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10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2
10 ILCS 5/4-22 from Ch. 46, par. 4-22
10 ILCS 5/5-29 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29
10 ILCS 5/6-66 from Ch. 46, par. 6-66
10 ILCS 5/7-8 from Ch. 46, par. 7-8
10 ILCS 5/7-11 from Ch. 46, par. 7-11
10 ILCS 5/7-14 from Ch. 46, par. 7-14
10 ILCS 5/7-60 from Ch. 46, par. 7-60
10 ILCS 5/7-61 from Ch. 46, par. 7-61
10 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 46, par. 8-4
10 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 46, par. 8-5
10 ILCS 5/10-14 from Ch. 46, par. 10-14
10 ILCS 5/13-1 from Ch. 46, par. 13-1
10 ILCS 5/13-2 from Ch. 46, par. 13-2
10 ILCS 5/14-3.1 from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.1
10 ILCS 5/16-5.01 from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01
105 ILCS 5/33-1 from Ch. 122, par. 33-1
Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes
the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March
to the second Tuesday in September. Maintains the third
Tuesday in March of presidential election years for the
presidential preference primary and selection of delegates to
the national nominating conventions. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to change the date of the general primary
2 election, amending named Acts.
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 Sections 2A-1.1, 2A-1.2, 4-22, 5-29, 6-66, 7-8, 7-11, 7-14,
7 7-56, 7-60, 7-61, 7-63, 8-4, 8-5, 10-14, 13-1, 13-2, 14-3.1,
8 16-5.01, 19-2, and 19-4 as follows:
9 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1)
10 Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections - Consolidated Schedule. (a)
11 In even-numbered years, the general election shall be held on
12 the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an
13 election to be known as the general primary election shall be
14 held on the second third Tuesday in September; and in
15 presidential election years, an election to be known as the
16 presidential primary election shall be held on the third
17 Tuesday in March March;
18 (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as
19 the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday
20 in April except as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act;
21 and an election to be known as the consolidated primary
22 election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February;
23 (c) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as
24 the nonpartisan election shall be held on the first Tuesday
25 after the first Monday in November.
26 (Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
27 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)
28 Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections -
29 Offices Designated.
30 (a) At the general election in the appropriate
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1 even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or
2 shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code:
3 (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
4 United States;
5 (2) United States Senator and United States
6 Representative;
7 (3) State Executive Branch elected officers;
8 (4) State Senator and State Representative;
9 (5) County elected officers, including State's
10 Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and
11 elected President of the County Board or County Chief
12 Executive;
13 (6) Circuit Court Clerk;
14 (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in
15 counties or educational service regions in which that
16 office has been abolished;
17 (8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
18 Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies
19 and newly created judicial offices;
20 (9) (Blank);
21 (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
22 of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary
23 Districts;
24 (11) Special District elected officers, not
25 otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute
26 creating or authorizing the creation of the district
27 requires an annual election and permits or requires
28 election of candidates of political parties.
29 (b) At the general primary election:
30 (1) in each even-numbered year candidates of
31 political parties shall be nominated for those offices to
32 be filled at the general election in that year, except
33 where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of
34 political parties is made by caucus.
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1 (2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the
2 political party offices of State central committeeman,
3 township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct
4 committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate
5 delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be
6 elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the
7 even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is
8 to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference
9 primary shall also be on the ballot.
10 (3) in each even-numbered year, where the
11 municipality has provided for annual elections to elect
12 municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7
13 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the
14 Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal
15 charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be
16 filled at an election held on the date of the general
17 primary election, provided that the municipal election
18 shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the
19 Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal
20 elections in even-numbered years, a primary to nominate
21 candidates for municipal office to be elected at the
22 general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6
23 weeks preceding that election.
24 (4) in each school district which has adopted the
25 provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors
26 to the members of the board of education whose terms
27 expire in the year in which the general primary is held
28 shall be elected.
29 (b-5) At the presidential primary election in
30 appropriate even-numbered years, delegates and alternate
31 delegates to the National nominating convention shall be
32 elected as may be required under this Code. In the
33 even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is to be
34 held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary shall
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1 also be on the ballot.
2 (c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate
3 odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled:
4 (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
5 municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other
6 municipal office are not permitted by law to be
7 candidates of political parties, the runoff election
8 where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where
9 required by law, shall be held on the date of the
10 consolidated election; and provided further, in the case
11 of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance
12 providing the form of government of the municipality
13 pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution,
14 such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff
15 election as may be provided by such ordinance;
16 (2) Village and incorporated town library
17 directors;
18 (3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
19 (4) Commissioners of park districts;
20 (5) Trustees of public library districts;
21 (6) Special District elected officers, not
22 otherwise designated in this section, where the statute
23 creating or authorizing the creation of the district
24 permits or requires election of candidates of political
25 parties;
26 (7) Township officers, including township park
27 commissioners, township library directors, and boards of
28 managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township
29 Assessors;
30 (8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
31 (9) Members of school boards in school districts
32 which adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
33 (10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O
34 Lakes - Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
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1 (11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
2 under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve
3 District Act.
4 (d) At the consolidated primary election in each
5 odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be
6 nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated
7 election in that year, except where pursuant to law
8 nomination of candidates of political parties is made by
9 caucus.
10 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
11 odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen
12 shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for
13 mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law
14 to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff
15 elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be
16 required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in
17 a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to
18 law candidates for such office are not permitted to be
19 candidates of political parties.
20 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
21 odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or
22 elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided
23 by an ordinance providing a form of government of the
24 municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the
25 Constitution.
26 (e) At the nonpartisan election in each odd-numbered
27 year the following offices shall be filled in nonpartisan
28 elections:
29 (1) Elected members of school boards, school
30 trustees, directors of boards of school directors,
31 trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in
32 counties or educational service regions having a
33 population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants), and members
34 of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in
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1 school districts which adopt Article 33 of the School
2 Code;
3 (2) Member of Community College district boards;
4 (3) Trustee of Fire Protection Districts;
5 (4) Commissioner of Springfield Metropolitan
6 Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
7 (5) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
8 Districts;
9 (6) Elected Officers of special districts not
10 otherwise designated in this Section for which the law
11 governing such districts does not permit candidates of
12 political parties.
13 (f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1,
14 public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this
15 Code and any special election otherwise required or
16 authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant
17 to this Code.
18 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
19 officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum
20 is held for the establishment of a political subdivision
21 whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall
22 be elected at the election at which such referendum is held
23 if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election
24 of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum.
25 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
26 officials established in this Article, any community college
27 district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant
28 to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now
29 or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
30 members at the next regularly scheduled election following
31 the effective date of the new district.
32 (g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in
33 any precinct there are no offices or public questions
34 required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election
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1 shall be held in the precinct on that date.
2 (h) Except at the nonpartisan election in 1981, there
3 may be conducted a referendum in accordance with the
4 provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code.
5 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 88-443; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-5, eff.
6 1-1-96; 89-95, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
7 (10 ILCS 5/4-22) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-22)
8 Sec. 4-22. Except as otherwise provided in this Section
9 upon application to vote each registered elector shall sign
10 his name or make his mark as the case may be, on a
11 certificate substantially as follows:
12 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER
13 City of ....... Ward ....... Precinct .......
14 Election ....... (Date) ....... (Month) ....... (Year)
15 Registration Record .......
16 Checked by .......
17 Voter's number ....
18 INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS
19 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer
20 in charge. After the registration record has been checked,
21 the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall
22 present it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
23 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
24 below and am qualified to vote.
25 Signature of voter .......
26 residence address .......
27 An individual shall not be required to provide his social
28 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
29 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
30 because of his refusal to provide his social security number.
31 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being
32 requested to provide his social security number when the
33 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate
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1 contains a space for the individual's social security number,
2 the following notice shall appear on the certificate,
3 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters,
4 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the
5 certificate:
6 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT
7 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
8 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS
9 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER
10 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."
11 The certificates of each State-wide political party at a
12 general primary election shall be separately printed upon
13 paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the
14 certificates of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of
15 the same color or tint. However, if the election authority
16 provides computer generated applications with the precinct,
17 ballot style and voter's name and address preprinted on the
18 application, a single application may be used for State-wide
19 political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to
20 indicate the political party. Such application shall not
21 entitle the voter to vote in the primary of more than one
22 political party at the same election.
23 At the consolidated primary, such certificates may
24 contain spaces or checkoff boxes permitting the voter to
25 request a primary ballot of any other political party which
26 is established only within a political subdivision and for
27 which a primary is conducted on the same election day. Such
28 application shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the
29 primary of the State-wide political party and the primary of
30 the local political party with respect to the offices of the
31 same political subdivision. In no event may a voter vote in
32 more than one State-wide primary on the same day.
33 The judges in charge of the precinct registration files
34 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
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1 signature on the registration record card as a means of
2 identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison
3 that the applicant to vote is the identical person who is
4 registered under the same name, the judges shall ask such
5 applicant the questions for identification which appear on
6 the registration card, and if the applicant does not prove to
7 the satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election
8 precinct that he is the identical person registered under the
9 name in question then the vote of such applicant shall be
10 challenged by a judge of election, and the same procedure
11 followed as provided by law for challenged voters.
12 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge
13 of election shall check the data on the registration card and
14 shall check the address given, with the registered address,
15 in order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
16 One of the judges of election shall check the certificate
17 of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record
18 has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the
19 certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
20 upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
21 provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record
22 space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not
23 the applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such
24 certificate back to the applicant in case he is permitted to
25 vote, and such applicant shall hand it to the judge of
26 election in charge of the ballots. The certificates of the
27 voters shall be filed in the order in which they are received
28 and shall constitute an official poll record. The term "poll
29 lists" and "poll books", where used in this Article, shall be
30 construed to apply to such official poll record.
31 After each general primary election the county clerk
32 shall indicate by color code or other means next to the name
33 of each registrant on the list of registered voters in each
34 precinct the primary ballot of a political party that the
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1 registrant requested at that general primary election. The
2 county clerk, within 30 60 days after the general primary
3 election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the
4 chairman of the county central committee of each established
5 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized
6 representative.
7 Within 60 days after the effective date of this
8 amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the
9 chairman of the county central committee of each established
10 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized
11 representative the list of registered voters in each precinct
12 at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall
13 indicate on such list by color code or other means next to
14 the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political
15 party that the registrant requested at the general primary
16 election of 1982.
