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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3.1-25-35, 3.1-25-50, 4-3-10, 4-3-16, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5-2-12, 5-2-13, 5-2-18.4, 5-2-18.6, 5-2-18.7, and 7-2-24 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | follows:
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8 | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-35)
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9 | Sec. 3.1-25-35. Primary ballots. The proper election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | authority, in
accordance with the general
election law, shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | have the primary ballots printed in the same manner, in
the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | same number, and within the same time as ballots are printed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | under the
general election law, except as otherwise provided in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | this Code. If the office
of president is to be filled in the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | succeeding general municipal election,
the names of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | candidates for president shall be placed first on the primary
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17 | ballots, in substantially the form specified in this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Following these
names
shall appear the names of the candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | for trustees in substantially the
form specified in this | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section. The primary ballots shall comply with the
general | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | election law, except as otherwise provided in this Code. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | ballots
shall designate no party, platform, political | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | principle, appellation, or
mark, nor shall any circle be |
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1 | printed at the head of the primary ballots.
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2 | The primary ballots shall be in substantially the following | ||||||
3 | form:
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4 | OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT
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5 | CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION
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6 | FOR (PRESIDENT AND)
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7 | TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF VILLAGE)
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8 | AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
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9 | FOR PRESIDENT
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10 | (VOTE FOR ONE)
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11 | HENRY WHITE
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12 | JAMES SMITH
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13 | LARRY FRANG
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14 | RALPH WILSON
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15 | FOR TRUSTEES
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16 | (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
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17 | THOMAS WILLIAMS
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18 | WILLIAM BURKE
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19 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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20 | EDWARD STUART
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21 | MARY KURTIS
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22 | G.E. HAUSMANN
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23 | ARTHUR ROBBINS
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24 | MARK TANDY
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25 | HARRY BROWN
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26 | JOSEPH TROUT
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1 | IMMANUEL KANT
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2 | ROBERT BUCK
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3 | GEORGE MILLER
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4 | SARAH TOLLER
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5 | (Source: P.A. 87-1119 .)
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6 | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-50)
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7 | Sec. 3.1-25-50. General election; ballot positions. On the | ||||||
8 | ballots
for the general municipal election, if the
office of | ||||||
9 | president is to be filled, the names of the nominees for | ||||||
10 | president
shall be placed first, in substantially the form | ||||||
11 | specified in this Section.
Following
these names, the names of | ||||||
12 | the nominees for trustees shall appear under each
office, in | ||||||
13 | substantially the form specified in this Section.
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14 | The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general | ||||||
15 | election law,
except as otherwise provided in this Code, but | ||||||
16 | they shall designate no party,
platform, political principle, | ||||||
17 | appellation, or mark, nor shall
any circle be printed at the | ||||||
18 | head of the ballots. The ballots shall be in
substantially the | ||||||
19 | following form:
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20 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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21 | NOMINEES FOR (PRESIDENT AND) TRUSTEES OF (NAME OF
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22 | VILLAGE) AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
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23 | FOR PRESIDENT
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24 | (VOTE FOR ONE)
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25 | JAMES SMITH
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1 | LARRY FRANG
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2 | FOR TRUSTEES
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3 | (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))
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4 | EDWARD STUART
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5 | ROBERT BUCK
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6 | GEORGE MILLER
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7 | WILLIAM BURKE
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8 | ARTHUR ROBBINS
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9 | HARRY BROWN
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10 | (Source: P.A. 87-1119 .)
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11 | (65 ILCS 5/4-3-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-3-10)
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12 | Sec. 4-3-10. The proper election authority, in accordance | ||||||
13 | with the general
election law shall have the primary ballots | ||||||
14 | printed in the same manner,
in the same number and within the | ||||||
15 | same time as ballots are printed under
the general election | ||||||
16 | law, except as herein otherwise provided. The names
of the | ||||||
17 | candidates for mayor,
shall be placed first on the primary | ||||||
18 | ballots, in substantially the form
specified in this section. | ||||||
19 | Following these names shall appear the names
of the candidates | ||||||
20 | for commissioners in substantially the form specified
in this | ||||||
21 | section; provided that if the municipality has voted, as | ||||||
22 | provided
in Section 4-3-19, to require candidates for | ||||||
23 | commissioner to run for a specific
office, the names of the | ||||||
24 | candidates for commissioner of public accounts
and finances, | ||||||
25 | commissioner of public health and safety, commissioner of
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1 | streets and public improvements, and commissioner of public
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2 | property, respectively, shall appear
under the designation of | ||||||
3 | the applicable office, in substantially the form
specified in | ||||||
4 | Section 4-3-10.1. The primary
ballots shall comply with the | ||||||
5 | general election law, except as herein otherwise
provided. Such | ||||||
6 | ballots shall
designate no party, platform, political | ||||||
7 | principle, appellation, or mark
whatever. Nor shall any circle | ||||||
8 | be printed at the head of the primary
ballots.
