Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Filed: 5/30/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 825




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 825 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing 
5Sections 2A-1.1, 7-8, 7-10, 7-10.2, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-16, 
67-17, 7-43, 7-59, 7-60, 7-61, 8-5, 8-8, 8-8.1, 8-10, 8-17, 
79-8.10, 9-13, 10-4, 10-5.1, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-14, 16-3, 
816-5.01, 17-13, 17-16.1, 18-9.1, 19-2, 19-3, 19A-15, 19A-20, 
925-6, and 29-15 and  by adding Sections 1-18, 1A-60, 1A-65, 
102A-1.1b, 2A-1.1c, 11-8, 17-13.5, 19-2.4, and 19-2.5 as 
11follows:
 
12    (10 ILCS 5/1-18 new)
13    Sec. 1-18. Cybersecurity.
14    (a) Each election authority maintaining a website shall 
15begin utilizing a ".gov" website address and a ".gov" 
16electronic mail address for each employee within one year of 
 
 
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 
2Assembly. The integrity of election authorities' websites and 
3electronic mail addresses shall be protected using electronic 
4mail security products provided by the Illinois Department of 
5Innovation and Technology or a third-party vendor.
6    (b) Each election authority shall perform an 
7organizational risk assessment through the Cyber Navigator 
8Program on a biennial basis.
9    (c) Each election authority shall begin performing monthly 
10vulnerability scans to defend against cyber breaches within 6 
11months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
12102nd General Assembly.
13    (d) Each election authority shall begin using endpoint 
14detection and response security tools on all computers 
15utilized by employees within one year of the effective date of 
16this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
 
17    (10 ILCS 5/1A-60 new)
18    Sec. 1A-60. High school voter registration.
19    (a) The State Board of Election shall prepare a one page 
20document explaining the process to register to vote to be 
21disseminated to high school age students. Every high school 
22must provide students with that document, which may be 
23disseminated electronically.
24    (b) No high school may prohibit nonpartisan voter 
25registration activities on its premises. A high school may 
 
 
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1adopt reasonable regulations restricting nonpartisan voter 
2registration activities.
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/1A-65 new)
4    Sec. 1A-65. Election authority guidance. 90 days before 
5any election, the State Board of Elections shall provide 
6written guidance to election authorities on: (1) ballot 
7tracking procedures and the proper terminology to be used as 
8part of those procedures; and (2) summarizing requirements for 
9voting, curbside voting, early voting, and vote by mail.
 



10    (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1)



11    Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections - Consolidated Schedule. 
12    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this  Code, in In

13even-numbered years, the general election shall be held on the 
14first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an 
15election to be known
as the general primary election shall be 
16held on the third Tuesday in March;

17    (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as the

18consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in 
19April except
as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act; and
an 
20election to be known as the consolidated primary election 
21shall be
held on the last Tuesday in February.

22(Source: P.A. 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 96-886, eff. 1-1-11.)

 
23    (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1b new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 2A-1.1b. 2022 general primary election and general 
2election dates.
3    (a)   In addition to the provisions of this Code and

4notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions

5in this Section shall govern the dates for the conduct of the

62022 general primary election and for preparing for the 2022 
7general election. The provisions of this Code shall
control 
8any aspect of the administration or conduct of the 2022

9general primary election and 2022 general election that is not 
10provided for in this Section,
provided that in the event of 
11conflict between this Section and
any other provision of this 
12Code or any other law, the
provisions of this Section shall 
13control. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all

14election authorities, including, but not limited to, those

15under the jurisdiction of a Board of Election Commissioners. 
16The provisions of this Section shall apply for the
dates  for 
17the 2022 general primary election and the 2022 general 
18election only
and the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 
19102nd General
Assembly shall be in effect through December 31, 
202022.
21    (b)   Petitions for nomination for the general primary 
22election may begin circulation on January 13, 2022. All 
23petitions for nomination of an established party candidate for 
24statewide office shall be signed by at least 3,250 but not more 
25than 6,500 of the qualified primary electors of the 
26candidate's party. All petitions for nomination of an 
 
 
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1established party candidate for the office of Representative 
2in the General Assembly shall be signed by at least 400 but not 
3more than 1,000 of the qualified primary electors of the 
4candidate's party in the candidate's representative district. 
5All petitions for nomination of an established party candidate 
6for the office of State Senator shall be signed by at least 650 
7but not more than 2,000 of the qualified primary electors of 
8the candidate's party in the candidate's legislative district. 
9The signature requirement for an established party candidate 
10for all other offices shall be reduced by one-third and any 
11provision of this Code limiting the maximum number of 
12signatures that may be submitted for those offices shall be 
13reduced by one-third.
14    (c)    Petitions for nomination for congressional, or 
15judicial office, or for any office a nomination for which is 
16made for a territorial division or district which comprises 
17more than one county or is partly in one county and partly in 
18another county or counties (including the Fox Metro Water 
19Reclamation District) for the general primary election may be 
20filed in the principal office of the State Board of Elections 
21beginning on March 7, 2022 but no later than March 14, 2022; a 
22petition for nomination to fill a vacancy by special election 
23in the office of representative in Congress from this State 
24(for vacancies occurring between February 21, 2022 and March 
2514, 2022) for the general primary election may be filed in the 
26principal office of the State Board of Elections beginning 
 
