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10 ILCS 5/8-5

(10 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-5)

Sec. 8-5. Legislative committees; representative committees.

There shall be constituted one legislative committee for each
political party in each legislative district and one representative committee
for each political party in each representative district. Legislative and
representative committees shall be composed as follows:

In legislative or representative districts within or including a portion
of any county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the legislative
or representative committee of a
political party shall consist of the committeepersons of such party
representing each township or ward of such county any portion of which
township or ward is included within such legislative or representative
district and the chair
 of each county central committee of such party of any county
containing less than 2,000,000 inhabitants any portion of which county
is included within such legislative or representative district.

In the remainder of the State, the legislative or representative committee
of a political
party shall consist of the chair of each county central committee of
such party, any portion of which county is included within such
legislative or representative district; but if a legislative or representative
district comprises only one
county, or part of a county, its legislative or representative committee
shall consist of
the chair of the county central committee and 2 members of the county
central committee appointed by the chair of the county central committee.

Within 180 days after the primary of the even-numbered year immediately
following the decennial redistricting required by Section 3 of Article IV
of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the ward committeepersons, township committeepersons
 or chairmen of county central committees within each of the
redistricted legislative and representative districts shall meet and
proceed to organize by electing from among their own number a chair and,
either from among their own number or otherwise, such other officers as
they may deem necessary or expedient.  The ward committeepersons, township committeepersons
 or chairmen of county central committees shall determine the
time and place (which shall be in the limits of such district) of such
meeting.  Immediately upon completion of organization, the chair shall
forward to the State Board of Elections the names and addresses of the chair
 and secretary of the committee.  A vacancy shall occur when a
member dies, resigns or ceases to reside in the county, township or ward
which he represented.

Within 180 days after the primary of each other even-numbered year, each
legislative committee and representative committee shall meet and proceed
to organize by electing from among its own number a chair, and either
from its own number or otherwise, such other officers as each committee
may deem necessary or expedient. Immediately upon completion of
organization, the chair shall forward to the State Board of
Elections, the names and addresses of the chair and secretary of the
committee. The outgoing chair of such committee shall notify the
members of the time and place (which shall be in the limits of such
district) of such meeting. A vacancy shall occur when a member dies,
resigns, or ceases to reside in the county, township or ward, which he
represented.

If any change is made in the boundaries of any precinct, township or
ward, the committeeperson previously elected therefrom shall continue to
serve, as if no boundary change had occurred, for the purpose of acting
as a member of a legislative or representative committee until his successor
is elected or appointed.

(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)