17 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
18 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under
19 either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
20 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
21 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
22 registration record card is not found in the precinct
23 registry of voters, but his name appears as that of a
24 registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct
25 register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or
26 upon the consolidated list, if any, and whose name has not
27 been erased or withdrawn from such register, the printed
28 precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental
29 list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be prima facie
30 evidence of the elector's right to vote upon compliance with
31 the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section. In
32 such event one of the judges of election shall require an
33 affidavit by such person and one voter residing in the
34 precinct before the judges of election, substantially in the
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1 form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act, and upon the
2 presentation of such affidavits, a certificate shall be
3 issued to such elector, and upon the presentation of such
4 certificate and affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote.
5 Provided, however, that applications for ballots made by
6 registered voters under the provisions of Article 19 of this
7 Act shall be accepted by the Judges of Election in lieu of
8 the "Certificate of Registered Voter" provided for in this
9 Section.
10 When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election
11 for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of
12 the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the
13 supplemental or consolidated list to the chairman of a county
14 central committee of an established political party or to the
15 chairman's duly authorized representative.
16 Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the
17 election authority charged with the duty of providing
18 application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so
19 that a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in
20 which of the elections he desires to vote.
21 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall
22 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides
23 by use of the information contained on the voter registration
24 cards or the separate registration lists or other means
25 approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and
26 supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
27 shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
28 ballots which the voter is given.
29 (Source: P.A. 84-809.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/5-29) (from Ch. 46, par. 5-29)
31 Sec. 5-29. Upon application to vote, except as
32 hereinafter provided for absent electors, each registered
33 elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may
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1 be, on a certificate substantially as follows:
2 "Certificate of Registered Voter
3 Town of................District or Precinct Number..........;
4 City of................Ward...............Precinct..........;
5 Village of................................Precinct..........;
6 Election.....................................................
7 (date) (month) (year)
8 Registration record
9 Checked by.....................
10 Voter's number..................
11 Instruction to voters
12 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election officer
13 in charge. After the registration record has been checked,
14 the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you shall
15 present it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
16 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
17 below and am qualified to vote.
18 Signature of voter ...............
19 Residence address ..............."
20 An individual shall not be required to provide his social
21 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
22 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
23 because of his refusal to provide his social security number.
24 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being
25 requested to provide his social security number when the
26 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate
27 contains a space for the individual's social security number,
28 the following notice shall appear on the certificate,
29 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters,
30 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the
31 certificate:
32 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT
33 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
34 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS
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1 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER
2 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."
3 Certificates as above prescribed shall be furnished by
4 the county clerk for all elections.
5 The Judges in charge of the precinct registration files
6 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
7 signature on the registration record card as a means of
8 identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison
9 that the applicant to vote is the identical person who is
10 registered under the same name, the Judges shall ask such
11 applicant the questions for identification which appear on
12 the registration card and if the applicant does not prove to
13 the satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election
14 precinct that he is the identical person registered under the
15 name in question then the vote for such applicant shall be
16 challenged by a Judge of Election, and the same procedure
17 followed as provided by law for challenged voters.
18 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a Judge
19 of Election shall check the data on the registration card and
20 shall check the address given, with the registered address,
21 in order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
22 One of the Judges of election shall check the certificate
23 of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record
24 has been examined and shall sign his initials on the
25 certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
26 upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
27 provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record
28 space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not
29 the applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such
30 certificate back to the applicant in case he is permitted to
31 vote, and such applicant shall hand it to the judge of
32 election in charge of the ballots. The certificates of the
33 voters shall be filed in the order in which they are received
34 and shall constitute an official poll record. The term "Poll
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1 Lists" and "Poll Books" where used in this article 5 shall be
2 construed to apply to such official poll records.
3 After each general primary election the county clerk
4 shall indicate by color code or other means next to the name
5 of each registrant on the list of registered voters in each
6 precinct the primary ballot of a political party that the
7 registrant requested at that general primary election. The
8 county clerk, within 30 60 days after the general primary
9 election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the
10 chairman of the county central committee of each established
11 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized
12 representative.
13 Within 60 days after the effective date of this
14 amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the
15 chairman of the county central committee of each established
16 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized
17 representative the list of registered voters in each precinct
18 at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall
19 indicate on such list by color code or other means next to
20 the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political
21 party that the registrant requested at the general primary
22 election of 1982.
23 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual
24 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either
25 of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
26 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
27 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
28 registration record card is not found in the precinct
29 registry of voters, but his name appears as that of a
30 registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct
31 list of voters and whose name has not been erased or
32 withdrawn from such register, it shall be the duty of one of
33 the Judges of Election to require an affidavit by such person
34 and two voters residing in the precinct before the judges of
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1 election that he is the same person whose name appears upon
2 the precinct register and that he resides in the precinct
3 stating the street number of his residence. Forms for such
4 affidavit shall be supplied by the county clerk for all
5 elections. Upon the making of such affidavit and the
6 presentation of his certificate such elector shall be
7 entitled to vote. All affidavits made under this paragraph
8 shall be preserved and returned to the county clerk in an
9 envelope. It shall be the duty of the county clerk within 30
10 days after such election to take steps provided by Section
11 5-27 of this article 5 for the execution of new registration
12 affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of
13 this paragraph.
14 Provided, however, that the applications for ballots made
15 by registered voters and under the provisions of article 19
16 of this act shall be accepted by the Judges of Election in
17 lieu of the "certificate of registered voter" provided for in
18 this section.
19 When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election
20 for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of
21 the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the
22 supplemental or consolidated list to the chairman of a county
23 central committee of an established political party or to the
24 chairman's duly authorized representative.
25 Whenever two or more elections occur simultaneously, the
26 election authority charged with the duty of providing
27 application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so
28 that a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in
29 which of the elections he desires to vote.
30 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall
31 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides
32 by use of the information contained on the voter registration
33 cards or the separate registration lists or other means
34 approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and
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1 supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
2 shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
3 ballots which the voter is given.
4 (Source: P.A. 84-809; 84-832.)
5 (10 ILCS 5/6-66) (from Ch. 46, par. 6-66)
6 Sec. 6-66. Upon application to vote each registered
7 elector shall sign his name or make his mark as the case may
8 be, on a certificate substantially as follows:
9 "CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED VOTER
10 City of ................. Ward .... Precinct ....
11 Election ...............(Date).......(Month)...........(Year)
12 Registration Record ....... Checked by ...............
13 Voter's number ....
14 INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS
15 Sign this certificate and hand it to the election
16 officers in charge. After the registration record has been
17 checked, the officer will hand it back to you. Whereupon you
18 shall present it to the officer in charge of the ballots.
19 I hereby certify that I am registered from the address
20 below and am qualified to vote.
21 Signature of voter ................
22 Residence address ................"
23 An individual shall not be required to provide his social
24 security number when applying for a ballot. He shall not be
25 denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely
26 because of his refusal to provide his social security number.
27 Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being
28 requested to provide his social security number when the
29 individual applies for a ballot. If, however, the certificate
30 contains a space for the individual's social security number,
31 the following notice shall appear on the certificate,
32 immediately above such space, in bold-face capital letters,
33 in type the size of which equals the largest type on the
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1 certificate:
2 "THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT
3 IS NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
4 NUMBER. HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS
5 OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER
6 REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER."
7 The applications of each State-wide political party at a
8 primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of
9 uniform quality, texture and size, but the applications of no
10 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or
11 tint. If the election authority provides computer generated
12 applications with the precinct, ballot style, and voter's
13 name and address preprinted on the application, a single
14 application may be used for State-wide political parties if
15 it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the
16 political party. Such applications may contain spaces or
17 check-off boxes permitting the voter to also request a
18 primary ballot of any political party which is established
19 only within a political subdivision and for which a primary
20 is conducted on the same election day. Such applications
21 shall not entitle the voter to vote in both the primary of a
22 State-wide political party and the primary of a local
23 political party with respect to the offices of the same
24 political subdivision or to vote in the primary of more than
25 one State-wide political party on the same day.
26 The judges in charge of the precinct registration files
27 shall compare the signature upon such certificate with the
28 signature on the registration record card as a means of
29 identifying the voter. Unless satisfied by such comparison
30 that the applicant to vote is the identical person who is
31 registered under the same name, the judges shall ask such
32 applicant the questions for identification which appear on
33 the registration card, and if the applicant does not prove to
34 the satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election
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1 precinct that he is the identical person registered under the
2 name in question then the vote of such applicant shall be
3 challenged by a judge of election, and the same procedure
4 followed as provided in this Article and Act for challenged
5 voters.
6 In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge
7 of election shall check the data on the registration card and
8 shall check the address given, with the registered address,
9 in order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.
10 One of the judges of election shall check the certificate
11 of such applicant for a ballot after the registration record
12 has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the
13 certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter
14 upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place
15 provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record
16 space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not
17 the applicant voted. Such judge shall then hand such
18 certificate back to the applicant in case he is permitted to
19 vote, and such applicant shall hand it to the judge of
20 election in charge of the ballots. The certificates of the
21 voters shall be filed in the order in which they are received
22 and shall constitute an official poll record. The terms "poll
23 lists" and "poll books", where used in this Article and Act,
24 shall be construed to apply to such official poll record.
25 After each general primary election the board of election
26 commissioners shall indicate by color code or other means
27 next to the name of each registrant on the list of registered
28 voters in each precinct the primary ballot of a political
29 party that the registrant requested at the general primary
30 election. The board of election commissioners, within 30 60
31 days after that general primary election, shall provide a
32 copy of this coded list to the chairman of the county central
33 committee of each established political party or to the
34 chairman's duly authorized representative.
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1 Within 60 days after the effective date of this
2 amendatory Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners
3 shall provide to the chairman of the county central committee
4 of each established political party or to the chairman's duly
5 authorized representative the list of registered voters in
6 each precinct at the time of the general primary election of
7 1982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other
8 means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of
9 a political party that the registrant requested at the
10 general primary election of 1982.
11 The board of election commissioners may charge a fee to
12 reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list
13 provided under either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.
