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65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-35

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-35)

Sec. 3.1-20-35. Determining terms.

(a) Alderpersons elected at the first election for city officers after
the election of alderpersons for the initial terms provided for in Section
2-2-11 shall draw lots to determine which alderpersons in each ward
shall hold office for a 4 year term, and until a successor is elected and has
qualified, and which alderpersons in each ward shall hold office for a 2 year
term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. All alderpersons 
thereafter elected
shall hold office for a term of 4 years, and until their successors are
elected and have qualified, except in cities that adopt a 2 year term
under Section 3.1-10-65 and except as otherwise provided in Section
3.1-20-20.

(b) If a city that has had the minority representation plan has voted not
to retain the plan, then at the first election for city officers following
the vote 2 alderpersons shall be elected from each ward in the city and their
terms shall be staggered in the manner set forth in subsection (a).
The
tenure of these alderpersons and their successors shall be the same as that
stated in subsection (a).

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