97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3932

 

Introduced 1/3/2012, by Rep. Jack D. Franks - Kelly M. Cassidy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new
10 ILCS 5/7-10  from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
10 ILCS 5/8-8  from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
10 ILCS 5/10-5  from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
10 ILCS 5/10-8  from Ch. 46, par. 10-8

    Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides that no person may be appointed to a board, commission, authority, or task force on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act if, on the date of his or her appointment, he or she has been adjudicated in arrears in court ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000 and has been found in contempt by the court for failure to pay that support or maintenance. Amends the Election Code. Provides that statements of candidacy must include a statement that the candidate is not delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000. Provides that each electoral board designated for the purpose of hearing and passing upon objector's petitions shall independently verify that no candidate under its jurisdiction is delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended
5by adding Section 3A-45 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 420/3A-45 new)
7    Sec. 3A-45. Eligibility for appointment. Notwithstanding
8any other provision of law, no person may be appointed to a
9board, commission, authority, or task force on or after the
10effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
11Assembly if, as of the date of his or her appointment, he or
12she has been adjudicated in arrears in court ordered child
13support or maintenance, or a combination of child support and
14maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000 and
15has been found in contempt by the court for failure to pay that
16support or maintenance. The prohibition under this Section
17applies until such time as the appointee is no longer
18delinquent in the payment of any of the obligations listed in
19this Section.
 
20    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
21Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-5, and 10-8 as follows:
 

 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/7-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
2    Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
3candidate for nomination, or State central committeeman, or
4township committeeman, or precinct committeeman, or ward
5committeeman or candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to
6national nominating conventions, shall be printed upon the
7primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed
8in his behalf as provided in this Article in substantially the
9following form:
10    We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
11.... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in
12the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of Illinois,
13do hereby petition that the following named person or persons
14shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party for the
15nomination for (or in case of committeemen for election to) the
16office or offices hereinafter specified, to be voted for at the
17primary election to be held on (insert date).
18    NameOfficeAddress
19John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.
20Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
21Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill.
22Name..................         Address.......................
 
23State of Illinois)
24                 ) ss.

 

 

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1County of........)
2    I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
3street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
4....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
5of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
6were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
7best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
8the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
9party, and that their respective residences are correctly
10stated, as above set forth.
11
.........................
12    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
13
.........................

 
14    Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
15candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
16and shall contain above the space for signatures an appropriate
17heading giving the information as to name of candidate or
18candidates, in whose behalf such petition is signed; the
19office, the political party represented and place of residence;
20and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
21    Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary electors
22residing in the political division for which the nomination is
23sought in their own proper persons only and opposite the
24signature of each signer, his residence address shall be
25written or printed. The residence address required to be

 

 

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1written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's
2name shall include the street address or rural route number of
3the signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county,
4and city, village or town, and state. However the county or
5city, village or town, and state of residence of the electors
6may be printed on the petition forms where all of the electors
7signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village
8or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in
9writing the residence address, including street number, if any.
10At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a
11circulator statement signed by a person 18 years of age or
12older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the street
13address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well as
14the county, city, village or town, and state; and certifying
15that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed
16in his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are
17genuine; and either (1) indicating the dates on which that
18sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last
19dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that
20none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
21days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition and
22certifying that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief
23the persons so signing were at the time of signing the
24petitions qualified voters of the political party for which a
25nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before
26some officer authorized to administer oaths in this State.

 

 

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1    No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days
2preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing
3of such petition.
4    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
5whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
6signature from the petition, provided that:
7        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial the
8    petition at the place where the signature is struck; and
9        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
10    certification listing the page number and line number of
11    each signature struck from the petition. Such
12    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
13    Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
14together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
15fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
16manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
17The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
18to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
19sheets which are filed with the proper local election
20officials, election authorities or the State Board of Elections
21shall be the original sheets which have been signed by the
22voters and by the circulator thereof, and not photocopies or
23duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must include as a part
24thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates
25filing, or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
26statement shall set out the address of such candidate and , the

 

 

 

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1office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that the
2candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
3the petition relates and is qualified for the office specified
4(in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney it shall state
5that the candidate is at the time of filing such statement a
6licensed attorney-at-law of this State); , shall state that he
7has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing
8period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
9Illinois Governmental Ethics Act; shall state that he or she is
10not delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support or
11maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance,
12in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000; , shall request
13that the candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot; ,
14and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before
15some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the
16State and shall be in substantially the following form:
17
Statement of Candidacy
18NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty
19John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican
20Belvidere,
21Illinois
22State of Illinois)
23                 ) ss.
24County of .......)
25    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....

