authorized by law. The Task Force shall | ||||||
13 | have the following duties: | ||||||
14 | (1) Engage election officials, interested groups, and | ||||||
15 | members of the public for the purpose of assessing the | ||||||
16 | adoption and implementation of ranked-choice voting in | ||||||
17 | presidential primary elections beginning in 2028. | ||||||
18 | (2) Review standards used to certify or approve the | ||||||
19 | use of a voting system, including the standards adopted by | ||||||
20 | the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the State | ||||||
21 | Board of Elections. | ||||||
22 | (3) Advise whether the voting system used by Illinois | ||||||
23 | election authorities would be able to accommodate | ||||||
24 | alternative methods of voting, including, but not limited | ||||||
25 | to, ranked-choice voting. |
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1 | (4) Make recommendations or suggestions for changes to | ||||||
2 | the Election Code or administrative rules for | ||||||
3 | certification of voting systems in Illinois to accommodate | ||||||
4 | alternative methods of voting, including ranked-choice | ||||||
5 | voting. | ||||||
6 | (b) On or before March 1, 2024, the Task Force shall | ||||||
7 | publish a final report of its findings and recommendations. | ||||||
8 | The report shall, at a minimum, detail findings and | ||||||
9 | recommendations related to the duties of the Task Force and | ||||||
10 | the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) the process used in Illinois to certify voting | ||||||
12 | systems, including which systems can conduct ranked-choice | ||||||
13 | voting; and | ||||||
14 | (2) information about the voting system used by | ||||||
15 | election authorities, including which election authorities | ||||||
16 | rely on legacy hardware and software for voting and which | ||||||
17 | counties and election authorities rely on equipment for | ||||||
18 | voting that has not exceeded its usable life span but | ||||||
19 | require a software upgrade to accommodate ranked-choice | ||||||
20 | voting. In this paragraph, "legacy hardware and software" | ||||||
21 | means equipment that has exceeded its usable life span. | ||||||
22 | (c) The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
23 | (1) 4 members, appointed by the Senate President, | ||||||
24 | including 2 members of the Senate and 2 members of the | ||||||
25 | public; | ||||||
26 | (2) 4 members, appointed by the Speaker of the House |
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1 | of Representatives, including 2 members of the House of | ||||||
2 | Representatives and 2 members of the public; | ||||||
3 | (3) 2 members, appointed by the Senate Minority | ||||||
4 | Leader, including one member of the Senate and one member | ||||||
5 | of the public; | ||||||
6 | (4) 2 members, appointed by the House Minority Leader, | ||||||
7 | including one member of the House of Representatives and | ||||||
8 | one member of the public; | ||||||
9 | (5) 4 members, appointed by the Governor, including at | ||||||
10 | least 2 members with knowledge and experience | ||||||
11 | administering elections; and | ||||||
12 | (6) one member appointed by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
13 | (d) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within 30 | ||||||
14 | days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
15 | 103rd General Assembly. Members shall serve without | ||||||
16 | compensation. | ||||||
17 | (e) The Task Force shall meet at the call of a co-chair at | ||||||
18 | least quarterly to fulfill its duties. At the first meeting of | ||||||
19 | the Task Force, the Task Force shall elect one co-chair from | ||||||
20 | the members appointed by the Senate President and one co-chair | ||||||
21 | from the members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
22 | Representatives. | ||||||
23 | (f) The State Board of Elections shall provide | ||||||
24 | administrative support for the Task Force. | ||||||
25 | (g) This Section is repealed, and the Task Force is | ||||||
26 | dissolved, on June 1, 2024. |
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1 | (10 ILCS 5/1A-16.11 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 1A-16.11. Naturalization ceremony registration. | ||||||
3 | (a) The State Board of Elections shall coordinate with | ||||||
4 | each United States District Court in Illinois for a | ||||||
5 | representative or representatives of the State Board of | ||||||
6 | Elections to offer voter registration information, provide | ||||||
7 | voter registration applications, and collect completed voter | ||||||
8 | registration applications, including electronic voter | ||||||
9 | registration applications, from all eligible citizens after | ||||||
10 | the naturalization ceremony, as allowed by the United States | ||||||
11 | District Court presiding over the naturalization. | ||||||
12 | (b) The State Board of Elections may adopt rules to | ||||||
13 | implement this Section. | ||||||
14 | (10 ILCS 5/1A-25) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 1A-25. Centralized statewide voter registration list. | ||||||
16 | The centralized statewide voter registration list required by | ||||||
17 | Title III, Subtitle A, Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act | ||||||
18 | of 2002 shall be created and maintained by the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Elections as provided in this Section. | ||||||
20 | (1) The centralized statewide voter registration list | ||||||
21 | shall be compiled from the voter registration data bases | ||||||
22 | of each election authority in this State.
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23 | (2) With the exception of voter registration forms | ||||||
24 | submitted electronically through an online voter |
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1 | registration system, all new voter registration forms and | ||||||
2 | applications to register to vote, including those reviewed | ||||||
3 | by the Secretary of State at a driver services facility, | ||||||
4 | shall be transmitted only to the appropriate election | ||||||
5 | authority as required by Articles 4, 5, and 6 of this Code | ||||||
6 | and not to the State Board of Elections. All voter | ||||||
7 | registration forms submitted electronically to the State | ||||||
8 | Board of Elections through an online voter registration | ||||||
9 | system shall be transmitted to the appropriate election | ||||||
10 | authority as required by Section 1A-16.5. The election | ||||||
11 | authority shall process and verify each voter registration | ||||||
12 | form and electronically enter verified registrations on an | ||||||
13 | expedited basis onto the statewide voter registration | ||||||
14 | list. All original registration cards shall remain | ||||||
15 | permanently in the office of the election authority as | ||||||
16 | required by this Code.
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17 | (3) The centralized statewide voter registration list | ||||||
18 | shall:
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19 | (i) Be designed to allow election authorities to | ||||||
20 | utilize the registration data on the statewide voter | ||||||
21 | registration list pertinent to voters registered in | ||||||
22 | their election jurisdiction on locally maintained | ||||||
23 | software programs that are unique to each | ||||||
24 | jurisdiction.
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25 | (ii) Allow each election authority to perform | ||||||
26 | essential election management functions, including but |
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1 | not limited to production of voter lists, processing | ||||||
2 | of vote by mail voters, production of individual, | ||||||
3 | pre-printed applications to vote, administration of | ||||||
4 | election judges, and polling place administration, but | ||||||
5 | shall not prevent any election authority from using | ||||||
6 | information from that election authority's own | ||||||
7 | systems.
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8 | (4) The registration information maintained by each | ||||||
9 | election authority shall be synchronized with that | ||||||
10 | authority's information on the statewide list at least | ||||||
11 | once every 24 hours.
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12 | (5) The vote by mail, early vote, and rejected ballot | ||||||
13 | information maintained by each election authority shall be | ||||||
14 | synchronized with the election authority's information on | ||||||
15 | the statewide list at least once every 24 hours. The State | ||||||
16 | Board of Elections shall maintain the information required | ||||||
17 | by this paragraph in an electronic format on its website, | ||||||
18 | arranged by county and accessible to State and local | ||||||
19 | political committees. | ||||||
20 | (i) Within one day after receipt of a vote by mail | ||||||
21 | voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit | ||||||
22 | by electronic means the voter's name, street address, | ||||||
23 | email address and precinct, ward, township, and | ||||||
24 | district numbers, as the case may be, to the State | ||||||
25 | Board of Elections. | ||||||
26 | (ii) Within one day after receipt of an early |
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1 | voter's ballot, the election authority shall transmit | ||||||
2 | by electronic means the voter's name, street address, | ||||||
3 | email address and precinct, ward, township, and | ||||||
4 | district numbers, as the case may be, to the State | ||||||
5 | Board of Elections. | ||||||
6 | (iii) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any | ||||||
7 | reason, within one day after the rejection the | ||||||
8 | election authority shall transmit by electronic means | ||||||
9 | the voter's name, street address, email address and | ||||||
10 | precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as the | ||||||
11 | case may be, to the State Board of Elections. If a | ||||||
12 | rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be | ||||||
13 | valid, the election authority shall, within one day | ||||||
14 | after the determination, remove the name of the voter | ||||||
15 | from the list transmitted to the State Board of | ||||||
16 | Election. | ||||||
17 | (6) The statewide voter registration list shall be | ||||||
18 | updated at least every 30 days, however, the information | ||||||
19 | required in paragraph (5) shall be updated at least every | ||||||
20 | 24 hours and made available upon request to permitted | ||||||
21 | entities as described in this Section. | ||||||
22 | To protect the privacy and confidentiality of voter | ||||||
23 | registration information, the disclosure of any portion of the | ||||||
24 | centralized statewide voter registration list to any person or | ||||||
25 | entity other than to a State or local political committee and | ||||||
26 | other than to a governmental entity for a governmental purpose |
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1 | is specifically prohibited except as follows: (1) subject to | ||||||
2 | security measures adopted by the State Board of Elections | ||||||
3 | which, at a minimum, shall include the keeping of a catalog or | ||||||
4 | database, available for public view, including the name, | ||||||
5 | address, and telephone number of the person viewing the list | ||||||
6 | as well as the time of that viewing, any person may view the | ||||||
7 | list on a computer screen at the Springfield office of the | ||||||
8 | State Board of Elections, during normal business hours other | ||||||
9 | than during the 27 days before an election, but the person | ||||||
10 | viewing the list under this exception may not print, | ||||||
11 | duplicate, transmit, or alter the list; or (2) as may be | ||||||
12 | required by an agreement the State Board of Elections has | ||||||
13 | entered into with a multi-state voter registration list | ||||||
14 | maintenance system.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15 .) | ||||||
16 | (10 ILCS 5/3-6) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 3-6. Voting and registration age. | ||||||
18 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person | ||||||
19 | who is 17 years old on the date of a caucus, general primary | ||||||
20 | election, or consolidated primary election and who is | ||||||
21 | otherwise qualified to vote is qualified to vote at that | ||||||
22 | caucus, general primary, or consolidated primary, including | ||||||
23 | voting a vote by mail, grace period, or early voting ballot | ||||||
24 | with respect to that general primary or consolidated primary, | ||||||
25 | if that person will be 18 years old on the date of the |
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1 | immediately following general election or consolidated | ||||||
2 | election for which candidates are nominated at that primary. | ||||||
3 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person | ||||||
4 | who is otherwise qualified to vote may preregister to vote on | ||||||
5 | or after that person's 16th birthday, with the registration | ||||||
6 | held in abeyance by the State Board of Elections until that | ||||||
7 | individual attains the required age to vote, at which time the | ||||||
8 | State Board of Elections shall transmit the registration to | ||||||
9 | the applicable election authority. Preregistration under this | ||||||
10 | subsection (b) shall be completed using the online voter | ||||||
11 | registration system, as provided in Section 1A-16.5, or an | ||||||
12 | electronic voter registration portal with an automatic voter | ||||||
13 | registration agency, as provided in Section 1A-16.7. | ||||||
14 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an | ||||||
15 | individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on | ||||||
16 | the date of the immediately following general or consolidated | ||||||
17 | election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed | ||||||
18 | eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition | ||||||
19 | proposing a public question. | ||||||
20 | (d) For the purposes of this Code, a person who is 16 years | ||||||
21 | of age or older shall be deemed competent to execute and attest | ||||||
22 | to any voter registration forms. | ||||||
23 | (e) References in this Code and elsewhere to the | ||||||
24 | requirement that a person must be 18 years old to vote shall be | ||||||
25 | interpreted in accordance with this Section. | ||||||
26 | For the purposes of this Code, an individual who is 17 |
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1 | years of age and who will be 18 years of age on the date of the | ||||||
2 | general or consolidated election shall be deemed competent to | ||||||
3 | execute and attest to any voter registration forms. An | ||||||
4 | individual who is 17 years of age, will be 18 years of age on | ||||||
5 | the date of the immediately following general or consolidated | ||||||
6 | election, and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be deemed | ||||||
7 | eligible to circulate a nominating petition or a petition | ||||||
8 | proposing a public question.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 99-722, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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10 | (10 ILCS 5/4-6.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-6.2)
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11 | Sec. 4-6.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all | ||||||
12 | municipal and township
or road district clerks or their duly | ||||||
13 | authorized deputies as deputy registrars
who may accept the | ||||||
14 | registration of all qualified residents of the State.
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15 | The county clerk shall appoint all precinct | ||||||
16 | committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may | ||||||
17 | accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the | ||||||
18 | State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
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19 | The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named | ||||||
20 | persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such | ||||||
21 | persons:
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22 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
23 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
24 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
25 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | at such library.
| ||||||
2 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
3 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
4 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
5 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
| ||||||
6 | qualified resident of the State, at such school. The | ||||||
7 | county clerk shall notify
every principal and | ||||||
8 | vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and
| ||||||
9 | vocational school situated within the election | ||||||
10 | jurisdiction of their
eligibility to serve as deputy | ||||||
11 | registrars and offer training courses for
service as | ||||||
12 | deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at | ||||||
13 | least 4
months prior to every election.
| ||||||
14 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
15 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
16 | college, academy or other institution of
learning situated | ||||||
17 | within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
| ||||||
18 | registrations of any resident of the State, at such | ||||||
19 | university, college,
community college, academy or | ||||||
20 | institution.
| ||||||
21 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
22 | labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
23 | members designated by such official,
who may accept the | ||||||
24 | registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
| ||||||
25 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bonafide | ||||||
26 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members | ||||||
2 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
3 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
4 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
5 | appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population | ||||||
6 | of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the | ||||||
7 | geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the | ||||||
8 | public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
| ||||||
9 | jurisdiction and their location, the registration | ||||||
10 | activities of the
organization and the need to appoint | ||||||
11 | deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the | ||||||
12 | registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
| ||||||
13 | event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number | ||||||
14 | applicable to every
civic organization requesting | ||||||
15 | appointment of its members as deputy
registrars. The State | ||||||
16 | Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification | ||||||
17 | of bonafide State civic organizations. Such appointments
| ||||||
18 | shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years, | ||||||
19 | terminating on the first
business day of the month | ||||||
20 | following the month of the general election, and
shall be | ||||||
21 | valid for all periods of voter registration as provided by | ||||||
22 | this
Code during the terms of such appointments.
| ||||||
23 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or | ||||||
24 | a
reasonable number of employees designated by the | ||||||
25 | Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept | ||||||
26 | the registration of any qualified
resident of the county |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | at any such public aid office.
| ||||||
2 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
3 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
4 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
5 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
| ||||||
6 | resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
| ||||||
7 | 8. The president of any corporation as defined by the | ||||||
8 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number | ||||||
9 | of employees designated by
such president, who may accept | ||||||
10 | the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
| ||||||
11 | If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is | ||||||
12 | denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date | ||||||
13 | the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or | ||||||
14 | organization with written notice setting
forth the specific | ||||||
15 | reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be | ||||||
16 | appointed as deputy registrar.
| ||||||
17 | The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy | ||||||
18 | registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall | ||||||
19 | appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that | ||||||
20 | the convenience of the public is served,
giving due | ||||||
21 | consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
| ||||||
22 | of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that | ||||||
23 | there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political | ||||||
24 | parties in the election
jurisdiction. The county clerk, in | ||||||
25 | appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the | ||||||
26 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chair |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political | ||||||
2 | party. A Chair of a County Central Committee shall submit a
| ||||||
3 | list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each | ||||||
4 | year. The
county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central | ||||||
5 | Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
| ||||||
6 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
7 | other than the 27-day 27
day period preceding an election. All | ||||||
8 | persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered | ||||||
9 | voters within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the | ||||||
10 | following oath or affirmation:
| ||||||
11 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
12 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
13 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
14 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy | ||||||
15 | registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register no
| ||||||
16 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon | ||||||
17 | his personal
application before me.
| ||||||
18 | ............................
| ||||||
19 | (Signature Deputy Registrar)"
| ||||||
20 | This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by | ||||||
21 | one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take | ||||||
22 | acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be | ||||||
23 | filed with the county clerk.
| ||||||
24 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
25 | except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
26 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | each even-numbered year; except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
2 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
| ||||||
3 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeepersons | ||||||
4 | shall be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
5 | convention following the general
primary at which they were | ||||||
6 | elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date | ||||||
7 | of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or | ||||||
8 | video conference . The county clerk shall issue a
certificate | ||||||
9 | of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
| ||||||
10 | his office for public inspection a list of the names of all | ||||||
11 | appointees.
| ||||||
12 | (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all | ||||||
13 | deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at | ||||||
14 | times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county | ||||||
15 | clerk and such appointees. The county clerk
shall be | ||||||
16 | responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
17 | registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
18 | registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to | ||||||
19 | removal for cause.
| ||||||
20 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
21 | deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall | ||||||
22 | be returned to the appointing election
authority by | ||||||
23 | first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery | ||||||
24 | within 7 days, except that completed registration materials
| ||||||
25 | received by the deputy registrars during the period between | ||||||
26 | the 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | by the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority | ||||||
2 | within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The
completed | ||||||
3 | registration materials received by the deputy registrars on | ||||||
4 | the
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the | ||||||
5 | deputy
registrars
within 24 hours after receipt thereof. | ||||||
6 | Unused materials shall be returned
by deputy registrars | ||||||
7 | appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a),
not later | ||||||
8 | than the next working day following the close of registration.
| ||||||
9 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, | ||||||
10 | as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms | ||||||
11 | requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of | ||||||
12 | unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have | ||||||
13 | in his or her possession.
| ||||||
14 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering | ||||||
15 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or | ||||||
16 | her duties.
| ||||||
17 | (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly | ||||||
18 | liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such | ||||||
19 | deputy registrars shall
not be deemed to be employees of the | ||||||
20 | county clerk.
| ||||||
21 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
22 | registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be | ||||||
23 | transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to | ||||||
24 | the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction | ||||||
25 | of residence. | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-16.2)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 5-16.2. (a) The county clerk shall appoint all | ||||||
3 | municipal and
township clerks or their duly authorized | ||||||
4 | deputies as deputy registrars who
may accept the registration | ||||||
5 | of all qualified residents of the State.
| ||||||
6 | The county clerk shall appoint all precinct | ||||||
7 | committeepersons in the county
as deputy registrars who may | ||||||
8 | accept the registration of any qualified resident
of the | ||||||
9 | State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.
| ||||||
10 | The county clerk shall appoint each of the following named | ||||||
11 | persons as deputy
registrars upon the written request of such | ||||||
12 | persons:
| ||||||
13 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
14 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
15 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
16 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State,
| ||||||
17 | at such library.
| ||||||
18 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
19 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
20 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
21 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
| ||||||
22 | resident of the State, at such school. The county clerk | ||||||
23 | shall notify every
principal and vice-principal of each | ||||||
24 | high school, elementary school, and
vocational school | ||||||
25 | situated within the election jurisdiction of their
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer | ||||||
2 | training courses for
service as deputy registrars at | ||||||
3 | conveniently located facilities at least 4
months prior to | ||||||
4 | every election.
| ||||||
5 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
6 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
7 | college, academy or other institution
of learning situated | ||||||
8 | within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the
| ||||||
9 | registrations of any resident of the State, at such | ||||||
10 | university, college,
community college, academy or | ||||||
11 | institution.
| ||||||
12 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
13 | labor organization,
or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
14 | members designated by such official,
who may accept the | ||||||
15 | registrations of any qualified resident of the State.
| ||||||
16 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
17 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by | ||||||
18 | rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members | ||||||
19 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
20 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
21 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
22 | appointed,
the county clerk shall consider the population | ||||||
23 | of the jurisdiction, the
size of the organization, the | ||||||
24 | geographic size of the jurisdiction,
convenience for the | ||||||
25 | public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the
| ||||||
26 | jurisdiction and their location, the registration |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | activities of the
organization and the need to appoint | ||||||
2 | deputy registrars to assist and
facilitate the | ||||||
3 | registration of non-English speaking individuals. In no
| ||||||
4 | event shall a county clerk fix an arbitrary number | ||||||
5 | applicable to every
civic organization requesting | ||||||
6 | appointment of its members as deputy registrars.
The State | ||||||
7 | Board of Elections shall by rule provide for
certification | ||||||
8 | of bona fide State civic organizations.