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9 | Except where candidates for commissioner are required to | ||||||
10 | run for a specific
office, the primary ballots shall be in | ||||||
11 | substantially the following form:
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12 | OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
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13 | CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR
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14 | AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY (OR
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15 | VILLAGE) OF.... AT THE
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16 | PRIMARY ELECTION.
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17 | FOR MAYOR
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18 | (VOTE FOR ONE.)
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19 | ( ) JOHN JONES.
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20 | ( ) JAMES SMITH.
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21 | ( ) HENRY WHITE.
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22 | ( ) RALPH WILSON.
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23 | FOR COMMISSIONERS
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24 | (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR)
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25 | ( ) HARRY BROWN.
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26 | ( ) ROBERT BUCK.
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1 | ( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
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2 | ( ) GEORGE MILLER.
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3 | ( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
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4 | ( ) EDWARD STUART.
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5 | ( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
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6 | ( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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8 | (65 ILCS 5/4-3-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-3-16)
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9 | Sec. 4-3-16. Upon the ballots for the general municipal | ||||||
10 | election the names
of the nominees for mayor shall be placed | ||||||
11 | first, in substantially the form
specified in this section. | ||||||
12 | Following these names, the names of the nominees
for | ||||||
13 | commissioners shall appear under each office, in substantially | ||||||
14 | the form
specified in this section; provided that if the | ||||||
15 | municipality has voted,
as provided in Section 4-3-19, to | ||||||
16 | require candidates for commissioner to
run for a specific | ||||||
17 | office, the names of the candidates for commissioner
of public | ||||||
18 | accounts and finances, commissioner of public health and | ||||||
19 | safety,
commissioner of streets and public improvements, and | ||||||
20 | commissioner of public
property, respectively, shall appear
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21 | under the designation of the applicable office, in | ||||||
22 | substantially the form
specified in Section 4-3-16.1.
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23 | The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general | ||||||
24 | election law, except
as herein otherwise provided, but they | ||||||
25 | shall designate no party, platform,
political principle, |
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1 | appellation, or mark whatever. Nor shall any circle
be printed | ||||||
2 | at the head of the ballots. Except where candidates for | ||||||
3 | commissioner
are required to run for a specific office, the | ||||||
4 | ballots shall be in substantially
the following form:
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5 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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6 | NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS
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7 | OF THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF....
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8 | AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
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9 | FOR MAYOR
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10 | (VOTE FOR ONE)
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11 | ( ) JOHN JONES.
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12 | ( ) JAMES SMITH.
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13 | FOR COMMISSIONERS
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14 | (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN FOUR)
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15 | ( ) HARRY BROWN.
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16 | ( ) ROBERT BUCK.
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17 | ( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
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18 | ( ) GEORGE MILLER.
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19 | ( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
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20 | ( ) EDWARD STUART.
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21 | ( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
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22 | ( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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24 | (65 ILCS 5/5-2-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-12)
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25 | Sec. 5-2-12. Aldermen or trustees elected at large; |
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1 | vacancies;
mayor or president to preside.
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2 | (a) If a city or village adopts the managerial
form of | ||||||
3 | municipal
government but does not elect to choose aldermen or | ||||||
4 | trustees from wards
or districts, then the following provisions | ||||||
5 | of this Section shall be
applicable.