 
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1March 28, 2022 but no later than April 4, 2022.
2    (d)   Objections to certificates of nomination and 
3nomination papers and petitions to submit public questions to 
4a referendum for the general primary election shall be filed 
5no later than March 21, 2022.
6    (e)    Electors may request vote by mail ballots for the 
7general primary election beginning on March 30, 2022 but no 
8later than June 23, 2022.
9    (f)    Petitions for nomination for independent candidates 
10and new political party candidates for the general election 
11may begin circulation on April 13, 2022.
12    (g)   The State Board of Elections shall certify the names 
13of candidates who filed nomination papers or certificates of 
14nomination for the general primary election with the Board no 
15later than April 21, 2022.
16    (h)   A notarized declaration of intent to be a write-in 
17candidate for the general primary election shall be filed with 
18the proper election authority or authorities no later than 
19April 28, 2022.
20    (i)   Each election authority shall mail ballots to each 
21person who has filed an application for a ballot for the 
22general primary election under Article 20 no later than May 
2314, 2022, and any application received after May 12, 2022 
24shall be mailed within 2 business days after receipt of the 
25application.
26    (j)   The period for early voting by personal appearance for 
 
 
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1the general primary election shall begin on May 19, 2022.
2    (k)  The general primary election shall be held on June 28, 
32022.
4    (l)  The last day for an established party managing 
5committee to appoint someone to fill a vacancy for the general 
6election when no candidate was nominated at the general 
7primary election and for the appointee to file the required 
8documentation is August 13, 2022.
9    (m)  Certificates of nomination and nomination papers for 
10the nomination of new political parties and independent 
11candidates for offices to be filled by electors of the entire 
12State, or any district not entirely within a county, or for 
13congressional, State legislative or judicial offices shall be 
14presented to the principal office of the State Board of 
15Elections beginning July 5, 2022 but no later than July 11, 
162022.
17    (n) Objections to certificates of nomination and 
18nomination papers for new political parties and independent 
19candidates for the general election shall be filed no later 
20than July 18, 2022.
21    (o) A person for whom a petition for nomination has been 
22filed for the general election may withdraw his or her 
23petition with the appropriate election authority no later than 
24August 13, 2022.
25    (p) The State Board of Elections shall certify to the 
26county clerks
the names of each of the candidates to appear on 
 
 
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1the ballot for the general election no later than September 6, 
22022.
3    (q)  This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
 
4    (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1c new)
5    Sec. 2A-1.1c. 2022 Election Day State holiday. 
6Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
7contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 
82022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 
9State. November 8, 2022 shall be deemed a legal school holiday 
10for purposes of the School Code and State Universities Civil 
11Service Act. Any school closed under this amendatory Act of 
12the 102nd General Assembly and Section 24-2 of the School Code 
13shall be made available to an election authority as a polling 
14place for 2022 General Election Day.
15    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
 


16    (10 ILCS 5/7-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)



17    Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed of 
18one or two
members from each congressional district in the 
19State and shall be elected as
follows:

20
State Central Committee


21    (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective 
22date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each 
23political party shall certify to
the State Board of Elections 
24which of the following alternatives it wishes
to apply to the 
 
 
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1State central committee of that party.

2    Alternative A. At the primary in
 1970 and at the general 
3primary election held every 4 years thereafter, each primary

4elector may vote for one candidate of his party for member of 
5the State
central committee for the congressional district in 
6which he resides.
The candidate receiving the highest number 
7of votes shall be declared
elected State central 
8committeeperson from the district. A political party
may, in 
9lieu of the foregoing, by a majority vote of delegates at any 
10State
convention of such party, determine to thereafter elect 
11the State central committeepersons
 in the manner following:

12    At the county convention held by such political party, 
13State central committeepersons
 shall be elected in the same 
14manner as provided in this
Article for the election of 
15officers of the county central committee, and
such election 
16shall follow the election of officers of the county central

17committee.  Each elected ward, township or precinct 
18committeeperson shall cast
as his vote one vote for each 
19ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
township or 
20precinct in the last preceding primary election of his

21political party. In the case of a county lying partially 
22within one
congressional district and partially within another 
23congressional district,
each ward, township or precinct 
24committeeperson shall vote only with respect
to the 
25congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a

26township or precinct is located.  In the case of a 
 
 
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1congressional district
which encompasses more than one county, 
2each ward, township or precinct committeeperson
 residing 
3within the congressional district shall cast as his
vote one 
4vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a

5township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of 
6his
political party for one candidate of his party for member 
7of the State
central committee for the congressional district 
8in which he resides and
the Chair  of the county central 
9committee shall report the results of
the election to the 
10State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
shall 
11certify the candidate receiving the highest number of votes 
12elected
State central committeeperson for that congressional 
13district.