14 Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and
15 presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his
16 registration card is not found in the precinct registry of
17 voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter in
18 such precinct upon the printed precinct register as corrected
19 or revised by the supplemental list, or upon the consolidated
20 list, if any provided by this Article and whose name has not
21 been erased or withdrawn from such register, the printed
22 precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental
23 list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be prima facie
24 evidence of the elector's right to vote upon compliance with
25 the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section. In such
26 event it shall be the duty of one of the judges of election
27 to require an affidavit by such person and 2 voters residing
28 in the precinct before the judges of election that he is the
29 same person whose name appears upon the printed precinct
30 register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or
31 consolidated list, if any, and that he resides in the
32 precinct, stating the street and number of his residence, and
33 upon the presentation of such affidavits, a certificate shall
34 be issued to such elector, and upon the presentation of such
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1 certificate and affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote. Any
2 elector whose name does not appear as a registered voter on
3 the printed precinct register or supplemental list but who
4 has a certificate issued by the board of election
5 commissioners as provided in Section 6-43 of this Article,
6 shall be entitled to vote upon the presentation of such
7 certificate accompanied by the affidavits of 2 voters
8 residing in the precinct that the elector is the same person
9 described in such certificate and that he resides in the
10 precinct, stating the street and number of his residence.
11 Forms for all affidavits required hereunder shall be supplied
12 by the board of election commissioners. All affidavits made
13 under this paragraph shall be preserved and returned to the
14 board of election commissioners in the manner provided by
15 this Article and Article 18 of this Act. It shall be the duty
16 of the board of election commissioners, within 30 days after
17 such election, to take the steps provided by Section 6-64 of
18 this Article for the execution of new registration affidavits
19 by electors who have voted under the provisions of this
20 paragraph.
21 When the board of election commissioners delivers to the
22 judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or
23 consolidated list of the printed precinct register, it shall
24 give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the
25 chairman of a county central committee of an established
26 political party or to the chairman's duly authorized
27 representative.
28 Whenever 2 or more elections occur simultaneously, the
29 election official or officials charged with the duty of
30 providing application certificates may prescribe the form
31 thereof so that a voter is required to execute only one,
32 indicating in which of the elections he desires to vote.
33 After the signature has been verified, the judges shall
34 determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides
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1 by use of the information contained on the voter registration
2 cards or the separate registration lists or other means
3 approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and
4 supplied by the election authority. The voter's certificate
5 shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective
6 ballots which the voter is given.
7 (Source: P.A. 84-809.)
8 (10 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
9 Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed
10 of one or two members from each congressional district in the
11 State and shall be elected as follows:
12 State Central Committee
13 (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
14 amendatory Act of 1983 the State central committee of each
15 political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
16 which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
17 State central committee of that party.
18 Alternative A. At the general primary held on the third
19 Tuesday in March 1970, and at the primary held every 4 years
20 thereafter, each primary elector may vote for one candidate
21 of his party for member of the State central committee for
22 the congressional district in which he resides. The
23 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
24 declared elected State central committeeman from the
25 district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing, by
26 a majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
27 party, determine to thereafter elect the State central
28 committeemen in the manner following:
29 At the county convention held by such political party
30 State central committeemen shall be elected in the same
31 manner as provided in this Article for the election of
32 officers of the county central committee, and such election
33 shall follow the election of officers of the county central
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1 committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct
2 committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot
3 voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct
4 in the last preceding primary election of his political
5 party. In the case of a county lying partially within one
6 congressional district and partially within another
7 congressional district, each ward, township or precinct
8 committeeman shall vote only with respect to the
9 congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
10 township or precinct is located. In the case of a
11 congressional district which encompasses more than one
12 county, each ward, township or precinct committeeman residing
13 within the congressional district shall cast as his vote one
14 vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
15 township or precinct in the last preceding primary election
16 of his political party for one candidate of his party for
17 member of the State central committee for the congressional
18 district in which he resides and the Chairman of the county
19 central committee shall report the results of the election to
20 the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
21 shall certify the candidate receiving the highest number of
22 votes elected State central committeeman for that
23 congressional district.
24 The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
25 for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election
26 of members of the State central committee.
27 Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall,
28 within 30 days after the adoption of this alternative,
29 appoint a person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent
30 member for that congressional district to serve as an
31 additional member of the State central committee until his or
32 her successor is elected at the general primary election in
33 1986. Each congressional committee shall make this
34 appointment by voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e)
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1 of this Section. In each congressional district at the
2 general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years
3 thereafter, the male candidate receiving the highest number
4 of votes of the party's male candidates for State central
5 committeeman, and the female candidate receiving the highest
6 number of votes of the party's female candidates for State
7 central committeewoman, shall be declared elected State
8 central committeeman and State central committeewoman from
9 the district. At the general primary election held in 1986
10 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for
11 State central committeemen or State central committeewomen
12 from a congressional district are of the same sex, the
13 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
14 declared elected a State central committeeman or State
15 central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
16 failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a
17 vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the
18 second member of the State central committee from the
19 district. This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
20 congressional committee of the political party, and the
21 person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of
22 the congressional district and of the sex opposite that of
23 the committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
24 primary election. Each congressional committee shall make
25 this appointment by voting on the basis set forth in
26 paragraph (e) of this Section.
27 Under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State
28 central committee of each political party shall be composed
29 of members elected or appointed from the several
30 congressional districts of the State, and of no other person
31 or persons whomsoever. The members of the State central
32 committee shall, within 30 days after each quadrennial
33 election of the full committee, meet in the city of
34 Springfield and organize by electing from among their own
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1 number a chairman, and may at such time elect such officers
2 from among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem
3 necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairman of the State
4 central committee of the party shall, 10 days before the
5 meeting, notify each member of the State central committee
6 elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.
7 In the organization and proceedings of the State central
8 committee, each State central committeeman and State central
9 committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
10 his or her congressional district by the primary electors of
11 his or her party at the primary election immediately
12 preceding the meeting of the State central committee.
13 Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central committee of
14 any political party, the vacancy may be filled by appointment
15 by the congressional committee of that political party in the
16 congressional district from which the appointee's predecessor
17 was elected, and the member so appointed to fill the vacancy
18 shall be a resident of that congressional district and, in a
19 committee composed as provided in alternative B, shall be of
20 the same sex as the appointee's predecessor. A political
21 party may, by a majority vote of the delegates of any State
22 convention of such party, determine to return to the election
23 of State central committeeman and State central
24 committeewoman by the vote of primary electors. Any action
25 taken by a political party at a State convention in
26 accordance with this Section shall be reported to the State
27 Board of Elections by the chairman and secretary of such
28 convention within 10 days after such action.
29 Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
30 (b) At the general primary held on the third Tuesday in
31 March, 1972, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary
32 elector in cities having a population of 200,000 or over may
33 vote for one candidate of his party in his ward for ward
34 committeeman. Each candidate for ward committeeman must be a
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1 resident of and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward
2 committeeman. The one having the highest number of votes
3 shall be such ward committeeman of such party for such ward.
4 At the general primary election held on the third Tuesday in
5 March, 1970, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary
6 elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
7 more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or
8 more, may vote for one candidate of his party for township
9 committeeman. Each candidate for township committeeman must
10 be a resident of and in the township or part of a township
11 (which lies outside of a city having a population of 200,000
12 or more, in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
13 more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
14 to be elected township committeeman. The one having the
15 highest number of votes shall be such township committeeman
16 of such party for such township or part of a township. At the
17 general primary election held on the third Tuesday in March,
18 1970 and every 2 years thereafter, each primary elector,
19 except in counties having a population of 2,000,000 or over,
20 may vote for one candidate of his party in his precinct for
21 precinct committeeman. Each candidate for precinct
22 committeeman must be a bona fide resident of the precinct
23 where he seeks to be elected precinct committeeman. The one
24 having the highest number of votes shall be such precinct
25 committeeman of such party for such precinct. The official
26 returns of the primary shall show the name of the
27 committeeman of each political party.
28 Terms of Committeemen. All precinct committeemen elected
29 under the provisions of this Article shall continue as such
30 committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the
31 second year after their election. Except as otherwise
32 provided in this Section for certain State central
33 committeemen who have 2 year terms, all State central
34 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen
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1 shall continue as such committeemen until the date of primary
2 to be held in the fourth year after their election. However,
3 a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman when
4 a precinct committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct in
5 which he was elected and such precinct committeeman shall
6 thereafter neither have nor exercise any rights, powers or
7 duties as committeeman in that precinct, even if a successor
8 has not been elected or appointed.
9 (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist
10 of the precinct committeemen of such party, in the
11 multi-township assessing district formed pursuant to Section
12 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the
13 purposes set forth in Section 45-25 of the Township Code. In
14 the organization and proceedings of the Multi-Township
15 Central Committee each precinct committeeman shall have one
16 vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
17 electors of his party at the primary at which he was elected.
18 County Central Committee
19 (d) The county central committee of each political party
20 in each county shall consist of the various township
21 committeemen, precinct committeemen and ward committeemen, if
22 any, of such party in the county. In the organization and
23 proceedings of the county central committee, each precinct
24 committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
25 precinct by the primary electors of his party at the primary
26 at which he was elected; each township committeeman shall
27 have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part
28 of a township as the case may be by the primary electors of
29 his party at the primary election for the nomination of
30 candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately
31 preceding the meeting of the county central committee; and in
32 the organization and proceedings of the county central
33 committee, each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
34 each ballot voted in his ward by the primary electors of his
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1 party at the primary election for the nomination of
2 candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately
3 preceding the meeting of the county central committee.
4 Congressional Committee
5 (e) The congressional committee of each party in each
6 congressional district shall be composed of the chairmen of
7 the county central committees of the counties composing the
8 congressional district, except that in congressional
9 districts wholly within the territorial limits of one county,
10 or partly within 2 or more counties, but not coterminous with
11 the county lines of all of such counties, the precinct
12 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen, if
13 any, of the party representing the precincts within the
14 limits of the congressional district, shall compose the
15 congressional committee. A State central committeeman in each
16 district shall be a member and the chairman or, when a
17 district has 2 State central committeemen, a co-chairman of
18 the congressional committee, but shall not have the right to
19 vote except in case of a tie.
20 In the organization and proceedings of congressional
21 committees composed of precinct committeemen or township
22 committeemen or ward committeemen, or any combination
23 thereof, each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for
24 each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of
25 his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
26 township committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot
27 voted in his township or part of a township as the case may
28 be by the primary electors of his party at the primary
29 election immediately preceding the meeting of the
30 congressional committee, and each ward committeeman shall
31 have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of his
32 ward located in such congressional district by the primary
33 electors of his party at the primary election immediately
34 preceding the meeting of the congressional committee; and in
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1 the organization and proceedings of congressional committees
2 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
3 the counties within such district, each chairman of such
4 county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot
5 voted in his county by the primary electors of his party at
6 the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
7 congressional committee.
