Public Act 097-0681
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Public Act 097-0681 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
7-43 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/7-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)
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Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 | ||||
months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary | ||||
therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age | ||||
of 18 or more
years, shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.
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The following regulations shall be applicable to | ||||
primaries:
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No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:
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(a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as required | ||||
by this
Article.
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(b) (Blank.)
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(c) (Blank.)
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(c.5) If that person has participated in the town political | ||||
party caucus,
under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of | ||||
another political party by
signing an affidavit of voters | ||||
attending the caucus within 45 days before the
first day of the | ||||
calendar month in which the primary is held.
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(d) (Blank.)
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(e) In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a | ||
board of
election commissioners only voters registered as | ||
provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote at | ||
such primary.
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(f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless | ||
he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 of | ||
this Act, when
his registration is required by any of said | ||
Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election with reference | ||
to which the primary is held.
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A person (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a | ||
partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established | ||
political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established | ||
political party at a general primary election may not file a | ||
statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different | ||
established political party or as an independent candidate for | ||
a partisan office to be filled at the general election | ||
immediately following the general primary for which the person | ||
filed the statement or voted the ballot. A person may file a | ||
statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified | ||
primary voter of an established political party regardless of | ||
any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting | ||
the ballot of an established political party at any prior | ||
election. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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