14    The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide 
15for and govern
the procedures to be followed in the election of 
16members of the State central
committee.

17    After August 6, 1999 (the
effective date of Public Act 
1891-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair of a 
19State
central committee, or at the end of the term of office of 
20Chair, the State
central committee of each political party 
21that has selected Alternative A shall
elect a Chair who shall 
22not be required to be a member of the State Central
Committee.  
23The Chair shall be a
registered voter in this State and of the 
24same political party as the State
central committee.

25    Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall, within 
2630 days after
the adoption of this alternative, appoint a 
 
 
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1person of a different gender than the sex opposite that
of the 
2incumbent member for that congressional district to serve as 
3an
additional member of the State central committee until the 
4member's his or her successor
is elected at the general 
5primary election in 1986.  Each congressional
committee shall 
6make this appointment by voting on the basis set forth in

7paragraph (e) of this Section. In each congressional district 
8at the
general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years 
9thereafter, the person
male candidate receiving the highest 
10number of votes of the party's male
candidates for State 
11central committeeperson committeeman, and the person of a 
12different gender female candidate
receiving the highest number 
13of votes of the party's female candidates for
State central 
14committeewoman, shall be declared elected State central

15committeepersons committeeman and State central committeewoman 
16from the district.  At the
general primary election held in 
171986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a
party's candidates 
18for State central committeeperson committeemen or State 
19central
committeewomen from a congressional district are of 
20the same gender are of the same sex, the candidate
receiving 
21the highest number of votes shall be declared elected a State 
22central committeeperson
committeeman or State central 
23committeewoman from the district, and, because of
a failure to 
24elect 2 persons from different genders one male and one female 
25to the committee, a vacancy shall be
declared to exist in the 
26office of the second member of the State central
committee 
 
 
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1from the district.  This vacancy shall be filled by appointment 
2by
the congressional committee of the political party, and the 
3person appointed to
fill the vacancy shall be a resident of the 
4congressional district and of a different gender than the 
5committeeperson the
sex opposite that of the committeeman or 
6committeewoman elected at the general
primary election.  Each 
7congressional committee shall make this appointment by
voting 
8on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section.

9    The Chair of a State central committee composed as 
10provided in this
Alternative B must be selected from the 
11committee's members.

12    Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to 
13the selection of
the Chair of the State central committee, 
14under both of the foregoing
alternatives, the
State
central

15committee of each political party shall be composed of members 
16elected
or appointed from the several congressional districts 
17of the State,
and of no other person or persons whomsoever.  The 
18members of the State
central committee shall, within 41 days 
19after each quadrennial election of
the full committee, meet in 
20the city of Springfield and organize
by electing a Chair, and 
21may at such time
elect such officers from among their own 
22number (or otherwise), as they
may deem necessary or 
23expedient. The outgoing chair of the State
central committee 
24of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify
each 
25member of the State central committee elected at the primary 
26of the
time and place of such meeting. In the organization and 
 
 
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1proceedings of
the State central committee, the 2 
2committeepersons each State central committeeman and State

3central committeewoman shall each have one vote for each 
4ballot voted in their his or her
congressional district by the 
5primary electors of the committeepersons' his or her party at 
6the
primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the 
7State central
committee. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the 
8State central committee of any
political party, the vacancy 
9shall be filled by appointment of
the chairmen of the county 
10central committees of the
political party
of the counties 
11located within the congressional district in which the vacancy

12occurs and,
if applicable, the ward and township 
13committeepersons of the
political
party in counties of 
142,000,000 or more inhabitants located within the
congressional

15district.  If the congressional district in which the vacancy 
16occurs lies
wholly within a
county of 2,000,000 or more 
17inhabitants, the ward and township committeepersons
of the 
18political party in that congressional district shall vote to 
19fill the
vacancy.  In voting to fill the vacancy, each chair of 
20a county central
committee and
each ward and township 
21committeeperson in counties of 2,000,000
or
more inhabitants 
22shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of

23the congressional district in which the vacancy exists of the 
24chair's or committeeperson's
his or her
county, township, or 
25ward cast by the primary electors of the chair's or 
26committeeperson's his or her party
at the
primary election 
 