Such appointments | ||||||
9 | shall be made for a period not to exceed 2 years,
| ||||||
10 | terminating on the first business day of the month | ||||||
11 | following the month of
the general election, and shall be | ||||||
12 | valid for all periods of voter
registration as provided by | ||||||
13 | this Code during the terms of such appointments.
| ||||||
14 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or | ||||||
15 | a
reasonable number of employees designated by the | ||||||
16 | Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept | ||||||
17 | the registration of any qualified
resident of the county | ||||||
18 | at any such public aid office.
| ||||||
19 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
20 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
21 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
22 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
| ||||||
23 | resident of the county at any such unemployment office.
| ||||||
24 | 8. The president of any corporation as defined by the | ||||||
25 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number | ||||||
26 | of employees designated by
such president, who may accept |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
| ||||||
2 | If the request to be appointed as deputy registrar is | ||||||
3 | denied, the
county clerk shall, within 10 days after the date | ||||||
4 | the request is submitted,
provide the affected individual or | ||||||
5 | organization with written notice setting
forth the specific | ||||||
6 | reasons or criteria relied upon to deny the request to
be | ||||||
7 | appointed as deputy registrar.
| ||||||
8 | The county clerk may appoint as many additional deputy | ||||||
9 | registrars as he
considers necessary. The county clerk shall | ||||||
10 | appoint such additional deputy
registrars in such manner that | ||||||
11 | the convenience of the public is served,
giving due | ||||||
12 | consideration to both population concentration and area. Some
| ||||||
13 | of the additional deputy registrars shall be selected so that | ||||||
14 | there are an
equal number from each of the 2 major political | ||||||
15 | parties in the election
jurisdiction. The county clerk, in | ||||||
16 | appointing an additional deputy
registrar, shall make the | ||||||
17 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted
by the Chair | ||||||
18 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's
political | ||||||
19 | party. A Chair of a County Central Committee shall submit a
| ||||||
20 | list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each | ||||||
21 | year. The
county clerk may require a Chair of a County Central | ||||||
22 | Committee to
furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
| ||||||
23 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
24 | other than the 27-day 27
day period preceding an election. All | ||||||
25 | persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered | ||||||
26 | voters within the county and shall take and
subscribe to the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | following oath or affirmation:
| ||||||
2 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
3 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
4 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
5 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of deputy | ||||||
6 | registrar to the best of my ability and that I will register
no | ||||||
7 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon | ||||||
8 | his personal
application before me.
| ||||||
9 | ...............................
| ||||||
10 | (Signature of Deputy Registrar)"
| ||||||
11 | This oath shall be administered by the county clerk, or by | ||||||
12 | one of his
deputies, or by any person qualified to take | ||||||
13 | acknowledgement of deeds and
shall immediately thereafter be | ||||||
14 | filed with the county clerk.
| ||||||
15 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
16 | except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
17 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of | ||||||
18 | each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
19 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
| ||||||
20 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeepersons | ||||||
21 | shall be for
2-year terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
22 | convention following the
general primary at which they were | ||||||
23 | elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date | ||||||
24 | of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or | ||||||
25 | video conference . The county clerk shall issue a
certificate | ||||||
26 | of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | his office for public inspection a list of the names of all | ||||||
2 | appointees.
| ||||||
3 | (b) The county clerk shall be responsible for training all | ||||||
4 | deputy registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), at | ||||||
5 | times and locations reasonably
convenient for both the county | ||||||
6 | clerk and such appointees. The county clerk
shall be | ||||||
7 | responsible for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
8 | registrars
appointed pursuant to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
9 | registrars appointed under
subsection (a) shall be subject to | ||||||
10 | removal for cause.
| ||||||
11 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
12 | deputy registrars,
appointed pursuant to subsection (a), shall | ||||||
13 | be returned to the appointing election
authority by | ||||||
14 | first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery | ||||||
15 | within 7 days, except that completed registration materials
| ||||||
16 | received by the deputy registrars during the period between | ||||||
17 | the 35th and
28th day preceding an election shall be returned | ||||||
18 | by the deputy
registrars to
the appointing election authority | ||||||
19 | within 48 hours after receipt thereof. The
completed | ||||||
20 | registration materials received by the deputy registrars on | ||||||
21 | the
28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the | ||||||
22 | deputy
registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.
| ||||||
23 | Unused materials shall be returned by deputy
registrars | ||||||
24 | appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of subsection (a), not later
| ||||||
25 | than the next working day following the close of registration.
| ||||||
26 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms | ||||||
2 | requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of | ||||||
3 | unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have | ||||||
4 | in his or her possession.
| ||||||
5 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering | ||||||
6 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or | ||||||
7 | her duties.
| ||||||
8 | (f) The county clerk shall not be criminally or civilly | ||||||
9 | liable for the
acts or omissions of any deputy registrar. Such | ||||||
10 | deputy registers shall not
be deemed to be employees of the | ||||||
11 | county clerk.
| ||||||
12 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
13 | registrars for persons residing outside the county shall be | ||||||
14 | transmitted by the county clerk within 2 days after receipt to | ||||||
15 | the election authority of the person's election jurisdiction | ||||||
16 | of residence.
| ||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
| ||||||
18 | (10 ILCS 5/6-50.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-50.2)
| ||||||
19 | Sec. 6-50.2. (a) The board of election commissioners shall | ||||||
20 | appoint all
precinct committeepersons in the election | ||||||
21 | jurisdiction as deputy registrars
who may accept the | ||||||
22 | registration of any qualified resident of the State, except | ||||||
23 | during the 27 days preceding an election.
| ||||||
24 | The board of election commissioners shall appoint each of | ||||||
25 | the following
named persons as deputy registrars upon the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | written request of such persons:
| ||||||
2 | 1. The chief librarian, or a qualified person | ||||||
3 | designated by the chief
librarian, of any public library | ||||||
4 | situated within the election jurisdiction,
who may accept | ||||||
5 | the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, | ||||||
6 | at such library.
| ||||||
7 | 2. The principal, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
8 | the principal, of
any high school, elementary school, or | ||||||
9 | vocational school situated
within the election | ||||||
10 | jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any
| ||||||
11 | resident of the State, at such school. The board of | ||||||
12 | election
commissioners shall notify every principal and | ||||||
13 | vice-principal of each high
school, elementary school, and | ||||||
14 | vocational school situated in the election
jurisdiction of | ||||||
15 | their eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer
| ||||||
16 | training courses for service as deputy registrars at | ||||||
17 | conveniently located
facilities at least 4 months prior to | ||||||
18 | every election.
| ||||||
19 | 3. The president, or a qualified person designated by | ||||||
20 | the president, of
any university, college, community | ||||||
21 | college, academy, or other institution
of learning | ||||||
22 | situated within the State, who may accept the
| ||||||
23 | registrations of any resident of the election | ||||||
24 | jurisdiction, at such university,
college, community | ||||||
25 | college, academy, or institution.
| ||||||
26 | 4. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | labor
organization, or a reasonable number of qualified | ||||||
2 | members designated
by such official, who may accept the | ||||||
3 | registrations of any qualified
resident of the State.
| ||||||
4 | 5. A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide | ||||||
5 | State civic
organization, as defined and determined by | ||||||
6 | rule of the State Board of
Elections, or qualified members | ||||||
7 | designated by such official, who may accept
the | ||||||
8 | registration of any qualified resident of the State.
In | ||||||
9 | determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be | ||||||
10 | appointed,
the board of election commissioners shall | ||||||
11 | consider the population of the
jurisdiction, the size of | ||||||
12 | the organization, the geographic size of the
jurisdiction, | ||||||
13 | convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy
| ||||||
14 | registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the | ||||||
15 | registration
activities of the organization and the need | ||||||
16 | to appoint deputy registrars to
assist and facilitate the | ||||||
17 | registration of non-English speaking individuals.
In no | ||||||
18 | event shall a board of election commissioners fix an | ||||||
19 | arbitrary
number applicable to every civic organization | ||||||
20 | requesting appointment of its
members as deputy | ||||||
21 | registrars. The State Board of Elections shall by rule
| ||||||
22 | provide for certification of bona fide State civic | ||||||
23 | organizations. Such
appointments shall be made for a | ||||||
24 | period not to exceed 2 years, terminating
on the first | ||||||
25 | business day of the month following the month of the | ||||||
26 | general
election, and shall be valid for all periods of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | voter registration as
provided by this Code during the | ||||||
2 | terms of such appointments.
| ||||||
3 | 6.
The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or | ||||||
4 | a
reasonable number of employees designated by the | ||||||
5 | Director and located at
public aid offices, who may accept | ||||||
6 | the registration of any qualified
resident of the election | ||||||
7 | jurisdiction at any such public aid office.
| ||||||
8 | 7.
The Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
9 | Employment Security, or a
reasonable number of employees | ||||||
10 | designated by the Director and located at
unemployment | ||||||
11 | offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified
| ||||||
12 | resident of the election jurisdiction at any such | ||||||
13 | unemployment office.
If the request to be appointed as | ||||||
14 | deputy registrar is denied, the board
of election | ||||||
15 | commissioners shall, within 10 days after the date the | ||||||
16 | request
is submitted, provide the affected individual or | ||||||
17 | organization with written
notice setting forth the | ||||||
18 | specific reasons or criteria relied upon to deny
the | ||||||
19 | request to be appointed as deputy registrar.
| ||||||
20 | 8. The president of any corporation, as defined by the | ||||||
21 | Business
Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number | ||||||
22 | of employees designated by
such president, who may accept | ||||||
23 | the registrations of any qualified resident
of the State.
| ||||||
24 | The board of election commissioners may appoint as many | ||||||
25 | additional deputy
registrars as it considers necessary. The | ||||||
26 | board of election commissioners
shall appoint such additional |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | deputy registrars in such manner that the
convenience of the | ||||||
2 | public is served, giving due consideration to both
population | ||||||
3 | concentration and area. Some of the additional deputy
| ||||||
4 | registrars shall be selected so that there are an equal number | ||||||
5 | from
each of the 2 major political parties in the election | ||||||
6 | jurisdiction. The
board of election commissioners, in | ||||||
7 | appointing an additional deputy registrar,
shall make the | ||||||
8 | appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the Chair
| ||||||
9 | of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political | ||||||
10 | party. A Chair
of a County Central Committee shall submit a | ||||||
11 | list of applicants to the board
by November 30 of each year. | ||||||
12 | The board may require a Chair of a County
Central Committee to | ||||||
13 | furnish a supplemental list of applicants.
| ||||||
14 | Deputy registrars may accept registrations at any time | ||||||
15 | other than the 27-day period preceding an election. All | ||||||
16 | persons appointed as deputy
registrars shall be registered | ||||||
17 | voters within the election jurisdiction and
shall take and | ||||||
18 | subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
| ||||||
19 | "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I | ||||||
20 | will support
the Constitution of the United States, and the | ||||||
21 | Constitution of the State
of Illinois, and that I will | ||||||
22 | faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of registration | ||||||
23 | officer to the best of my ability and that I will register
no | ||||||
24 | person nor cause the registration of any person except upon | ||||||
25 | his personal
application before me.
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26 | ....................................
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1 | (Signature of Registration Officer)"
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2 | This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of | ||||||
3 | the commissioners
or by the executive director or by some | ||||||
4 | person designated by the board of
election commissioners, and | ||||||
5 | shall immediately thereafter be filed with the
board of | ||||||
6 | election commissioners. The members of the board of election
| ||||||
7 | commissioners and all persons authorized by them under the | ||||||
8 | provisions of
this Article to take registrations, after | ||||||
9 | themselves taking and subscribing
to the above oath, are | ||||||
10 | authorized to take or administer such oaths and
execute such | ||||||
11 | affidavits as are required by this Article.
| ||||||
12 | Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, | ||||||
13 | except precinct committeepersons, shall be for 2-year terms, | ||||||
14 | commencing on December 1 following
the general election of | ||||||
15 | each even-numbered year, except that the terms of
the initial | ||||||
16 | appointments shall be until December 1st following the next
| ||||||
17 | general election. Appointments of precinct committeepersons | ||||||
18 | shall be for 2-year
terms commencing on the date of the county | ||||||
19 | convention following the general
primary at which they were | ||||||
20 | elected and ending on the date immediately preceding the date | ||||||
21 | of the next county convention, which may be held by audio or | ||||||
22 | video conference . The county clerk shall issue a
certificate | ||||||
23 | of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in
| ||||||
24 | his office for public inspection a list of the names of all | ||||||
25 | appointees.
| ||||||
26 | (b) The board of election commissioners shall be |
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| |||||||
1 | responsible for training
all deputy registrars appointed | ||||||
2 | pursuant to subsection (a), at times and
locations reasonably | ||||||
3 | convenient for both the board of election commissioners
and | ||||||
4 | such appointees. The board of election commissioners shall be | ||||||
5 | responsible
for certifying and supervising all deputy | ||||||
6 | registrars appointed pursuant
to subsection (a). Deputy | ||||||
7 | registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall
be subject to | ||||||
8 | removal for cause.
| ||||||
9 | (c)
Completed registration materials under the control of | ||||||
10 | deputy
registrars appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall | ||||||
11 | be returned to the
appointing election authority by | ||||||
12 | first-class mail within 2 business days or personal delivery | ||||||
13 | within 7 days, except that completed registration
materials | ||||||
14 | received by the deputy registrars during the period between | ||||||
15 | the
35th and 28th day preceding an election shall be returned | ||||||
16 | by the
deputy
registrars to the appointing election authority | ||||||
17 | within 48 hours after receipt
thereof. The completed | ||||||
18 | registration materials received by the deputy
registrars on | ||||||
19 | the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned
by the
| ||||||
20 | deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof. | ||||||
21 | Unused materials
shall be returned by deputy registrars | ||||||
22 | appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of
subsection (a), not later | ||||||
23 | than the next working day following the close of
registration.
| ||||||
24 | (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, | ||||||
25 | as the case may
be, must provide any additional forms | ||||||
26 | requested by any deputy registrar
regardless of the number of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar
may have | ||||||
2 | in his or her possession.
| ||||||
3 | (e) No deputy registrar shall engage in any electioneering | ||||||
4 | or the promotion
of any cause during the performance of his or | ||||||
5 | her duties.
| ||||||
6 | (f) The board of election commissioners shall not be | ||||||
7 | criminally or
civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any | ||||||
8 | deputy registrar. Such
deputy registrars shall not be deemed | ||||||
9 | to be employees of the board of
election commissioners.
| ||||||
10 | (g) Completed registration materials returned by deputy | ||||||
11 | registrars for persons residing outside the election | ||||||
12 | jurisdiction shall be transmitted by the board of election | ||||||
13 | commissioners within 2 days after receipt to the election | ||||||
14 | authority of the person's election jurisdiction of residence.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
| ||||||
16 | (10 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
| ||||||
17 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-15 )
| ||||||
18 | Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of | ||||||
19 | one or two
members from each congressional district in the | ||||||
20 | State and shall be elected as
follows:
| ||||||
21 | State Central Committee
| ||||||
22 | (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective | ||||||
23 | date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each | ||||||
24 | political party shall certify to
the State Board of Elections | ||||||
25 | which of the following alternatives it wishes
to apply to the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | State central committee of that party.
| ||||||
2 | Alternative A. At the primary in
1970 and at the general | ||||||
3 | primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary
| ||||||
4 | elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of | ||||||
5 | the State
central committee for the congressional district in | ||||||
6 | which he resides.
The candidate receiving the highest number | ||||||
7 | of votes shall be declared
elected State central | ||||||
8 | committeeperson from the district. A political party
may, in | ||||||
9 | lieu of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any | ||||||
10 | State
convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect | ||||||
11 | the State central committeepersons
in the manner following:
| ||||||
12 | At the county convention held by such political party, | ||||||
13 | State central committeepersons
shall be elected in the same | ||||||
14 | manner as provided in this
Article for the election of | ||||||
15 | officers of the county central committee, and
such election | ||||||
16 | shall follow the election of officers of the county central
| ||||||
17 | committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct | ||||||
18 | committeeperson shall cast
as his vote one vote for each | ||||||
19 | ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
township or | ||||||
20 | precinct in the last preceding primary election of his
| ||||||
21 | political party. In the case of a county lying partially | ||||||
22 | within one
congressional district and partially within another | ||||||
23 | congressional district,
each ward, township or precinct | ||||||
24 | committeeperson shall vote only with respect
to the | ||||||
25 | congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
| ||||||
26 | township or precinct is located. In the case of a |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | congressional district
which encompasses more than one county, | ||||||
2 | each ward, township or precinct committeeperson
residing | ||||||
3 | within the congressional district shall cast as his
vote one | ||||||
4 | vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
| ||||||
5 | township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of | ||||||
6 | his
political party for one candidate of his party for member | ||||||
7 | of the State
central committee for the congressional district | ||||||
8 | in which he resides and
the Chair of the county central | ||||||
9 | committee shall report the results of
the election to the | ||||||
10 | State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
shall | ||||||
11 | certify the candidate receiving the highest number of votes | ||||||
12 | elected
State central committeeperson for that congressional | ||||||
13 | district.
| ||||||
14 | The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide | ||||||
15 | for and govern
the procedures to be followed in the election of | ||||||
16 | members of the State central
committee.
| ||||||
17 | After August 6, 1999 (the
effective date of Public Act | ||||||
18 | 91-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair of a | ||||||
19 | State
central committee, or at the end of the term of office of | ||||||
20 | Chair, the State
central committee of each political party | ||||||
21 | that has selected Alternative A shall
elect a Chair who shall | ||||||
22 | not be required to be a member of the State Central
Committee. | ||||||
23 | The Chair shall be a
registered voter in this State and of the | ||||||
24 | same political party as the State
central committee.
| ||||||
25 | Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within | ||||||
26 | 30 days after
the adoption of this alternative, appoint a |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | person of the sex opposite that
of the incumbent member for | ||||||
2 | that congressional district to serve as an
additional member | ||||||
3 | of the State central committee until his or her successor
is | ||||||
4 | elected at the general primary election in 1986. Each | ||||||
5 | congressional
committee shall make this appointment by voting | ||||||
6 | on the basis set forth in
paragraph (e) of this Section. In | ||||||
7 | each congressional district at the
general primary election | ||||||
8 | held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the
male candidate | ||||||
9 | receiving the highest number of votes of the party's male
| ||||||
10 | candidates for State central committeeman, and the female | ||||||
11 | candidate
receiving the highest number of votes of the party's | ||||||
12 | female candidates for
State central committeewoman, shall be | ||||||
13 | declared elected State central
committeeman and State central | ||||||
14 | committeewoman from the district. At the
general primary | ||||||
15 | election held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a
| ||||||
16 | party's candidates for State central committeemen or State | ||||||
17 | central
committeewomen from a congressional district are of | ||||||
18 | the same sex, the candidate
receiving the highest number of | ||||||
19 | votes shall be declared elected a State central
committeeman | ||||||
20 | or State central committeewoman from the district, and, | ||||||
21 | because of
a failure to elect one male and one female to the | ||||||
22 | committee, a vacancy shall be
declared to exist in the office | ||||||
23 | of the second member of the State central
committee from the | ||||||
24 | district. This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the | ||||||
25 | congressional committee of the political party, and the person | ||||||
26 | appointed to
fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | congressional district and of the
sex opposite that of the | ||||||
2 | committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
primary | ||||||
3 | election. Each congressional committee shall make this | ||||||
4 | appointment by
voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) | ||||||
5 | of this Section.
| ||||||
6 | The Chair of a State central committee composed as | ||||||
7 | provided in this
Alternative B must be selected from the | ||||||
8 | committee's members. | ||||||
9 | Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
10 | the 103rd General Assembly, a State central committee | ||||||
11 | organized under Alternative B shall include as an ex officio | ||||||
12 | member any person affiliated with the same political party | ||||||
13 | serving as the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House | ||||||
14 | of Representatives.
| ||||||
15 | Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to | ||||||
16 | the selection of
the Chair of the State central committee and | ||||||
17 | for in Alternative B with respect to the President of the | ||||||
18 | Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives , under | ||||||
19 | both of the foregoing
alternatives, the
State
central
| ||||||
20 | committee of each political party shall be composed of members | ||||||
21 | elected
or appointed from the several congressional districts | ||||||
22 | of the State,
and of no other person or persons whomsoever. The | ||||||
23 | members of the State
central committee shall, within 41 days | ||||||
24 | after each quadrennial election of
the full committee, meet in | ||||||
25 | the city of Springfield and organize
by electing a Chair, and | ||||||
26 | may at such time
elect such officers from among their own |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | number (or otherwise), as they
may deem necessary or | ||||||
2 | expedient. The outgoing chair of the State
central committee | ||||||
3 | of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify
each | ||||||
4 | member of the State central committee elected at the primary | ||||||
5 | of the
time and place of such meeting. In the organization and | ||||||
6 | proceedings of
the State central committee, each person | ||||||
7 | elected or appointed State central committeeman and State
| ||||||
8 | central committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot | ||||||
9 | voted in his or her
congressional district by the primary | ||||||
10 | electors of his or her party at the
primary election | ||||||
11 | immediately preceding the meeting of the State central
| ||||||
12 | committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central | ||||||
13 | committee of any
political party, the vacancy shall be filled | ||||||
14 | by appointment of
the chairmen of the county central | ||||||
15 | committees of the
political party
of the counties located | ||||||
16 | within the congressional district in which the vacancy
occurs | ||||||
17 | and,
if applicable, the ward and township committeepersons of | ||||||
18 | the
political
party in counties of 2,000,000 or more | ||||||
19 | inhabitants located within the
congressional
district. If the | ||||||
20 | congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
wholly | ||||||
21 | within a
county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the ward and | ||||||
22 | township committeepersons
of the political party in that | ||||||
23 | congressional district shall vote to fill the
vacancy. In | ||||||
24 | voting to fill the vacancy, each chair of a county central
| ||||||
25 | committee and
each ward and township committeeperson in | ||||||
26 | counties of 2,000,000
or
more inhabitants shall have one vote |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | for each ballot voted in each precinct of
the congressional | ||||||
2 | district in which the vacancy exists of
his or her
county, | ||||||
3 | township, or ward cast by the primary electors of his or her | ||||||
4 | party
at the
primary election immediately preceding the | ||||||
5 | meeting to fill the vacancy in the
State
central committee. | ||||||
6 | The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a
resident of | ||||||
7 | the
congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall | ||||||
8 | be a qualified voter,
and, in a committee composed as provided | ||||||
9 | in Alternative B, shall be of the
same
sex as his or her
| ||||||
10 | predecessor. A political party may, by a majority vote of the
| ||||||
11 | delegates of any State convention of such party, determine to | ||||||
12 | return
to the election of State central committeeman and State | ||||||
13 | central
committeewoman by the vote of primary electors.
Any | ||||||
14 | action taken by a political party at a State convention in | ||||||
15 | accordance
with this Section shall be reported to the State | ||||||
16 | Board of Elections by the chair
and secretary of such | ||||||
17 | convention within 10 days after such action.
| ||||||
18 | Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons
| ||||||
19 | (b) At the primary in 1972 and
at the general primary | ||||||
20 | election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in | ||||||
21 | cities having a
population of 200,000 or over may vote for one | ||||||
22 | candidate of his party in
his ward for ward committeeperson. | ||||||
23 | Each candidate for ward committeeperson
must be a resident of | ||||||
24 | and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward | ||||||
25 | committeeperson. The one having the highest number of votes | ||||||
26 | shall be such
ward committeeperson of such party for such |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ward. At the primary election
in 1970 and at the general | ||||||
2 | primary election every 4 years thereafter,
each primary | ||||||
3 | elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
| ||||||
4 | more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or | ||||||
5 | more, may
vote for one candidate of his party for township | ||||||
6 | committeeperson. Each
candidate for township committeeperson | ||||||
7 | must be a resident of and in the
township or part of a township | ||||||
8 | (which lies outside of a city having a
population of 200,000 or | ||||||
9 | more, in counties containing a population of
2,000,000 or | ||||||
10 | more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
to | ||||||
11 | be elected township committeeperson. The one having the | ||||||
12 | highest number
of votes shall be such township committeeperson | ||||||
13 | of such party for such
township or part of a township. At the | ||||||
14 | primary
in 1970 and at the general primary election every 2 | ||||||
15 | years thereafter, each primary elector,
except in counties | ||||||
16 | having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
for one | ||||||
17 | candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct | ||||||
18 | committeeperson. Each candidate for precinct committeeperson | ||||||
19 | must be a bona
fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to | ||||||
20 | be elected precinct committeeperson. The one having the | ||||||
21 | highest number of votes shall be such
precinct committeeperson | ||||||
22 | of such party for such precinct. The official
returns of the | ||||||
23 | primary shall show the name of the committeeperson of each
| ||||||
24 | political party.
| ||||||
25 | Terms of Committeepersons. All precinct committeepersons | ||||||
26 | elected under the
provisions of this Article shall continue as |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | such committeepersons until the
date of the primary to be held | ||||||
2 | in the second year after their election.