8 Judicial District Committee
9 (f) The judicial district committee of each political
10 party in each judicial district shall be composed of the
11 chairman of the county central committees of the counties
12 composing the judicial district.
13 In the organization and proceedings of judicial district
14 committees composed of the chairmen of the county central
15 committees of the counties within such district, each
16 chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote
17 for each ballot voted in his county by the primary electors
18 of his party at the primary election immediately preceding
19 the meeting of the judicial district committee.
20 Circuit Court Committee
21 (g) The circuit court committee of each political party
22 in each judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be
23 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
24 the counties composing the judicial circuit.
25 In the organization and proceedings of circuit court
26 committees, each chairman of a county central committee shall
27 have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
28 primary electors of his party at the primary election
29 immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
30 committee.
31 Judicial Subcircuit Committee
32 (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each
33 political party in each judicial subcircuit in Cook County
34 shall be composed of the ward and township committeemen of
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1 the townships and wards composing the judicial subcircuit.
2 In the organization and proceedings of each judicial
3 subcircuit committee, each township committeeman shall have
4 one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a
5 township, as the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by
6 the primary electors of his party at the primary election
7 immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit
8 committee; and each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
9 each ballot voted in his ward or part of a ward, as the case
10 may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of
11 his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
12 meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
13 Municipal Central Committee
14 (h) The municipal central committee of each political
15 party shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward
16 committeemen, as the case may be, of such party representing
17 the precincts or wards, embraced in such city, incorporated
18 town or village. The voting strength of each precinct,
19 township or ward committeeman on the municipal central
20 committee shall be the same as his voting strength on the
21 county central committee.
22 For political parties, other than a statewide political
23 party, established only within a municipality or township,
24 the municipal or township managing committee shall be
25 composed of the party officers of the local established
26 party. The party officers of a local established party shall
27 be as follows: the chairman and secretary of the caucus for
28 those municipalities and townships authorized by statute to
29 nominate candidates by caucus shall serve as party officers
30 for the purpose of filling vacancies in nomination under
31 Section 7-61; for municipalities and townships authorized by
32 statute or ordinance to nominate candidates by petition and
33 primary election, the party officers shall be the party's
34 candidates who are nominated at the primary. If no party
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1 primary was held because of the provisions of Section 7-5,
2 vacancies in nomination shall be filled by the party's
3 remaining candidates who shall serve as the party's officers.
4 Powers
5 (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the
6 powers usually exercised by such committees and by the
7 officers thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of
8 this Article. The several committees herein provided for
9 shall not have power to delegate any of their powers, or
10 functions to any other person, officer or committee, but this
11 shall not be construed to prevent a committee from appointing
12 from its own membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
13 (j) The State central committee of a political party
14 which elects it members by Alternative B under paragraph (a)
15 of this Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the
16 delegate selection rules of the national political party and
17 file a copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections
18 when approved by a national political party.
19 (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
20 Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State
21 central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the
22 State central committee of a political party which elects its
23 members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section,
24 the proxy shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and
25 township committeemen, if any, of the wards and townships
26 which lie entirely or partially within the Congressional
27 District from which the absent State central committeeman or
28 committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of
29 the county central committees of those counties which lie
30 entirely or partially within that Congressional District and
31 in which there are no ward or township committeemen. When
32 voting for such proxy the county chairman, ward committeeman
33 or township committeeman, as the case may be shall have one
34 vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township,
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1 or portion thereof within the Congressional District, by the
2 primary electors of his party at the primary at which he was
3 elected. However, the absent State central committeeman or
4 committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted by the
5 rules of a political party which elects its members by
6 Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.
7 (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
8 (10 ILCS 5/7-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-11)
9 Sec. 7-11. Any candidate for President of the United
10 States may have his name printed upon the primary ballot of
11 his political party by filing in the office of the State
12 Board of Elections not more than 99 and not less than 92 days
13 prior to the date of the presidential general primary
14 election, in any year in which a Presidential election is to
15 be held, a petition signed by not less than 3000 or more than
16 5000 primary electors, members of and affiliated with the
17 party of which he is a candidate, and no candidate for
18 President of the United States, who fails to comply with the
19 provisions of this Article shall have his name printed upon
20 any primary ballot: Provided, however, that if the rules or
21 policies of a national political party conflict with such
22 requirements for filing petitions for President of the United
23 States in a presidential preference primary, the Chairman of
24 the State central committee of such national political party
25 shall notify the State Board of Elections in writing, citing
26 by reference the rules or policies of the national political
27 party in conflict, and in such case the Board shall direct
28 such petitions to be filed not more than 69 and not less than
29 62 days prior to the date of the presidential general primary
30 election, in any year in which a Presidential election is to
31 be held. Provided, further, unless rules or policies of a
32 national political party otherwise provide, the vote for
33 President of the United States, as herein provided for, shall
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1 be for the sole purpose of securing an expression of the
2 sentiment and will of the party voters with respect to
3 candidates for nomination for said office, and the vote of
4 the state at large shall be taken and considered as advisory
5 to the delegates and alternates at large to the national
6 conventions of respective political parties; and the vote of
7 the respective congressional districts shall be taken and
8 considered as advisory to the delegates and alternates of
9 said congressional districts to the national conventions of
10 the respective political parties.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-873; 86-1089.)
12 (10 ILCS 5/7-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14)
13 Sec. 7-14. Not less than 61 days before the date of the
14 general primary and the presidential primary election the
15 State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all
16 petitions filed under this Article 7, in the office of the
17 State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections shall
18 then certify to the county clerk of each county, the names of
19 all candidates whose nomination papers or certificates of
20 nomination have been filed with the Board and direct the
21 county clerk to place upon the official ballot for the
22 general primary election or the presidential primary election
23 the names of such candidates in the same manner and in the
24 same order as shown upon the certification.
25 The State Board of Elections shall, in its certificate to
26 the county clerk, certify the names of the offices, and the
27 names of the candidates in the order in which the offices and
28 names shall appear upon the primary ballot; such names to
29 appear in the order in which petitions have been filed in the
30 office of the State Board of Elections except as otherwise
31 provided in this Article.
32 Not less than 55 days before the date of the general
33 primary and the presidential primary election, each county
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1 clerk shall certify the names of all candidates whose
2 nomination papers have been filed with such clerk and declare
3 that the names of such candidates for the respective offices
4 shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general or
5 presidential primary in the order in which such nomination
6 papers were filed with the clerk, or as determined by lot, or
7 as otherwise specified by statute. Each county clerk shall
8 place a copy of the certification on file in his or her
9 office and at the same time issue to the board of election
10 commissioners a copy of the certification that has been filed
11 in the county clerk's office, together with a copy of the
12 certification that has been issued to the clerk by the State
13 Board of Elections, with directions to the board of election
14 commissioners to place upon the official ballot for the
15 general or presidential primary in that election jurisdiction
16 the names of all candidates that are listed on such
17 certification in the same manner and in the same order as
18 shown upon such certifications.
19 The certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
20 following:
21 (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates
22 for the respective offices;
23 (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected or
24 nominated to an office from the State, political subdivision
25 or district;
26 (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than one
27 candidate for an office;
28 (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled for
29 less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in a
30 political subdivision or district are for different terms.
31 The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the
32 case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it
33 is discovered that the original certification is in error.
34 Subject to appeal, the names of candidates whose
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1 nomination papers have been held invalid by the appropriate
2 electoral board provided in Section 10-9 of this Code shall
3 not be certified.
4 (Source: P.A. 86-867.)
5 (10 ILCS 5/7-56) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-56)
6 Sec. 7-56. As soon as complete returns are delivered to
7 the proper election authority, the returns shall be canvassed
8 for all primary elections as follows:
9 1. In the case of the nomination of candidates for city
10 offices, by the mayor, the city attorney and the city clerk.
11 2. In the case of nomination of candidates for village
12 offices, by the president of the board of trustees, one
13 member of the board of trustees, and the village clerk.
14 3. In the case of nomination of candidates for township
15 offices, by the town supervisor, the town assessor and the
16 town clerk; in the case of nomination of candidates for
17 incorporated town offices, by the corporate authorities of
18 the incorporated town.
19 3.5. For multi-township assessment districts, by the
20 chairman, clerk, and assessor of the multi-township
21 assessment district.
22 4. For road district offices, by the highway
23 commissioner and the road district clerk.
24 5. The officers who are charged by law with the duty of
25 canvassing returns of general elections made to the county
26 clerk, shall also open and canvass the returns of a primary
27 made to such county clerk. The canvass shall be completed
28 within 3 days of the primary. Upon the completion of the
29 canvass of the returns by the county canvassing board, said
30 canvassing board shall make a tabulated statement of the
31 returns for each political party separately, stating in
32 appropriate columns and under proper headings, the total
33 number of votes cast in said county for each candidate for
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1 nomination by said party, including candidates for President
2 of the United States and for State central committeemen, and
3 for delegates and alternate delegates to National nominating
4 conventions, and for precinct committeemen, township
5 committeemen, and for ward committeemen. Within two (2) days
6 after the completion of said canvass by said canvassing board
7 the county clerk shall mail to the State Board of Elections a
8 certified copy of such tabulated statement of returns.
9 Provided, however, that the number of votes cast for the
10 nomination for offices, the certificates of election for
11 which offices, under this Act or any other laws are issued by
12 the county clerk shall not be included in such certified copy
13 of said tabulated statement of returns, nor shall the returns
14 on the election of precinct, township or ward committeemen be
15 so certified to the State Board of Elections. The said
16 officers shall also determine and set down as to each
17 precinct the number of ballots voted by the primary electors
18 of each party at the primary.
19 6. In the case of the nomination of candidates for
20 offices, including President of the United States and the
21 State central committeemen, and delegates and alternate
22 delegates to National nominating conventions, certified
23 tabulated statement of returns for which are filed with the
24 State Board of Elections, said returns shall be canvassed by
25 the board. And, provided, further, that within 5 days after
26 said returns shall be canvassed by the said Board, the Board
27 shall cause to be published in one daily newspaper of general
28 circulation at the seat of the State government in
29 Springfield a certified statement of the returns filed in its
30 office, showing the total vote cast in the State for each
31 candidate of each political party for President of the United
32 States, and showing the total vote for each candidate of each
33 political party for President of the United States, cast in
34 each of the several congressional districts in the State.