 

 

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1Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
2State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
3qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
4candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
5committeeman and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
6office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
7held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
8being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
9requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold
10such office; that I am not delinquent in the payment of court
11ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of child
12support and maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than
13$10,000; and that I have filed (or I will file before the close
14of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
15interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
16and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
17primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case
18of committeemen and delegates and alternate delegates) such
19office.
20
Signed ......................
21    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
22who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
23
Signed ....................
24
(Official Character)
25(Seal, if officer has one.)
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1Section, an individual shall be considered "delinquent in the
2payment of court ordered child support or maintenance" if he or
3she has been adjudicated in arrears in court ordered child
4support or maintenance and has been found in contempt by the
5court for failure to pay that support or maintenance.
 
6    The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
7to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
8filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
9authority or local election official with whom the petition is
10required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
11Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
12by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
13thereof shall be punished accordingly.
14    A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
15obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
16his or her petition for nomination.
17    (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
18convention. If a candidate seeks to run for statewide office or
19as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating
20convention elected from the State at-large, then the
21candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000
22but not more than 10,000 signatures.
23    (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
24national nominating convention. If a candidate seeks to run for
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1alternate congressional delegate to a national nominating
2convention elected from a congressional district, then the
3candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
4number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
5electors of his or her party in his or her congressional
6district. In the first primary election following a
7redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's
8petition for nomination must contain at least 600 signatures of
9qualified primary electors of the candidate's political party
10in his or her congressional district.
11    (c) County office. If a candidate seeks to run for any
12countywide office, including but not limited to county board
13chairperson or county board member, elected on an at-large
14basis, in a county other than Cook County, then the candidate's
15petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
16signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or
17her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election
18in his or her county. If a candidate seeks to run for county
19board member elected from a county board district, then the
20candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
21number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
22electors of his or her party in the county board district. In
23the first primary election following a redistricting of county
24board districts or the initial establishment of county board
25districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
26at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the

 

 

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1qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
2cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
3the total number of county board districts comprising the
4county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
5signatures be less than 25.
6    (d) County office; Cook County only.
7        (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
8    in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
9    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
10    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
11    who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
12    Cook County.
13        (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
14    Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
15    must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
16    0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
17    in his or her county board district. In the first primary
18    election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
19    Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
20    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
21    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
22    in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
23    general election divided by the total number of county
24    board districts comprising the county board; provided that
25    in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
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1    of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district
2    pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property
3    Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
4    contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
5    the total number of registered voters in his or her board
6    of review district in the last general election at which a
7    commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
8    that board of review district. In no event shall the number
9    of signatures required be greater than the requisite number
10    for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County
11    under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first
12    primary election following a redistricting of Cook County
13    Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for
14    nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at
15    least the number of signatures required for a countywide
16    candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the
17    qualified electors of his or her party in the district.
18    (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
19run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
20petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
21signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
22his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
23candidate seeks to run for alderman of a municipality, then the
24candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
25number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
26electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first primary

 

 

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1election following redistricting of aldermanic wards or
2trustee districts of a municipality or the initial
3establishment of wards or districts, a candidate's petition for
4nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to at
5least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate
6of that political party who received the highest number of
7votes in the entire municipality at the last regular election
8at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
9the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or
10districts. In no event shall the number of signatures be less
11than 25.
12    (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
13run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
14petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures of
15the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
16congressional district.
17    (g) Sanitary district trustee. If a candidate seeks to run
18for trustee of a sanitary district in which trustees are not
19elected from wards, then the candidate's petition for
20nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal
21to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the
22sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a
23sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards,
24then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at
25least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary
26electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary

 

 

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1district. In the first primary election following
2redistricting of sanitary districts elected from wards, a
3candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
4signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward
5of that sanitary district.
6    (h) Judicial office. If a candidate seeks to run for
7judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition
8for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to
90.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the
10candidate for his or her political party for the office of
11Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was
12elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a
13candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a circuit or
14subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
15contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number
16of votes cast for the judicial candidate of his or her
17political party who received the highest number of votes at the
18last general election at which a judicial officer from the same
19circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled to be elected,
20but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and
21subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500
22signatures in every other Judicial District.
23    (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. If a
24candidate seeks to run for precinct committeeperson, then the
25candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 10
26signatures of the primary electors of his or her party for the

 

 

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1precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
2then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no
3less than the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary
4electors of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16%
5of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
6signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is
7greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township
8committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination
9must contain no less than the number of signatures equal to 5%
10of the primary electors of his or her party of the township,
11but no more than 8% of those same electors; provided that the
12maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum
13number, whichever is greater.
14    (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
15for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
16attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
17than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
18must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
19the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
20comprising the counties.
21    (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
22office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
23contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
24registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
25division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
26whichever is greater.