 
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1immediately preceding the meeting to fill the vacancy in the

2State
central committee.  The person appointed to fill the 
3vacancy shall be a
resident of the
congressional district in 
4which the vacancy occurs, shall be a qualified voter,
and, in a 
5committee composed as provided in Alternative B, shall be of 
6the same gender be of the
same
sex as the appointee's his or 
7her
predecessor. A political party may, by a majority vote of 
8the
delegates of any State convention of such party, determine 
9to return
to the election of State central committeepersons 
10committeeman and State central
committeewoman by the vote of 
11primary electors.
Any action taken by a political party at a 
12State convention in accordance
with this Section shall be 
13reported to the State Board of Elections by the chair
 and 
14secretary of such convention within 10 days after such action.

15
Ward, Township and Precinct Committeepersons


16    (b) At the primary in 1972 and
at the general primary 
17election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in 
18cities having a
population of 200,000 or over may vote for one 
19candidate of his party in
his ward for ward committeeperson. 
20Each candidate for ward committeeperson
must be a resident of 
21and in the ward where he seeks to be elected ward 
22committeeperson. The one having the highest number of votes 
23shall be such
ward committeeperson of such party for such 
24ward. At the primary election
 in 1970 and at the general 
25primary election every 4 years thereafter,
each primary 
26elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or

 
 
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1more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or 
2more, may
vote for one candidate of his party for township 
3committeeperson. Each
candidate for township committeeperson 
4must be a resident of and in the
township or part of a township 
5(which lies outside of a city having a
population of 200,000 or 
6more, in counties containing a population of
2,000,000 or 
7more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
to 
8be elected township committeeperson. The one having the 
9highest number
of votes shall be such township committeeperson 
10of such party for such
township or part of a township. At the 
11primary
in 1970 and at the general primary election every 2 
12years thereafter, each primary elector,
except in counties 
13having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may vote
for one 
14candidate of his party in his precinct for precinct 
15committeeperson. Each candidate for precinct committeeperson 
16must be a bona
fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to 
17be elected precinct committeeperson. The one having the 
18highest number of votes shall be such
precinct committeeperson 
19of such party for such precinct. The official
returns of the 
20primary shall show the name of the committeeperson of each

21political party.

22    Terms of Committeepersons. All precinct committeepersons 
23elected under the
provisions of this Article shall continue as 
24such committeepersons until the
date of the primary to be held 
25in the second year after their election.
Except as otherwise 
26provided in this Section for certain State central 
 
 
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1committeepersons
 who have 2 year terms, all State central 
2committeepersons, township committeepersons
 and ward 
3committeepersons shall continue as such committeepersons
until 
4the date of primary to be held in the fourth year after their

5election. However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct 
6committeeperson
when a precinct committeeperson ceases to 
7reside in the precinct in which he
was elected and such 
8precinct committeeperson shall thereafter neither have
nor 
9exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson in 
10that precinct,
even if a successor has not been elected or 
11appointed.

12    (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist of 
13the precinct committeepersons
 of such party, in the 
14multi-township assessing district formed
pursuant to Section 
152-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the 
16purposes set forth in Section
45-25 of the Township Code. In 
17the organization and proceedings of the
Multi-Township Central 
18Committee each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote

19for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors 
20of his party at
the primary at which he was elected.

21
County Central Committee


22    (d) The county central committee of each political party 
23in each
county shall consist of the various township 
24committeepersons, precinct committeepersons
 and ward 
25committeepersons, if any, of such party in the county.
In the 
26organization and proceedings of the county central committee,

 
 
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1each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
2ballot voted in
his precinct by the primary electors of his 
3party at the primary at
which he was elected; each township 
4committeeperson shall have one vote for
each ballot voted in 
5his township or part of a township as the case may
be by the 
6primary electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
7nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

8immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
9committee; and
in the organization and proceedings of the 
10county central committee,
each ward committeeperson shall have 
11one vote for each ballot voted in his
ward by the primary 
12electors of his party at the primary election
for the 
13nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly

14immediately preceding the meeting of the county central 
15committee.

16
Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee


17    (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of 
18each political
party in Cook County shall consist of the

19various township committeepersons and ward committeepersons, 
20if any, of that party in
the portions of the county composing 
21the board of review election district.  In
the organization and 
22proceedings of each of the 3 election
district committees, 
23each township committeeperson shall have one vote for each

24ballot voted in the committeeperson's his or her township or 
25part of a township, as the case may be,
by
the primary electors 
26of the committeeperson's his or her party at the primary 
 
 
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1election immediately
preceding the meeting of the board of 
2review election district committee; and
in the organization 
3and proceedings of each of the 3 election district
committees, 
4each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each
ballot 
5voted in the committeeperson's
his or her ward or part of that 
6ward, as the case may be, by the primary
electors of the 
7committeeperson's his or her party at the primary election 
8immediately preceding the
meeting of the board of review 
9election district committee.