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1 7. Where in cities or villages which have a board of
2 election commissioners, the returns of a primary are made to
3 such board of election commissioners, said return shall be
4 canvassed by such board, and, excepting in the case of the
5 nomination for any municipal office, tabulated statements of
6 the returns of such primary shall be made to the county
7 clerk.
8 8. Within 48 hours of the delivery of complete returns
9 of the consolidated primary to the election authority, the
10 election authority shall deliver an original certificate of
11 results to each local election official, with respect to
12 whose political subdivisions nominations were made at such
13 primary, for each precinct in his jurisdiction in which such
14 nominations were on the ballot. Such original certificate of
15 results need not include any offices or nominations for any
16 other political subdivisions. The local election official
17 shall immediately transmit the certificates to the canvassing
18 board for his political subdivisions, which shall open and
19 canvass the returns, make a tabulated statement of the
20 returns for each political party separately, and as nearly as
21 possible, follow the procedures required for the county
22 canvassing board. Such canvass of votes shall be conducted
23 within 7 days after the close of the consolidated primary.
24 (Source: P.A. 87-1052.)
25 (10 ILCS 5/7-60) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60)
26 Sec. 7-60. Not less than 35 67 days before the date of
27 the general election, the State Board of Elections shall
28 certify to the county clerks the names of each of the
29 candidates who have been nominated as shown by the
30 proclamation of the State Board of Elections as a canvassing
31 board or who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in
32 nomination and direct the election authority to place upon
33 the official ballot for the general election the names of
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1 such candidates in the same manner and in the same order as
2 shown upon the certification, except as otherwise provided in
3 this Section.
4 Not less than 30 61 days before the date of the general
5 election, each county clerk shall certify the names of each
6 of the candidates for county offices who have been nominated
7 as shown by the proclamation of the county canvassing board
8 or who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination
9 and declare that the names of such candidates for the
10 respective offices shall be placed upon the official ballot
11 for the general election in the same manner and in the same
12 order as shown upon the certification, except as otherwise
13 provided by this Section. Each county clerk shall place a
14 copy of the certification on file in his or her office and at
15 the same time issue to the State Board of Elections a copy of
16 such certification. In addition, each county clerk in whose
17 county there is a board of election commissioners shall, not
18 less than 30 61 days before the date of the general election,
19 issue to such board a copy of the certification that has been
20 filed in the county clerk's office, together with a copy of
21 the certification that has been issued to the clerk by the
22 State Board of Elections, with directions to the board of
23 election commissioners to place upon the official ballot for
24 the general election in that election jurisdiction the names
25 of all candidates that are listed on such certifications, in
26 the same manner and in the same order as shown upon such
27 certifications, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
28 Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the
29 same political party for multiple offices for any board, the
30 name of the candidate of such party receiving the highest
31 number of votes in the primary election as a candidate for
32 such office, as shown by the official election returns of the
33 primary, shall be certified first under the name of such
34 offices, and the names of the remaining candidates of such
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1 party for such offices shall follow in the order of the
2 number of votes received by them respectively at the primary
3 election as shown by the official election results.
4 No person who is shown by the canvassing board's
5 proclamation to have been nominated at the primary as a
6 write-in candidate shall have his or her name certified
7 unless such person shall have filed with the certifying
8 office or board within 5 10 days after the canvassing board's
9 proclamation a statement of candidacy pursuant to Section
10 7-10 and a statement pursuant to Section 7-10.1.
11 Each county clerk and board of election commissioners
12 shall determine by a fair and impartial method of random
13 selection the order of placement of established political
14 party candidates for the general election ballot. Such
15 determination shall be made within 15 30 days following the
16 canvass and proclamation of the results of the general
17 primary in the office of the county clerk or board of
18 election commissioners and shall be open to the public. Seven
19 days written notice of the time and place of conducting such
20 random selection shall be given, by each such election
21 authority, to the County Chairman of each established
22 political party, and to each organization of citizens within
23 the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this
24 Article, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers
25 present on the day of election. Each election authority
26 shall post in a conspicuous, open and public place, at the
27 entrance of the election authority office, notice of the time
28 and place of such lottery. However, a board of election
29 commissioners may elect to place established political party
30 candidates on the general election ballot in the same order
31 determined by the county clerk of the county in which the
32 city under the jurisdiction of such board is located.
33 Each certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
34 following:
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1 (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates
2 for the respective offices;
3 (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected to
4 an office from the State, political subdivision or district;
5 (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than one
6 candidate for an office;
7 (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled for
8 less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in a
9 political subdivision are for different terms.
10 The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the
11 case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it
12 is discovered that the original certification is in error.
13 (Source: P.A. 86-867; 86-875; 86-1028.)
14 (10 ILCS 5/7-61) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-61)
15 Sec. 7-61. Whenever a special election is necessary the
16 provisions of this Article are applicable to the nomination
17 of candidates to be voted for at such special election.
18 In cases where a primary election is required the officer
19 or board or commission whose duty it is under the provisions
20 of this Act relating to general elections to call an
21 election, shall fix a date for the primary for the nomination
22 of candidates to be voted for at such special election.
23 Notice of such primary shall be given at least 15 days prior
24 to the maximum time provided for the filing of petitions for
25 such a primary as provided in Section 7-12.
26 Any vacancy in nomination under the provisions of this
27 Article 7 occurring on or after the primary and prior to
28 certification of candidates by the certifying board or
29 officer, must be filled prior to the date of certification.
30 Any vacancy in nomination occurring after certification but
31 prior to 15 days before the general election shall be filled
32 within 8 days after the event creating the vacancy. The
33 resolution filling the vacancy shall be sent by U. S. mail or
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1 personal delivery to the certifying officer or board within 3
2 days of the action by which the vacancy was filled; provided,
3 if such resolution is sent by mail and the U. S. postmark on
4 the envelope containing such resolution is dated prior to the
5 expiration of such 3 day limit, the resolution shall be
6 deemed filed within such 3 day limit. Failure to so transmit
7 the resolution within the time specified in this Section
8 shall authorize the certifying officer or board to certify
9 the original candidate. Vacancies shall be filled by the
10 officers of a local municipal or township political party as
11 specified in subsection (h) of Section 7-8, other than a
12 statewide political party, that is established only within a
13 municipality or township and the managing committee (or
14 legislative committee in case of a candidate for State
15 Senator or representative committee in the case of a
16 candidate for State Representative in the General Assembly)
17 of the respective political party for the territorial area in
18 which such vacancy occurs.
19 The resolution to fill a vacancy in nomination shall be
20 duly acknowledged before an officer qualified to take
21 acknowledgements of deeds and shall include, upon its face,
22 the following information:
23 (a) the name of the original nominee and the office
24 vacated;
25 (b) the date on which the vacancy occurred;
26 (c) the name and address of the nominee selected to fill
27 the vacancy and the date of selection.
28 The resolution to fill a vacancy in nomination shall be
29 accompanied by a Statement of Candidacy, as prescribed in
30 Section 7-10, completed by the selected nominee and a receipt
31 indicating that such nominee has filed a statement of
32 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
33 Ethics Act.
34 The provisions of Section 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating
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1 to objections to certificates of nomination and nomination
2 papers, hearings on objections, and judicial review, shall
3 apply to and govern objections to resolutions for filling a
4 vacancy in nomination.
5 Any vacancy in nomination occurring 15 days or less
6 before the consolidated election or the general election
7 shall not be filled. In this event, the certification of the
8 original candidate shall stand and his name shall appear on
9 the official ballot to be voted at the general election.
10 A vacancy in nomination occurs when a candidate who has
11 been nominated under the provisions of this Article 7 dies
12 before the election (whether death occurs prior to, on or
13 after the day of the primary), or declines the nomination;
14 provided that nominations may become vacant for other
15 reasons.
16 If the name of no established political party candidate
17 was printed on the consolidated primary ballot for a
18 particular office and if no person was nominated as a
19 write-in candidate for such office, a vacancy in nomination
20 shall be created which may be filled in accordance with the
21 requirements of this Section. If the name of no established
22 political party candidate was printed on the general primary
23 ballot for a particular office and if no person was nominated
24 as a write-in candidate for such office, a vacancy in
25 nomination shall be created, but no candidate of the party
26 for the office shall be listed on the ballot at the general
27 election unless such vacancy is filled in accordance with the
28 requirements of this Section within 20 60 days after the date
29 of the general primary.
30 A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as
31 a partisan candidate at a primary election, and who is
32 defeated for his or her nomination at such primary election,
33 is ineligible to be listed on the ballot at that general or
34 consolidated election as a candidate of another political
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1 party.
2 A candidate seeking election to an office for which
3 candidates of political parties are nominated by caucus who
4 is a participant in the caucus and who is defeated for his or
5 her nomination at such caucus, is ineligible to be listed on
6 the ballot at that general or consolidated election as a
7 candidate of another political party.
8 In the proceedings to nominate a candidate to fill a
9 vacancy or to fill a vacancy in the nomination, each
10 precinct, township, ward, county or congressional district,
11 as the case may be, shall through its representative on such
12 central or managing committee, be entitled to one vote for
13 each ballot voted in such precinct, township, ward, county or
14 congressional district, as the case may be, by the primary
15 electors of its party at the primary election immediately
16 preceding the meeting at which such vacancy is to be filled.
17 For purposes of this Section, the words "certify" and
18 "certification" shall refer to the act of officially
19 declaring the names of candidates entitled to be printed upon
20 the official ballot at an election and directing election
21 authorities to place the names of such candidates upon the
22 official ballot. "Certifying officers or board" shall refer
23 to the local election official, election authority or the
24 State Board of Elections, as the case may be, with whom
25 nomination papers, including certificates of nomination and
26 resolutions to fill vacancies in nomination, are filed and
27 whose duty it is to "certify" candidates.
28 (Source: P.A. 86-867; 86-1348; 87-1052.)