 

 

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1    For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors
2shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in the
3applicable district, for the candidate for that political party
4who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at the
5last general election in the State at which electors for
6President of the United States were elected. For political
7subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
8determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
9that political party who received the highest number of votes
10in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
11which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
12that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
13subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
14determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
15that political party who received the highest number of votes
16in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
17an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that ward
18or district.
19    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
20petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
21party.
22    The changes made to this Section of this amendatory Act of
23the 93rd General Assembly are declarative of existing law,
24except for item (3) of subsection (d).
25    Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
26specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the

 

 

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1names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
2the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
3Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
4one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
5(Source: P.A. 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11; 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/8-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
7    Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
8candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
9ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
10in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
11petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
12Section 7-10.1 of this Act and a statement of candidacy by the
13candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
14statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the
15office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
16candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
17the petition relates, is qualified for the office specified, is
18not delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support or
19maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance,
20in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000, and has filed a
21statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
22Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
23name be placed upon the official ballot and shall be subscribed
24and sworn by such candidate before some officer authorized to
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1substantially the following form:
2State of Illinois)
3                 ) ss.
4County ..........)
5    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
6street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
7State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
8qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate
9for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
10primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
11qualified to hold such office; that I am not delinquent in the
12payment of court ordered child support or maintenance, or a
13combination of child support and maintenance, in an amount
14equal to or greater than $10,000; and that I have filed a
15statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
16Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be
17printed upon the official primary ballot for nomination for
18such office.
19
Signed ....................
20    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
21who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
22
Signed .... (Official Character)
23
(Seal if officer has one.)
24    For purposes of a statement of candidacy under this
25Section, an individual shall be considered "delinquent in the
26payment of court ordered child support or maintenance" if he or

 

 

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1she has been adjudicated in arrears in court ordered child
2support or maintenance and has been found in contempt by the
3court for failure to pay that support or maintenance.
4    The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
5that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
6interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act must
7be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
8subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
9    All petitions for nomination for the office of State
10Senator shall be signed by at least 1,000 but not more than
113,000 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
12party in his legislative district.
13    All petitions for nomination for the office of
14Representative in the General Assembly shall be signed by at
15least 500 but not more than 1,500 of the qualified primary
16electors of the candidate's party in his or her representative
17district.
18    Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
19who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
20Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
21address shall be written or printed. The residence address
22required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
23primary elector's name shall include the street address or
24rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
25as the signer's county and city, village or town.
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1electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
2the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
3party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
4the last general election in the State at which electors for
5President of the United States were elected.
6    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
7petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
8party.
9    In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
10circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
11is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
12street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
13well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
14and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
15petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
16that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that to the
17best of his or her knowledge and belief the persons so signing
18were at the time of signing the petition qualified primary
19voters for which the nomination is sought.
20    In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
21petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
22which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
23first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
24certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed
25more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing of the
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1days preceding the last day provided in Section 8-9 for the
2filing of such petition.
3    All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board of
4Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
5by the voters and by the circulator, and not photocopies or
6duplicates of such sheets.
7    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
8whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
9signature from the petition, provided that:
10        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial the
11    petition at the place where the signature is struck; and
12        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
13    certification listing the page number and line number of
14    each signature struck from the petition. Such
15    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
16(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
17    (10 ILCS 5/10-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
18    Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
19containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
20    1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
21candidates shall be nominated.
22    2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
23in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
24the same name as, nor include the name of any established
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1does not preclude any established political party from making
2nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
3    3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
4candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
5case of electors for President and Vice-President of the United
6States, the names of candidates for President and
7Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
8    Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
9addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
10Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
11candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
12candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of the
13United States. Each such statement shall set out the address of
14such candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall
15state that the candidate is qualified for the office specified,
16is not delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support
17or maintenance, or a combination of child support and
18maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000, and
19has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing
20period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
21Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the
22candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot and shall
23be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some
24officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this
25State, and may be in substantially the following form:
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1                 ) SS.
2County of........)
3    I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
4street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
5State of Illinois; and that I am a qualified voter therein;
6that I am a candidate for election to the office of.... to be
7voted upon at the election to be held on the.... day
8of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
9office; that I am not delinquent in the payment of court
10ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of child
11support and maintenance, in an amount equal to or greater than
12$10,000; and that I have filed (or will file before the close
13of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
14interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
15and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
16ballot for election to such office.
17
Signed.................
18    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
19is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
20
Signed.................
21
(Official Character)
22(Seal, if officer has one.)
23    For purposes of a statement of candidacy under this
24Section, an individual shall be considered "delinquent in the
25payment of court ordered child support or maintenance" if he or
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1support or maintenance and has been found in contempt by the
2court for failure to pay that support or maintenance.
3    In addition, a new political party petition shall have
4attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
5of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
6nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
7    Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid if
8the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
9economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
10Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
11officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
12papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests in
13relation to the same governmental unit with that officer during
14the same calendar year as the year in which such nomination
15papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any candidate
16and the statement of economic interest of that candidate are
17not required to be filed with the same officer, the candidate
18must file with the officer with whom the nomination papers are
19filed a receipt from the officer with whom the statement of
20economic interests is filed showing the date on which such
21statement was filed. Such receipt shall be so filed not later
22than the last day on which nomination papers may be filed.
23(Source: P.A. 84-551.)
 