Except as otherwise | ||||||
3 | provided in this Section for certain State central | ||||||
4 | committeepersons
who have 2 year terms, all State central | ||||||
5 | committeepersons, township committeepersons
and ward | ||||||
6 | committeepersons shall continue as such committeepersons
until | ||||||
7 | the date of primary to be held in the fourth year after their
| ||||||
8 | election. However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct | ||||||
9 | committeeperson
when a precinct committeeperson ceases to | ||||||
10 | reside in the precinct in which he
was elected and such | ||||||
11 | precinct committeeperson shall thereafter neither have
nor | ||||||
12 | exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson in | ||||||
13 | that precinct,
even if a successor has not been elected or | ||||||
14 | appointed.
| ||||||
15 | (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of | ||||||
16 | the precinct committeepersons
of such party, in the | ||||||
17 | multi-township assessing district formed
pursuant to Section | ||||||
18 | 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the | ||||||
19 | purposes set forth in Section
45-25 of the Township Code. In | ||||||
20 | the organization and proceedings of the
Multi-Township Central | ||||||
21 | Committee each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote
| ||||||
22 | for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors | ||||||
23 | of his party at
the primary at which he was elected.
| ||||||
24 | County Central Committee
| ||||||
25 | (d) The county central committee of each political party | ||||||
26 | in each
county shall consist of the various township |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | committeepersons, precinct committeepersons
and ward | ||||||
2 | committeepersons, if any, of such party in the county.
In the | ||||||
3 | organization and proceedings of the county central committee,
| ||||||
4 | each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote for each | ||||||
5 | ballot voted in
his precinct by the primary electors of his | ||||||
6 | party at the primary at
which he was elected; each township | ||||||
7 | committeeperson shall have one vote for
each ballot voted in | ||||||
8 | his township or part of a township as the case may
be by the | ||||||
9 | primary electors of his party at the primary election
for the | ||||||
10 | nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly
| ||||||
11 | immediately preceding the meeting of the county central | ||||||
12 | committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of the | ||||||
13 | county central committee,
each ward committeeperson shall have | ||||||
14 | one vote for each ballot voted in his
ward by the primary | ||||||
15 | electors of his party at the primary election
for the | ||||||
16 | nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly
| ||||||
17 | immediately preceding the meeting of the county central | ||||||
18 | committee.
| ||||||
19 | Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee
| ||||||
20 | (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of | ||||||
21 | each political
party in Cook County shall consist of the
| ||||||
22 | various township committeepersons and ward committeepersons, | ||||||
23 | if any, of that party in
the portions of the county composing | ||||||
24 | the board of review election district. In
the organization and | ||||||
25 | proceedings of each of the 3 election
district committees, | ||||||
26 | each township committeeperson shall have one vote for each
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | ballot voted in his or her township or part of a township, as | ||||||
2 | the case may be,
by
the primary electors of his or her party at | ||||||
3 | the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of the | ||||||
4 | board of review election district committee; and
in the | ||||||
5 | organization and proceedings of each of the 3 election | ||||||
6 | district
committees, each ward committeeperson shall have one | ||||||
7 | vote for each
ballot voted in
his or her ward or part of that | ||||||
8 | ward, as the case may be, by the primary
electors of his or her | ||||||
9 | party at the primary election immediately preceding the
| ||||||
10 | meeting of the board of review election district committee.
| ||||||
11 | Congressional Committee
| ||||||
12 | (e) The congressional committee of each party in each | ||||||
13 | congressional
district shall be composed of the chairmen of | ||||||
14 | the county central
committees of the counties composing the | ||||||
15 | congressional district, except
that in congressional districts | ||||||
16 | wholly within the territorial limits of
one county, the | ||||||
17 | precinct committeepersons, township committeepersons and ward | ||||||
18 | committeepersons, if any, of
the party representing the | ||||||
19 | precincts within the limits of the
congressional district, | ||||||
20 | shall compose the congressional committee. A
State central | ||||||
21 | committeeperson in each district shall be a member and the | ||||||
22 | chair
or, when a district has 2 State central | ||||||
23 | committeepersons, a co-chairperson
of the congressional | ||||||
24 | committee, but shall not have the right to
vote except in case | ||||||
25 | of a tie.
| ||||||
26 | In the organization and proceedings of congressional |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | committees
composed of precinct committeepersons or township | ||||||
2 | committeepersons or ward committeepersons, or any combination | ||||||
3 | thereof, each precinct committeeperson
shall have one vote for | ||||||
4 | each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
electors of | ||||||
5 | his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
township | ||||||
6 | committeeperson shall have one vote for each ballot voted in | ||||||
7 | his
township or part of a township as the case may be by the | ||||||
8 | primary
electors of his party at the primary election | ||||||
9 | immediately preceding the
meeting of the congressional | ||||||
10 | committee, and each ward committeeperson shall
have one vote | ||||||
11 | for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located
in | ||||||
12 | such congressional district by the primary electors of his | ||||||
13 | party at
the primary election immediately preceding the | ||||||
14 | meeting of the
congressional committee; and in the | ||||||
15 | organization and proceedings of
congressional committees | ||||||
16 | composed of the chairmen of the county central
committees of | ||||||
17 | the counties within such district, each chair of such
county | ||||||
18 | central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
| ||||||
19 | his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary | ||||||
20 | election
immediately preceding the meeting of the | ||||||
21 | congressional committee.
| ||||||
22 | Judicial District Committee
| ||||||
23 | (f) The judicial district committee of each political | ||||||
24 | party in each
judicial district shall be composed of the chair | ||||||
25 | of the county
central committees of the counties composing the | ||||||
26 | judicial district.
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1 | In the organization and proceedings of judicial district | ||||||
2 | committees
composed of the chairmen of the county central | ||||||
3 | committees of the
counties within such district, each chair of | ||||||
4 | such county central
committee shall have one vote for each | ||||||
5 | ballot voted in his county by the
primary electors of his party | ||||||
6 | at the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of | ||||||
7 | the judicial district committee.
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8 | Circuit Court Committee
| ||||||
9 | (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in | ||||||
10 | each
judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of | ||||||
11 | the chairmen
of the county central committees of the counties | ||||||
12 | composing the judicial
circuit.
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13 | In the organization and proceedings of circuit court | ||||||
14 | committees, each chair
of a county central committee shall | ||||||
15 | have one vote for each
ballot voted in his county by the | ||||||
16 | primary electors of his party at the
primary election | ||||||
17 | immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
| ||||||
18 | committee.
| ||||||
19 | Judicial Subcircuit Committee
| ||||||
20 | (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political | ||||||
21 | party in
each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit | ||||||
22 | divided into subcircuits
shall be composed of (i) the ward and | ||||||
23 | township committeepersons
of the townships and wards composing | ||||||
24 | the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and
(ii) the precinct | ||||||
25 | committeepersons of the precincts
composing the judicial | ||||||
26 | subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.
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1 | In the organization and proceedings of each judicial | ||||||
2 | subcircuit committee,
each township committeeperson shall have | ||||||
3 | one vote for each ballot voted in his
township or part of a | ||||||
4 | township, as the case may be, in the judicial
subcircuit by the | ||||||
5 | primary electors of his party at the primary election
| ||||||
6 | immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit | ||||||
7 | committee;
each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote | ||||||
8 | for each ballot voted in his
precinct or part of a precinct, as | ||||||
9 | the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit
by the primary | ||||||
10 | electors of his party at the primary election immediately
| ||||||
11 | preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;
| ||||||
12 | and
each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each | ||||||
13 | ballot voted in his
ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, | ||||||
14 | in the judicial subcircuit by
the primary electors of his | ||||||
15 | party at the primary election immediately
preceding the | ||||||
16 | meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
| ||||||
17 | Municipal Central Committee
| ||||||
18 | (h) The municipal central committee of each political | ||||||
19 | party shall be
composed of the precinct, township or ward | ||||||
20 | committeepersons, as the case may
be, of such party | ||||||
21 | representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
city, | ||||||
22 | incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each
| ||||||
23 | precinct, township or ward committeeperson on the municipal | ||||||
24 | central
committee shall be the same as his voting strength on | ||||||
25 | the county central
committee.
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26 | For political parties, other than a statewide political |
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1 | party,
established only within a municipality or
township, the | ||||||
2 | municipal or township managing committee shall be composed
of | ||||||
3 | the party officers of the local established party. The party | ||||||
4 | officers
of a local established party shall be as follows: the | ||||||
5 | chair and
secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and | ||||||
6 | townships authorized
by statute to nominate candidates by | ||||||
7 | caucus shall serve as party officers
for the purpose of | ||||||
8 | filling vacancies in nomination under Section
7-61; for | ||||||
9 | municipalities and townships authorized by statute or | ||||||
10 | ordinance
to nominate candidates by petition and primary | ||||||
11 | election, the party officers
shall be the party's candidates | ||||||
12 | who are nominated at the primary. If no party
primary was held | ||||||
13 | because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in
| ||||||
14 | nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates | ||||||
15 | who shall
serve as the party's officers.
| ||||||
16 | Powers
| ||||||
17 | (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers | ||||||
18 | usually
exercised by such committees and by the officers | ||||||
19 | thereof, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Article. | ||||||
20 | The several committees
herein provided for shall not have | ||||||
21 | power to delegate any of their
powers, or functions to any | ||||||
22 | other person, officer or committee, but this
shall not be | ||||||
23 | construed to prevent a committee from appointing from its
own | ||||||
24 | membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
| ||||||
25 | (j) The State central committee of a political party which | ||||||
26 | elects its
members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of |
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| |||||||
1 | this Section shall adopt a
plan to give effect to the delegate | ||||||
2 | selection rules of the national political
party and file a | ||||||
3 | copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when
| ||||||
4 | approved by a national political party.
| ||||||
5 | (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a | ||||||
6 | Congressional
Committee to vote in place of an
absent State | ||||||
7 | central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the
| ||||||
8 | State central committee of a political party which elects its | ||||||
9 | members by
Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, | ||||||
10 | the proxy shall be
appointed by the vote of the ward and | ||||||
11 | township committeepersons, if any, of the
wards and townships | ||||||
12 | which lie entirely or partially within the
Congressional | ||||||
13 | District from which the absent State central committeeman or
| ||||||
14 | committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of the | ||||||
15 | county
central committees of those counties which lie entirely | ||||||
16 | or partially within
that Congressional District and in which | ||||||
17 | there are no ward or township committeepersons. When voting | ||||||
18 | for such proxy, the county chair, ward committeeperson
or | ||||||
19 | township committeeperson, as the case may be, shall have one
| ||||||
20 | vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or | ||||||
21 | portion
thereof within the Congressional District, by the | ||||||
22 | primary electors of his
party at the primary at which he was | ||||||
23 | elected. However, the absent State
central committeeman or | ||||||
24 | committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted
by the | ||||||
25 | rules of a political party which elects its members by | ||||||
26 | Alternative B
under paragraph (a) of this Section.
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1 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is | ||||||
2 | ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any | ||||||
3 | committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is | ||||||
4 | statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because | ||||||
5 | of conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted | ||||||
6 | of a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson | ||||||
7 | shall automatically become vacant.
| ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
| ||||||
9 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-15 )
| ||||||
10 | Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of | ||||||
11 | one or two
members from each congressional district in the | ||||||
12 | State and shall be elected as
follows:
| ||||||
13 | State Central Committee
| ||||||
14 | (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective | ||||||
15 | date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each | ||||||
16 | political party shall certify to
the State Board of Elections | ||||||
17 | which of the following alternatives it wishes
to apply to the | ||||||
18 | State central committee of that party.
| ||||||
19 | Alternative A. At the primary in
1970 and at the general | ||||||
20 | primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary
| ||||||
21 | elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of | ||||||
22 | the State
central committee for the congressional district in | ||||||
23 | which he resides.
The candidate receiving the highest number | ||||||
24 | of votes shall be declared
elected State central | ||||||
25 | committeeperson from the district. A political party
may, in |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | lieu of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any | ||||||
2 | State
convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect | ||||||
3 | the State central committeepersons
in the manner following:
| ||||||
4 | At the county convention held by such political party, | ||||||
5 | State central committeepersons
shall be elected in the same | ||||||
6 | manner as provided in this
Article for the election of | ||||||
7 | officers of the county central committee, and
such election | ||||||
8 | shall follow the election of officers of the county central
| ||||||
9 | committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct | ||||||
10 | committeeperson shall cast
as his vote one vote for each | ||||||
11 | ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
township or | ||||||
12 | precinct in the last preceding primary election of his
| ||||||
13 | political party. In the case of a county lying partially | ||||||
14 | within one
congressional district and partially within another | ||||||
15 | congressional district,
each ward, township or precinct | ||||||
16 | committeeperson shall vote only with respect
to the | ||||||
17 | congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
| ||||||
18 | township or precinct is located. In the case of a | ||||||
19 | congressional district
which encompasses more than one county, | ||||||
20 | each ward, township or precinct committeeperson
residing | ||||||
21 | within the congressional district shall cast as his
vote one | ||||||
22 | vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
| ||||||
23 | township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of | ||||||
24 | his
political party for one candidate of his party for member | ||||||
25 | of the State
central committee for the congressional district | ||||||
26 | in which he resides and
the Chair of the county central |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | committee shall report the results of
the election to the | ||||||
2 | State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
shall | ||||||
3 | certify the candidate receiving the highest number of votes | ||||||
4 | elected
State central committeeperson for that congressional | ||||||
5 | district.
| ||||||
6 | The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide | ||||||
7 | for and govern
the procedures to be followed in the election of | ||||||
8 | members of the State central
committee.
| ||||||
9 | After August 6, 1999 (the
effective date of Public Act | ||||||
10 | 91-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair of a | ||||||
11 | State
central committee, or at the end of the term of office of | ||||||
12 | Chair, the State
central committee of each political party | ||||||
13 | that has selected Alternative A shall
elect a Chair who shall | ||||||
14 | not be required to be a member of the State Central
Committee. | ||||||
15 | The Chair shall be a
registered voter in this State and of the | ||||||
16 | same political party as the State
central committee.
| ||||||
17 | Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within | ||||||
18 | 30 days after
the adoption of this alternative, appoint a | ||||||
19 | person of a different gender than that
of the incumbent member | ||||||
20 | for that congressional district to serve as an
additional | ||||||
21 | member of the State central committee until the member's | ||||||
22 | successor
is elected at the general primary election in 1986. | ||||||
23 | Each congressional
committee shall make this appointment by | ||||||
24 | voting on the basis set forth in
paragraph (e) of this Section. | ||||||
25 | In each congressional district at the
general primary election | ||||||
26 | held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, the person
|
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| |||||||
1 | receiving the highest number of votes for State central | ||||||
2 | committeeperson, and the person of a different gender
| ||||||
3 | receiving the highest number of votes, shall be declared | ||||||
4 | elected State central
committeepersons from the district. At | ||||||
5 | the
general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years | ||||||
6 | thereafter, if all a
party's candidates for State central | ||||||
7 | committeeperson from a congressional district are of the same | ||||||
8 | gender, the candidate
receiving the highest number of votes | ||||||
9 | shall be declared elected a State central committeeperson
from | ||||||
10 | the district, and, because of
a failure to elect 2 persons from | ||||||
11 | different genders to the committee, a vacancy shall be
| ||||||
12 | declared to exist in the office of the second member of the | ||||||
13 | State central
committee from the district. This vacancy shall | ||||||
14 | be filled by appointment by
the congressional committee of the | ||||||
15 | political party, and the person appointed to
fill the vacancy | ||||||
16 | shall be a resident of the congressional district and of a | ||||||
17 | different gender than the committeeperson elected at the | ||||||
18 | general
primary election. Each congressional committee shall | ||||||
19 | make this appointment by
voting on the basis set forth in | ||||||
20 | paragraph (e) of this Section.
| ||||||
21 | The Chair of a State central committee composed as | ||||||
22 | provided in this
Alternative B must be selected from the | ||||||
23 | committee's members. | ||||||
24 | Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
25 | the 103rd General Assembly, a State central committee | ||||||
26 | organized under Alternative B shall include as an ex officio |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | member any person affiliated with the same political party | ||||||
2 | serving as the President of the Senate or Speaker of the House | ||||||
3 | of Representatives.
| ||||||
4 | Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to | ||||||
5 | the selection of
the Chair of the State central committee and | ||||||
6 | for in Alternative B with respect to the President of the | ||||||
7 | Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives , under | ||||||
8 | both of the foregoing
alternatives, the
State
central
| ||||||
9 | committee of each political party shall be composed of members | ||||||
10 | elected
or appointed from the several congressional districts | ||||||
11 | of the State,
and of no other person or persons whomsoever. The | ||||||
12 | members of the State
central committee shall, within 41 days | ||||||
13 | after each quadrennial election of
the full committee, meet in | ||||||
14 | the city of Springfield and organize
by electing a Chair, and | ||||||
15 | may at such time
elect such officers from among their own | ||||||
16 | number (or otherwise), as they
may deem necessary or | ||||||
17 | expedient. The outgoing chair of the State
central committee | ||||||
18 | of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify
each | ||||||
19 | member of the State central committee elected at the primary | ||||||
20 | of the
time and place of such meeting. In the organization and | ||||||
21 | proceedings of
the State central committee, the 2 elected or | ||||||
22 | appointed committeepersons shall each have one vote for each | ||||||
23 | ballot voted in their
congressional district by the primary | ||||||
24 | electors of the committeepersons' party at the
primary | ||||||
25 | election immediately preceding the meeting of the State | ||||||
26 | central
committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | central committee of any
political party, the vacancy shall be | ||||||
2 | filled by appointment of
the chairmen of the county central | ||||||
3 | committees of the
political party
of the counties located | ||||||
4 | within the congressional district in which the vacancy
occurs | ||||||
5 | and,
if applicable, the ward and township committeepersons of | ||||||
6 | the
political
party in counties of 2,000,000 or more | ||||||
7 | inhabitants located within the
congressional
district. If the | ||||||
8 | congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
wholly | ||||||
9 | within a
county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the ward and | ||||||
10 | township committeepersons
of the political party in that | ||||||
11 | congressional district shall vote to fill the
vacancy. In | ||||||
12 | voting to fill the vacancy, each chair of a county central
| ||||||
13 | committee and
each ward and township committeeperson in | ||||||
14 | counties of 2,000,000
or
more inhabitants shall have one vote | ||||||
15 | for each ballot voted in each precinct of
the congressional | ||||||
16 | district in which the vacancy exists of the chair's or | ||||||
17 | committeeperson's
county, township, or ward cast by the | ||||||
18 | primary electors of the chair's or committeeperson's party
at | ||||||
19 | the
primary election immediately preceding the meeting to fill | ||||||
20 | the vacancy in the
State
central committee. The person | ||||||
21 | appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a
resident of the
| ||||||
22 | congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall be a | ||||||
23 | qualified voter,
and, in a committee composed as provided in | ||||||
24 | Alternative B, shall be of the same gender as the appointee's
| ||||||
25 | predecessor. A political party may, by a majority vote of the
| ||||||
26 | delegates of any State convention of such party, determine to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | return
to the election of State central committeepersons by | ||||||
2 | the vote of primary electors.
Any action taken by a political | ||||||
3 | party at a State convention in accordance
with this Section | ||||||
4 | shall be reported to the State Board of Elections by the chair
| ||||||
5 | and secretary of such convention within 10 days after such | ||||||
6 | action.
| ||||||
7 | Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons
| ||||||
8 | (b) At the primary in 1972 and
at the general primary | ||||||
9 | election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in | ||||||
10 | cities having a
population of 200,000 or over may vote for one | ||||||
11 | candidate of his party in
his ward for ward committeeperson. | ||||||
12 | Each candidate for ward committeeperson
must be a resident of | ||||||
13 | and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward | ||||||
14 | committeeperson. The one having the highest number of votes | ||||||
15 | shall be such
ward committeeperson of such party for such | ||||||
16 | ward. At the primary election
in 1970 and at the general | ||||||
17 | primary election every 4 years thereafter,
each primary | ||||||
18 | elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
| ||||||
19 | more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or | ||||||
20 | more, may
vote for one candidate of his party for township | ||||||
21 | committeeperson. Each
candidate for township committeeperson | ||||||
22 | must be a resident of and in the
township or part of a township | ||||||
23 | (which lies outside of a city having a
population of 200,000 or | ||||||
24 | more, in counties containing a population of
2,000,000 or | ||||||
25 | more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
to | ||||||
26 | be elected township committeeperson. The one having the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | highest number
of votes shall be such township committeeperson | ||||||
2 | of such party for such
township or part of a township. At the | ||||||
3 | primary
in 1970 and at the general primary election every 2 | ||||||
4 | years thereafter, each primary elector,
except in counties | ||||||
5 | having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
for one | ||||||
6 | candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct | ||||||
7 | committeeperson. Each candidate for precinct committeeperson | ||||||
8 | must be a bona
fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to | ||||||
9 | be elected precinct committeeperson. The one having the | ||||||
10 | highest number of votes shall be such
precinct committeeperson | ||||||
11 | of such party for such precinct. The official
returns of the | ||||||
12 | primary shall show the name of the committeeperson of each
| ||||||
13 | political party.
| ||||||
14 | Terms of Committeepersons. All precinct committeepersons | ||||||
15 | elected under the
provisions of this Article shall continue as | ||||||
16 | such committeepersons until the
date of the primary to be held | ||||||
17 | in the second year after their election.
Except as otherwise | ||||||
18 | provided in this Section for certain State central | ||||||
19 | committeepersons
who have 2 year terms, all State central | ||||||
20 | committeepersons, township committeepersons
and ward | ||||||
21 | committeepersons shall continue as such committeepersons
until | ||||||
22 | the date of primary to be held in the fourth year after their
| ||||||
23 | election. However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct | ||||||
24 | committeeperson
when a precinct committeeperson ceases to | ||||||
25 | reside in the precinct in which he
was elected and such | ||||||
26 | precinct committeeperson shall thereafter neither have
nor |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson in | ||||||
2 | that precinct,
even if a successor has not been elected or | ||||||
3 | appointed.
| ||||||
4 | (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of | ||||||
5 | the precinct committeepersons
of such party, in the | ||||||
6 | multi-township assessing district formed
pursuant to Section | ||||||
7 | 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the | ||||||
8 | purposes set forth in Section
45-25 of the Township Code. In | ||||||
9 | the organization and proceedings of the
Multi-Township Central | ||||||
10 | Committee each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote
| ||||||
11 | for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors | ||||||
12 | of his party at
the primary at which he was elected.
| ||||||
13 | County Central Committee
| ||||||
14 | (d) The county central committee of each political party | ||||||
15 | in each
county shall consist of the various township | ||||||
16 | committeepersons, precinct committeepersons
and ward | ||||||
17 | committeepersons, if any, of such party in the county.