29 (10 ILCS 5/7-63) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-63)
30 Sec. 7-63. Any candidate whose name appears upon the
31 primary ballot of any political party may contest the
32 election of the candidate or candidates nominated for the
33 office for which he or she was a candidate by his or her
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1 political party, upon the face of the returns, by filing with
2 the clerk of the circuit court a petition in writing, setting
3 forth the grounds of contest, which petition shall be
4 verified by the affidavit of the petitioner or other person,
5 and which petition shall be filed within 5 10 days after the
6 completion of the canvass of the returns by the canvassing
7 board making the final canvass of returns. The contestant
8 shall also file with that canvassing board (and if for the
9 nomination for an office, certified tabulated statements of
10 the returns of which are to be filed with the State Board of
11 Elections, also with the county canvassing board), a notice
12 of the pendency of the contest.
13 If the contest relates to an office involving more than
14 one county, the venue of the contest is (a) in the county in
15 which the alleged grounds of the contest exist or (b) if
16 grounds for the contest are alleged to exist in more than one
17 county, then in any of those counties or in the county in
18 which any defendant resides.
19 Authority and jurisdiction are hereby vested in the
20 circuit court, to hear and determine primary contests. When a
21 petition to contest a primary is filed in the office of the
22 clerk of the court, the petition shall forthwith be presented
23 to a judge thereof, who shall note thereon the date of
24 presentation, and shall note thereon the day when the
25 petition will be heard, which shall not be more than 5 10
26 days thereafter.
27 Summons shall forthwith issue to each defendant named in
28 the petition and shall be served for the same manner as is
29 provided for other civil cases. Summons may be issued and
30 served in any county in the State. The case may be heard and
31 determined by the circuit court at any time not less than 5
32 days after service of process, and shall have preference in
33 the order of hearing to all other cases. The petitioner shall
34 give security for all costs.
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1 In any contest involving the selection of nominees for
2 the office of State representative, each candidate of the
3 party and district involved, who is not a petitioner or a
4 named defendant in the contest, shall be given notice of the
5 contest at the same time summons is issued to the defendants,
6 and any other candidate may, upon application to the court
7 within 5 days after receiving such notice, be made a party to
8 the contest.
9 Any defendant may, within 5 days after service of process
10 upon him or her, file a counterclaim and shall give security
11 for all costs relating to such counterclaim.
12 Any party to such proceeding may have a substitution of
13 judge from the judge to whom such contest is assigned for
14 hearing, where he or she fears or has cause to believe such
15 judge is prejudiced against, or is related to any of the
16 parties either by blood or by marriage. Notice of the
17 application for such substitution of judge must be served
18 upon the opposite party and filed with such judge not later
19 than one day after such contest is assigned to such judge,
20 Sundays and legal holidays excepted. No party shall be
21 entitled to more than one substitution of judge in such
22 proceeding.
23 If, in the opinion of the court, in which the petition is
24 filed, the grounds for contest alleged are insufficient in
25 law the petition shall be dismissed. If the grounds alleged
26 are sufficient in law, the court shall proceed in a summary
27 manner and may hear evidence, examine the returns, recount
28 the ballots and make such orders and enter such judgment as
29 justice may require. In the case of a contest relating to
30 nomination for the office of Representative in the General
31 Assembly where the contestant received votes equal in number
32 to at least 95% of the number of votes cast for any
33 apparently successful candidate for nomination for that
34 office by the same political party, the court may order a
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1 recount for the entire district and may order the cost of
2 such recount to be borne by the respective counties. The
3 court shall ascertain and declare by a judgment to be entered
4 of record, the result of such election in the territorial
5 area for which the contest is made. The judgment of the court
6 shall be appealable as in other civil cases. A certified copy
7 of the judgment shall forthwith be made by the clerk of the
8 court and transmitted to the board canvassing the returns for
9 such office, and in case of contest, if for nomination for an
10 office, tabulated statements of returns for which are filed
11 with the State Board of Elections, also in the office of the
12 county clerk in the proper county. The proper canvassing
13 board, or boards, as the case may be, shall correct the
14 returns or the tabulated statement of returns in accordance
15 with the judgment.
16 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
17 (10 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-4)
18 Sec. 8-4. A primary shall be held on the second third
19 Tuesday in September March of each even-numbered year for the
20 nomination of candidates for legislative offices.
21 (Source: P.A. 82-750.)
22 (10 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-5)
23 Sec. 8-5. There shall be constituted one legislative
24 committee for each political party in each legislative
25 district and one representative committee for each political
26 party in each representative district. Legislative and
27 representative committees shall be composed as follows:
28 In legislative or representative districts within or
29 including a portion of any county containing 2,000,000 or
30 more inhabitants, the legislative or representative committee
31 of a political party shall consist of the committeemen of
32 such party representing each township or ward of such county
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1 any portion of which township or ward is included within such
2 legislative or representative district and the chairman of
3 each county central committee of such party of any county
4 containing less than 2,000,000 inhabitants any portion of
5 which county is included within such legislative or
6 representative district.
7 In the remainder of the State, the legislative or
8 representative committee of a political party shall consist
9 of the chairman of each county central committee of such
10 party, any portion of which county is included within such
11 legislative or representative district; but if a legislative
12 or representative district comprises only one county, or part
13 of a county, its legislative or representative committee
14 shall consist of the chairman of the county central committee
15 and 2 members of the county central committee who reside in
16 the legislative or representative district, as the case may
17 be, elected by the county central committee.
18 Within 180 days after the primary of the even-numbered
19 year immediately following the decennial redistricting
20 required by Section 3 of Article IV of the Illinois
21 Constitution of 1970, the ward committeemen, township
22 committeemen or chairmen of county central committees within
23 each of the redistricted legislative and representative
24 districts shall meet and proceed to organize by electing from
25 among their own number a chairman and, either from among
26 their own number or otherwise, such other officers as they
27 may deem necessary or expedient. The ward committeemen,
28 township committeemen or chairmen of county central
29 committees shall determine the time and place (which shall be
30 in the limits of such district) of such meeting. Immediately
31 upon completion of organization, the chairman shall forward
32 to the State Board of Elections the names and addresses of
33 the chairman and secretary of the committee. A vacancy shall
34 occur when a member dies, resigns or ceases to reside in the
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1 county, township or ward which he represented.
2 Within 20 180 days after the primary of each other
3 even-numbered year, each legislative committee and
4 representative committee shall meet and proceed to organize
5 by electing from among its own number a chairman, and either
6 from its own number or otherwise, such other officers as each
7 committee may deem necessary or expedient. Immediately upon
8 completion of organization, the chairman shall forward to the
9 State Board of Elections, the names and addresses of the
10 chairman and secretary of the committee. The outgoing
11 chairman of such committee shall notify the members of the
12 time and place (which shall be in the limits of such
13 district) of such meeting. A vacancy shall occur when a
14 member dies, resigns, or ceases to reside in the county,
15 township or ward, which he represented.
16 If any change is made in the boundaries of any precinct,
17 township or ward, the committeeman previously elected
18 therefrom shall continue to serve, as if no boundary change
19 had occurred, for the purpose of acting as a member of a
20 legislative or representative committee until his successor
21 is elected or appointed.
22 (Source: P.A. 84-352.)
23 (10 ILCS 5/10-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-14)
24 Sec. 10-14. Not less than 35 61 days before the date of
25 the general election the State Board of Elections shall
26 certify to the county clerk of each county the name of each
27 candidate whose nomination papers, certificate of nomination
28 or resolution to fill a vacancy in nomination has been filed
29 with the State Board of Elections and direct the county clerk
30 to place upon the official ballot for the general election
31 the names of such candidates in the same manner and in the
32 same order as shown upon the certification. The name of no
33 candidate for an office to be filled by the electors of the
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1 entire state shall be placed upon the official ballot unless
2 his name is duly certified to the county clerk upon a
3 certificate signed by the members of the State Board of
4 Elections. The names of group candidates on petitions shall
5 be certified to the several county clerks in the order in
6 which such names appear on such petitions filed with the
7 State Board of Elections.
8 Not less than 30 55 days before the date of the general
9 election, each county clerk shall certify the names of each
10 of the candidates for county offices whose nomination papers,
11 certificates of nomination or resolutions to fill a vacancy
12 in nomination have been filed with such clerk and declare
13 that the names of such candidates for the respective offices
14 shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general
15 election in the same manner and in the same order as shown
16 upon the certification. Each county clerk shall place a copy
17 of the certification on file in his or her office and at the
18 same time issue to the State Board of Elections a copy of
19 such certification. In addition, each county clerk in whose
20 county there is a board of election commissioners shall, not
21 less than 30 55 days before the election, certify to the
22 board of election commissioners the name of the person or
23 persons nominated for such office as shown by the certificate
24 of the State Board of Elections, together with the names of
25 all other candidates as shown by the certification of county
26 officers on file in the clerk's office, and in the order so
27 certified. The county clerk or board of election
28 commissioners shall print the names of the nominees on the
29 ballot for each office in the order in which they are
30 certified to or filed with the county clerk; provided, that
31 in printing the name of nominees for any office, if any of
32 such nominees have also been nominated by one or more
33 political parties pursuant to this Act, the location of the
34 name of such candidate on the ballot for nominations made
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1 under this Article shall be precisely in the same order in
2 which it appears on the certification of the State Board of
3 Elections to the county clerk.
4 For the general election, the candidates of new political
5 parties shall be placed on the ballot for said election after
6 the established political party candidates and in the order
7 of new political party petition filings.
8 Each certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
9 following:
10 (1) The political party affiliation if any, of the
11 candidates for the respective offices;
12 (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected to
13 an office from the State, political subdivision or district;
14 (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than one
15 candidate for an office;
16 (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled for
17 less than a full term or if the offices to be filled in a
18 political subdivision are for different terms.
19 The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the
20 case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it
21 is discovered that the original certification is in error.
22 (Source: P.A. 86-867.)
23 (10 ILCS 5/13-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-1)
24 Sec. 13-1. In counties not under township organization,
25 the county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in May
26 in each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct
27 5 capable and discreet electors meeting the qualifications of
28 Section 13-4 to be judges of election. Where neither voting
29 machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting
30 systems are used, the county board may, for any precinct with
31 respect to which the board considers such action necessary or
32 desirable in view of the number of voters, and shall for
33 general elections for any precinct containing more than 600
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1 registered voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of
2 election a team of 5 tally judges. In such precincts the
3 judges of election shall preside over the election during the
4 hours the polls are open, and the tally judges, with the
5 assistance of the holdover judges designated pursuant to
6 Section 13-6.2, shall count the vote after the closing of the
7 polls. However, the County Board of Commissioners may appoint
8 3 judges of election to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of
9 election otherwise required by this Section to serve in any
10 presidential primary election, any emergency referendum, or
11 in any odd-year regular election or in any special primary or
12 special election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy
13 in the office of representative in the United States Congress
14 or to nominate candidates for such purpose. The tally judges
15 shall possess the same qualifications and shall be appointed
16 in the same manner and with the same division between
17 political parties as is provided for judges of election.