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6 | (b) The city council shall be elected at large. In cities | ||||||
7 | of less than
50,000
population, the council shall consist of | ||||||
8 | (i) the mayor and 4 councilmen or (ii) the mayor and 6 | ||||||
9 | councilmen if the size of the city council is increased under | ||||||
10 | subsection (k). In
cities
of at least 50,000 but less than | ||||||
11 | 100,000 population,
the council shall consist of
the mayor and | ||||||
12 | 6 councilmen. In cities of at least 100,000 but not more than | ||||||
13 | 500,000
population, the council shall consist of the mayor and | ||||||
14 | 8 councilmen.
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15 | (c) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
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16 | immediately before
the adoption of the managerial form of | ||||||
17 | municipal government, the village
board shall be elected at | ||||||
18 | large and shall consist of a president and the number
of | ||||||
19 | trustees provided for in Section 5-2-15 or 5-2-17,
whichever is | ||||||
20 | applicable.
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21 | (d) The term of office of the mayor and councilmen shall be | ||||||
22 | 4 years, provided
that in cities of less than 50,000, the 2 | ||||||
23 | councilmen receiving the lowest
vote at the first election | ||||||
24 | shall serve for 2 years only; in cities of at
least 50,000 but | ||||||
25 | less than 100,000, the 3 councilmen receiving the lowest vote | ||||||
26 | at the
first election shall serve for 2 years only; and in |
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1 | cities of at least
100,000 but
not more than 500,000, the 4 | ||||||
2 | councilmen receiving the lowest vote at the
first election | ||||||
3 | shall serve for 2 years only.
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4 | (e) The election of councilmen shall be every 2 years. | ||||||
5 | After the first election,
only 2 councilmen in cities of less | ||||||
6 | than
50,000, 3 councilmen in cities
of at least 50,000 but less | ||||||
7 | than 100,000, or 4
councilmen in cities of at least 100,000 but
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8 | not more than 500,000, shall be voted for by each elector at | ||||||
9 | the primary
elections, and only 2, 3, or 4 councilmen, as the | ||||||
10 | case may be, shall be voted
for by each elector at each | ||||||
11 | biennial general municipal election,
to serve for 4 years.
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12 | (f) In addition to the requirements of the general election | ||||||
13 | law, the ballots
shall be in the form set out in Section | ||||||
14 | 5-2-13. In cities with less than
50,000, the form of ballot | ||||||
15 | prescribed in Section 5-2-13 shall be further
modified by | ||||||
16 | printing in the place relating to councilmen the words "Vote
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17 | for not more than Two", or "Vote for not more than Three" if | ||||||
18 | the size of the city council is increased under subsection (k), | ||||||
19 | instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four". In cities | ||||||
20 | of
at least 50,000 but
less than 100,000, the ballot shall be | ||||||
21 | modified in that place by printing
the words "Vote for not more | ||||||
22 | than Three" instead of the words "Vote for not more than Four". | ||||||
23 | Sections 4-3-5 through 4-3-18, insofar as they may be | ||||||
24 | applicable, shall
govern the election of a mayor and councilmen | ||||||
25 | under this Section.
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26 | (g) If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor or |
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1 | councilman, the remaining
members of the council, within 60 | ||||||
2 | days after the
vacancy occurs, shall fill the vacancy by | ||||||
3 | appointment of some person to
the office for
the balance of the | ||||||
4 | unexpired term or until the vacancy is filled by interim
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5 | election under Section 3.1-10-50, and
until the successor is | ||||||
6 | elected and
has qualified.
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7 | (h) Except in villages that were governed by Article 4
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8 | immediately before
the adoption of the managerial form of | ||||||
9 | municipal government, in villages
that have adopted this | ||||||
10 | Article 5 the term of office of the
president, the
number of | ||||||
11 | trustees to be elected, their terms of office, and the manner | ||||||
12 | of
filling vacancies shall be governed by Sections
5-2-14 | ||||||
13 | through 5-2-17.
