Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB1589

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1589

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

75 ILCS 5/4-3.3

from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3

Amends the Trustees Article of the Illinois Local Library Act. Provides that a candidate for the position of library trustee must have a valid library card for the library.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by changing Section 4-3.3 as follows:

(75 ILCS 5/4-3.3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3)

Sec. 4-3.3. Nominations. Nominations for the position of library trustee including the first board of library trustees shall be by petition, signed by at least 25 legal voters residing in the incorporated town or village (except a village under the commission form of government) or township and filed with the clerk of such incorporated town, village, or township within the time prescribed by the general election law. Such clerk shall certify the candidates for library trustees to the proper election authorities who shall conduct the election in accordance with the general election law. All candidates must be residents of the incorporated town, village, or township involved and have a valid library card for the library. The ballots shall not designate any political party, platform, or political principle.

(Source: P.A. 95-65, eff. 1-1-08.)