18 In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of
19 commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
20 who shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
21 appointed in the same manner and with the same division
22 between political parties as is provided for other judges of
23 election. The number of such panels of judges required shall
24 be determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections
25 which shall base the required numbers of special panels on
26 the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the
27 number of absentee ballots voted at recent elections, or any
28 combination of such factors.
29 Such appointment shall be confirmed by the court as
30 provided in Section 13-3 of this Article. No more than 3
31 persons of the same political party shall be appointed judges
32 of the same election precinct or election judge panel. The
33 appointment shall be made in the following manner: The county
34 board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
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1 judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
2 list, furnished by the chairman of the County Central
3 Committee of the first leading political party in such
4 precinct; and the county board of commissioners shall also
5 select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in each
6 election precinct from a certified list, furnished by the
7 chairman of the County Central Committee of the second
8 leading political party. However, if only 3 judges of
9 election serve in each election precinct, no more than 2
10 persons of the same political party shall be judges of
11 election in the same election precinct; and which political
12 party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political
13 party is entitled to one judge of election shall be
14 determined in the same manner as set forth in the next two
15 preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
16 precinct. Such certified list shall be filed with the county
17 clerk not less than 10 days before the annual meeting of the
18 county board of commissioners. Such list shall be arranged
19 according to precincts. The chairman of each county central
20 committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside
21 within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.
22 However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of
23 persons who reside outside the precinct but within the county
24 embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
25 however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
26 precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
27 judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of
28 the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
29 2 judges. The county board of commissioners shall acknowledge
30 in writing to each county chairman the names of all persons
31 submitted on such certified list and the total number of
32 persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or such list
33 is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient number of
34 names are furnished for certain election precincts), the
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1 county board of commissioners shall make or complete such
2 list from the names contained in the supplemental list
3 provided for in Section 13-1.1. The election judges shall
4 hold their office for 2 years from their appointment, and
5 until their successors are duly appointed in the manner
6 provided in this Act. The county board of commissioners shall
7 fill all vacancies in the office of judge of election at any
8 time in the manner provided in this Act.
9 (Source: P.A. 87-1052.)
10 (10 ILCS 5/13-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 13-2)
11 Sec. 13-2. In counties under the township organization
12 the county board shall at its meeting in May in each
13 even-numbered year except in counties containing a population
14 of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over and except when such judges
15 are appointed by election commissioners, select in each
16 election precinct in the county, 5 capable and discreet
17 electors to be judges of election who shall possess the
18 qualifications required by this Act for such judges. Where
19 neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical or
20 electric voting systems are used, the county board may, for
21 any precinct with respect to which the board considers such
22 action necessary or desirable in view of the number of
23 voters, and shall for general elections for any precinct
24 containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in
25 addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally
26 judges. In such precincts the judges of election shall
27 preside over the election during the hours the polls are
28 open, and the tally judges, with the assistance of the
29 holdover judges designated pursuant to Section 13-6.2, shall
30 count the vote after the closing of the polls. The tally
31 judges shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
32 appointed in the same manner and with the same division
33 between political parties as is provided for judges of
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1 election.
2 However, the county board may appoint 3 judges of
3 election to serve in lieu of the 5 judges of election
4 otherwise required by this Section to serve in any
5 presidential primary election, any emergency referendum, or
6 in any odd-year regular election or in any special primary or
7 special election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy
8 in the office of representative in the United States Congress
9 or to nominate candidates for such purpose.
10 In addition to such precinct judges, the county board
11 shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each, who shall
12 possess the same qualifications and shall be appointed in the
13 same manner and with the same division between political
14 parties as is provided for other judges of election. The
15 number of such panels of judges required shall be determined
16 by regulations of the State Board of Elections, which shall
17 base the required number of special panels on the number of
18 registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of
19 absentee ballots voted at recent elections or any combination
20 of such factors.
21 No more than 3 persons of the same political party shall
22 be appointed judges in the same election district or
23 undivided precinct. The election of the judges of election in
24 the various election precincts shall be made in the following
25 manner: The county board shall select and approve 3 of the
26 election judges in each precinct from a certified list
27 furnished by the chairman of the County Central Committee of
28 the first leading political party in such election precinct
29 and shall also select and approve 2 judges of election in
30 each election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
31 chairman of the County Central Committee of the second
32 leading political party in such election precinct. However,
33 if only 3 judges of election serve in each election precinct,
34 no more than 2 persons of the same political party shall be
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1 judges of election in the same election precinct; and which
2 political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which
3 political party is entitled to one judge of election shall be
4 determined in the same manner as set forth in the next two
5 preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each
6 precinct. The respective County Central Committee chairman
7 shall notify the county board by June 1 of each odd-numbered
8 year immediately preceding the annual meeting of the county
9 board whether or not such certified list will be filed by
10 such chairman. Such list shall be arranged according to
11 precincts. The chairman of each county central committee
12 shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside within
13 the precinct in which they are to serve as judges. However,
14 he may, in his sole discretion, submit the names of persons
15 who reside outside the precinct but within the county
16 embracing the precinct in which they are to serve. He must,
17 however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of the
18 precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have 3
19 judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of
20 the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
21 2 judges. Such certified list, if filed, shall be filed with
22 the county clerk not less than 20 days before the annual
23 meeting of the county board. The county board shall
24 acknowledge in writing to each county chairman the names of
25 all persons submitted on such certified list and the total
26 number of persons listed thereon. If no such list is filed or
27 the list is incomplete (that is, no names or an insufficient
28 number of names are furnished for certain election
29 precincts), the county board shall make or complete such list
30 from the names contained in the supplemental list provided
31 for in Section 13-1.1. Provided, further, that in any case
32 where a township has been or shall be redistricted, in whole
33 or in part, subsequent to one general election for Governor,
34 and prior to the next, the judges of election to be selected
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1 for all new or altered precincts shall be selected in that
2 one of the methods above detailed, which shall be applicable
3 according to the facts and circumstances of the particular
4 case, but the majority of such judges for each such precinct
5 shall be selected from the first leading political party, and
6 the minority judges from the second leading political party.
7 Provided, further, that in counties having a population of
8 1,000,000 inhabitants or over the selection of judges of
9 election shall be made in the same manner in all respects as
10 in other counties, except that the provisions relating to
11 tally judges are inapplicable to such counties and except
12 that the county board shall meet during the month of January
13 for the purpose of making such selection and the chairman of
14 each county central committee shall notify the county board
15 by the preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list
16 will be filed. Such judges of election shall hold their
17 office for 2 years from their appointment and until their
18 successors are duly appointed in the manner provided in this
19 Act. The county board shall fill all vacancies in the office
20 of judges of elections at any time in the manner herein
21 provided.
22 Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
23 the circuit court as provided in Section 13-3 of this
24 Article.
25 (Source: P.A. 86-1028; 87-1052.)
26 (10 ILCS 5/14-3.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.1)
27 Sec. 14-3.1. The board of election commissioners shall,
28 during the month of May of each even-numbered year, select
29 for each election precinct within the jurisdiction of the
30 board 5 persons to be judges of election who shall possess
31 the qualifications required by this Act for such judges. The
32 selection shall be made by a county board of election
33 commissioners in the following manner: the county board of
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1 election commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as
2 judges of election in each election precinct from a certified
3 list furnished by the chairman of the county central
4 committee of the first leading political party in that
5 precinct; the county board of election commissioners also
6 shall select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in
7 each election precinct from a certified list furnished by the
8 chairman of the county central committee of the second
9 leading political party in that precinct. The selection by a
10 municipal board of election commissioners shall be made in
11 the following manner: for each precinct, 3 judges shall be
12 selected from one of the 2 leading political parties and the
13 other 2 judges shall be selected from the other leading
14 political party; the parties entitled to 3 and 2 judges,
15 respectively, in the several precincts shall be determined as
16 provided in Section 14-4. However, a Board of Election
17 Commissioners may appoint three judges of election to serve
18 in lieu of the 5 judges of election otherwise required by
19 this Section to serve in any presidential primary election,
20 any emergency referendum, or in any odd-year regular election
21 or in any special primary or special election called for the
22 purpose of filling a vacancy in the office of representative
23 in the United States Congress or to nominate candidates for
24 such purpose.
25 If only 3 judges of election serve in each election
26 precinct, no more than 2 persons of the same political party
27 shall be judges of election in the same election precinct,
28 and which political party is entitled to 2 judges of election
29 and which political party is entitled to one judge of
30 election shall be determined as set forth in this Section for
31 a county board of election commissioners' selection of 5
32 election judges in each precinct or in Section 14-4 for a
33 municipal board of election commissioners' selection of
34 election judges in each precinct, whichever is appropriate.
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1 In addition to such precinct judges, the board of election
2 commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each,
3 who shall possess the same qualifications and shall be
4 appointed in the same manner and with the same division
5 between political parties as is provided for other judges of
6 election. The number of such panels of judges required shall
7 be determined by regulation of the State Board of Elections,
8 which shall base the required number of special panels on the
9 number of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number
10 of absentee ballots voted at recent elections or any
11 combination of such factors. A municipal board of election
12 commissioners shall make the selections of persons qualified
13 under Section 14-1 from certified lists furnished by the
14 chairman of the respective county central committees of the 2
15 leading political parties. Lists furnished by chairmen of
16 county central committees under this Section shall be
17 arranged according to precincts. The chairman of each county
18 central committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons
19 who reside within the precinct in which they are to serve as
20 judges. However, he may, in his sole discretion, submit the
21 names of persons who reside outside the precinct but within
22 the county embracing the precinct in which they are to serve.