10
Congressional Committee


11    (e) The congressional committee of each party in each 
12congressional
district shall be composed of the chairmen of 
13the county central
committees of the counties composing the 
14congressional district, except
that in congressional districts 
15wholly within the territorial limits of
one county, the 
16precinct committeepersons, township committeepersons and ward 
17committeepersons, if any, of
the party representing the 
18precincts within the limits of the
congressional district, 
19shall compose the congressional committee. A
State central 
20committeeperson in each district shall be a member and the 
21chair
 or, when a district has 2 State central 
22committeepersons, a co-chairperson
of the congressional 
23committee, but shall not have the right to
vote except in case 
24of a tie.

25    In the organization and proceedings of congressional 
26committees
composed of precinct committeepersons or township 
 
 
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1committeepersons or ward committeepersons, or any combination 
2thereof, each precinct committeeperson
shall have one vote for 
3each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
electors of 
4his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
township 
5committeeperson shall have one vote for each ballot voted in 
6his
township or part of a township as the case may be by the 
7primary
electors of his party at the primary election 
8immediately preceding the
meeting of the congressional 
9committee, and each ward committeeperson shall
have one vote 
10for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located
in 
11such congressional district by the primary electors of his 
12party at
the primary election immediately preceding the 
13meeting of the
congressional committee; and in the 
14organization and proceedings of
congressional committees 
15composed of the chairmen of the county central
committees of 
16the counties within such district, each chair of such
county 
17central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in

18his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary 
19election
immediately preceding the meeting of the 
20congressional committee.

21
Judicial District Committee


22    (f) The judicial district committee of each political 
23party in each
judicial district shall be composed of the chair 
24of the county
central committees of the counties composing the 
25judicial district.

26    In the organization and proceedings of judicial district 
 
 
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1committees
composed of the chairmen of the county central 
2committees of the
counties within such district, each chair of 
3such county central
committee shall have one vote for each 
4ballot voted in his county by the
primary electors of his party 
5at the primary election immediately
preceding the meeting of 
6the judicial district committee.

7
Circuit Court Committee


8    (g) The circuit court committee of each political party in 
9each
judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be composed of 
10the chairmen
of the county central committees of the counties 
11composing the judicial
circuit.

12    In the organization and proceedings of circuit court 
13committees, each chair
 of a county central committee shall 
14have one vote for each
ballot voted in his county by the 
15primary electors of his party at the
primary election 
16immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court

17committee.

18
Judicial Subcircuit Committee


19    (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political 
20party in
each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit 
21divided into subcircuits
shall be composed of (i) the ward and 
22township committeepersons
of the townships and wards composing 
23the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and
(ii) the precinct 
24committeepersons of the precincts
composing the judicial 
25subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.

26    In the organization and proceedings of each judicial 
 
 
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1subcircuit committee,
each township committeeperson shall have 
2one vote for each ballot voted in his
township or part of a 
3township, as the case may be, in the judicial
subcircuit by the 
4primary electors of his party at the primary election

5immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit 
6committee;
each precinct committeeperson shall have one vote 
7for each ballot voted in his
precinct or part of a precinct, as 
8the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit
by the primary 
9electors of his party at the primary election immediately

10preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;

11and
each ward committeeperson shall have one vote for each 
12ballot voted in his
ward or part of a ward, as the case may be, 
13in the judicial subcircuit by
the primary electors of his 
14party at the primary election immediately
preceding the 
15meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.

16
Municipal Central Committee


17    (h) The municipal central committee of each political 
18party shall be
composed of the precinct, township or ward 
19committeepersons, as the case may
be, of such party 
20representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such
city, 
21incorporated town or village. The voting strength of each

22precinct, township or ward committeeperson on the municipal 
23central
committee shall be the same as his voting strength on 
24the county central
committee.

25    For political parties, other than a statewide political 
26party,
established only within a municipality or
township, the 
 
 
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1municipal or township managing committee shall be composed
of 
2the party officers of the local established party.  The party 
3officers
of a local established party shall be as follows: the 
4chair and
secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and 
5townships authorized
by statute to nominate candidates by 
6caucus shall serve as party officers
for the purpose of 
7filling vacancies in nomination under Section
7-61; for 
8municipalities and townships authorized by statute or 
9ordinance
to nominate candidates by petition and primary 
10election, the party officers
shall be the party's candidates 
11who are nominated at the primary.  If no party
primary was held 
12because of the provisions of Section 7-5, vacancies in

13nomination shall be filled by the party's remaining candidates 
14who shall
serve as the party's officers.