In the | ||||||
18 | organization and proceedings of the county central committee,
| ||||||
19 | each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote for each | ||||||
20 | ballot voted in
his precinct by the primary electors of his | ||||||
21 | party at the primary at
which he was elected; each township | ||||||
22 | committeeperson shall have one vote for
each ballot voted in | ||||||
23 | his township or part of a township as the case may
be by the | ||||||
24 | primary electors of his party at the primary election
for the | ||||||
25 | nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly
| ||||||
26 | immediately preceding the meeting of the county central |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of the | ||||||
2 | county central committee,
each ward committeeperson shall have | ||||||
3 | one vote for each ballot voted in his
ward by the primary | ||||||
4 | electors of his party at the primary election
for the | ||||||
5 | nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly
| ||||||
6 | immediately preceding the meeting of the county central | ||||||
7 | committee.
| ||||||
8 | Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee
| ||||||
9 | (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of | ||||||
10 | each political
party in Cook County shall consist of the
| ||||||
11 | various township committeepersons and ward committeepersons, | ||||||
12 | if any, of that party in
the portions of the county composing | ||||||
13 | the board of review election district. In
the organization and | ||||||
14 | proceedings of each of the 3 election
district committees, | ||||||
15 | each township committeeperson shall have one vote for each
| ||||||
16 | ballot voted in the committeeperson's township or part of a | ||||||
17 | township, as the case may be,
by
the primary electors of the | ||||||
18 | committeeperson's party at the primary election immediately
| ||||||
19 | preceding the meeting of the board of review election district | ||||||
20 | committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of each of | ||||||
21 | the 3 election district
committees, each ward committeeperson | ||||||
22 | shall have one vote for each
ballot voted in the | ||||||
23 | committeeperson's
ward or part of that ward, as the case may | ||||||
24 | be, by the primary
electors of the committeeperson's party at | ||||||
25 | the primary election immediately preceding the
meeting of the | ||||||
26 | board of review election district committee.
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2 | (e) The congressional committee of each party in each | ||||||
3 | congressional
district shall be composed of the chairmen of | ||||||
4 | the county central
committees of the counties composing the | ||||||
5 | congressional district, except
that in congressional districts | ||||||
6 | wholly within the territorial limits of
one county, the | ||||||
7 | precinct committeepersons, township committeepersons and ward | ||||||
8 | committeepersons, if any, of
the party representing the | ||||||
9 | precincts within the limits of the
congressional district, | ||||||
10 | shall compose the congressional committee. A
State central | ||||||
11 | committeeperson in each district shall be a member and the | ||||||
12 | chair
or, when a district has 2 State central | ||||||
13 | committeepersons, a co-chairperson
of the congressional | ||||||
14 | committee, but shall not have the right to
vote except in case | ||||||
15 | of a tie.
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16 | In the organization and proceedings of congressional | ||||||
17 | committees
composed of precinct committeepersons or township | ||||||
18 | committeepersons or ward committeepersons, or any combination | ||||||
19 | thereof, each precinct committeeperson
shall have one vote for | ||||||
20 | each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
electors of | ||||||
21 | his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
township | ||||||
22 | committeeperson shall have one vote for each ballot voted in | ||||||
23 | his
township or part of a township as the case may be by the | ||||||
24 | primary
electors of his party at the primary election | ||||||
25 | immediately preceding the
meeting of the congressional | ||||||
26 | committee, and each ward committeeperson shall
have one vote |
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1 | for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located
in | ||||||
2 | such congressional district by the primary electors of his | ||||||
3 | party at
the primary election immediately preceding the | ||||||
4 | meeting of the
congressional committee; and in the | ||||||
5 | organization and proceedings of
congressional committees | ||||||
6 | composed of the chairmen of the county central
committees of | ||||||
7 | the counties within such district, each chair of such
county | ||||||
8 | central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
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9 | his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary | ||||||
10 | election
immediately preceding the meeting of the | ||||||
11 | congressional committee.
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12 | Judicial District Committee
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13 | (f) The judicial district committee of each political | ||||||
14 | party in each
judicial district shall be composed of the chair | ||||||
15 | of the county
central committees of the counties composing the | ||||||
16 | judicial district.
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17 | In the organization and proceedings of judicial district | ||||||
18 | committees
composed of the chairmen of the county central | ||||||
19 | committees of the
counties within such district, each chair of | ||||||
20 | such county central
committee shall have one vote for each | ||||||
21 | ballot voted in his county by the
primary electors of his party | ||||||
22 | at the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of | ||||||
23 | the judicial district committee.
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24 | Circuit Court Committee
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25 | (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in | ||||||
26 | each
judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of |
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1 | the chairmen
of the county central committees of the counties | ||||||
2 | composing the judicial
circuit.
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3 | In the organization and proceedings of circuit court | ||||||
4 | committees, each chair
of a county central committee shall | ||||||
5 | have one vote for each
ballot voted in his county by the | ||||||
6 | primary electors of his party at the
primary election | ||||||
7 | immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
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8 | committee.
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9 | Judicial Subcircuit Committee
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10 | (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political | ||||||
11 | party in
each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit | ||||||
12 | divided into subcircuits
shall be composed of (i) the ward and | ||||||
13 | township committeepersons
of the townships and wards composing | ||||||
14 | the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and
(ii) the precinct | ||||||
15 | committeepersons of the precincts
composing the judicial | ||||||
16 | subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.
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17 | In the organization and proceedings of each judicial | ||||||
18 | subcircuit committee,
each township committeeperson shall have | ||||||
19 | one vote for each ballot voted in his
township or part of a | ||||||
20 | township, as the case may be, in the judicial
subcircuit by the | ||||||
21 | primary electors of his party at the primary election
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22 | immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit | ||||||
23 | committee;
each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote | ||||||
24 | for each ballot voted in his
precinct or part of a precinct, as | ||||||
25 | the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit
by the primary | ||||||
26 | electors of his party at the primary election immediately
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1 | preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;
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2 | and
each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each | ||||||
3 | ballot voted in his
ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, | ||||||
4 | in the judicial subcircuit by
the primary electors of his | ||||||
5 | party at the primary election immediately
preceding the | ||||||
6 | meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
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7 | Municipal Central Committee
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8 | (h) The municipal central committee of each political | ||||||
9 | party shall be
composed of the precinct, township or ward | ||||||
10 | committeepersons, as the case may
be, of such party | ||||||
11 | representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
city, | ||||||
12 | incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each
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13 | precinct, township or ward committeeperson on the municipal | ||||||
14 | central
committee shall be the same as his voting strength on | ||||||
15 | the county central
committee.
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16 | For political parties, other than a statewide political | ||||||
17 | party,
established only within a municipality or
township, the | ||||||
18 | municipal or township managing committee shall be composed
of | ||||||
19 | the party officers of the local established party. The party | ||||||
20 | officers
of a local established party shall be as follows: the | ||||||
21 | chair and
secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and | ||||||
22 | townships authorized
by statute to nominate candidates by | ||||||
23 | caucus shall serve as party officers
for the purpose of | ||||||
24 | filling vacancies in nomination under Section
7-61; for | ||||||
25 | municipalities and townships authorized by statute or | ||||||
26 | ordinance
to nominate candidates by petition and primary |
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1 | election, the party officers
shall be the party's candidates | ||||||
2 | who are nominated at the primary. If no party
primary was held | ||||||
3 | because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in
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4 | nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates | ||||||
5 | who shall
serve as the party's officers.
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6 | Powers
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7 | (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers | ||||||
8 | usually
exercised by such committees and by the officers | ||||||
9 | thereof, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Article. | ||||||
10 | The several committees
herein provided for shall not have | ||||||
11 | power to delegate any of their
powers, or functions to any | ||||||
12 | other person, officer or committee, but this
shall not be | ||||||
13 | construed to prevent a committee from appointing from its
own | ||||||
14 | membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
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15 | (j) The State central committee of a political party which | ||||||
16 | elects its
members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of | ||||||
17 | this Section shall adopt a
plan to give effect to the delegate | ||||||
18 | selection rules of the national political
party and file a | ||||||
19 | copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when
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20 | approved by a national political party.
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21 | (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a | ||||||
22 | Congressional
Committee to vote in place of an
absent State | ||||||
23 | central committeeperson at meetings of the
State central | ||||||
24 | committee of a political party which elects its members by
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25 | Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, the proxy | ||||||
26 | shall be
appointed by the vote of the ward and township |
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1 | committeepersons, if any, of the
wards and townships which lie | ||||||
2 | entirely or partially within the
Congressional District from | ||||||
3 | which the absent State central committeeperson was elected and | ||||||
4 | the vote of the chairmen of the county
central committees of | ||||||
5 | those counties which lie entirely or partially within
that | ||||||
6 | Congressional District and in which there are no ward or | ||||||
7 | township committeepersons. When voting for such proxy, the | ||||||
8 | county chair, ward committeeperson
or township | ||||||
9 | committeeperson, as the case may be, shall have one
vote for | ||||||
10 | each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or portion
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11 | thereof within the Congressional District, by the primary | ||||||
12 | electors of his
party at the primary at which he was elected. | ||||||
13 | However, the absent State
central committeeperson may | ||||||
14 | designate a proxy when permitted
by the rules of a political | ||||||
15 | party which elects its members by Alternative B
under | ||||||
16 | paragraph (a) of this Section.
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17 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is | ||||||
18 | ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any | ||||||
19 | committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is | ||||||
20 | statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because | ||||||
21 | of conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted | ||||||
22 | of a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson | ||||||
23 | shall automatically become vacant.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 7-1-23.)
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25 | (10 ILCS 5/7-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-9)
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1 | Sec. 7-9. County central committee; county and State | ||||||
2 | conventions.
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3 | (a) On a date that is not earlier than the 29th day after, | ||||||
4 | nor later than the 50th day after, On the 29th day next | ||||||
5 | succeeding the date of the primary at which committeepersons
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6 | are elected, the county central committee of each political
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7 | party shall meet within the county and proceed to
organize by | ||||||
8 | electing from its own number a chair and either from its
own | ||||||
9 | number, or otherwise, such other officers as such committee | ||||||
10 | may deem
necessary or expedient. Such meeting of the county | ||||||
11 | central committee
shall be known as the county convention.
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12 | The chair of each county committee shall , within 10 days | ||||||
13 | after the
organization, forward to the State Board of | ||||||
14 | Elections, the names and
post office addresses of the | ||||||
15 | officers, precinct committeepersons and
representative | ||||||
16 | committeepersons elected by his political party.
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17 | The county convention of each political party shall choose | ||||||
18 | delegates
to the State convention of its party, if the party | ||||||
19 | chooses to hold a State convention; but in any county having | ||||||
20 | within
its limits any city having a population of 200,000, or | ||||||
21 | over the
delegates from such city shall be chosen by wards, the | ||||||
22 | ward committeepersons
from the respective wards choosing the | ||||||
23 | number of delegates to which such
ward is entitled on the basis | ||||||
24 | prescribed in paragraph (e) of this
Section such delegates to | ||||||
25 | be members of the delegation to the State
convention from such | ||||||
26 | county. In all counties containing a population of
2,000,000 |
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1 | or more outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or
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2 | more, the delegates from each of the townships or parts of | ||||||
3 | townships as
the case may be shall be chosen by townships or | ||||||
4 | parts of townships as
the case may be, the township | ||||||
5 | committeepersons from the respective townships
or parts of | ||||||
6 | townships as the case may be choosing the number of
delegates | ||||||
7 | to which such townships or parts of townships as the case may
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8 | be are entitled, on the basis prescribed in paragraph (e) of | ||||||
9 | this
Section such delegates to be members of the delegation to | ||||||
10 | the State
convention from such county.
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11 | Each member of the State Central Committee of a political | ||||||
12 | party which
elects its members by Alternative B under | ||||||
13 | paragraph (a) of Section 7-8
shall be a delegate to the State | ||||||
14 | Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention, | ||||||
15 | ex officio.
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16 | Each member of the State Central Committee of a political | ||||||
17 | party which
elects its members by Alternative B under | ||||||
18 | paragraph (a) of Section 7-8 may
appoint 2 delegates to the | ||||||
19 | State Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State | ||||||
20 | convention, who must be residents of the
member's | ||||||
21 | Congressional District.
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22 | (b) State conventions may be held within 180 days after | ||||||
23 | the
general primary in the year 2000 and every 4 years | ||||||
24 | thereafter. In the year 1998, and every 4 years thereafter,
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25 | the chair of a State central committee may issue a call for a | ||||||
26 | State
convention within 180 days after the general primary.
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1 | The State
convention of each political party, if the party | ||||||
2 | chooses to hold a State convention, has power to make
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3 | nominations of candidates of its political party for the | ||||||
4 | electors of
President and Vice President of the United States, | ||||||
5 | and to adopt any party
platform, and, to the
extent determined | ||||||
6 | by the State central committee as provided in Section
7-14, to | ||||||
7 | choose and select delegates and alternate delegates at large | ||||||
8 | to
national nominating conventions. The State Central | ||||||
9 | Committee may adopt
rules to provide for and govern the | ||||||
10 | procedures of the State convention.
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11 | (c) The chair and secretary of each State convention, if | ||||||
12 | the party chooses to hold a State convention, shall,
within 2 | ||||||
13 | days thereafter, transmit to the State Board of Elections of
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14 | this State a certificate setting forth the names and addresses | ||||||
15 | of all
persons nominated by such State convention for electors | ||||||
16 | of President and
Vice President of the United States, and of | ||||||
17 | any persons selected by the State
convention for
delegates and | ||||||
18 | alternate delegates at large to national nominating
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19 | conventions; and the names of such candidates so chosen by | ||||||
20 | such State
convention for electors of President and Vice | ||||||
21 | President of the United
States, shall be caused by
the State | ||||||
22 | Board of Elections to be printed upon the official ballot at
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23 | the general election, in the manner required by law, and shall | ||||||
24 | be
certified to the various county clerks of the proper | ||||||
25 | counties in the
manner as provided in Section 7-60 of this | ||||||
26 | Article 7 for the certifying
of the names of persons nominated |
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1 | by any party for State offices. If and
as long as this Act | ||||||
2 | prescribes that the names of such electors be not
printed on | ||||||
3 | the ballot, then the names of such electors shall be
certified | ||||||
4 | in such manner as may be prescribed by the parts of this Act
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5 | applicable thereto.
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6 | (d) Each convention, if the party chooses to hold a State | ||||||
7 | convention, may perform all other functions inherent to such
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8 | political organization and not inconsistent with this Article.
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9 | (e) At least 33 days before the date of a State convention, | ||||||
10 | if the party chooses to hold a State convention, the chair of | ||||||
11 | the State central committee of each political
party shall file | ||||||
12 | in the principal office of the State Board of
Elections a call | ||||||
13 | for the State convention. Such call shall state, among
other | ||||||
14 | things, the time and place (designating the building or hall) | ||||||
15 | for
holding the State convention. Such call shall be signed by | ||||||
16 | the chair
and attested by the secretary of the committee. In | ||||||
17 | such convention each
county shall be entitled to one delegate | ||||||
18 | for each 500 ballots voted by
the primary electors of the party | ||||||
19 | in such county at the primary to be
held next after the | ||||||
20 | issuance of such call; and if in such county, less
than 500 | ||||||
21 | ballots are so voted or if the number of ballots so voted is
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22 | not exactly a multiple of 500, there shall be one delegate for | ||||||
23 | such
group which is less than 500, or for such group | ||||||
24 | representing the number
of votes over the multiple of 500, | ||||||
25 | which delegate shall have 1/500 of
one vote for each primary | ||||||
26 | vote so represented by him. The call for such
convention shall |
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1 | set forth this paragraph (e) of Section 7-9 in full and
shall | ||||||
2 | direct that the number of delegates to be chosen be calculated | ||||||
3 | in
compliance herewith and that such number of delegates be | ||||||
4 | chosen.
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5 | (f) All precinct, township and ward committeepersons when | ||||||
6 | elected as
provided in this Section shall serve as though | ||||||
7 | elected at large
irrespective of any changes that may be made | ||||||
8 | in precinct, township or
ward boundaries and the voting | ||||||
9 | strength of each committeeperson shall
remain as provided in | ||||||
10 | this Section for the entire time for which he is
elected.
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11 | (g) The officers elected at any convention provided for in | ||||||
12 | this
Section shall serve until their successors are elected as | ||||||
13 | provided in
this Act.
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14 | (h) A special meeting of any central committee may be | ||||||
15 | called by the chair, or by not less than 25% of the members of | ||||||
16 | such committee, by
giving 5 days notice to members of such | ||||||
17 | committee in writing designating
the time and place at which | ||||||
18 | such special meeting is to be held and the
business which it is | ||||||
19 | proposed to present at such special meeting.
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20 | (i) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever a | ||||||
21 | vacancy
exists in the office of precinct committeeperson | ||||||
22 | because no one was elected
to that office or because the | ||||||
23 | precinct committeeperson ceases to reside in
the precinct or | ||||||
24 | for any other reason, the chair of the county
central | ||||||
25 | committee of the appropriate political party may fill the
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26 | vacancy in such office by appointment of a qualified resident |
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1 | of the
county and the appointed precinct committeeperson shall | ||||||
2 | serve as though
elected; however, no such appointment may be | ||||||
3 | made between the general
primary election and the county | ||||||
4 | convention following 30th day after the general primary | ||||||
5 | election.
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6 | (j) If the number of Congressional Districts in the State | ||||||
7 | of Illinois
is reduced as a result of reapportionment of | ||||||
8 | Congressional Districts
following a federal decennial census, | ||||||
9 | the State Central Committeemen and
Committeewomen of a | ||||||
10 | political
party which elects its State Central
Committee by | ||||||
11 | either Alternative A or by Alternative B under paragraph (a)
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12 | of Section 7-8 who were
previously elected shall continue to | ||||||
13 | serve as if no reapportionment had
occurred until the | ||||||
14 | expiration of their terms.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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16 | (10 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-3) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 9-3. Political committee statement of organization. | ||||||
18 | (a) Every political committee shall file with the State | ||||||
19 | Board of Elections a
statement of organization within 10 | ||||||
20 | business days of the creation of
such
committee, except any | ||||||
21 | political committee created within the 30 days before
an
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22 | election shall file a statement of organization within 2 | ||||||
23 | business days in person, by facsimile transmission, or by | ||||||
24 | electronic mail. Any change in information previously | ||||||
25 | submitted in a statement of organization shall be reported, as |
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1 | required for the original statement of organization by this | ||||||
2 | Section, within 10 days following that change.
The Board shall | ||||||
3 | impose a civil penalty of $50 per business day upon political
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4 | committees for failing to file or late filing of a statement of | ||||||
5 | organization. Such penalties shall not
exceed $5,000, and | ||||||
6 | shall not exceed $10,000 for statewide office political
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7 | committees.
There shall be no fine if the statement is mailed | ||||||
8 | and postmarked at least 72
hours prior to the filing deadline.
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9 | In addition to the civil penalties authorized by this | ||||||
10 | Section, the State
Board of Elections or any other political | ||||||
11 | committee may apply to the
circuit court for a temporary | ||||||
12 | restraining
order or a preliminary or permanent injunction | ||||||
13 | against the political committee
to cease the expenditure of | ||||||
14 | funds and to cease operations until the statement
of | ||||||
15 | organization is filed.
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16 | For the purpose of this Section,
"statewide office" means | ||||||
17 | the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
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18 | Attorney General, State Treasurer, and State Comptroller.
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19 | (b) The statement of organization shall include:
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20 | (1) the name
and address of the political committee | ||||||
21 | and the designation required by Section 9-2;
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22 | (2) the scope, area of activity, party affiliation, | ||||||
23 | and purposes of the political
committee;
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24 | (3) the name, address, and position of each custodian | ||||||
25 | of the
committee's books and accounts;
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26 | (4) the name, address, and position of the committee's |
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1 | principal
officers, including the chairman, treasurer, and | ||||||
2 | officers and members of
its finance committee, if any;
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3 | (5) (blank) the name and address of any sponsoring | ||||||
4 | entity ;
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5 | (6) a statement of what specific disposition of | ||||||
6 | residual fund will
be made in the event of the dissolution | ||||||
7 | or
termination of the committee;
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8 | (7) a listing of all banks or other financial | ||||||
9 | institutions, safety
deposit boxes, and any other | ||||||
10 | repositories or custodians of funds used by
the committee; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | (8) the amount of funds available for campaign | ||||||
13 | expenditures as of
the filing date of the committee's | ||||||
14 | statement of organization.
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15 | For purposes of this Section, a "sponsoring entity" is (i) | ||||||
16 | any person,
organization, corporation, or association that | ||||||
17 | contributes
at least 33% of the total funding of the political | ||||||
18 | committee or (ii) any person
or other entity that is | ||||||
19 | registered or is required to register under the
Lobbyist | ||||||
20 | Registration Act and contributes at least 33% of the total | ||||||
21 | funding of
the political committee.
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22 | (c) Each statement of organization required to be
filed in | ||||||
23 | accordance with this Section shall be verified, dated, and | ||||||
24 | signed
by either the treasurer of the political committee | ||||||
25 | making the statement or
the candidate on whose behalf the | ||||||
26 | statement is made and shall contain
substantially the |
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1 | following verification: | ||||||
2 | "VERIFICATION: | ||||||
3 | I declare that this statement of organization (including | ||||||
4 | any
accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined | ||||||
5 | by me and, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, is a true, | ||||||
6 | correct, and complete statement
of organization as required by | ||||||
7 | Article 9 of the Election Code. I understand
that willfully | ||||||
8 | filing a false or incomplete statement is
subject to a civil | ||||||
9 | penalty of at least $1,001 and up to $5,000. | ||||||
10 | ................ ..........................................
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11 | (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)". | ||||||
12 | (d) The statement of organization for a ballot initiative | ||||||
13 | committee also shall include a verification signed by the | ||||||
14 | chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is formed | ||||||
15 | for the purpose of supporting or opposing a question of public | ||||||
16 | policy, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the | ||||||
17 | committee will be used for the purpose described in the | ||||||
18 | statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept | ||||||
19 | unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the | ||||||
20 | ballot initiative committee does not make contributions or | ||||||
21 | expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate or | ||||||
22 | candidates for nomination for election, election, or | ||||||
23 | retention, and (iv) failure to abide by these requirements | ||||||
24 | shall deem the committee in violation of this Article. | ||||||
25 | (d-5) The statement of organization for an independent | ||||||
26 | expenditure committee also shall include a verification signed |
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1 | by the chairperson of the committee that (i) the committee is | ||||||
2 | formed for the exclusive purpose of making independent | ||||||
3 | expenditures, (ii) all contributions and expenditures of the | ||||||
4 | committee will be used for the purpose described in the | ||||||
5 | statement of organization, (iii) the committee may accept | ||||||
6 | unlimited contributions from any source, provided that the | ||||||
7 | independent expenditure committee does not make contributions | ||||||
8 | to any candidate political committee, political party | ||||||
9 | committee, or political action committee, and (iv) failure to | ||||||
10 | abide by these requirements shall deem the committee in | ||||||
11 | violation of this Article. | ||||||
12 | (e) For purposes of implementing the changes made by this | ||||||
13 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, every political | ||||||
14 | committee in existence on the effective date of this | ||||||
15 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall file the | ||||||
16 | statement required by this Section with the Board by December | ||||||
17 | 31, 2010. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
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19 | (10 ILCS 5/10-9) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-9)
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20 | Sec. 10-9. The following electoral boards are designated | ||||||
21 | for the
purpose of hearing and passing upon the objector's | ||||||
22 | petition described in
Section 10-8.