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14 | (i) Any village that adopts the managerial form of
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15 | municipal government under
this Article 5 and that, immediately | ||||||
16 | before that
adoption, was governed by the
provisions of Article | ||||||
17 | 4, shall continue to elect a mayor and
4 commissioners in | ||||||
18 | accordance with Sections 4-3-5 through
4-3-18, insofar as they | ||||||
19 | may be applicable, except that the 2 commissioners
receiving | ||||||
20 | the lowest vote among those elected at the first election after
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21 | this Article 5 becomes effective in the village shall serve for | ||||||
22 | 2
years
only. After that first election, the election of
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23 | commissioners shall be every 2 years, and
2 commissioners shall | ||||||
24 | be elected at each election to serve for 4
years. | ||||||
25 | (j) The mayor or president shall preside at all meetings of | ||||||
26 | the council
or
board and on all ceremonial occasions. |
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1 | (k) In cities of less than 50,000 population, the city | ||||||
2 | council may, by ordinance, provide that the city council shall, | ||||||
3 | after the next biennial general municipal election, consist of | ||||||
4 | 6 instead of 4 councilmen. If the size of the council is | ||||||
5 | increased to 6 councilmen, then at the next biennial general | ||||||
6 | municipal election, the electors shall vote for 4 instead of 2 | ||||||
7 | councilmen. Of the 4 councilmen elected at that next election, | ||||||
8 | the one receiving the lowest
vote at that election shall serve | ||||||
9 | a 2-year term. Thereafter, all terms shall be for 4 years.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 93-1007, eff. 1-1-05.)
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11 | (65 ILCS 5/5-2-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-13)
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12 | Sec. 5-2-13. In addition to the requirements of the general | ||||||
13 | election law,
the ballots for the municipal primary
election | ||||||
14 | provided for in Section 5-2-12 shall be in substantially the | ||||||
15 | following form:
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16 | OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
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17 | CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR
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18 | AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY (OR
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19 | VILLAGE) OF.... AT THE PRIMARY
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20 | ELECTION.
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21 | FOR MAYOR
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22 | VOTE FOR ONE
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23 | ( ) JOHN JONES.
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24 | ( ) JAMES SMITH.
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25 | ( ) HENRY WHITE.
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1 | ( ) RALPH WILSON.
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2 | ( ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
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3 | VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....(insert proper number as provided | ||||||
4 | in Section 5-2-12).
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5 | ( ) HARRY BROWN.
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6 | ( ) ROBERT BUCK.
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7 | ( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
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8 | ( ) GEORGE MILLER.
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9 | ( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
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10 | ( ) EDWARD STUART.
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11 | ( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
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12 | ( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
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13 | In addition to the requirements of the general election | ||||||
14 | law, the general
municipal election ballots for the election | ||||||
15 | provided for in Section 5-2-12
shall be substantially in the | ||||||
16 | following form:
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17 | OFFICIAL BALLOT
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18 | NOMINEES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF
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19 | THE CITY (OR VILLAGE) OF.... AT
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20 | THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
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21 | FOR MAYOR
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22 | VOTE FOR ONE
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23 | ( ) JOHN JONES.
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24 | ( ) JAMES SMITH.
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25 | ( ) FOR COUNCILMEN.
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26 | VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....(insert proper number as provided |
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1 | in Section 5-2-12).
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2 | ( ) HARRY BROWN.
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3 | ( ) ROBERT BUCK.
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4 | ( ) WILLIAM BURKE.
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5 | ( ) GEORGE MILLER.
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6 | ( ) ARTHUR ROBBINS.
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7 | ( ) EDWARD STUART.
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8 | ( ) JOSEPH TROUT.
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9 | ( ) THOMAS WILLIAMS.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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11 | (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.4)
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12 | Sec. 5-2-18.4. In addition to the requirements of the | ||||||
13 | general election law, a distinct
ballot shall be printed for | ||||||
14 | each district for the primary election. At the
top of the | ||||||
15 | ballot shall be the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR
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16 | MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY | ||||||
17 | ELECTION. Under
the sub-title FOR MAYOR shall be placed the | ||||||
18 | following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There
shall be placed below the | ||||||
19 | names of the candidates for mayor another sub-title
as follows: | ||||||
20 | FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following this sub-title there shall
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21 | be an instruction in this form, to be altered, however, to | ||||||
22 | conform to the
facts: VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN .... (Insert proper | ||||||
23 | number as provided in Section 5-2-12).
