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90_HB1771
10 ILCS 5/7-10.2 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2
Amends the Election Code by making a technical change to
the Section concerning the names of candidates on a petition
or certificate for nomination.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Section
2 7-10.2.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6 Section 7-10.2 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/7-10.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2)
8 Sec. 7-10.2. Names of candidates; petition or
9 certificate for nomination. In the designation of the name
10 of a candidate on a petition for nomination or certificate of
11 nomination the candidate's given name or names, initial or
12 initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly
13 known, or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to
14 the candidate's surname. No other designation such as a title
15 or degree, or nickname suggesting or implying possession of a
16 title, degree or professional status, similar information
17 may be used in connection with the candidate's surname,
18 except that the title "Mrs." may be used in the case of a
19 married woman.
20 (Source: P.A. 81-135.)