15
Powers


16    (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers 
17usually
exercised by such committees and by the officers 
18thereof, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Article. 
19The several committees
herein provided for shall not have 
20power to delegate any of their
powers, or functions to any 
21other person, officer or committee, but this
shall not be 
22construed to prevent a committee from appointing from its
own 
23membership proper and necessary subcommittees.

24    (j) The State central committee of a political party which 
25elects its
members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of 
26this Section shall adopt a
plan to give effect to the delegate 
 
 
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1selection rules of the national political
party and file a 
2copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when

3approved by a national political party.

4    (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a 
5Congressional
Committee to vote in place of an
absent State 
6central committeeperson committeeman or committeewoman at 
7meetings of the
State central committee of a political party 
8which elects its members by
Alternative B under paragraph (a) 
9of this Section, the proxy shall be
appointed by the vote of 
10the ward and township committeepersons, if any, of the
wards 
11and townships which lie entirely or partially within the

12Congressional District from which the absent State central 
13committeeperson committeeman or
committeewoman was elected and 
14the vote of the chairmen of the county
central committees of 
15those counties which lie entirely or partially within
that 
16Congressional District and in which there are no ward or 
17township committeepersons. When voting for such proxy, the 
18county chair, ward committeeperson
 or township 
19committeeperson, as the case may be, shall have one
vote for 
20each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or portion

21thereof within the Congressional District, by the primary 
22electors of his
party at the primary at which he was elected. 
23However, the absent State
central committeeperson committeeman 
24or committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted
by the 
25rules of a political party which elects its members by 
26Alternative B
under paragraph (a) of this Section.

 
 
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1    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person is 
2ineligible to hold the position of committeeperson in any 
3committee established pursuant to this Section if he or she is 
4statutorily ineligible to vote in a general election because 
5of conviction of a felony. When a committeeperson is convicted 
6of a felony, the position occupied by that committeeperson 
7shall automatically become vacant.

8(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


9    (10 ILCS 5/7-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)




10    Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no 
11candidate for
nomination, or State central committeeperson, or 
12township committeeperson, or
precinct committeeperson, or ward 
13committeeperson or candidate for delegate or
alternate 
14delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed

15upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has 
16been filed in
his behalf as provided in this Article in 
17substantially the following form:

18    We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the 
19.... party
and qualified primary electors of the .... party, 
20in the .... of ....,
in the county of .... and State of 
21Illinois, do hereby petition that
the following named person 
22or persons shall be a candidate or candidates
of the .... party 
23for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for

24election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to 
25be voted
for at the primary election to be held on (insert 


 

 
 
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1date).

























2    NameOfficeAddress
3John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.
4Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 
5Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill.
6Name..................         Address.......................

 
7State of Illinois)

8                 ) ss.

9County of........)

10    I, ...., do hereby certify
that I reside at No. .... 
11street, in the .... of ...., county of ....,
and State of 
12....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that
I am a citizen 
13of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet

14were signed
in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the 
15best of my knowledge
and belief the persons so signing were at 
16the time of signing the
petitions qualified voters of the .... 
17party, and that their respective
residences are correctly 
18stated, as above set forth.

19
.........................


20    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).

21
.........................


 

22    Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of 
23candidacy and
candidate's statement shall be of uniform size 
 
 
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1and shall contain above
the space for signatures an 
2appropriate heading giving the information
as to name of 
3candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is

4signed; the office, the political party represented and place 
5of
residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.

6    Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary 
7electors residing
in the political division for which the 
8nomination is sought in their
own proper persons only and 
9opposite the signature of each signer, his
residence address 
10shall be written or printed.  The residence address
required to 
11be written or printed opposite each qualified primary 
12elector's
name shall include the street address or rural route 
13number of the signer,
as the case may be, as well as the 
14signer's county, and city, village or
town, and state.
However 
15the county or city, village or town, and state of residence of

16the electors may be printed on the petition forms where all of 
17the
electors signing the petition reside in the same county or 
18city, village
or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may 
19be used in writing the
residence address, including street 
20number, if any.  At the bottom of
each sheet of such petition 
21shall be added a circulator statement signed by
a person 18 
22years of age or older who is a citizen of the United States,

23stating the street address or rural route number, as the case 
24may be, as well
as the county, city, village or town, and 
25state;
and certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the 
26petition were signed in
his or her presence and certifying 
 
 
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1that the signatures are genuine; and
either (1) indicating the 
2dates on which that sheet was circulated, or (2)
indicating 
3the first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or 
4(3)
certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet were 
5signed more than 90
days preceding the last day for the filing 
6of the petition and certifying that
to the best of his or her 
7knowledge  and belief the persons so signing were at
the time of 
8signing the petitions qualified voters of the political party 
9for
which a nomination is sought. Such statement shall be 
10sworn to before some
officer authorized to administer oaths in 
11this State.

