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90_HB0346
40 ILCS 5/5-179 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179
Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Pension Code to
provide that all active policemen may vote for all active
police officer positions on the board, regardless of rank.
Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing
2 Section 5-179.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
6 changing Section 5-179 as follows:
7 (40 ILCS 5/5-179) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179)
8 Sec. 5-179. Board elections. The regular elections for
9 members of the board shall be held under rules of the board
10 at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the term of
11 office of any elective member.
12 At any election for active policemen members, all such
13 policemen of the appropriate rank employed by the city when
14 the election is held have a right to vote for all active
15 police officer positions on the board, regardless of rank for
16 members of the board of the same class of rank.
17 At any election for the pensioner or annuitant member,
18 all annuitants and pensioners (except children less than age
19 18) and the legal guardian of any child annuitant or child
20 pensioner, whose mother or stepmother is not an annuitant or
21 pensioner of the fund, shall have a right to vote.
22 Ballots to be cast in such elections shall be of a secret
23 character.
24 (Source: P.A. 80-671.)
25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26 becoming law.