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23 | 1. The State Board of Elections will hear and pass | ||||||
24 | upon objections
to the nominations of candidates for State | ||||||
25 | offices,
nominations of candidates for congressional or |
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1 | legislative offices that are in more than one county or | ||||||
2 | are wholly located within a single county with a | ||||||
3 | population of less than 3,000,000 and judicial
offices of | ||||||
4 | districts, subcircuits, or circuits situated in more than | ||||||
5 | one county, nominations
of candidates for the offices of | ||||||
6 | State's attorney or regional superintendent
of schools to | ||||||
7 | be elected from more than one county, and petitions for
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8 | proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois as
provided for in Section 3 of Article XIV of the | ||||||
10 | Constitution.
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11 | 2. The county officers electoral board of a county | ||||||
12 | with a population of less than 3,000,000 to hear and pass | ||||||
13 | upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for | ||||||
14 | county offices and judicial offices of a district, | ||||||
15 | subcircuit, or
circuit coterminous with or less than a | ||||||
16 | county, for any school district offices, for the office of | ||||||
17 | multi-township assessor where candidates for
such office | ||||||
18 | are nominated in accordance with this Code, and for all | ||||||
19 | special
district offices, shall be composed of the county | ||||||
20 | clerk, or an assistant
designated by the county clerk, the | ||||||
21 | State's attorney of the county or
an Assistant State's | ||||||
22 | Attorney designated by the State's Attorney, and the
clerk | ||||||
23 | of the circuit court, or an assistant designated by the | ||||||
24 | clerk of
the circuit court, of the county, of whom the | ||||||
25 | county clerk or his designee
shall be the chair, except | ||||||
26 | that in any county which has established a
county board of |
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1 | election commissioners that board
shall constitute the | ||||||
2 | county officers electoral board ex-officio. If a school | ||||||
3 | district is located in 2 or more counties, the county | ||||||
4 | officers electoral board of the county in which the | ||||||
5 | principal office of the school district is located shall | ||||||
6 | hear and pass upon objections to nominations of candidates | ||||||
7 | for school district office in that school district.
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8 | 2.5. The county officers electoral board of a county | ||||||
9 | with a population of 3,000,000 or more to hear and
pass | ||||||
10 | upon objections to the nominations of candidates for | ||||||
11 | county offices, candidates for congressional and | ||||||
12 | legislative offices and representatives in the General | ||||||
13 | Assembly if the district is wholly within a county with a | ||||||
14 | population of 3,000,000 or more, unless the district is | ||||||
15 | wholly or partially within the jurisdiction of a municipal | ||||||
16 | board of election commissioners, and judicial offices of a | ||||||
17 | district, subcircuit, or circuit coterminous with or less | ||||||
18 | than a county, for any school district offices, for the | ||||||
19 | office of multi-township assessor where candidates for | ||||||
20 | such office are nominated in accordance with this Code, | ||||||
21 | and for all special district offices, and for candidates | ||||||
22 | for the Senate, shall be composed of the county clerk, or | ||||||
23 | an assistant designated by the county clerk, the State's | ||||||
24 | Attorney of the county or an Assistant State's Attorney | ||||||
25 | designated by the State's Attorney, and the clerk of the | ||||||
26 | circuit court, or an assistant designated by the clerk of |
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1 | the circuit court, of the county, of whom the county clerk | ||||||
2 | or his designee shall be the chair, except that, in any | ||||||
3 | county which has established a county board of election | ||||||
4 | commissioners, that board shall constitute the county | ||||||
5 | officers electoral board ex-officio. If a school district | ||||||
6 | is located in 2 or more counties, the county officers | ||||||
7 | electoral board of the county in which the principal | ||||||
8 | office of the school district is located shall hear and | ||||||
9 | pass upon objections to nominations of candidates for | ||||||
10 | school district office in that school district. | ||||||
11 | 3. The municipal officers electoral board to hear and | ||||||
12 | pass upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for | ||||||
13 | officers of
municipalities shall be composed of the mayor | ||||||
14 | or president of the board
of trustees of the city, village | ||||||
15 | or incorporated town, and the city,
village or | ||||||
16 | incorporated town clerk, and one member of the city | ||||||
17 | council
or board of trustees, that member being designated | ||||||
18 | who is eligible to
serve on the electoral board and has | ||||||
19 | served the
greatest number of years as a member of the city | ||||||
20 | council or board of
trustees, of whom the mayor or | ||||||
21 | president of the board of trustees shall
be the chair.
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22 | 4. The township officers electoral board to pass upon | ||||||
23 | objections to
the nominations of township officers shall | ||||||
24 | be composed of the township
supervisor, the town clerk, | ||||||
25 | and that eligible town trustee elected in the
township who | ||||||
26 | has had the longest term of continuous service as town
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1 | trustee, of whom the township supervisor shall be the | ||||||
2 | chair.
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3 | 5. The education officers electoral board to hear and | ||||||
4 | pass upon
objections to the nominations of candidates for | ||||||
5 | offices in
community college districts shall be composed | ||||||
6 | of the presiding officer of
the community college district | ||||||
7 | board, who shall be the chair,
the secretary of the | ||||||
8 | community college district board and the
eligible elected | ||||||
9 | community college board member who has the
longest term of | ||||||
10 | continuous service as a board member.
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11 | 6. In all cases, however, where the Congressional, | ||||||
12 | Legislative, or Representative
district is wholly or | ||||||
13 | partially within the jurisdiction of a single municipal | ||||||
14 | board of election
commissioners in Cook County and in all | ||||||
15 | cases where the school district or special
district is | ||||||
16 | wholly within the jurisdiction of a municipal board of
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17 | election commissioners and in all cases where the | ||||||
18 | municipality or
township is wholly or partially within the | ||||||
19 | jurisdiction of a municipal
board of election | ||||||
20 | commissioners, the board of election commissioners
shall | ||||||
21 | ex-officio constitute the electoral board.
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22 | For special districts situated in more than one county, | ||||||
23 | the county officers
electoral board of the county in which the | ||||||
24 | principal office of the district
is located has jurisdiction | ||||||
25 | to hear and pass upon objections. For purposes
of this | ||||||
26 | Section, "special districts" means all political subdivisions |
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1 | other
than counties, municipalities, townships and school and | ||||||
2 | community college
districts.
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3 | In the event that any member of the appropriate board is a | ||||||
4 | candidate
for the office with relation to which the objector's | ||||||
5 | petition is filed,
he shall not be eligible to serve on that | ||||||
6 | board and shall not act as
a member of the board and his place | ||||||
7 | shall be filled as follows:
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8 | a. In the county officers electoral board by the | ||||||
9 | county
treasurer, and if he or she is ineligible to serve, | ||||||
10 | by the sheriff of the
county.
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11 | b. In the municipal officers electoral board by the | ||||||
12 | eligible
elected city council or board of trustees member | ||||||
13 | who has served the second
greatest number of years as a | ||||||
14 | city council or board of trustees member.
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15 | c. In the township officers electoral board by the | ||||||
16 | eligible
elected town trustee who has had the second | ||||||
17 | longest term of continuous service
as a town trustee.
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18 | d. In the education officers electoral board by the | ||||||
19 | eligible
elected community college district board member | ||||||
20 | who has had the
second longest term of continuous service | ||||||
21 | as a board member.
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22 | In the event that the chair of the electoral board is | ||||||
23 | ineligible
to act because of the fact that he or she is a | ||||||
24 | candidate for the office with
relation to which the objector's | ||||||
25 | petition is filed, then the substitute
chosen under the | ||||||
26 | provisions of this Section shall be the chair; In
this case, |
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1 | the officer or board with whom the objector's petition is
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2 | filed, shall transmit the certificate of nomination or | ||||||
3 | nomination papers
as the case may be, and the objector's | ||||||
4 | petition to the substitute chair
of the electoral board.
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5 | When 2 or more eligible individuals, by reason of their | ||||||
6 | terms of service
on a city council or board of trustees, | ||||||
7 | township board of
trustees, or community college district | ||||||
8 | board, qualify to serve
on an electoral board, the one to serve | ||||||
9 | shall be chosen by lot.
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10 | Any vacancies on an electoral board not otherwise filled | ||||||
11 | pursuant to this
Section shall be filled by public members | ||||||
12 | appointed by the Chief Judge of
the Circuit Court for the | ||||||
13 | county wherein the electoral board hearing is
being held upon | ||||||
14 | notification to the Chief Judge of such
vacancies. The Chief | ||||||
15 | Judge shall be so notified by a member of the electoral
board | ||||||
16 | or the officer or board with whom the objector's petition was | ||||||
17 | filed.
In the event that none of the individuals designated by | ||||||
18 | this Section to
serve on the electoral board are eligible, the | ||||||
19 | chair of an electoral
board shall be designated by the Chief | ||||||
20 | Judge.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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22 | (10 ILCS 5/10-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-10)
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23 | Sec. 10-10. Within 24 hours after the receipt of the | ||||||
24 | certificate of
nomination or nomination papers or proposed | ||||||
25 | question of public
policy, as the case may be, and the |
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1 | objector's petition, the chair
of the electoral board other | ||||||
2 | than the State Board of Elections shall
send a call by | ||||||
3 | registered or certified mail : to each of the members of the
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4 | electoral board ; , and to the objector who filed the objector's | ||||||
5 | petition ; , and
either to the candidate whose certificate of | ||||||
6 | nomination or nomination
papers are objected to or to the | ||||||
7 | principal proponent or attorney for
proponents of a question | ||||||
8 | of public policy, as the case may be, whose
petitions are | ||||||
9 | objected to ; to the election authority to whom the ballot is | ||||||
10 | certified; and to the appropriate county clerk. The chair
of | ||||||
11 | the electoral board other than the State Board of Elections , | ||||||
12 | and shall also cause the sheriff of the county
or counties in | ||||||
13 | which such officers and persons reside to serve a copy of
such | ||||||
14 | call upon each of such officers and persons, which call shall | ||||||
15 | set out
the fact that the electoral board is required to meet | ||||||
16 | to hear and pass upon
the objections to nominations made for | ||||||
17 | the office, designating it, and
shall state the day, hour and | ||||||
18 | place at which the electoral board shall meet
for the purpose, | ||||||
19 | which place shall be in the
county court house in the county in | ||||||
20 | the case of the County Officers
Electoral Board, the Municipal | ||||||
21 | Officers Electoral Board, the Township
Officers Electoral | ||||||
22 | Board or the Education Officers Electoral Board, except that | ||||||
23 | the Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the Township Officers | ||||||
24 | Electoral Board, and the Education Officers Electoral Board | ||||||
25 | may meet at the location where the governing body of the | ||||||
26 | municipality, township, or community college district, |
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1 | respectively, holds its regularly scheduled meetings, if that | ||||||
2 | location is available; provided that voter records may be | ||||||
3 | removed from the offices of an election authority only at the | ||||||
4 | discretion and under the supervision of the election | ||||||
5 | authority.
In
those cases where the State Board of Elections | ||||||
6 | is the electoral board
designated under Section 10-9, the | ||||||
7 | chair of the State Board of Elections
shall, within 24 hours | ||||||
8 | after the receipt of the certificate of nomination
or | ||||||
9 | nomination papers or petitions for a proposed amendment to | ||||||
10 | Article IV of
the Constitution or proposed statewide question | ||||||
11 | of public policy, send a
call by registered or certified mail | ||||||
12 | to the objector who files the
objector's petition, and either | ||||||
13 | to the candidate whose certificate of
nomination or nomination | ||||||
14 | papers are objected to or to the principal
proponent or | ||||||
15 | attorney for proponents of the proposed Constitutional
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16 | amendment or statewide question of public policy and shall | ||||||
17 | state the day,
hour, and place at which the electoral board | ||||||
18 | shall meet for the purpose,
which place may be in the Capitol | ||||||
19 | Building or in the principal or permanent
branch office of the | ||||||
20 | State Board. The day of the meeting shall not be less
than 3 | ||||||
21 | nor more than 5 days after the receipt of the certificate of
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22 | nomination or nomination papers and the objector's petition by | ||||||
23 | the chair
of the electoral board.
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24 | The electoral board shall have the power to administer | ||||||
25 | oaths and to
subpoena and examine witnesses and, at the | ||||||
26 | request of either party and only upon a vote by a majority of |
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1 | its members, may authorize the chair
to issue subpoenas | ||||||
2 | requiring the attendance of witnesses and
subpoenas duces | ||||||
3 | tecum requiring the production of such books, papers,
records | ||||||
4 | and documents as may be evidence of any matter under inquiry
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5 | before the electoral board, in the same manner as witnesses | ||||||
6 | are
subpoenaed in the Circuit Court.
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7 | Service of such subpoenas shall be made by any sheriff or | ||||||
8 | other
person in the same manner as in cases in such court and | ||||||
9 | the fees of such
sheriff shall be the same as is provided by | ||||||
10 | law, and shall be paid by
the objector or candidate who causes | ||||||
11 | the issuance of the subpoena. In
case any person so served | ||||||
12 | shall knowingly neglect or refuse to obey any
such subpoena, | ||||||
13 | or to testify, the electoral board shall at once file a
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14 | petition in the circuit court of the county in which such | ||||||
15 | hearing is to
be heard, or has been attempted to be heard, | ||||||
16 | setting forth the facts, of
such knowing refusal or neglect, | ||||||
17 | and accompanying the petition with a
copy of the citation and | ||||||
18 | the answer, if one has been filed, together
with a copy of the | ||||||
19 | subpoena and the return of service thereon, and shall
apply | ||||||
20 | for an order of court requiring such person to attend and | ||||||
21 | testify,
and forthwith produce books and papers, before the | ||||||
22 | electoral board. Any
circuit court of the state, excluding the | ||||||
23 | judge who is sitting on the electoral
board, upon such showing | ||||||
24 | shall order such person to appear and testify,
and to | ||||||
25 | forthwith produce such books and papers, before the electoral | ||||||
26 | board
at a place to be fixed by the court. If such person shall |
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1 | knowingly fail
or refuse to obey such order of the court | ||||||
2 | without lawful excuse, the court
shall punish him or her by | ||||||
3 | fine and imprisonment, as the nature of the case
may require | ||||||
4 | and may be lawful in cases of contempt of court.
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5 | The electoral board on the first day of its meeting shall | ||||||
6 | adopt rules
of procedure for the introduction of evidence and | ||||||
7 | the presentation of
arguments and may, in its discretion, | ||||||
8 | provide for the filing of briefs
by the parties to the | ||||||
9 | objection or by other interested persons.
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10 | In the event of a State Electoral Board hearing on | ||||||
11 | objections to a
petition for an amendment to Article IV of the | ||||||
12 | Constitution
pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the | ||||||
13 | Constitution, or to a
petition for a question of public policy | ||||||
14 | to be submitted to the
voters of the entire State, the | ||||||
15 | certificates of the county clerks and boards
of election | ||||||
16 | commissioners showing the results of the random sample of
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17 | signatures on the petition shall be prima facie valid and | ||||||
18 | accurate, and
shall be presumed to establish the number of | ||||||
19 | valid and invalid
signatures on the petition sheets reviewed | ||||||
20 | in the random sample, as prescribed
in Section 28-11 and 28-12 | ||||||
21 | of this Code. Either party, however, may introduce
evidence at | ||||||
22 | such hearing to dispute the findings as to particular | ||||||
23 | signatures.
In addition to the foregoing, in the absence of | ||||||
24 | competent evidence presented
at such hearing by a party | ||||||
25 | substantially challenging the results of a random
sample, or | ||||||
26 | showing a different result obtained by an additional sample,
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1 | this certificate of a county clerk or board of election | ||||||
2 | commissioners shall
be presumed to establish the ratio of | ||||||
3 | valid to invalid signatures within
the particular election | ||||||
4 | jurisdiction.
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5 | The electoral board shall take up the question as to | ||||||
6 | whether or not
the certificate of nomination or nomination | ||||||
7 | papers or petitions are in
proper form, and whether or not they | ||||||
8 | were filed within the time and
under the conditions required | ||||||
9 | by law, and whether or not they are the
genuine certificate of | ||||||
10 | nomination or nomination papers or petitions
which they | ||||||
11 | purport to be, and whether or not in the case of the
| ||||||
12 | certificate of nomination in question it represents accurately | ||||||
13 | the
decision of the caucus or convention issuing it, and in | ||||||
14 | general shall
decide whether or not the certificate of | ||||||
15 | nomination or nominating papers
or petitions on file are valid | ||||||
16 | or whether the objections thereto should
be sustained and the | ||||||
17 | decision of a majority of the electoral board shall
be final | ||||||
18 | subject to judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1. The
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19 | electoral board must state its findings in writing and must | ||||||
20 | state in
writing which objections, if any, it has sustained. A | ||||||
21 | copy of the decision shall be served upon the parties to the | ||||||
22 | proceedings in open proceedings before the electoral board. If | ||||||
23 | a party does not appear for receipt of the decision, the | ||||||
24 | decision shall be deemed to have been served on the absent | ||||||
25 | party on the date when a copy of the decision is personally | ||||||
26 | delivered or on the date when a copy of the decision is |
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1 | deposited in the United States mail, in a sealed envelope or | ||||||
2 | package, with postage prepaid, addressed to each party | ||||||
3 | affected by the decision or to such party's attorney of | ||||||
4 | record, if any, at the address on record for such person in the | ||||||
5 | files of the electoral board.
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6 | Upon the expiration of the period within which a | ||||||
7 | proceeding for
judicial review must be commenced under Section | ||||||
8 | 10-10.1, the electoral
board shall, unless a proceeding for | ||||||
9 | judicial review has been commenced
within such period, | ||||||
10 | transmit, by registered or certified mail, a
certified copy of | ||||||
11 | its ruling, together with the original certificate of
| ||||||
12 | nomination or nomination papers or petitions and the original | ||||||
13 | objector's
petition, to the officer or board with whom the | ||||||
14 | certificate of
nomination or nomination papers or petitions, | ||||||
15 | as objected to, were on
file and to the election authority to | ||||||
16 | whom the ballot is certified or the appropriate county clerk , | ||||||
17 | and such officer or board shall abide by and comply with the
| ||||||
18 | ruling so made to all intents and purposes.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; | ||||||
20 | 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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21 | (10 ILCS 5/11-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4)
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22 | Sec. 11-4.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Election | ||||||
23 | Commissioners,
established under Article 6 of this Act, to | ||||||
24 | appoint the place of registry
in each precinct for the first | ||||||
25 | registration under Article 6 of this Act and
the places for |
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1 | registry in subsequent registrations in the manner provided
by | ||||||
2 | such Article, and also the polling place in each precinct in | ||||||
3 | such city,
village or incorporated town which has adopted or | ||||||
4 | is operating under said
Article 6, and to give public notice | ||||||
5 | thereof, and shall cause the same to
be fitted up, warmed, | ||||||
6 | lighted and cleaned, but in each election precinct
and in each | ||||||
7 | area for which a registration place is designated such place | ||||||
8 | or
places shall be in the most public, orderly and convenient | ||||||
9 | portions
thereof, and no building or part of a building shall | ||||||
10 | be designated or used
as a place of registry, or revision of | ||||||
11 | registration, or as a polling place,
in which spirituous or | ||||||
12 | intoxicating liquor is sold. Provided, however,
where the | ||||||
13 | Board of Election Commissioners is unable to secure a suitable
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14 | polling place within the boundaries of a precinct, it may | ||||||
15 | select a polling
place on a street immediately adjacent to and | ||||||
16 | adjoining the precinct. Said
Board of Election Commissioners | ||||||
17 | may demand of the chief of police or the
sheriff, to furnish | ||||||
18 | officers of the law to attend during the progress of
any | ||||||
19 | registration, revision or election, at any place or places of
| ||||||
20 | registration, or any polling place, or places, designated by | ||||||
21 | said
commissioners, or to attend at any meeting of said | ||||||
22 | commissioners. Said
officers of the law, shall be furnished by | ||||||
23 | said chief of police or sheriff
and shall be stationed in the | ||||||
24 | place or places of registration and polling
place or places in | ||||||
25 | such manner as said commissioners shall direct, and
during | ||||||
26 | said assignment shall be under the direction and control of |
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1 | the
election commissioners.
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2 | Notwithstanding the above, when there
are no more than 50 | ||||||
3 | registered voters in a precinct
who are entitled to
vote in a | ||||||
4 | local government or school district election,
the election | ||||||
5 | authority
having jurisdiction over the precinct,
is authorized | ||||||
6 | to reassign such voters
to one or more polling
places in | ||||||
7 | adjacent precincts, within or without the
election authority's | ||||||
8 | jurisdiction, for that election. For
the purposes of such | ||||||
9 | local government or school district election only, the
votes | ||||||
10 | of the reassigned voters
shall be tallied and canvassed as | ||||||
11 | votes from the precinct of the polling place to which
such | ||||||
12 | voters have been reassigned.
The election authority having | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction over the precinct shall approve
all | ||||||
14 | administrative and polling place procedures.
Such procedures | ||||||
15 | shall take into account voter convenience, and ensure that the
| ||||||
16 | integrity of the election process is maintained and that the | ||||||
17 | secrecy of the
ballot is not violated.