24    (10 ILCS 5/10-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)
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1papers, and petitions to submit public questions to a
2referendum, being filed as required by this Code, and being in
3apparent conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be
4deemed to be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in
5writing within 5 business days after the last day for filing
6the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition
7for a public question, with the following exceptions:
8        A. In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the
9    Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a
10    period of 35 business days after the last day for the
11    filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.
12        B. In the case of petitions for advisory questions of
13    public policy to be submitted to the voters of the entire
14    State, there shall be a period of 35 business days after
15    the last day for the filing of such petitions in which
16    objections can be filed.
17    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
18the electoral board designated in Section 10-9 for the purpose
19of hearing and passing upon objector's petitions shall
20independently verify that no candidate under its jurisdiction
21is delinquent in the payment of court ordered child support or
22maintenance, or a combination of child support and maintenance,
23in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000. If the electoral
24board finds that a candidate is delinquent in the payment of
25court ordered child support or maintenance, or a combination of
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1than $10,000, then that candidate shall be removed from the
2ballot regardless of whether or not an objection has been
3filed. Such a finding by the electoral board is subject to
4judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
5    Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district in
6which the candidate or public question is to be voted on, or
7any legal voter in the State in the case of a proposed
8amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or an advisory
9public question to be submitted to the voters of the entire
10State, having objections to any certificate of nomination or
11nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's
12petition together with a copy thereof in the principal office
13or the permanent branch office of the State Board of Elections,
14or in the office of the election authority or local election
15official with whom the certificate of nomination, nomination
16papers or petitions are on file. In the case of nomination
17papers or certificates of nomination, the State Board of
18Elections, election authority or local election official shall
19note the day and hour upon which such objector's petition is
20filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the second
21business day after receipt of the petition, transmit by
22registered mail or receipted personal delivery the certificate
23of nomination or nomination papers and the original objector's
24petition to the chairman of the proper electoral board
25designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and
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1delivery of the objector's petition, to the candidate whose
2certificate of nomination or nomination papers are objected to,
3addressed to the place of residence designated in said
4certificate of nomination or nomination papers. In the case of
5objections to a petition for a proposed amendment to Article IV
6of the Constitution or for an advisory public question to be
7submitted to the voters of the entire State, the State Board of
8Elections shall note the day and hour upon which such
9objector's petition is filed and shall transmit a copy of the
10objector's petition by registered mail or receipted personal
11delivery to the person designated on a certificate attached to
12the petition as the principal proponent of such proposed
13amendment or public question, or as the proponents' attorney,
14for the purpose of receiving notice of objections. In the case
15of objections to a petition for a public question, to be
16submitted to the voters of a political subdivision, or district
17thereof, the election authority or local election official with
18whom such petition is filed shall note the day and hour upon
19which such objector's petition was filed, and shall, not later
20than 12:00 noon on the second business day after receipt of the
21petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted personal
22delivery the petition for the public question and the original
23objector's petition to the chairman of the proper electoral
24board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized
25agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered mail or
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1person designated on a certificate attached to the petition as
2the principal proponent of the public question, or as the
3proponent's attorney, for the purposes of receiving notice of
4objections.
5    The objector's petition shall give the objector's name and
6residence address, and shall state fully the nature of the
7objections to the certificate of nomination or nomination
8papers or petitions in question, and shall state the interest
9of the objector and shall state what relief is requested of the
10electoral board.
11    The provisions of this Section and of Sections 10-9, 10-10
12and 10-10.1 shall also apply to and govern objections to
13petitions for nomination filed under Article 7 or Article 8,
14except as otherwise provided in Section 7-13 for cases to which
15it is applicable, and also apply to and govern petitions for
16the submission of public questions under Article 28.
17(Source: P.A. 86-1348.)
 
18    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
19severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.