Following the names of | ||||||
24 | the candidates for councilmen at large, there shall
be another | ||||||
25 | sub-title in the following form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. |
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1 | Following
this sub-title there shall be the following | ||||||
2 | direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In
other respects the form of the | ||||||
3 | ballot shall be controlled by Section 4-3-10.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
| ||||||
5 | (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.6)
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6 | Sec. 5-2-18.6. In addition to the requirements of the | ||||||
7 | general election law, the ballots
for the general municipal | ||||||
8 | election shall
be prepared in accordance with Section 4-3-16, | ||||||
9 | with the
following changes:
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10 | (1) Following the names of the candidates for mayor there | ||||||
11 | shall be printed
a sub-title: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE; | ||||||
12 | following this sub-title shall be
an instruction in this form: | ||||||
13 | VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....(Insert proper number as provided
in | ||||||
14 | Section 5-2-12). The names of the candidates for councilmen at | ||||||
15 | large
shall follow this instruction.
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16 | (2) Following the names of the candidates at large shall be | ||||||
17 | printed another
sub-title: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following | ||||||
18 | this sub-title shall be an
instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR | ||||||
19 | ONE) and following this instruction
shall be printed the names | ||||||
20 | of the 2 nominees.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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22 | (65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.7)
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23 | Sec. 5-2-18.7. In any city which has adopted this Article, | ||||||
24 | and is electing the city
council at large or has elected to |
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1 | choose aldermen from wards, a
proposition to elect part of the | ||||||
2 | city council at large and part from
districts with staggered | ||||||
3 | four year terms and biennial elections for
councilmen shall be | ||||||
4 | submitted to the electors upon initiation in the manner
herein | ||||||
5 | provided.
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6 | Electors of such city, equal in number to not less than 10% | ||||||
7 | of the
total vote cast for all candidates for mayor in the last | ||||||
8 | preceding
municipal election for such office, may petition for | ||||||
9 | submission, or, in
the alternative, the city council may by
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10 | ordinance without a petition cause to be submitted, to a vote | ||||||
11 | of the
electors of that city the proposition whether part of | ||||||
12 | the city council
shall be elected at large and part from | ||||||
13 | districts with staggered four
year terms and biennial elections | ||||||
14 | for councilmen. The petition shall be
in the same form as | ||||||
15 | prescribed in Section 5-1-6, except that the
petition shall be | ||||||
16 | modified as to the wording of the proposition to be
voted upon, | ||||||
17 | to conform to the wording of the proposition as hereinafter
set | ||||||
18 | forth, and shall be filed with the city clerk in accordance | ||||||
19 | with the
general election law. The city clerk shall certify the | ||||||
20 | proposition to the
proper election authorities who shall submit | ||||||
21 | the proposition at an election
in accordance with the general | ||||||
22 | election law.
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23 | However, such proposition shall not be submitted at
the | ||||||
24 | general primary election for the municipality.
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25 | The proposition shall be substantially in the
following | ||||||
26 | form:
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1 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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2 | Shall the city of....
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3 | elect part of the councilmen at large YES
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4 | and part of the councilmen from ----------------------
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5 | districts with staggered four year NO
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6 | terms and biennial elections?
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7 | -------------------------------------------------------------
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8 | If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote | ||||||
9 | "yes", then at
the next general municipal election at which a | ||||||
10 | mayor is to be elected, a
mayor and councilmen shall be elected | ||||||
11 | as hereinafter provided.
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12 | In cities of less than 50,000 population, the council shall | ||||||
13 | consist
of the mayor and 6 councilmen, 2 councilmen being | ||||||
14 | elected at large and 4
councilmen being elected from districts. | ||||||
15 | In cities of 50,000 and not
more than 500,000 population, the | ||||||
16 | council shall consist of the mayor and
8 councilmen, 3 | ||||||
17 | councilmen being elected at large and 5 councilmen being
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18 | elected from districts.
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19 | The city council shall divide the city, whenever necessary
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20 | thereafter, into districts which shall be of as compact and | ||||||
21 | contiguous
territory as practicable and of approximately equal | ||||||
22 | population. The
number of such districts shall be the same as | ||||||
23 | the number of councilmen
to be elected from districts.
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24 | One councilman who is an actual resident of the district, | ||||||
25 | shall be
elected from each district. Only the electors of a | ||||||
26 | district shall elect
a councilman from that district. The rest |
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1 | of the number of councilmen
authorized shall be elected at | ||||||
2 | large.