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18 | Except in the event of a fire, flood or total loss of heat | ||||||
19 | in a place
fixed or established by the Board of Election | ||||||
20 | Commissioners pursuant to
this Section as a polling place for | ||||||
21 | an election, no election authority
shall change the location | ||||||
22 | of a polling place so established for any
precinct after | ||||||
23 | notice of the place of holding the election for that
precinct | ||||||
24 | has been given as required under Article 12 unless the | ||||||
25 | election
authority notifies all registered voters in the | ||||||
26 | precinct of the change in
location by first class mail in |
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1 | sufficient time for such notice to be
received by the | ||||||
2 | registered voters in the precinct at least one day prior to
the | ||||||
3 | date of the election. | ||||||
4 | If, within the 10 days before any election, an election | ||||||
5 | authority changes a polling location, the election authority | ||||||
6 | shall send notice by electronic mail or phone call to the | ||||||
7 | township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, or precinct | ||||||
8 | committeepersons, as applicable, as soon as the location of | ||||||
9 | the polling place is changed.
| ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 86-867.)
| ||||||
11 | (10 ILCS 5/11-8) | ||||||
12 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 11-8. Vote centers. | ||||||
14 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election
| ||||||
15 | authorities shall establish at least one location to be | ||||||
16 | located at an
office of the election authority or in the | ||||||
17 | largest municipality
within its jurisdiction where all voters | ||||||
18 | in its jurisdiction
are allowed to vote on election day during | ||||||
19 | polling place hours,
regardless of the precinct in which they | ||||||
20 | are registered , and that location shall provide curbside | ||||||
21 | voting . Election authorities may establish more than one vote | ||||||
22 | center, but in jurisdictions with a population of more than | ||||||
23 | 500,000 inhabitants, the election authority shall establish at | ||||||
24 | least 2 vote centers. An
election authority establishing such | ||||||
25 | a location under this Section shall identify the location and |
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| |||||||
1 | any health and safety requirements by the 40th day
preceding | ||||||
2 | an the 2022 general primary election and the 2022 general | ||||||
3 | election and certify such to the
State Board of Elections. | ||||||
4 | (b) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2029 2023 .
| ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21; | ||||||
6 | 102-1109, eff. 12-21-22.)
| ||||||
7 | (10 ILCS 5/12-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-4)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 12-4.
Not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to | ||||||
9 | the date of
the consolidated and
nonpartisan elections, each | ||||||
10 | election authority
shall publish notice
of the election of | ||||||
11 | officers of each political subdivision to be conducted
in his | ||||||
12 | or its jurisdiction on such election date. The notice of | ||||||
13 | election
shall be published once in one or more newspapers
| ||||||
14 | published in each political subdivision, and if there is no | ||||||
15 | such newspaper,
then published once in a local, community | ||||||
16 | newspaper having
general circulation in the subdivision, and | ||||||
17 | also once in a newspaper published
in the county wherein the | ||||||
18 | political subdivisions or portions thereof, having
such | ||||||
19 | elections are situated.
| ||||||
20 | The notice shall be substantially in the form prescribed | ||||||
21 | in Section
12-1, and may include notice of the location of the
| ||||||
22 | precincts and polling places within or including part of the | ||||||
23 | political
subdivision in which the election is to be | ||||||
24 | conducted.
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25 | Not less than 10 days before each such election, the |
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1 | election authority
shall publish notice of the precincts and | ||||||
2 | the location of the polling
places where the election will be | ||||||
3 | conducted for political subdivisions
wholly or partially | ||||||
4 | within its jurisdiction. The election authority
shall cause | ||||||
5 | publication in the manner heretofore prescribed for the notice | ||||||
6 | of election. | ||||||
7 | If, within the 10 days before any election, an election | ||||||
8 | authority changes a polling location, the election authority | ||||||
9 | shall send notice by electronic mail or phone call to the | ||||||
10 | township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, or precinct | ||||||
11 | committeepersons, as applicable, as soon as the location of | ||||||
12 | the polling place is changed.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 81-963.)
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14 | (10 ILCS 5/12A-10)
| ||||||
15 | Sec. 12A-10. Candidate statements and photographs in the | ||||||
16 | Internet Guide.
| ||||||
17 | (a) Any candidate whose name appears in the Internet Guide | ||||||
18 | may submit a
written
statement and a photograph to appear in | ||||||
19 | the Internet Guide, provided that:
| ||||||
20 | (1) No personal statement may exceed a brief biography | ||||||
21 | (name, age, education, and current employment) and an | ||||||
22 | additional 400 words.
| ||||||
23 | (2) Personal statements may include contact | ||||||
24 | information for the candidate,
including the address and | ||||||
25 | phone number of the campaign headquarters, an email |
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| |||||||
1 | address for the campaign, and the
candidate's website.
| ||||||
2 | (3) Personal statements may not mention a candidate's | ||||||
3 | opponents by name.
| ||||||
4 | (4) No personal statement may include language that | ||||||
5 | may not be legally
sent
through the mail.
| ||||||
6 | (5) The photograph shall be a conventional photograph | ||||||
7 | with a plain
background
and show only the face, or the | ||||||
8 | head, neck, and shoulders, of the candidate.
| ||||||
9 | (6) The photograph shall not (i) show the candidate's | ||||||
10 | hands, anything in
the
candidate's hands, or the candidate | ||||||
11 | wearing a
judicial robe, a
hat, or a military, police, or | ||||||
12 | fraternal uniform or (ii)
include the
uniform or insignia | ||||||
13 | of any organization.
| ||||||
14 | (b) The Board must note in the text of the Internet Guide | ||||||
15 | that personal
statements were
submitted by the candidate or | ||||||
16 | his or her designee and were not edited by the
Board.
| ||||||
17 | (c) Where a candidate declines to submit a statement, the | ||||||
18 | Board may note
that
the
candidate declined to submit a | ||||||
19 | statement.
| ||||||
20 | (d) (Blank.)
| ||||||
21 | (e) Anyone other than the candidate submitting a statement | ||||||
22 | or photograph
from a
candidate must attest that he or she is | ||||||
23 | doing so on behalf and at the direction
of
the
candidate. The | ||||||
24 | Board may assess a civil fine of no more than $1,000 against a
| ||||||
25 | person or entity who falsely
submits a statement or photograph | ||||||
26 | not authorized by the
candidate.
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1 | (f) Nothing in this Article makes the author of any | ||||||
2 | statement exempt from
any
civil
or
criminal action because of | ||||||
3 | any defamatory statements offered for posting or
contained in
| ||||||
4 | the Internet Guide. The persons writing, signing, or offering | ||||||
5 | a statement for
inclusion in
the Internet Guide are deemed to | ||||||
6 | be its authors and publishers, and the
Board shall not
be | ||||||
7 | liable in any case or action relating to the content of any | ||||||
8 | material
submitted by any
candidate.
| ||||||
9 | (g) The Board may set reasonable deadlines for the | ||||||
10 | submission of personal
statements and
photographs.
| ||||||
11 | (h) The Board may set formats for the submission of | ||||||
12 | statements and
photographs. The
Board may require that | ||||||
13 | statements and photographs are submitted in an
electronic | ||||||
14 | format.
| ||||||
15 | (i) Fines
collected pursuant to subsection
(e) of this | ||||||
16 | Section shall be deposited into the Voters' Guide Fund, a | ||||||
17 | special fund created in the State treasury. Moneys in the | ||||||
18 | Voters' Guide Fund shall be appropriated solely to the State | ||||||
19 | Board of Elections for use in the implementation and | ||||||
20 | administration of this Article 12A.
| ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
| ||||||
22 | (10 ILCS 5/16-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)
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23 | Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for | ||||||
24 | in each
election district or precinct shall be printed on one | ||||||
25 | ballot, except as
is provided in Sections 16-6, 16-6.1 , and |
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1 | 21-1.01 of this Code Act and except as otherwise
provided in | ||||||
2 | this Code Act with respect to the odd year regular elections | ||||||
3 | and
the emergency referenda . The lettering of candidate names | ||||||
4 | on a ballot shall be in both capital and lowercase letters in | ||||||
5 | conformance with standard English language guidelines, unless | ||||||
6 | compliance is not feasible due to the election system utilized | ||||||
7 | by the election authority. All ; all nominations
of any | ||||||
8 | political party shall be being placed under the party | ||||||
9 | appellation or title
of such party as designated in the | ||||||
10 | certificates of nomination or
petitions. The names of all | ||||||
11 | independent candidates shall be printed upon
the ballot in a | ||||||
12 | column or columns under the heading "independent"
arranged | ||||||
13 | under the names or titles of the respective offices for which
| ||||||
14 | such independent candidates shall have been nominated and so | ||||||
15 | far as
practicable, the name or names of any independent | ||||||
16 | candidate or
candidates for any office shall be printed upon | ||||||
17 | the ballot opposite the
name or names of any candidate or | ||||||
18 | candidates for the same office
contained in any party column | ||||||
19 | or columns upon said ballot. The ballot
shall contain no other | ||||||
20 | names, except that in cases of electors for
President and | ||||||
21 | Vice-President of the United States, the names of the
| ||||||
22 | candidates for President and Vice-President may be added to | ||||||
23 | the party
designation and words calculated to aid the voter in | ||||||
24 | his choice of candidates
may be added, such as "Vote for one," | ||||||
25 | "Vote for not more than three." If no candidate or candidates | ||||||
26 | file for an office and if no person or persons file a |
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1 | declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then | ||||||
2 | below the title of that office the election authority instead | ||||||
3 | shall print "No Candidate". When an electronic
voting system | ||||||
4 | is used which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the candidates
| ||||||
5 | and questions shall appear on the pages of such booklet in the | ||||||
6 | order
provided by this Code; and, in any case where candidates | ||||||
7 | for an office
appear on a page which does not contain the name | ||||||
8 | of any candidate for
another office, and where less than 50% of | ||||||
9 | the page is utilized, the name of
no candidate shall be printed | ||||||
10 | on the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or
outside of the | ||||||
11 | ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words
| ||||||
12 | "Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling | ||||||
13 | place for
which the ballot is prepared, the date of the | ||||||
14 | election and a facsimile
of the signature of the election | ||||||
15 | authority who has caused the ballots to
be printed. The | ||||||
16 | ballots shall be of plain white paper, through which the
| ||||||
17 | printing or writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use | ||||||
18 | at the
nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed | ||||||
19 | on different color
paper, except blue paper, whenever | ||||||
20 | necessary or desirable to facilitate
distinguishing between | ||||||
21 | ballots for different political subdivisions. In
the case of | ||||||
22 | nonpartisan elections for officers of a political
subdivision, | ||||||
23 | unless the statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article | ||||||
24 | VII of the Constitution providing the form of government
| ||||||
25 | therefor requires otherwise, the column listing such | ||||||
26 | nonpartisan
candidates shall be printed with no appellation or |
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1 | circle at its head.
The party appellation or title, or the word | ||||||
2 | "independent" at the head of
any column provided for | ||||||
3 | independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less | ||||||
4 | than one-fourth of an inch in height
and a
circle one-half inch | ||||||
5 | in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of
the line in | ||||||
6 | which such appellation or title is printed, provided,
however, | ||||||
7 | that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column
| ||||||
8 | or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names | ||||||
9 | of
candidates shall be printed in letters not less than | ||||||
10 | one-eighth
nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and | ||||||
11 | at the beginning of
each line in which a name of a candidate is | ||||||
12 | printed a square shall be
printed, the sides of which shall be | ||||||
13 | not less than one-fourth of an inch
in length. However, the | ||||||
14 | names of the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor | ||||||
15 | on the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket
and a | ||||||
16 | single square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The | ||||||
17 | list
of candidates of the several parties and any such list of | ||||||
18 | independent
candidates shall be placed in separate columns on | ||||||
19 | the ballot in such
order as the election authorities charged | ||||||
20 | with the printing of the
ballots shall decide; provided, that | ||||||
21 | the names of the candidates of the
several political parties, | ||||||
22 | certified by the State Board of Elections to
the several | ||||||
23 | county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the
| ||||||
24 | proper county on the official ballot in the order certified by | ||||||
25 | the State
Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, | ||||||
26 | neglecting or failing to
print on the official ballot the |
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1 | names of candidates of the several
political parties in the | ||||||
2 | order certified by the State Board of
Elections, and any | ||||||
3 | county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon
the | ||||||
4 | official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be | ||||||
5 | filled
by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has not | ||||||
6 | been duly
certified to him upon a certificate signed by the | ||||||
7 | State Board of
Elections shall be guilty of a Class C | ||||||
8 | misdemeanor.
| ||||||
9 | (b) When an electronic voting system is used which | ||||||
10 | utilizes a ballot
card,
on the inside flap of each ballot card | ||||||
11 | envelope there shall be printed
a form for write-in voting | ||||||
12 | which shall be substantially as follows:
| ||||||
13 | WRITE-IN VOTES
| ||||||
14 | (See card of instructions for specific information. | ||||||
15 | Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
| ||||||
16 | .............................
| ||||||
17 | Title of Office
| ||||||
18 | ( ) .............................
| ||||||
19 | Name of Candidate
| ||||||
20 | Write-in lines equal to the number of candidates for which | ||||||
21 | a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or | ||||||
22 | more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in | ||||||
23 | candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in | ||||||
24 | candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the | ||||||
25 | certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION | ||||||
26 | PENDING".
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1 | (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a | ||||||
2 | ballot sheet,
the
instructions to voters on the ballot sheet | ||||||
3 | shall refer the voter to the
card of instructions for specific | ||||||
4 | information on write-in voting. Below
each office appearing on | ||||||
5 | such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
the casting of | ||||||
6 | a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to the number of | ||||||
7 | candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an | ||||||
8 | office only if one or more persons filed declarations of | ||||||
9 | intent to be write-in candidates or qualify to file | ||||||
10 | declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 | ||||||
11 | and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the words | ||||||
12 | "OBJECTION PENDING".
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13 | (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be | ||||||
14 | printed on the
back of each ballot card, each ballot card | ||||||
15 | envelope, and
the first page of the ballot label when a ballot | ||||||
16 | label is used, the
words "Official Ballot," followed by the | ||||||
17 | number of the
precinct or other precinct identification, which | ||||||
18 | may be stamped, in lieu
thereof and, as applicable, the number | ||||||
19 | and name of the township, ward
or other election district for | ||||||
20 | which the ballot card, ballot card
envelope, and ballot label | ||||||
21 | are prepared, the date of the election and a
facsimile of the | ||||||
22 | signature of the election authority who has caused the
ballots | ||||||
23 | to be printed. The back of the ballot card shall also include
a | ||||||
24 | method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a | ||||||
25 | listing of the
political subdivisions and districts for which | ||||||
26 | votes may be cast on that
ballot, or a number code identifying |
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1 | the ballot configuration or color coded
ballots, except that | ||||||
2 | where there is only one ballot configuration in a
precinct, | ||||||
3 | the precinct identification, and any applicable ward
| ||||||
4 | identification, shall be sufficient. Ballot card envelopes | ||||||
5 | used in punch
card systems shall be of paper through which no | ||||||
6 | writing or punches may be
discerned and shall be of sufficient | ||||||
7 | length to enclose all voting
positions. However, the election | ||||||
8 | authority may provide
ballot card envelopes on which no | ||||||
9 | precinct number or township, ward or
other election district | ||||||
10 | designation, or election date are preprinted, if
space and a | ||||||
11 | preprinted form are provided below the space provided for
the | ||||||
12 | names of write-in candidates where such information may be | ||||||
13 | entered
by the judges of election. Whenever an election | ||||||
14 | authority utilizes
ballot card envelopes on which the election | ||||||
15 | date and precinct is not
preprinted, a judge of election shall | ||||||
16 | mark such information for the
particular precinct and election | ||||||
17 | on the envelope in ink before tallying
and counting any | ||||||
18 | write-in vote written thereon.
If some method of insuring | ||||||
19 | ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used,
such | ||||||
20 | information must be provided on the ballot itself.
| ||||||
21 | (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the | ||||||
22 | ballot, the
candidate's given name or names, initial or | ||||||
23 | initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, | ||||||
24 | or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the | ||||||
25 | candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her | ||||||
26 | name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in |
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1 | Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the | ||||||
2 | last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination | ||||||
3 | papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, | ||||||
4 | whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the | ||||||
5 | ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior | ||||||
6 | names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list | ||||||
7 | date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, | ||||||
8 | or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's | ||||||
9 | affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the | ||||||
10 | period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those | ||||||
11 | names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be | ||||||
12 | grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for | ||||||
13 | the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, | ||||||
14 | as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name | ||||||
15 | changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's | ||||||
16 | or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a | ||||||
17 | spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or | ||||||
18 | declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume | ||||||
19 | a former surname or a name change that conforms the | ||||||
20 | candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other | ||||||
21 | designation such
as a political slogan, title, or degree or | ||||||
22 | nickname suggesting or
implying possession of a
title, degree | ||||||
23 | or professional status, or similar information may be used
in | ||||||
24 | connection with the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this | ||||||
25 | Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any
word or words | ||||||
26 | expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that |
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1 | the
candidate may espouse, including , but not limited to, any | ||||||
2 | word or words
conveying any meaning other than that of the | ||||||
3 | personal identity of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a | ||||||
4 | political slogan as part of his or her name on the
ballot, | ||||||
5 | notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the
| ||||||
6 | candidate's name.
| ||||||
7 | (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election | ||||||
8 | official, or an
election
authority shall remove any | ||||||
9 | candidate's name designation from a ballot that is
| ||||||
10 | inconsistent with subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, | ||||||
11 | the State Board
of Elections, a local election official, or an | ||||||
12 | election authority shall not
certify to any election authority | ||||||
13 | any candidate name designation that is
inconsistent with | ||||||
14 | subsection (e) of this Section.
| ||||||
15 | (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election | ||||||
16 | official, or an
election
authority removes a candidate's name | ||||||
17 | designation from a ballot under
subsection (f) of this | ||||||
18 | Section, then the aggrieved candidate may seek
appropriate | ||||||
19 | relief in circuit court.
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20 | Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||||||
21 | used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as | ||||||
22 | required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||||||
23 | is applicable.
| ||||||
24 | Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election | ||||||
25 | authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which | ||||||
26 | were printed before January 1, 1986 ( the effective
date of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Public Act 84-820) this amendatory Act of 1985 .
| ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; revised 2-28-22.)
| ||||||
3 | (10 ILCS 5/16-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-6)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 16-6.
Whenever one or more proposals for amendment of | ||||||
5 | the
constitution or the calling of a constitutional convention | ||||||
6 | or any
combination thereof is or are to be voted upon by the | ||||||
7 | people, the
proposition or propositions for the adoption or | ||||||
8 | rejection of such
amendment or amendments or convention shall | ||||||
9 | be submitted upon the same a ballot
separate from the | ||||||
10 | "Official Ballot" containing the names of candidates
for State | ||||||
11 | and other offices to be voted at such election. Such | ||||||
12 | proposition or propositions shall be printed at the top of the | ||||||
13 | "Official Ballot" preceding the names of candidates for State | ||||||
14 | and other offices to be voted at such election. Such | ||||||
15 | proposition or propositions shall be printed upon plain white | ||||||
16 | paper with no shading, highlighting, or other distinct | ||||||
17 | markings and shall include the official title of the section | ||||||
18 | so named to be added or amended in the Constitution. Such | ||||||
19 | separate
ballot shall be printed upon paper of a distinctly | ||||||
20 | blue color and shall,
as near as may be practicable, be of | ||||||
21 | uniform size and blue color, but
any variation in the size of | ||||||
22 | such ballots or in the tincture of blue
employed shall not | ||||||
23 | affect or impair the validity thereof. Preceding
each proposal | ||||||
24 | to amend the constitution shall be printed the brief
| ||||||
25 | explanation of the amendment, prepared by the General |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Assembly, or in the
case of a proposed amendment initiated by | ||||||
2 | petition pursuant to Section
3 of Article XIV of the | ||||||
3 | Constitution of the State of Illinois by the principal
| ||||||
4 | proponents of the amendment as approved by the Attorney | ||||||
5 | General, and
immediately below the explanation, the | ||||||
6 | proposition shall be printed in
substantially the following | ||||||
7 | form:
| ||||||
8 | -------------------------------------------------------------
| ||||||
9 | YES For the proposed amendment
- | ||||||
10 | ---------- to Article ______ (or Section
| ||||||
11 | NO _______ of Article ______) of
| ||||||
12 | the Constitution.
| ||||||
13 | -------------------------------------------------------------
| ||||||
14 | In the case of a proposition for the calling of a | ||||||
15 | constitutional
convention, such proposition shall be printed | ||||||
16 | in substantially the
following form:
| ||||||
17 | -------------------------------------------------------------
| ||||||
18 | YES For the calling
- | ||||||
19 | ---------- of a Constitutional
| ||||||
20 | NO Convention.
| ||||||
21 | -------------------------------------------------------------
| ||||||
22 | Included with the ballot there On the back or outside of | ||||||
23 | the ballot so as to appear when folded,
shall be a printed | ||||||
24 | notice with the words "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT ", | ||||||
25 | followed by the
designation of the polling place for which the | ||||||
26 | ballot is prepared, the
date of the election and a facsimile of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the signature of the clerk or
other officer who has caused the | ||||||
2 | ballots to be printed. Immediately
above the words | ||||||
3 | "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BALLOT " in the case of a proposition | ||||||
4 | for
the calling of a constitutional convention or a | ||||||
5 | proposition to amend the Constitution the following legend | ||||||
6 | shall be
printed in bold face type:
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7 | "NOTICE
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8 | THE FAILURE TO VOTE THIS BALLOT MAY BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A | ||||||
9 | NEGATIVE VOTE, BECAUSE A CONVENTION SHALL BE CALLED OR THE | ||||||
10 | AMENDMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF APPROVED BY EITHER | ||||||
11 | THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE VOTING ON THE QUESTION OR A MAJORITY OF | ||||||
12 | THOSE VOTING IN THE ELECTION.
(THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A | ||||||
13 | DIRECTION THAT YOUR VOTE IS REQUIRED
TO BE CAST EITHER IN FAVOR | ||||||
14 | OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSITION HEREIN
CONTAINED.)
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15 | WHETHER YOU VOTE THIS BALLOT OR NOT YOU MUST RETURN IT TO | ||||||
16 | THE
ELECTION JUDGE WHEN YOU LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH".
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17 | If a proposition for the calling of a constitutional | ||||||
18 | convention is
submitted at the same election as one or more | ||||||
19 | propositions to amend the
constitution, the proposition for | ||||||
20 | the calling of a constitutional
convention shall be printed at | ||||||
21 | the top of the ballot. In such case, the constitution | ||||||
22 | amendment notice the
back or outside of the ballot shall be | ||||||
23 | printed the same as if it were a
proposal solely to amend the | ||||||
24 | constitution.
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25 | Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are | ||||||
26 | used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as |
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1 | required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever | ||||||
2 | is applicable.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
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4 | (10 ILCS 5/19-2.5) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election | ||||||
6 | authority shall notify all qualified voters, except voters who | ||||||
7 | have applied for permanent vote by mail status under | ||||||
8 | subsection (b) of Section 19-3 or voters who submit a written | ||||||
9 | request to be excluded from the permanent vote by mail status, | ||||||
10 | not more than 90 days nor less than 45 days before a general or | ||||||
11 | consolidated election , of the option for permanent vote by | ||||||
12 | mail status using the following notice and including the | ||||||
13 | application for permanent vote by mail status in subsection | ||||||
14 | (b) of Section 19-3: | ||||||
15 | "You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail | ||||||
16 | status using the attached application.".
