093_SB1867
SRS093 00034 PLM 00034 b
1 AN ACT in relation to elected office.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
5 1-8 as follows:
6 (10 ILCS 5/1-8 new)
7 Qualifications for elected office. No person shall be
8 eligible to be a candidate for elected local government or
9 school district office if he or she has been convicted in any
10 court located in the United States of any infamous crime,
11 bribery, perjury, or other felony.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.