23 He must, however, submit the names of at least 2 residents of
24 the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
25 3 judges and must submit the name of at least one resident of
26 the precinct for each precinct in which his party is to have
27 2 judges. The board of election commissioners shall no later
28 than March 1 of each even-numbered year notify the chairmen
29 of the respective county central committees of their
30 responsibility to furnish such lists, and each such chairman
31 shall furnish the board of election commissioners with the
32 list for his party on or before May 1 of each even-numbered
33 year. The board of election commissioners shall acknowledge
34 in writing to each county chairman the names of all persons
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1 submitted on such certified list and the total number of
2 persons listed thereon. If no such list is furnished or if no
3 names or an insufficient number of names are furnished for
4 certain precincts, the board of election commissioners shall
5 make or complete such list from the names contained in the
6 supplemental list provided for in Section 14-3.2. Judges of
7 election shall hold their office for 2 years from their
8 appointment and until their successors are duly appointed in
9 the manner herein provided. The board of election
10 commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of Section
11 14-3.2, fill all vacancies in the office of judges of
12 election at any time in the manner herein provided.
13 Such selections under this Section shall be confirmed by
14 the court as provided in Section 14-5.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-471, eff. 6-13-96.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/16-5.01) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01)
17 Sec. 16-5.01. (a) The election authority shall, at least
18 25 60 days prior to the date of any general election at which
19 federal officers are elected and 25 45 days prior to any
20 other regular election, have a sufficient number of ballots
21 printed so that such ballots will be available for mailing 25
22 60 days prior to the date of the election to persons who have
23 filed application for a ballot under the provisions of
24 Article 20 of this Act.
25 (b) If at any general election at which federal offices
26 are elected the election authority is unable to comply with
27 the provisions of subsection (a), the election authority
28 shall mail to each such person, in lieu of the ballot, a
29 Special Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot. The Special
30 Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot shall be used only at
31 general elections at which federal officers are elected and
32 shall be prepared by the election authority in substantially
33 the following form:
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1 Special Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot
2 (To vote for a person, write the title of the office and
3 his or her name on the lines provided. Place to the left of
4 and opposite the title of office a square and place a cross
5 (X) in the square.)
6 Title of Office Name of Candidate
7 ( )
8 ( )
9 ( )
10 ( )
11 ( )
12 ( )
13 The election authority shall send with the Special
14 Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank Ballot a list of all
15 referenda for which the voter is qualified to vote and all
16 candidates for whom nomination papers have been filed and for
17 whom the voter is qualified to vote. The voter shall be
18 entitled to write in the name of any candidate seeking
19 election and any referenda for which he or she is entitled to
20 vote.
21 On the back or outside of the ballot, so as to appear
22 when folded, shall be printed the words "Official Ballot",
23 the date of the election and a facsimile of the signature of
24 the election authority who has caused the ballot to be
25 printed.
26 The provisions of Article 20, insofar as they may be
27 applicable to the Special Write-in Absentee Voter's Blank
28 Ballot, shall be applicable herein.
29 (Source: P.A. 86-875.)
30 (10 ILCS 5/19-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2)
31 Sec. 19-2. Any elector as defined in Section 19-1
32 expecting to be absent from the county of his residence or
33 any such elector who because of being appointed a judge of
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1 election in a precinct other than the precinct in which he
2 resides or who because of physical incapacity or the tenets
3 of his religion in the observance of a religious holiday or
4 who because of election duties for the office of an Election
5 Authority, the State Board of Elections, or a law enforcement
6 agency will be unable to be present at the polls on the day
7 of such election may by mail, not more than 40, except for a
8 general election, not more than 25 days, nor less than 5 days
9 prior to the date of such election, or by personal delivery
10 not more than 40, except for a general election, not more
11 than 25 days, nor less than one day prior to the date of such
12 election, make application to the county clerk or to the
13 Board of Election Commissioners for an official ballot for
14 the voter's precinct to be voted at such election.
15 (Source: P.A. 84-808.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/19-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-4)
17 Sec. 19-4. Mailing or delivery of ballots - Time.)
18 Immediately upon the receipt of such application either by
19 mail, not more than 40 days, except for a general election,
20 not more than 25 days, nor less than 5 days prior to such
21 election, or by personal delivery not more than 40, except
22 for a general election, not more than 25 days, days nor less
23 than one day prior to such election, at the office of such
24 election authority, it shall be the duty of such election
25 authority to examine the records to ascertain whether or not
26 such applicant is lawfully entitled to vote as requested, and
27 if found so to be, to post within one business day thereafter
28 the name, street address, ward and precinct number or
29 township and district number, as the case may be, of such
30 applicant given on a list, the pages of which are to be
31 numbered consecutively to be kept by such election authority
32 for such purpose in a conspicuous, open and public place
33 accessible to the public at the entrance of the office of
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1 such election authority, and in such a manner that such list
2 may be viewed without necessity of requesting permission
3 therefor, and within 2 business days thereafter to mail,
4 postage prepaid, or deliver in person in such office an
5 official ballot or ballots if more than one are to be voted
6 at said election. Mail delivery of Temporarily Absent
7 Student ballot applications pursuant to Section 19-12.3 shall
8 be by nonforwardable mail. However, for the consolidated
9 election, absentee ballots for certain precincts may be
10 delivered to applicants not less than 25 days before the
11 election if so much time is required to have prepared and
12 printed the ballots containing the names of persons nominated
13 for offices at the consolidated primary. The election
14 authority shall enclose with each absentee ballot or
15 application a document, written and approved by the State
16 Board of Elections, enumerating the circumstances under which
17 a person is authorized to vote by absentee ballot pursuant to
18 this Article; such document shall also include a statement
19 informing the applicant that if he or she falsifies or is
20 solicited by another to falsify his or her eligibility to
21 cast an absentee ballot, such applicant or other is subject
22 to penalties pursuant to Section 29-10 and Section 29-20 of
23 the Election Code. Each election authority shall maintain a
24 list of the name, street address, ward and precinct, or
25 township and district number, as the case may be, of all
26 applicants who have returned absentee ballots to such
27 authority, and the name of such absent voter shall be added
28 to such list within one business day from receipt of such
29 ballot. If the absentee ballot envelope indicates that the
30 voter was assisted in casting the ballot, the name of the
31 person so assisting shall be included on the list. The list,
32 the pages of which are to be numbered consecutively, shall be
33 kept by each election authority in a conspicuous, open, and
34 public place accessible to the public at the entrance of the
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1 office of the election authority and in a manner that the
2 list may be viewed without necessity of requesting permission
3 for viewing.
4 Each election authority shall maintain a list for each
5 election of the voters to whom it has issued absentee
6 ballots. The list shall be maintained for each precinct
7 within the jurisdiction of the election authority. Prior to
8 the opening of the polls on election day, the election
9 authority shall deliver to the judges of election in each
10 precinct the list of registered voters in that precinct to
11 whom absentee ballots have been issued by mail.
12 Each election authority shall maintain a list for each
13 election of voters to whom it has issued temporarily absent
14 student ballots. The list shall be maintained for each
15 election jurisdiction within which such voters temporarily
16 abide. Immediately after the close of the period during
17 which application may be made by mail for absentee ballots,
18 each election authority shall mail to each other election
19 authority within the State a certified list of all such
20 voters temporarily abiding within the jurisdiction of the
21 other election authority.
22 In the event that the return address of an application
23 for ballot by a physically incapacitated elector is that of a
24 facility licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care
25 Act, within the jurisdiction of the election authority, and
26 the applicant is a registered voter in the precinct in which
27 such facility is located, the ballots shall be prepared and
28 transmitted to a responsible judge of election no later than
29 9 a.m. on the Saturday, Sunday or Monday immediately
30 preceding the election as designated by the election
31 authority under Section 19-12.2. Such judge shall deliver in
32 person on the designated day the ballot to the applicant on
33 the premises of the facility from which application was made.
34 The election authority shall by mail notify the applicant in
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1 such facility that the ballot will be delivered by a judge of
2 election on the designated day.
3 All applications for absentee ballots shall be available
4 at the office of the election authority for public inspection
5 upon request from the time of receipt thereof by the election
6 authority until 30 days after the election, except during the
7 time such applications are kept in the office of the election
8 authority pursuant to Section 19-7, and except during the
9 time such applications are in the possession of the judges of
10 election.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-653, eff. 8-14-96.)
12 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
13 Section 33-1 as follows:
14 (105 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1)
15 Sec. 33-1. Board of Education - Election - Terms. In
16 all school districts, including special charter districts
17 having a population of 100,000 and not more than 500,000,
18 which adopt this Article, as hereinafter provided, there
19 shall be maintained a system of free schools in charge of a
20 board of education, which shall be a body politic and
21 corporate by the name of "Board of Education of the City
22 of....". The board shall consist of 7 members elected by the
23 voters of the district. Except as provided in Section 33-1b
24 of this Act, the regular election for members of the board
25 shall be held on the first Tuesday of April in odd numbered
26 years and on the second third Tuesday of September March in
27 even numbered years. The law governing the registration of
28 voters for the primary election shall apply to the regular
29 election. At the first regular election 7 persons shall be
30 elected as members of the board. The person who receives the
31 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 5
32 years. The 2 persons who receive the second and third
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1 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 4
2 years. The person who receives the fourth greatest number of
3 votes shall be elected for a term of 3 years. The 2 persons
4 who receive the fifth and sixth greatest number of votes
5 shall be elected for a term of 2 years. The person who
6 receives the seventh greatest number of votes shall be
7 elected for a term of 1 year. Thereafter, at each regular
8 election for members of the board, the successors of the
9 members whose terms expire in the year of election shall be
10 elected for a term of 5 years. All terms shall commence on
11 July 1 next succeeding the elections. Any vacancy occurring
12 in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment
13 until the next regular election for members of the board.
14 In any school district which has adopted this Article, a
15 proposition for the election of board members by school board
16 district rather than at large may be submitted to the voters
17 of the district at the regular school election of any year in
18 the manner provided in Section 9-22. If the proposition is
19 approved by a majority of those voting on the propositions,
20 the board shall divide the school district into 7 school
21 board districts as provided in Section 9-22. At the regular
22 school election in the year following the adoption of such
23 proposition, one member shall be elected from each school
24 board district, and the 7 members so elected shall, by lot,
25 determine one to serve for one year, 2 for 2 years, one for 3
26 years, 2 for 4 years, and one for 5 years. Thereafter their
27 respective successors shall be elected for terms of 5 years.
28 The terms of all incumbent members expire July 1 of the year
29 following the adoption of such a proposition.
30 Any school district which has adopted this Article may,
31 by referendum in accordance with Section 33-1a, adopt the
32 method of electing members of the board of education provided
33 in that Section.
34 Reapportionment of the voting districts provided for in
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1 this Article or created pursuant to a court order, shall be
2 completed pursuant to Section 33-1c.
3 (Source: P.A. 82-1014; 86-1331.)
4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.