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17 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.) | ||||||
18 | (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot. | ||||||
20 | (a) The
application for a vote by mail ballot for a single | ||||||
21 | election shall be substantially in the
following form: | ||||||
22 | APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT | ||||||
23 | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | ||||||
24 | State of
Illinois . , in the .... precinct of the (1) *township |
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1 | of .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of .... | ||||||
2 | I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of | ||||||
3 | .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address | ||||||
4 | for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at | ||||||
5 | the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote | ||||||
6 | by mail. I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of | ||||||
7 | the (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward | ||||||
8 | in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in | ||||||
9 | the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at | ||||||
10 | such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | ||||||
11 | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | ||||||
12 | held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail | ||||||
13 | ballot. | ||||||
14 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or | ||||||
15 | ballots to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I | ||||||
16 | shall return such ballot or ballots to the
official issuing | ||||||
17 | the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date
of the | ||||||
18 | election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than | ||||||
19 | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | ||||||
20 | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the | ||||||
21 | 14th day following election day. | ||||||
22 | I understand that this application is made for an official | ||||||
23 | vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the | ||||||
24 | election specified in this application and that I must submit | ||||||
25 | a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or | ||||||
26 | ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election. |
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1 | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | ||||||
2 | 29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
3 | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct. | ||||||
4 | .... | ||||||
5 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3). | ||||||
6 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed: | ||||||
7 | ............... | ||||||
8 | (a-5) The application for a single vote by mail ballot | ||||||
9 | transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be | ||||||
10 | substantively similar to the application for a vote by mail | ||||||
11 | ballot for a single election and shall include: | ||||||
12 | I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a print | ||||||
13 | disability, and, as a result of this disability, I am | ||||||
14 | making a request to receive a vote by mail ballot | ||||||
15 | electronically so that I may privately and independently | ||||||
16 | mark, verify, and print my vote by mail ballot. | ||||||
17 | (b) The application for permanent vote by mail status | ||||||
18 | shall be substantially in the following form: | ||||||
19 | APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS | ||||||
20 | I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for | ||||||
21 | permanent vote by mail status. | ||||||
22 | I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of | ||||||
23 | .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address | ||||||
24 | for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to vote at | ||||||
25 | the .... election to be held on ....; and that I wish to vote | ||||||
26 | by mail in: I state that I am a resident of the City of .... |
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1 | residing at .... in such city in the county of .... and State | ||||||
2 | of Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... | ||||||
3 | month(s) last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such | ||||||
4 | precinct at the .... election to be held therein on ....; and | ||||||
5 | that I wish to vote by vote by mail ballot in: | ||||||
6 | ..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party | ||||||
7 | designation. | ||||||
8 | ..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a | ||||||
9 | ................... Party vote by mail ballot in | ||||||
10 | elections that require a party designation. | ||||||
11 | I hereby make application for an official ballot or | ||||||
12 | ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I | ||||||
13 | shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing | ||||||
14 | the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the | ||||||
15 | election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than | ||||||
16 | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | ||||||
17 | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the | ||||||
18 | 14th day following election day. | ||||||
19 | Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of | ||||||
20 | the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | ||||||
21 | statements set forth in this application are true and correct. | ||||||
22 | .... | ||||||
23 | Post office address to which ballot is mailed: | ||||||
24 | ............... | ||||||
25 | (b-5) The application for permanent vote by mail ballots | ||||||
26 | transmitted electronically pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall be |
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1 | substantively similar to the application for permanent vote by | ||||||
2 | mail status and shall include: | ||||||
3 | I swear or affirm that I am a voter with a | ||||||
4 | non-temporary print disability, and as a result of this | ||||||
5 | disability, I am making a request to receive vote by mail | ||||||
6 | ballots electronically so that I may privately and | ||||||
7 | independently mark, verify, and print my vote by mail | ||||||
8 | ballots. | ||||||
9 | (c) However, if application is made for a primary election | ||||||
10 | ballot, such
application shall require the applicant to | ||||||
11 | designate the name of the political party with which
the | ||||||
12 | applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow | ||||||
13 | any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her | ||||||
14 | party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method | ||||||
15 | and deadline published and selected by the election authority. | ||||||
16 | (d) If application is made electronically, the applicant | ||||||
17 | shall mark the box associated with the above described | ||||||
18 | statement included as part of the online application | ||||||
19 | certifying that the statements set forth in the application | ||||||
20 | under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, and a | ||||||
21 | signature is not required. | ||||||
22 | (e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or | ||||||
23 | return to an election authority an application under this | ||||||
24 | Section. If applications are sent to a post office box | ||||||
25 | controlled by any individual or organization that is not an | ||||||
26 | election authority, those applications shall (i) include a |
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1 | valid and current phone number for the individual or | ||||||
2 | organization controlling the post office box and (ii) be | ||||||
3 | turned over to the appropriate election authority within 7 | ||||||
4 | days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the election | ||||||
5 | in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days of | ||||||
6 | receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in compliance | ||||||
7 | with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of this Code | ||||||
8 | and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a fine of $100 | ||||||
9 | per application. Removing, tampering with, or otherwise | ||||||
10 | knowingly making the postmark on the application unreadable by | ||||||
11 | the election authority shall establish a rebuttable | ||||||
12 | presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon receipt, | ||||||
13 | the appropriate election authority shall accept and promptly | ||||||
14 | process any application under this Section submitted in a form | ||||||
15 | substantially similar to that required by this Section, | ||||||
16 | including any substantially similar production or reproduction | ||||||
17 | generated by the applicant. | ||||||
18 | (f) An election authority may combine the applications in | ||||||
19 | subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction | ||||||
20 | between the applications must be clear and the form must | ||||||
21 | provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or | ||||||
22 | she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or | ||||||
23 | for permanent vote by mail status. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-819, eff. 5-13-22.) | ||||||
25 | (10 ILCS 5/19-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-5) |
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1 | Sec. 19-5. Folding and enclosure of ballots in unsealed | ||||||
2 | envelope; address on envelope; certification; instructions for | ||||||
3 | marking and returning ballots. It shall be the duty of the | ||||||
4 | election authority to fold the
ballot or ballots in the manner | ||||||
5 | specified by the statute for folding
ballots prior to their | ||||||
6 | deposit in the ballot box, and to enclose such
ballot or | ||||||
7 | ballots in an envelope unsealed to be furnished by the | ||||||
8 | election authority him , which
envelope shall bear upon the | ||||||
9 | face thereof the name, official title and
post office address | ||||||
10 | of the election authority, and upon the other side
a printed | ||||||
11 | certification in substantially the
following form:
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12 | I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of | ||||||
13 | .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address | ||||||
14 | for at least 30 days; and that I am lawfully entitled to cast a | ||||||
15 | ballot. I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of | ||||||
16 | the (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward | ||||||
17 | in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in | ||||||
18 | the county of .... and
State of Illinois, that I have lived at | ||||||
19 | such address for .... months
last past; and that I am lawfully | ||||||
20 | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | ||||||
21 | held on .....
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22 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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23 | I further state that I personally marked the enclosed | ||||||
24 | ballot in secret.
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25 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
26 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies |
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1 | that the statements set
forth in this certification are true | ||||||
2 | and correct.
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3 | .......................
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4 | If the ballot is to go to an elector who is physically | ||||||
5 | incapacitated and needs assistance marking the ballot,
the | ||||||
6 | envelope shall bear upon the back thereof a certification in
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7 | substantially the following form:
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8 | I state that I am a resident of .... in the city or town of | ||||||
9 | .... in the county of ....; that I have resided at such address | ||||||
10 | for at least 30 days; that I am lawfully entitled to cast a | ||||||
11 | ballot; and that I am physically incapable of personally | ||||||
12 | marking the ballot for this election. I state that I am a | ||||||
13 | resident of the .... precinct of the (1)
*township of .... (2) | ||||||
14 | *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at | ||||||
15 | .... in such city or town in the county of .... and
State of | ||||||
16 | Illinois, that I have lived at such address for .... months
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17 | last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct | ||||||
18 | at the
.... election to be held on ....; that I am physically | ||||||
19 | incapable
of personally marking the ballot for
such election.
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20 | *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
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21 | I further state that I marked the enclosed ballot in | ||||||
22 | secret with the assistance of
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23 | .................................
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24 | (Individual rendering assistance)
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25 | .................................
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26 | (Residence Address)
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1 | Under penalties of perjury as provided by law pursuant to | ||||||
2 | Section 29-10
of The Election Code, the undersigned certifies | ||||||
3 | that the statements set forth
in this certification are true | ||||||
4 | and correct.
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5 | .......................
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6 | In the case of a voter with a physical
incapacity, marking | ||||||
7 | a ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the
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8 | assistance of another individual, other than a candidate
whose | ||||||
9 | name appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a
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10 | parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate),
the | ||||||
11 | voter's employer, an
agent of that employer, or an officer or | ||||||
12 | agent of the voter's union, when
the voter's physical | ||||||
13 | incapacity necessitates such assistance.
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14 | In the case of a physically incapacitated voter, marking a | ||||||
15 | ballot in secret includes marking a ballot with the
assistance | ||||||
16 | of another individual, other than a candidate
whose name | ||||||
17 | appears on the ballot (unless the voter is the spouse or a
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18 | parent, child, brother, or sister of the candidate), the | ||||||
19 | voter's
employer, an
agent of that employer, or an officer or | ||||||
20 | agent of the voter's union, when
the voter's physical | ||||||
21 | incapacity necessitates such assistance.
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22 | Provided, that if the ballot enclosed is to be voted at a | ||||||
23 | primary
election, the certification shall designate the name | ||||||
24 | of the political
party with which the voter is affiliated.
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25 | In addition to the above, the election authority shall | ||||||
26 | provide
printed slips, or an electronic version thereof for |
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1 | voters voting by mail pursuant to Section 19-2.6, giving full | ||||||
2 | instructions regarding the manner of marking
and returning the | ||||||
3 | ballot in order that the same may be counted, and
shall furnish | ||||||
4 | one of such printed slips or the electronic version thereof | ||||||
5 | for voters voting by mail pursuant to Section 19-2.6 to each of | ||||||
6 | such applicants at
the same time the ballot is delivered to | ||||||
7 | him.
Such instructions shall include the following statement: | ||||||
8 | "In signing the
certification on the vote by mail ballot | ||||||
9 | envelope, you are attesting that you
personally marked this | ||||||
10 | vote by mail ballot in secret. If you are physically
unable to | ||||||
11 | mark the ballot, a friend or relative may assist you after
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12 | completing the enclosed affidavit. Federal and State laws | ||||||
13 | prohibit a
candidate whose name appears on the ballot (unless | ||||||
14 | you
are the spouse or a parent, child, brother, or sister of | ||||||
15 | the candidate), your
employer, your employer's agent or an | ||||||
16 | officer or agent of your union
from assisting voters with | ||||||
17 | physical disabilities."
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18 | In addition to the above, if a ballot to be provided to an | ||||||
19 | elector
pursuant to this Section contains a public question | ||||||
20 | described in subsection
(b) of Section 28-6 and the territory | ||||||
21 | concerning which the question is
to be submitted is not | ||||||
22 | described on the ballot due to the space limitations
of such | ||||||
23 | ballot, the election authority shall provide a printed copy of
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24 | a notice of the public question, which shall include a | ||||||
25 | description of the
territory in the manner required by Section | ||||||
26 | 16-7. The notice shall be
furnished to the elector at the same |
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1 | time the ballot is delivered to the
elector.
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2 | Election authorities transmitting ballots by electronic | ||||||
3 | transmission pursuant to Section 19-2.6 shall, to the greatest | ||||||
4 | extent possible, provide those applicants with the same | ||||||
5 | instructions, certifications, and other balloting materials | ||||||
6 | required when sending ballots by mail. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 102-819, eff. 5-13-22.)
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8 | (10 ILCS 5/19-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-8)
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9 | Sec. 19-8. Time and place of counting ballots. | ||||||
10 | (a) (Blank.) | ||||||
11 | (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an | ||||||
12 | election authority, by any means authorized by this Article, | ||||||
13 | and received by that election authority before the closing of | ||||||
14 | the polls on election day shall be endorsed by the receiving | ||||||
15 | election authority with the day and hour of receipt and may be | ||||||
16 | processed by the election authority beginning on the day it is | ||||||
17 | received by the election authority in the central ballot | ||||||
18 | counting location of the election authority, but the results | ||||||
19 | of the processing may not be counted until the day of the | ||||||
20 | election after 7:00 p.m., except as provided in subsections | ||||||
21 | (g) and (g-5).
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22 | (c) Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an | ||||||
23 | election authority and postmarked no later than election day, | ||||||
24 | but that is received by the election authority after the polls | ||||||
25 | close on election day and before the close of the period for |
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1 | counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be | ||||||
2 | endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of | ||||||
3 | receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting | ||||||
4 | location of the election authority during the period for | ||||||
5 | counting provisional ballots. | ||||||
6 | Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an | ||||||
7 | election authority absent a postmark or a barcode usable with | ||||||
8 | an intelligent mail barcode tracking system, but that is | ||||||
9 | received by the election authority after the polls close on | ||||||
10 | election day and before the close of the period for counting | ||||||
11 | provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be endorsed | ||||||
12 | by the receiving authority with the day and hour of receipt, | ||||||
13 | opened to inspect the date inserted on the certification, and, | ||||||
14 | if the certification date is election day or earlier and the | ||||||
15 | ballot is otherwise found to be valid under the requirements | ||||||
16 | of this Section, counted at the central ballot counting | ||||||
17 | location of the election authority during the period for | ||||||
18 | counting provisional ballots. Absent a date on the | ||||||
19 | certification, the ballot shall not be counted.
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20 | If an election authority is using an intelligent mail | ||||||
21 | barcode tracking system, a ballot that is mailed to an | ||||||
22 | election authority absent a postmark may be counted if the | ||||||
23 | intelligent mail barcode tracking system verifies the envelope | ||||||
24 | was mailed no later than election day. | ||||||
25 | (d) Special write-in vote by mail voter's blank ballots | ||||||
26 | returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by |
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1 | this Article, and received by the election authority at any | ||||||
2 | time before the closing of the polls on election day shall be | ||||||
3 | endorsed by the receiving election authority with the day and | ||||||
4 | hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot | ||||||
5 | counting location of the election authority during the same | ||||||
6 | period provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots | ||||||
7 | under subsections (b), (g), and (g-5). Special write-in vote | ||||||
8 | by mail voter's blank ballots that are mailed to an election | ||||||
9 | authority and postmarked no later than election day, but that | ||||||
10 | are received by the election authority after the polls close | ||||||
11 | on election day and before the closing of the period for | ||||||
12 | counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be | ||||||
13 | endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of | ||||||
14 | receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting | ||||||
15 | location of the election authority during the same periods | ||||||
16 | provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots under | ||||||
17 | subsection (c). | ||||||
18 | (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, vote by | ||||||
19 | mail voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's | ||||||
20 | blank ballots received by the election authority after the | ||||||
21 | closing of the polls on an
election day shall be endorsed by | ||||||
22 | the election authority receiving them
with the day and hour of | ||||||
23 | receipt and shall be safely kept unopened by the
election | ||||||
24 | authority for the period of time required for the preservation | ||||||
25 | of
ballots used at the election, and shall then, without being | ||||||
26 | opened, be
destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of that |
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1 | election.
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2 | (f) Counting required under this Section to begin on | ||||||
3 | election day after the closing of the polls shall commence no | ||||||
4 | later than 8:00 p.m. and shall be conducted
by a panel or | ||||||
5 | panels of election judges appointed in the manner provided
by | ||||||
6 | law. The counting shall continue until all vote by mail | ||||||
7 | voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's | ||||||
8 | blank ballots required to be counted on election day have been | ||||||
9 | counted.
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10 | (g) The procedures set forth in Articles 17 and
18 of this | ||||||
11 | Code shall apply to all ballots counted under
this Section. In | ||||||
12 | addition, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is | ||||||
13 | received, but in all cases before the close of the period for | ||||||
14 | counting provisional ballots, the election judge or official | ||||||
15 | shall compare the voter's signature on the certification | ||||||
16 | envelope of that vote by mail ballot with the voter's | ||||||
17 | signature on the application verified in accordance with | ||||||
18 | Section 19-4 or the signature of the voter on file in the | ||||||
19 | office of the election authority. If the election judge or | ||||||
20 | official determines that the 2 signatures match, and that the | ||||||
21 | vote by mail voter is otherwise qualified to cast a vote by | ||||||
22 | mail ballot, the election authority shall cast and count the | ||||||
23 | ballot on election day or the day the ballot is determined to | ||||||
24 | be valid, whichever is later, adding the results to the | ||||||
25 | precinct in which the voter is registered. If the election | ||||||
26 | judge or official determines that the signatures do not match, |
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1 | or that the vote by mail voter is not qualified to cast a vote | ||||||
2 | by mail ballot, then without opening the certification | ||||||
3 | envelope, the judge or official shall mark across the face of | ||||||
4 | the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and shall not | ||||||
5 | cast or count the ballot. | ||||||
6 | In addition to the voter's signatures not matching, a vote | ||||||
7 | by mail ballot may be rejected by the election judge or | ||||||
8 | official: | ||||||
9 | (1) if the ballot envelope is open or has been opened | ||||||
10 | and resealed; | ||||||
11 | (2) if the voter has already cast an early or grace | ||||||
12 | period ballot; | ||||||
13 | (3) if the voter voted in person on election day or the | ||||||
14 | voter is not a duly registered voter in the precinct; or | ||||||
15 | (4) on any other basis set forth in this Code. | ||||||
16 | If the election judge or official determines that any of | ||||||
17 | these reasons apply, the judge or official shall mark across | ||||||
18 | the face of the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and | ||||||
19 | shall not cast or count the ballot.
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20 | (g-5) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected by the election | ||||||
21 | judge or official for any reason, the election authority | ||||||
22 | shall, within 2 days after the rejection but in all cases | ||||||
23 | before the close of the period for counting provisional | ||||||
24 | ballots, notify the vote by mail voter that his or her ballot | ||||||
25 | was rejected. The notice shall inform the voter of the reason | ||||||
26 | or reasons the ballot was rejected and shall state that the |
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1 | voter may appear before the election authority, on or before | ||||||
2 | the 14th day after the election, to show cause as to why the | ||||||
3 | ballot should not be rejected. The voter may present evidence | ||||||
4 | to the election authority supporting his or her contention | ||||||
5 | that the ballot should be counted. The election authority | ||||||
6 | shall appoint a panel of 3 election judges to review the | ||||||
7 | contested ballot, application, and certification envelope, as | ||||||
8 | well as any evidence submitted by the vote by mail voter. No | ||||||
9 | more than 2 election judges on the reviewing panel shall be of | ||||||
10 | the same political party. The reviewing panel of election | ||||||
11 | judges shall make a final determination as to the validity of | ||||||
12 | the contested vote by mail ballot. The judges' determination | ||||||
13 | shall not be reviewable either administratively or judicially. | ||||||
14 | A vote by mail ballot subject to this subsection that is | ||||||
15 | determined to be valid shall be counted before the close of the | ||||||
16 | period for counting provisional ballots.
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17 | If a vote by mail ballot is rejected for any reason, the | ||||||
18 | election authority shall, within one day after the rejection, | ||||||
19 | transmit to the State Board of Elections by electronic means | ||||||
20 | the voter's name, street address, email address and precinct, | ||||||
21 | ward, township, and district numbers, as the case may be. If a | ||||||
22 | rejected vote by mail ballot is determined to be valid, the | ||||||
23 | election authority shall, within one day after the | ||||||
24 | determination, remove the name of the voter from the list | ||||||
25 | transmitted to the State Board of Elections. The State Board | ||||||
26 | of Elections shall maintain the names and information in an |
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1 | electronic format on its website accessible to State and local | ||||||
2 | political committees. | ||||||
3 | Upon request by the State or local political committee, | ||||||
4 | each election authority shall, within one day after the | ||||||
5 | request, provide the following information about all rejected | ||||||
6 | vote by mail ballots: voter's name, street address, email | ||||||
7 | address and precinct, ward, township, and district numbers, as | ||||||
8 | the case may be. | ||||||
9 | (g-10) All vote by mail ballots determined to be valid | ||||||
10 | shall be added to the vote totals for the precincts for which | ||||||
11 | they were cast in the order in which the ballots were opened.
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12 | (h) Each political party, candidate, and qualified civic | ||||||
13 | organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher | ||||||
14 | for each panel of election judges therein assigned.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 102-1126, eff. 2-10-23.)
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16 | (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 22-9.1)
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17 | Sec. 22-9.1. Within 5 days after the last day for | ||||||
18 | proclamation of the results of any
canvass declaring persons | ||||||
19 | nominated, elected or declared eligible for a
runoff election | ||||||
20 | for any office or declaring the
adoption or rejection of a | ||||||
21 | question of public policy, the following
persons may file a | ||||||
22 | petition for discovery:
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23 | (a) any candidate who, in the entire area in which | ||||||
24 | votes may be cast
for the office for which he is a | ||||||
25 | candidate, received votes equal in
number to at least 95% |
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1 | of the number of votes cast for any successful
candidate | ||||||
2 | for the same office; and
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3 | (b) any 5 electors of the same area within which votes | ||||||
4 | may be cast
on a question of public policy, if the results | ||||||
5 | of the canvass are such
that the losing side on the | ||||||
6 | question would have been the prevailing side
had it | ||||||
7 | received an additional number of votes equal to 5% of the | ||||||
8 | total
number of votes cast on the question.
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9 | A petition under this Section shall be filed with the | ||||||
10 | election authority
for purposes of
discovery only. The | ||||||
11 | petition shall ask that ballots, voting machines,
or ballot | ||||||
12 | cards - as the case may be - shall be examined, that any
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13 | automatic tabulating equipment shall be tested, and that | ||||||
14 | ballots,
recorded votes, or ballot cards - as the case may be - | ||||||
15 | shall be counted
in specified precincts, not exceeding 25% of | ||||||
16 | the
total number of precincts within the jurisdiction
of the | ||||||
17 | election authority. Where there are fewer than 4 precincts | ||||||
18 | under
the jurisdiction of the election authority and within | ||||||
19 | the area in which
votes could be cast
in the election in | ||||||
20 | connection with which the petition has been filed,
discovery | ||||||
21 | shall be permitted in one of such precincts.
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22 | A petition filed under this Section shall be accompanied | ||||||
23 | by the
payment of a fee of $50 $10.00 per precinct specified.
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24 | All such fees shall be paid by the election authority into the | ||||||
25 | county or city
treasury, as the case may be.