12    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no No petition 
13sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the
last 
14day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.

15    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 
16whose behalf the
petition is circulated, may strike any 
17signature from the petition,
provided that:

18        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 
19    the petition at
the place where the signature is struck; 
20    and

21        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 
22    certification
listing the page number and line number of 
23    each signature struck from
the petition.  Such 
24    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.

25    Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened 
26together in
book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and 
 
 
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1fastening them together
at one edge in a secure and suitable 
2manner, and the sheets shall then
be numbered consecutively.  
3The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting
them together end 
4to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll.  All
petition 
5sheets which are filed with the proper local election 
6officials,
election authorities or the State Board of 
7Elections shall be the original
sheets which have been signed 
8by the voters and by the circulator thereof,
and not 
9photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.  Each petition must 
10include
as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of 
11the candidates filing,
or in whose behalf the petition is 
12filed. This statement shall set out the
address of such 
13candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state

14that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to 
15which the
petition relates and is qualified for the office 
16specified (in the case of a
candidate for State's Attorney it 
17shall state that the candidate is at the time
of filing such 
18statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall 
19state
that he has filed (or will file before the close of the 
20petition filing period)
a statement of economic interests as 
21required by the Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act, shall 
22request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official

23ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate 
24before some
officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds 
25in the State and shall be in
substantially the following form:

26
Statement of Candidacy














 

 
 
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1NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty
2John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican
3Belvidere,
4Illinois
5State of Illinois)

6                 ) ss.

7County of .......)

8    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... 
9Street in the city
(or village) of ...., in the county of ...., 
10State of Illinois; that I
am a qualified voter therein and am a 
11qualified primary voter of the ....
party; that I am a 
12candidate for nomination (for election in the case of 
13committeeperson
 and delegates and alternate delegates) to the 
14office of ....
to be voted upon at the primary election to be 
15held on (insert date); that I am
legally qualified (including

16being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility 
17requirement
for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold 
18such office and that I
have filed (or I will file before the 
19close of the petition filing period)
a statement of economic 
20interests as required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act 
21and I hereby  request that my name be printed
upon the official 
22primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in
the case 
23of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates) 
24such
office.

25
Signed ......................


 
 
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1    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 
2who is to me
personally known, on (insert date).

3
Signed ....................


4
(Official Character)


5(Seal, if officer has one.)

 

6    The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added 
7to, and no
signatures shall be revoked except by revocation 
8filed in writing with
the State Board of Elections, election 
9authority or local election
official with whom the petition is 
10required to be filed, and before the
filing of such petition.  
11Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any
petition required 
12by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on
conviction 
13thereof shall be punished accordingly.

14    A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must 
15obtain the number
of signatures specified in this Section on 
16his or her petition for nomination.

17    (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating 
18convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if If a

19candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or 
20alternate
delegate to a national nominating convention elected 
21from the State at-large,
then the candidate's petition for 
22nomination must contain at least 5,000 but
not more than 
2310,000 signatures.

24    (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a 
25national nominating
convention. Except as otherwise provided 
 
 
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1in this Code, if If a candidate seeks to run for United States 
2Congress or as a
congressional delegate or alternate 
3congressional delegate to a national
nominating convention 
4elected from a congressional district, then the
candidate's 
5petition for nomination must contain at least the number of

6signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of 
7his or her party
in his or her congressional district. In the 
8first primary election following a
redistricting of 
9congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination

10must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary 
11electors of the
candidate's political party in his or her 
12congressional district.

13    (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this 
14Code, if If a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,

15including but not limited to county board chairperson or 
16county board
member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county 
17other than Cook County,
then the candidate's petition for 
18nomination must contain at least the number
of signatures 
19equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who

20cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her 
21county. If a
candidate
seeks to run for county board member 
22elected from a county board district, then
the candidate's 
23petition for nomination must contain at least the number of

24signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of 
25his or her party
in the
county board district. In the first 
26primary election following a redistricting
of county board 
 
 
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1districts or the initial establishment of county board

2districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain 
3at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the 
4qualified electors of his or her
party
in the entire county who 
5cast votes at the last preceding general election
divided by 
6the
total number of county board districts comprising the 
7county board; provided
that
in no event shall the number of 
8signatures be less than 25.

9    (d) County office; Cook County only.

10        (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office 
11    in Cook County,
then the candidate's petition for 
12    nomination must contain at least the number
of signatures 
13    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party 
14    who
cast votes at the last preceding general election in 
15    Cook County.