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3 | The term of office of the Mayor and Councilmen shall be 4 | ||||||
4 | years,
provided that at the first election the Councilmen | ||||||
5 | elected at large
shall serve for 2 years only. Thereafter the | ||||||
6 | election of Councilmen
shall be biennial, and after the first | ||||||
7 | election the Mayor and all
Councilmen shall be elected for 4 | ||||||
8 | year terms to fill expiring terms of
incumbents.
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9 | The Mayor and Councilmen shall hold their respective | ||||||
10 | offices for the
term of 4 years as herein provided, and until | ||||||
11 | their successors are
elected and qualified. Upon the election | ||||||
12 | and qualification of the
Councilmen, the terms of all sitting | ||||||
13 | aldermen or councilmen elected at
large pursuant to the | ||||||
14 | provisions of Section 5-2-12 shall expire.
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15 | For the first primary election a distinct ballot shall be | ||||||
16 | printed for each
district. At the top of the ballot shall be | ||||||
17 | the following:
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor | ||||||
18 | is to be elected) AND
COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF.... AT THE | ||||||
19 | PRIMARY ELECTION. Under the
subtitle of FOR MAYOR (when | ||||||
20 | applicable) shall be placed the following:
(VOTE FOR ONE). | ||||||
21 | There shall be placed below the names of the candidates
for | ||||||
22 | Mayor, if any, another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT
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23 | LARGE. Following this subtitle there shall be an instruction in | ||||||
24 | this
form, to be altered, however, to conform to the facts: | ||||||
25 | (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....)
(Insert number of Councilmen being | ||||||
26 | elected). Following the names of the
candidates for councilmen |
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1 | at large, there shall be another subtitle in
the following | ||||||
2 | form: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this subtitle
there | ||||||
3 | shall be the following direction: (VOTE FOR ONE). In other
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4 | respects the ballots shall conform to the applicable provisions | ||||||
5 | of
Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
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6 | To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on | ||||||
7 | the ballot
under each subtitle at the general municipal | ||||||
8 | election, the number of
officers who will be chosen under each | ||||||
9 | subtitle shall be multiplied by
2. Only those candidates at the | ||||||
10 | primary election shall be nominees under
each subtitle at the | ||||||
11 | general municipal election and, where but one
officer is to be | ||||||
12 | elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number
of votes | ||||||
13 | shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
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14 | municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
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15 | candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be | ||||||
16 | placed upon
the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected, | ||||||
17 | the names of the 6
candidates receiving the highest number of | ||||||
18 | votes shall be placed upon
the ballot.
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19 | The ballots for the election of officers at the first | ||||||
20 | general
municipal election shall be prepared in compliance with | ||||||
21 | Section 4-3-16,
with the following changes:
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22 | (1) Following the names of the candidates for Mayor (when
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23 | applicable) there shall be printed a subtitle: FOR COUNCILMAN | ||||||
24 | AT LARGE:
following this subtitle shall be an instruction in | ||||||
25 | this form: (VOTE FOR
NOT MORE THAN ....) (Insert number of | ||||||
26 | councilmen to be elected). The names of the
nominees for |
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1 | councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
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2 | (2) Following the names of the nominees for councilmen at | ||||||
3 | large
shall be printed another subtitle: FOR DISTRICT | ||||||
4 | COUNCILMAN. Following
this subtitle shall be an instruction in | ||||||
5 | this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and
following this instruction shall | ||||||
6 | be printed the names of the 2 nominees.
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7 | Thereafter, the ballots for the biennial election shall be | ||||||
8 | prepared
as hereinafter provided.
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9 | For the primary election at which Councilmen at large are | ||||||
10 | to be
elected the form of the ballot shall be as follows:
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11 | At the top of the ballot shall be the following: | ||||||
12 | CANDIDATES FOR
NOMINATION FOR MAYOR (when Mayor is to be | ||||||
13 | elected) AND COUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF.... AT THE PRIMARY | ||||||
14 | ELECTION. Under the subtitle of FOR MAYOR
(when applicable) | ||||||
15 | shall be placed the following: (VOTE FOR ONE). There
shall be | ||||||
16 | placed below the names of the candidates for Mayor, if any,
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17 | another subtitle as follows: FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE. Following | ||||||
18 | this
subtitle there shall be an instruction in this form, to be | ||||||
19 | altered,
however, to conform to the facts: (VOTE FOR NOT MORE | ||||||
20 | THAN ....) (Insert number of
Councilmen being elected).