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26 | After 3 days notice in writing to the successful candidate |
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1 | for the
same office or, in the case of a question of public | ||||||
2 | policy, such
notice as will reasonably inform interested | ||||||
3 | persons of the time and
place of the discovery proceedings, | ||||||
4 | the election authority shall examine the
ballots, voting | ||||||
5 | machines, ballot cards, voter affidavits and applications
for | ||||||
6 | ballot, test the automatic
tabulating equipment, and count the | ||||||
7 | ballots, recorded votes, and ballot
cards in the specified | ||||||
8 | election districts or precincts. At the request
of any | ||||||
9 | candidate entitled to participate in the discovery | ||||||
10 | proceedings, the
election authority shall also make available | ||||||
11 | for examination the ballot
applications and voter affidavits | ||||||
12 | for the specified precincts. Each candidate
affected by such | ||||||
13 | examination shall have the right to attend the same in
person | ||||||
14 | or by his representative. In the case of a question of public
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15 | policy, the board shall permit an equal number of acknowledged
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16 | proponents and acknowledged opponents to attend the | ||||||
17 | examination.
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18 | On completion of the count of any ballots in each district | ||||||
19 | or
precinct, the ballots shall be secured and sealed in the | ||||||
20 | same manner
required of judges of election by Sections 7-54 | ||||||
21 | and 17-20 of the Election Code.
The handling of the ballots in | ||||||
22 | accord with this Section shall not of
itself affect the | ||||||
23 | admissibility in evidence of the ballots in any other
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24 | proceedings, either legislative or judicial.
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25 | The results of the examination and count shall not be | ||||||
26 | certified, used
to amend or change the abstracts of the votes |
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1 | previously completed, used
to deny the successful candidate | ||||||
2 | for the same office his certificate of
nomination or election, | ||||||
3 | nor used to change the previously declared result of the vote
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4 | on a question of public policy. Such count shall not be binding | ||||||
5 | in an
election contest brought about under the provisions of | ||||||
6 | the Election
Code, shall not be a prerequisite to bringing | ||||||
7 | such an election contest,
shall not prevent the bringing of | ||||||
8 | such an election contest, nor shall it
affect the results of | ||||||
9 | the canvass previously proclaimed.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)
| ||||||
11 | (10 ILCS 5/23-23) (from Ch. 46, par. 23-23)
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12 | Sec. 23-23. The case shall be tried in like manner as other | ||||||
13 | civil cases,
and may be heard and determined by the court at | ||||||
14 | any time not less than 10
days after service of process, or at | ||||||
15 | any time after the defendant is
required by notification to | ||||||
16 | appear, and shall have preference in the order
of hearing to | ||||||
17 | all other cases. The court may make and enforce all necessary
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18 | orders for the preservation and production of the ballots, | ||||||
19 | poll books,
tally papers, returns, registers and other papers | ||||||
20 | or evidence that may bear
upon the contest.
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21 | Whenever a petition for a recount has been filed as | ||||||
22 | provided in this
Article, any opposing candidate or any | ||||||
23 | elector, under like provisions and
in like manner may file a | ||||||
24 | petition within 10 days after the completion of
the canvass of | ||||||
25 | the precincts specified in the petition for a further
recount |
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1 | of the votes cast in any or all of the balance of the precincts | ||||||
2 | in
the county, municipality or other political subdivision, as | ||||||
3 | the case may be.
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4 | In event the court, in any such case, is of the opinion | ||||||
5 | that such action will
expedite hearing and determination of | ||||||
6 | the contest, the court may
refer the case to the election | ||||||
7 | authority to recount the ballots, to take testimony and other
| ||||||
8 | evidence, to examine the election returns, to make a record of | ||||||
9 | all objections
to be heard by the court that may be made to the | ||||||
10 | election returns or to any of
them or to any ballots cast or | ||||||
11 | counted, and to take all necessary steps and do
all necessary | ||||||
12 | things to determine the true and correct result of the | ||||||
13 | election
and to make report thereof to the court. The election | ||||||
14 | authority shall have authority to count the
ballots or cause | ||||||
15 | the same to be counted under its supervision and direction, to
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16 | conduct such hearing or hearings as may be necessary and | ||||||
17 | proper, to apply to
the court in the manner provided by law for | ||||||
18 | the issuance of subpoenas or for
any other appropriate order | ||||||
19 | or orders to compel the attendance of witnesses,
and to take | ||||||
20 | such steps and perform such duties and acts in connection with | ||||||
21 | the
conduct of any such hearing or hearings as may be | ||||||
22 | necessary. The election authority may, with the
approval of | ||||||
23 | the court, employ such assistants as may be necessary and | ||||||
24 | proper to
provide for counting the ballots, examining the | ||||||
25 | election returns and for taking
all necessary steps and doing | ||||||
26 | all necessary things to determine the true and
correct result |
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1 | of the election under the direction and supervision of the | ||||||
2 | election authority. Upon the motion or application of the | ||||||
3 | election authority or of any party to the case, the court shall | ||||||
4 | require the party contesting the election to deposit moneys | ||||||
5 | with the court as security for costs as reasonably needed to | ||||||
6 | compensate the election authority for the costs incurred in | ||||||
7 | relation to the election contest. The money deposited for | ||||||
8 | security shall be taxed and allowed as costs to compensate the | ||||||
9 | election authority for the services of its assistants and for | ||||||
10 | reimbursement of expenses incurred by the election authority | ||||||
11 | in relation to the election contest. The election authority | ||||||
12 | shall not be required to undertake any work in furtherance of | ||||||
13 | the election contest until the necessary funds are deposited | ||||||
14 | with the court. Any money deposited as security for costs by a | ||||||
15 | petitioner contesting an election must be returned to the | ||||||
16 | petitioner if the judgment of the court is to annul the | ||||||
17 | election or to declare as elected someone other than the | ||||||
18 | person whose election is contested. The election authority
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19 | shall receive such compensation for its services and such | ||||||
20 | allowances for the
services of its assistants and for | ||||||
21 | reimbursement of expenses incurred by it as
shall be approved | ||||||
22 | by the court, and all such compensation and allowances when
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23 | approved by the court shall be taxed and allowed as costs in | ||||||
24 | such cause. The
court may from time to time, upon the court's | ||||||
25 | own motion or upon the
application of the election authority | ||||||
26 | or of any party to said cause, require the parties to the
cause |
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1 | or any of them to deposit such amounts of money with the court | ||||||
2 | as
security for costs as the court may deem reasonable and | ||||||
3 | proper.
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4 | Any petitioner may amend his petition at any time before | ||||||
5 | the completion
of the recount by withdrawing his request for a | ||||||
6 | recount of certain
precincts, or by requesting a recount of | ||||||
7 | additional specified precincts.
The petitioner shall deposit | ||||||
8 | or shall cause to be deposited, such amounts
of money as the | ||||||
9 | court may require as security for costs for such additional
| ||||||
10 | precincts as the court may deem reasonable and proper.
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11 | Any money deposited as security for costs by a petitioner | ||||||
12 | contesting an
election must be returned to such petitioner if | ||||||
13 | the judgment of the court
is to annul the election or to | ||||||
14 | declare as elected someone other than the
person whose | ||||||
15 | election is contested.
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16 | Any money deposited as security for costs by a petitioner | ||||||
17 | in opposition
to a petition contesting an election must be | ||||||
18 | returned to such petitioner if
the judgment of the court is to | ||||||
19 | confirm the election or to declare as
elected the person whose | ||||||
20 | election is contested.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 94-647, eff. 1-1-06.)
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22 | Section 15. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority | ||||||
23 | Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234) |
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1 | Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and | ||||||
2 | administrative body of the Authority shall be a
board known as | ||||||
3 | the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective | ||||||
4 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the | ||||||
5 | Trustee shall assume the duties and powers of the Board for a | ||||||
6 | period of 18 months or until the Board is fully constituted, | ||||||
7 | whichever is later. Any action requiring Board approval shall | ||||||
8 | be deemed approved by the Board if the Trustee approves the | ||||||
9 | action in accordance with Section 14.5. Beginning the first | ||||||
10 | Monday of the month occurring 18 months after the effective | ||||||
11 | date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and | ||||||
12 | until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
13 | General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 9 members. On and | ||||||
14 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | ||||||
15 | General Assembly, the Board shall consist of 11 members. The | ||||||
16 | Governor shall appoint 5 members to the Board, subject to the | ||||||
17 | advice and consent of the Senate. The Mayor shall appoint 5 | ||||||
18 | members to the Board. At least one member of the Board shall | ||||||
19 | represent the interests of labor, and at least one member of | ||||||
20 | the Board shall represent the interests of the convention | ||||||
21 | industry. A majority of the members appointed by the Governor | ||||||
22 | and Mayor shall appoint a ninth member to serve as the | ||||||
23 | chairperson until the chairperson's term expires on or after | ||||||
24 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||||||
25 | Assembly, at which time, a majority of the members appointed | ||||||
26 | by the Governor and Mayor shall appoint an eleventh member to |
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1 | serve as the chairperson. The Board shall be fully constituted | ||||||
2 | when a quorum has been appointed. The members of
the board | ||||||
3 | shall be individuals of generally recognized ability and
| ||||||
4 | integrity. No member of the Board may be (i) an
officer or | ||||||
5 | employee of, or a member of a board, commission or authority | ||||||
6 | of,
the State, any unit of local government or any school | ||||||
7 | district or (ii) a person who served on the Board prior to the | ||||||
8 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
9 | Assembly. | ||||||
10 | Of the initial members appointed by the Governor, one | ||||||
11 | shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve | ||||||
12 | for a term expiring June 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term | ||||||
13 | expiring June 1, 2015, and one shall serve for a term expiring | ||||||
14 | June 1, 2016, as determined by the Governor. Of the initial | ||||||
15 | members appointed by the Mayor, one shall serve for a term | ||||||
16 | expiring June 1, 2013, one shall serve for a term expiring June | ||||||
17 | 1, 2014, one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2015, and | ||||||
18 | one shall serve for a term expiring June 1, 2016, as determined | ||||||
19 | by the Mayor. The initial chairperson appointed by the Board | ||||||
20 | shall serve a term for a term expiring June 1, 2015. Additional | ||||||
21 | members of the Board appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act | ||||||
22 | of the 102nd General Assembly shall serve for a term expiring | ||||||
23 | on June 1, 2026. Successors shall be appointed to 4-year | ||||||
24 | terms. | ||||||
25 | Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but | ||||||
26 | shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in |
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1 | the performance of their duties. All members of
the Board and | ||||||
2 | employees of the Authority are subject to the Illinois
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3 | Governmental Ethics Act, in accordance with its terms. | ||||||
4 | A mayor of a municipality with a population of over | ||||||
5 | 500,000 shall not have the authority to make an appointment to | ||||||
6 | the Board within the last 45 days of his or her term, | ||||||
7 | retroactive to April 1, 2023, except if that mayor's | ||||||
8 | re-election is certified by the relevant election authority. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.) | ||||||
10 | Section 20. The Park District Code is amended by changing | ||||||
11 | Sections 2-10a and 2-12a as follows:
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12 | (70 ILCS 1205/2-10a) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-10a)
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13 | Sec. 2-10a.
Any district may provide by referendum, or by | ||||||
14 | resolution of
the board, that the board shall be comprised of 7 | ||||||
15 | commissioners. Any such
referendum shall be initiated and held | ||||||
16 | in the same manner as is provided
by the general election law.
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17 | If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in | ||||||
18 | favor of the 7-member
board, or if the board adopts a | ||||||
19 | resolution stating that it is acting pursuant
to this Section | ||||||
20 | in order to create a 7-member board, then whichever of the
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21 | following transition schedules are appropriate shall be | ||||||
22 | applied: At the
election of commissioners next following by at | ||||||
23 | least 197 60 days after the date on
which the proposition to | ||||||
24 | create a 7-member board was approved at referendum
or by |
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1 | resolution, the number of commissioners to be elected shall be | ||||||
2 | 2 more
than the number that would otherwise have been elected. | ||||||
3 | If this results
in the election, pursuant to Section 2-12 of | ||||||
4 | this Act, of 4 commissioners
at that election, one of the 4, to | ||||||
5 | be determined by lot within 30 days after
the election, shall | ||||||
6 | serve for a term of 4 years or 2 years as the case
may be, | ||||||
7 | instead of 6 years, so that his term will expire in the same | ||||||
8 | year
in which the term of only one of the incumbent | ||||||
9 | commissioners expires.
Thereafter ,
all commissioners shall be | ||||||
10 | elected for 6-year terms as provided in Section
2-12. If the | ||||||
11 | creation of a 7-member board results in the election of either
| ||||||
12 | 3 or 4 commissioners, pursuant to Section 2-12a of this Act, at | ||||||
13 | that election,
2 of them, to
be determined by lot within 30 | ||||||
14 | days after the election, shall serve for
terms of 2 years | ||||||
15 | instead of 4 years. Thereafter , all commissioners shall
be | ||||||
16 | elected for 4-year terms as provided in Section 2-12a of this | ||||||
17 | Act.
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18 | In any district where a 7-member board has been created | ||||||
19 | pursuant to this
Section whether by referendum or by | ||||||
20 | resolution, the number of commissioners
may later be reduced | ||||||
21 | to 5, but only by a referendum initiated and held in
the same | ||||||
22 | manner as prescribed in this Section for creating a 7-member | ||||||
23 | board.
No proposition to reduce the number of commissioners | ||||||
24 | shall affect the terms
of any commissioners holding office at | ||||||
25 | the time of the referendum or to
be elected within 197 60 days | ||||||
26 | after of the referendum. If a majority of the votes cast on the |
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1 | proposition is in favor of reducing a 7-member board to a | ||||||
2 | 5-member board, then, at the election of commissioners next | ||||||
3 | following by at least 197 60 days after the date on which the | ||||||
4 | proposition was approved at referendum, the number of | ||||||
5 | commissioners to be elected shall be 2 less than the number | ||||||
6 | that would otherwise have been elected and whichever of the | ||||||
7 | following transition schedules are appropriate shall be | ||||||
8 | applied: (i) if this results in the election of no | ||||||
9 | commissioners for a 6-year term pursuant to Section 2-12 of | ||||||
10 | this Act, then at the next election in which 3 commissioners | ||||||
11 | are scheduled to be elected to 6-year terms as provided in | ||||||
12 | Section 2-12, one of the 3, to be determined by lot within 30 | ||||||
13 | days after the election, shall serve for a term of 4 years or 2 | ||||||
14 | years, as the case may be, instead of 6 years, so that his or | ||||||
15 | her term will expire in the same year in which the term of no | ||||||
16 | incumbent commissioner is scheduled to expire; thereafter, all | ||||||
17 | commissioners shall be elected for 6-year terms as provided in | ||||||
18 | Section 2-12; or (ii) if the reduction to a 5-member board | ||||||
19 | results in the election of one commissioner to a 4-year term, | ||||||
20 | pursuant to Section 2-12a of this Act, then at the next | ||||||
21 | election in which 4 commissioners are scheduled to be elected | ||||||
22 | to 4-year terms as provided in Section 2-12a, one of the 4, to | ||||||
23 | be determined by lot within 30 days after the election, shall | ||||||
24 | serve for a term of 2 years, instead of 4 years, so that his or | ||||||
25 | her term will expire in the same year in which the term of only | ||||||
26 | one incumbent commissioner is scheduled to expire; thereafter, |
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1 | all commissioners shall be elected for 4-year terms as | ||||||
2 | provided in Section 2-12a.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 100-351, eff. 8-25-17.)
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4 | (70 ILCS 1205/2-12a) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-12a)
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5 | Sec. 2-12a.
Any district may provide, either by resolution | ||||||
6 | of the board
or by referendum, that the term of commissioners | ||||||
7 | shall be 4 years rather
than 6 years. Any such referendum shall | ||||||
8 | be initiated and held in the same
manner as is provided by the | ||||||
9 | general election law for public questions
authorized by | ||||||
10 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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11 | If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in | ||||||
12 | favor of a 4-year
term for commissioners, or if the Board | ||||||
13 | adopts a resolution stating that
it is acting pursuant to this | ||||||
14 | Section to change the term of office from
6 years to 4 years, | ||||||
15 | commissioners thereafter elected, commencing with the
first | ||||||
16 | regular park district election at least 197 60 days after the | ||||||
17 | date on
which the proposition for 4-year terms was approved at | ||||||
18 | referendum or by
resolution, shall be elected for a term of 4 | ||||||
19 | years. In order to provide
for the transition from 6-year | ||||||
20 | terms to 4-year terms: | ||||||
21 | (1) If 2 commissioners on a 5-member board
are to be | ||||||
22 | elected at the first such election and if the term of only | ||||||
23 | one
commissioner is scheduled to expire in the year of the | ||||||
24 | next election at
which commissioners are elected, of the 2 | ||||||
25 | commissioners elected, one shall
serve a 2-year
term and |
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1 | one a 4-year term, to be determined by lot between the 2 | ||||||
2 | persons
elected within 30 days after the election. | ||||||
3 | (2) On a 7-member board under Section 2-10a, if the | ||||||
4 | terms of only 2 commissioners are scheduled to expire in | ||||||
5 | the year of the second election at which commissioners are | ||||||
6 | elected after the first regular park district election at | ||||||
7 | least 197 60 days after the date on which the proposition | ||||||
8 | for 4-year terms was approved at referendum or by | ||||||
9 | resolution, then: | ||||||
10 | (A) if 3 commissioners are elected at the first | ||||||
11 | regular election, 2 of the commissioners elected shall | ||||||
12 | serve a 2-year term and one shall serve a 4-year term | ||||||
13 | to be determined by lot between persons elected within | ||||||
14 | 30 days after the first election; or | ||||||
15 | (B) if 2 commissioners are elected at the first | ||||||
16 | regular election, those 2 commissioners elected shall | ||||||
17 | serve a 2-year term.
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18 | In any district where the board has created 4-year terms | ||||||
19 | pursuant to
this Section, whether by referendum or by | ||||||
20 | resolution, the length of terms
may later be increased to 6 | ||||||
21 | years, but only by a referendum initiated and
held in the same | ||||||
22 | manner as prescribed in this Section for creating 4-year
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23 | terms. No proposition to increase the terms of commissioners | ||||||
24 | shall affect
any commissioner holding office at the time of | ||||||
25 | the referendum or to be
elected within 197 60 days after of the | ||||||
26 | referendum.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 101-58, eff. 7-12-19.)
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2 | Section 25. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
3 | 24-2 as follows:
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4 | (105 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)
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5 | Sec. 24-2. Holidays. | ||||||
6 | (a) Teachers shall not be required
to teach on Saturdays, | ||||||
7 | nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||||
8 | shall teachers or other school
employees, other than | ||||||
9 | noncertificated school employees whose presence is
necessary | ||||||
10 | because of an emergency or for the continued operation and
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11 | maintenance of school facilities or property, be
required to | ||||||
12 | work on legal school
holidays, which are January 1, New Year's | ||||||
13 | Day; the third Monday in
January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin | ||||||
14 | Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the
Birthday of President | ||||||
15 | Abraham Lincoln; the
first Monday in March (to be known as | ||||||
16 | Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good
Friday; the day designated | ||||||
17 | as Memorial Day by federal law; June 19, Juneteenth National | ||||||
18 | Freedom Day; July 4,
Independence Day; the first Monday in | ||||||
19 | September, Labor Day; the second Monday
in October, Columbus | ||||||
20 | Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the Thursday in
November | ||||||
21 | commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and December 25, Christmas | ||||||
22 | Day.
School boards may grant special holidays whenever in | ||||||
23 | their judgment such
action is advisable. No deduction shall
be | ||||||
24 | made from the time or
compensation of a school employee on |
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1 | account of any legal
or special holiday.
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2 | (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for | ||||||
3 | waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code | ||||||
4 | is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, | ||||||
5 | parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third | ||||||
6 | Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, | ||||||
7 | Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); | ||||||
8 | the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's | ||||||
9 | birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and | ||||||
10 | November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that: | ||||||
11 | (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are | ||||||
12 | recognized through instructional activities conducted on | ||||||
13 | that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, | ||||||
14 | on the first school day preceding or following that day; | ||||||
15 | and | ||||||
16 | (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority | ||||||
17 | first holds a public hearing about the proposal. The | ||||||
18 | entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing | ||||||
19 | to both educators and parents. The notice shall set forth | ||||||
20 | the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the | ||||||
21 | proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony | ||||||
22 | from educators and parents about the proposal.
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23 | (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified | ||||||
24 | patriotic, civic,
cultural or historical persons, activities, | ||||||
25 | or events, are regular school
days. Commemorative
holidays | ||||||
26 | are: January 17 (the birthday of Muhammad Ali), January 28 (to |
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1 | be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and
observed as a | ||||||
2 | commemoration of space exploration), February 15 (the
birthday | ||||||
3 | of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War Veterans' Day),
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4 | September 11 (September 11th Day of Remembrance), the school | ||||||
5 | day
immediately preceding Veterans' Day (Korean War Veterans'
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6 | Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), October 7 (Iraq and | ||||||
7 | Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), December 7 (Pearl | ||||||
8 | Harbor Veterans' Day), and
any day so appointed by the | ||||||
9 | President or
Governor. School boards may establish | ||||||
10 | commemorative holidays whenever in
their judgment such action | ||||||
11 | is advisable.
School boards shall include instruction relative | ||||||
12 | to commemorated persons,
activities, or
events on the | ||||||
13 | commemorative holiday or at any other time during the school
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14 | year and at any point in the curriculum when such instruction | ||||||
15 | may be deemed
appropriate. The State Board of Education shall | ||||||
16 | prepare and make available
to school boards instructional | ||||||
17 | materials relative to commemorated persons,
activities,
or | ||||||
18 | events which may be used by school boards in conjunction with | ||||||
19 | any
instruction provided pursuant to this paragraph.
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20 | (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe | ||||||
21 | March 4 of each year as
a commemorative holiday. This holiday | ||||||
22 | shall be known as Mayors' Day which
shall be a day to | ||||||
23 | commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive
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24 | Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late | ||||||
25 | Mayor Richard
J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington. | ||||||
26 | If March 4 falls on a
Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be |
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1 | observed on the following Monday. | ||||||
2 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to | ||||||
3 | the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known | ||||||
4 | as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout | ||||||
5 | the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General | ||||||
6 | Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of | ||||||
7 | election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be | ||||||
8 | used as a location for election day services or as a polling | ||||||
9 | place. | ||||||
10 | Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the | ||||||
11 | contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as | ||||||
12 | 2022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the | ||||||
13 | State under Public Act 102-15. | ||||||
14 | Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the | ||||||
15 | contrary, November 5, 2024 shall be a State holiday known as
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16 | 2024 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout | ||||||
17 | this
State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd | ||||||
18 | General Assembly.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20; 102-14, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
20 | 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-334, eff. 8-9-21; 102-411, eff. | ||||||
21 | 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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22 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
23 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
24 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
25 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does |
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1 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
2 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
3 | Public Act.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law, except that the changes made to Section 3-6 of | ||||||
6 | the Election Code are effective January 1, 2024.".
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