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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1702
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1702 on page 1,
3 lines 1 and 2 by replacing "Section 7-9" with "Sections 7-8
4 and 7-9"; and
5 on page 1, line 6, by replacing "Section 7-9" with "Sections
6 7-8 and 7-9"; and
7 on page 1, by inserting below line 6 the following:
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 primary held on the third Tuesday
19 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
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1 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
2 declared elected State central committeeman from the
3 district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing, by
4 a majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
5 party, determine to thereafter elect the State central
6 committeemen in the manner following:
7 At the county convention held by such political party
8 State central committeemen shall be elected in the same
9 manner as provided in this Article for the election of
10 officers of the county central committee, and such election
11 shall follow the election of officers of the county central
12 committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct
13 committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot
14 voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct
15 in the last preceding primary election of his political
16 party. In the case of a county lying partially within one
17 congressional district and partially within another
18 congressional district, each ward, township or precinct
19 committeeman shall vote only with respect to the
20 congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
21 township or precinct is located. In the case of a
22 congressional district which encompasses more than one
23 county, each ward, township or precinct committeeman residing
24 within the congressional district shall cast as his vote one
25 vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
26 township or precinct in the last preceding primary election
27 of his political party for one candidate of his party for
28 member of the State central committee for the congressional
29 district in which he resides and the Chairman of the county
30 central committee shall report the results of the election to
31 the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
32 shall certify the candidate receiving the highest number of
33 votes elected State central committeeman for that
34 congressional district.
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1 The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
2 for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election
3 of members of the State central committee.
4 Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall,
5 within 30 days after the adoption of this alternative,
6 appoint a person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent
7 member for that congressional district to serve as an
8 additional member of the State central committee until his or
9 her successor is elected at the general primary election in
10 1986. Each congressional committee shall make this
11 appointment by voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e)
12 of this Section. In each congressional district at the
13 general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years
14 thereafter, the male candidate receiving the highest number
15 of votes of the party's male candidates for State central
16 committeeman, and the female candidate receiving the highest
17 number of votes of the party's female candidates for State
18 central committeewoman, shall be declared elected State
19 central committeeman and State central committeewoman from
20 the district. At the general primary election held in 1986
21 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for
22 State central committeemen or State central committeewomen
23 from a congressional district are of the same sex, the
24 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
25 declared elected a State central committeeman or State
26 central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
27 failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a
28 vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the
29 second member of the State central committee from the
30 district. This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
31 congressional committee of the political party, and the
32 person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of
33 the congressional district and of the sex opposite that of
34 the committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
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1 primary election. Each congressional committee shall make
2 this appointment by voting on the basis set forth in
3 paragraph (e) of this Section.
4 Under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State
5 central committee of each political party shall be composed
6 of members elected or appointed from the several
7 congressional districts of the State, and of no other person
8 or persons whomsoever. The members of the State central
9 committee shall, within 30 days after each quadrennial
10 election of the full committee, meet in the city of
11 Springfield and organize by electing from among their own
12 number a chairman, and may at such time elect such officers
13 from among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem
14 necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairman of the State
15 central committee of the party shall, 10 days before the
16 meeting, notify each member of the State central committee
17 elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.
18 In the organization and proceedings of the State central
19 committee, each State central committeeman and State central
20 committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
21 his or her congressional district by the primary electors of
22 his or her party at the primary election immediately
23 preceding the meeting of the State central committee.
24 Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central committee of
25 any political party, the vacancy may shall be filled by
26 appointment of the chairmen of the county central committees
27 of the political party of the counties located within the
28 congressional district in which the vacancy occurs and, if
29 applicable, the ward and township committeemen of the
30 political party in counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants
31 located within the congressional district. If the
32 congressional district in which the vacancy occurs lies
33 wholly within a county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the
34 ward and township committeemen of the political party in that
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1 congressional district shall vote to fill the vacancy. In
2 voting to fill the vacancy, each chairman of a county central
3 committee and each ward and township committeeman in counties
4 of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants shall have one vote for each
5 ballot voted in each precinct of the congressional district
6 in which the vacancy exists of his or her county, township,
7 or ward cast by the primary electors of his or her party at
8 the primary election immediately preceding the meeting to
9 fill the vacancy in the State central committee. The person
10 appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the
11 congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall be
12 a qualified voter, and, in a committee composed as provided
13 in Alternative B, shall be of the same sex as his or her
14 predecessor. by the congressional committee of that political
15 party in the congressional district from which the
16 appointee's predecessor was elected, and the member so
17 appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of that
18 congressional district and, in a committee composed as
19 provided in alternative B, shall be of the same sex as the
20 appointee's predecessor. A political party may, by a majority
21 vote of the delegates of any State convention of such party,
22 determine to return to the election of State central
23 committeeman and State central committeewoman by the vote of
24 primary electors. Any action taken by a political party at a
25 State convention in accordance with this Section shall be
26 reported to the State Board of Elections by the chairman and
27 secretary of such convention within 10 days after such
28 action.
29 Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
30 (b) At the primary held on the third Tuesday in March,
31 1972, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
32 cities having a population of 200,000 or over may vote for
33 one candidate of his party in his ward for ward committeeman.
34 Each candidate for ward committeeman must be a resident of
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1 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 primary election held on the third Tuesday in March,
5 1970, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
6 counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or more,
7 outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or more,
8 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 primary held on the third Tuesday in March, 1970 and every 2
18 years thereafter, each primary elector, except in counties
19 having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote for one
20 candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct
21 committeeman. Each candidate for precinct committeeman must
22 be a bona fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to be
23 elected precinct committeeman. The one having the highest
24 number of votes shall be such precinct committeeman of such
25 party for such precinct. The official returns of the primary
26 shall show the name of the committeeman of each political
27 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.)".