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 1        AN ACT concerning municipalities.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Municipal  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Sections 3.1-20-10 and 3.1-20-20 as follows:

 6        (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)
 7        Sec. 3.1-20-10.  Aldermen; number.
 8        (a)  Except  as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and
 9    (c) of this  Section,  Section  3.1-20-20,  or  as  otherwise
10    provided  in  the  case  of  aldermen-at-large, the number of
11    aldermen, when not elected  by  the  minority  representation
12    plan,  shall  be  as  follows:  in cities not exceeding 3,000
13    inhabitants, 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000  but  not  exceeding
14    15,000,  8  aldermen;  exceeding  15,000  but  not  exceeding
15    20,000,  10  aldermen;  exceeding  20,000  but  not exceeding
16    50,000, 14  aldermen;  exceeding  50,000  but  not  exceeding
17    70,000,  16  aldermen;  exceeding  70,000  but  not exceeding
18    90,000, 18 aldermen alderman; and from 90,000 to 500,000,  20
19    aldermen  alderman.  Except as otherwise provided in the case
20    of aldermen-at-large.  No redistricting shall be required  in
21    order  to  reduce  the  number of aldermen in order to comply
22    with this Section.
23        (b)  Instead of the  number  of  aldermen  set  forth  in
24    subsection   (a),   a   municipality   with  20,000  or  more
25    inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by  resolution,
26    at  least  180  days  prior  to  the first municipal election
27    following the  municipality's  receipt  of  the  new  federal
28    decennial  census  results, the following number of aldermen:
29    in cities exceeding  20,000  but  not  exceeding  50,000,  10
30    aldermen;  exceeding  50,000  but  not  exceeding  70,000, 14
31    aldermen; exceeding  70,000  but  not  exceeding  90,000,  16
 
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 1    aldermen;  and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18
 2    aldermen.
 3        (c)  Instead of the  number  of  aldermen  set  forth  in
 4    subsection   (a),   a   municipality   with  40,000  or  more
 5    inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by  resolution,
 6    at  least  180  days  prior  to  the first municipal election
 7    following the  municipality's  receipt  of  the  new  federal
 8    decennial  census  results, the following number of aldermen:
 9    in cities exceeding  40,000  but  not  exceeding  50,000,  16
10    aldermen.
11    (Source: P.A. 87-1119; revised 12-04-01.)

12        (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-20)
13        Sec. 3.1-20-20.  Aldermen; restrict or reinstate number.
14        (a)  In  a  city  of  less  than  100,000  inhabitants, a
15    proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one-half of
16    the total authorized by Section 3.1-20-10, with one  alderman
17    representing  each ward, shall be certified by the city clerk
18    to the proper election  authorities,  who  shall  submit  the
19    proposition  at  an  election  in accordance with the general
20    election law, if a petition requesting that action is  signed
21    by  electors  of  the city numbering not less than 10% of the
22    total vote cast at the last election for mayor  of  the  city
23    and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
24        The  proposition  shall be substantially in the following
25    form:
26             Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
27        to (state number) (one-half of the  total  authorized  by
28        Section  3.1-20-10  of the Illinois Municipal Code), with
29        one alderman representing each ward?
30        If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote  in
31    favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of
32    the  date  of  the next regular aldermanic election, at which
33    time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected  for  the
 
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 1    full term.
 2        (b)  In  a  city  of  less  than  100,000  inhabitants, a
 3    proposition  to  restrict  the  number  of  aldermen  to  one
 4    alderman per ward, with one alderman representing each  ward,
 5    plus  an  additional  number  of  aldermen  not to exceed the
 6    number of wards in the city to be elected at large, shall  be
 7    certified   by   the   city  clerk  to  the  proper  election
 8    authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an  election
 9    in  accordance  with  the general election law, if a petition
10    requesting that action is signed  by  electors  of  the  city
11    numbering  not  less  than  10% of the total vote cast at the
12    last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed
13    with the city clerk.
14        The proposition shall be substantially in  the  following
15    form:
16             Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
17        to  (number),  with  one alderman representing each ward,
18        plus an additional (number)  alderman  (aldermen)  to  be
19        elected at large?
20        If  a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in
21    favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of
22    the date of the next regular aldermanic  election,  at  which
23    time  a  full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the
24    full term.
25        (c)  In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants  where  a
26    proposition  under subsection (a) or (b) has been successful,
27    a  proposition  to  reinstate  the  number  of  aldermen   in
28    accordance  with  Section 3.1-20-10 shall be certified by the
29    city clerk to the  proper  election  authorities,  who  shall
30    submit  the proposition at an election in accordance with the
31    general election law, if a petition  requesting  that  action
32    has  been  signed  by electors of the city numbering not less
33    than 10% of the total vote cast  at  the  last  election  for
34    mayor  of  the  city and the petition has been filed with the
 
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 1    city clerk.
 2        The election authority must  submit  the  proposition  in
 3    substantially the following form:
 4             Shall   (name  of  city)  reinstate  the  number  of
 5        aldermen  to  (number  of  aldermen  allowed  by  Section
 6        3.1-20-10)?
 7    The election authority must record  the  votes  as  "Yes"  or
 8    "No".
 9        If  a  majority of the electors voting on the proposition
10    vote in the affirmative, then,  if  the  restriction  in  the
11    number  of aldermen has taken effect, all existing aldermanic
12    terms shall expire  as  of  the  date  of  the  next  regular
13    aldermanic  election,  at  which  time  a  full complement of
14    aldermen shall be elected for the full  term  and  thereafter
15    terms   shall   be  determined  in  accordance  with  Section
16    3.1-20-35.
17    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

18        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
19    becoming law.

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