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21 | For the primary election at which District Councilmen are | ||||||
22 | to be
elected, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each | ||||||
23 | District. There
shall be placed below the names of the | ||||||
24 | candidates for Mayor (when
applicable) another subtitle as | ||||||
25 | follows: FOR DISTRICT COUNCILMAN.
Following this subtitle | ||||||
26 | there shall be an instruction in this form:
VOTE FOR ONE. In |
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1 | all other respects the ballot shall conform to the
applicable | ||||||
2 | provisions of Sections 4-3-10 and 5-2-13.
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3 | To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on | ||||||
4 | the ballot
under each subtitle at the general municipal | ||||||
5 | election, the number of
officers who will be chosen under each | ||||||
6 | subtitle shall be multiplied by
2. Only those candidates at the | ||||||
7 | primary election shall be nominees under
each subtitle at the | ||||||
8 | general municipal election and, where but one
officer is to be | ||||||
9 | elected, the 2 candidates receiving the highest number
of votes | ||||||
10 | shall be placed upon the ballot for the next succeeding general
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11 | municipal election. Where 2 councilmen are to be elected, the 4
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12 | candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be | ||||||
13 | placed upon
the ballot. Where 3 councilmen are to be elected, | ||||||
14 | the names of the 6
candidates receiving the highest number of | ||||||
15 | votes shall be placed upon
the ballot.
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16 | The ballots for the election of officers at the general | ||||||
17 | municipal
election shall be prepared in compliance with Section | ||||||
18 | 4-3-16, with the
following changes:
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19 | (1) For elections where candidates for Councilmen at large | ||||||
20 | are being
elected, following the names of candidates for Mayor | ||||||
21 | (when applicable)
there shall be printed a subtitle as follows: | ||||||
22 | FOR COUNCILMEN AT LARGE.
Following this subtitle there shall be | ||||||
23 | an instruction in this form:
(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ....) | ||||||
24 | (Insert number of Councilmen to be elected). The names
of the | ||||||
25 | nominees for Councilmen at large shall follow the instruction.
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26 | (2) For elections where district Councilmen are to be |
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1 | elected, a
distinct ballot shall be printed for each district, | ||||||
2 | and following the
names of the candidates for Mayor (when | ||||||
3 | applicable) there shall be
printed a subtitle as follows: FOR | ||||||
4 | DISTRICT COUNCILMAN. Following this
subtitle there shall be an | ||||||
5 | instruction in this form: (VOTE FOR ONE) and
following this | ||||||
6 | instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 nominees
for | ||||||
7 | district Councilman.
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8 | Vacancies shall be filled as prescribed in Section 5-2-12, | ||||||
9 | provided
that a vacancy in the office of a District Councilman | ||||||
10 | shall be filled by
a person who is an actual resident of the | ||||||
11 | district in which the vacancy
occurs.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 81-1489 .)
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13 | (65 ILCS 5/7-2-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-24)
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14 | Sec. 7-2-24. The ballots for the election of officers at | ||||||
15 | the general city
election in a united city shall be prepared in | ||||||
16 | accordance with the general
election law, and in accordance | ||||||
17 | with Section 4-3-16,
with the following changes: (1) Following | ||||||
18 | the names of the candidates for
mayor there shall be printed a | ||||||
19 | sub-title: FOR COMMISSIONER (or COMMISSIONERS)
AT LARGE. | ||||||
20 | Following this sub-title shall be an instruction in this form:
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21 | (Vote for one) or (Vote for not more than 2), as the case may | ||||||
22 | be. The names
of the candidates for commissioner at large shall | ||||||
23 | follow this instruction.
(2) Following the names of the | ||||||
24 | candidates at large shall be printed another
sub-title: FOR | ||||||
25 | COMMISSIONER FROM THE BOROUGH OF..... Following this sub-title
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1 | shall be an instruction in this form: (Vote for one) and | ||||||
2 | following this
instruction shall be printed the names of the 2 | ||||||
3 | nominees. Sections 7-2-20
through 7-2-24 are applicable only to | ||||||
4 | united cities under a commission form
of government.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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