16        (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board 
17    Commissioner,
then the candidate's petition for nomination 
18    must contain at least the number
of signatures equal to 
19    0.5% of
the qualified primary electors of his or her party 
20    in his or her county board
district. In the first primary 
21    election following a redistricting of Cook
County Board of 
22    Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for

23    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures 
24    equal to 0.5% of
the qualified electors of his or her party 
25    in the entire county who cast votes
at the last
preceding 
26    general election divided by the total number of county 
 
 
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1    board
districts comprising the county board; provided that 
2    in no event shall the
number of signatures be less than 25.

3        (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if If a 
4    candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review

5    Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to 
6    subsection (c)
of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code, 
7    then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain 
8    at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
the 
9    total number of registered voters in his or her board of

10    review district in the last general election at which a 
11    commissioner was
regularly scheduled to be elected from 
12    that board of review district. In no
event shall the 
13    number of signatures required be greater than the 
14    requisite
number for a candidate who seeks countywide 
15    office in Cook County
under subsection (d)(1) of this 
16    Section. In the first primary election
following a 
17    redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a

18    candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 
19    4,000 signatures
or at least the number of signatures 
20    required for a countywide candidate in
Cook County, 
21    whichever is less,
of the qualified electors of his or her 
22    party in the district.

23    (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to 
24run for municipal
or township office, then the candidate's 
25petition for nomination must contain
at least the number of 
26signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of 
 
 
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1his or her party in the municipality or township. If a 
2candidate
seeks to run for alderman of a municipality, then 
3the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least 
4the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
qualified 
5primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first

6primary election following redistricting of aldermanic wards 
7or trustee
districts of a municipality or the initial 
8establishment of wards or districts,
a candidate's petition 
9for nomination must contain the number of signatures
equal to 
10at least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the 
11candidate of
that political party who received the highest 
12number of votes in the entire
municipality at the last regular 
13election at which an officer was regularly
scheduled to be 
14elected from
the entire municipality, divided by the number of 
15wards or districts. In no
event shall the number of signatures 
16be less than 25.

17    (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to 
18run for State
central committeeperson, then the candidate's 
19petition for nomination must
contain at least 100 signatures 
20of the primary electors of his or her party of
his or
her 
21congressional district.

22    (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise 
23provided in this Code, if If a candidate seeks to run for 
24trustee of a
sanitary district in which trustees are not 
25elected from wards, then the
candidate's petition for 
26nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures 
 
 
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1equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from 
2the
sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee

3of a sanitary district in which trustees are elected from 
4wards, then the
candidate's petition for
nomination must 
5contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the

6primary electors of his or her party in the ward of that 
7sanitary district. In
the
first primary election following 
8redistricting of sanitary districts elected
from wards, a 
9candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the

10signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her 
11ward of that
sanitary district.

12    (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this 
13Code, if If a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a 
14district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must 
15contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of 
16votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her 
17political party for the office of Governor at the last general 
18election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less 
19than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial 
20office in a
circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's 
21petition for nomination
must contain the number of signatures 
22equal to 0.25% of the number of votes
cast for the judicial 
23candidate of his or her political party who received the

24highest number of votes
at the last general election at which a 
25judicial
officer from the same  circuit or subcircuit was 
26regularly scheduled
to be elected, but in no event less than 
 
 
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11,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the 
2First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other 
3Judicial District.

4    (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except 
5as otherwise provided in this Code, if If a candidate seeks to

6run for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's 
7petition for nomination
must contain at least 10 signatures of 
8the primary electors of his or her
party for the precinct. If a 
9candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
then the 
10candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than 
11the
number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors 
12of his or her party
of the ward, but no more than 16% of those 
13same electors; provided that the
maximum number of signatures 
14may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
is greater. 
15If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then 
16the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less 
17than the number of
signatures equal to 5% of the primary 
18electors of his or her party of the
township, but no more than 
198% of those same electors;
provided that the maximum number of 
20signatures may be 50 more than the
minimum number, whichever 
21is greater.

22    (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools 
23for multiple
counties. If
a candidate seeks to run for State's 
24attorney or regional Superintendent of
Schools who serves more 
25than one county, then the candidate's petition for
nomination 
26must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of 
 
 
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1the
primary electors of his or her party in the territory 
2comprising the counties.

3    (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other 
4office, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must 
5contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the 
6registered voters of the political subdivision,
district, or 
7division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,

8whichever is greater.

9    For purposes of this Section the number of primary 
10electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast, in 
11the applicable district, for the
candidate for that political 
12party who received the highest number of votes,
statewide, at 
13the last general election in the State at which electors for

14President of the United States were elected. For political 
15subdivisions, the
number of primary electors shall be 
16determined by taking the total vote
cast for the candidate for 
17that political party who received the highest number
of votes 
18in the political subdivision at the last regular election at 
19which an
officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from 
20that subdivision. For wards
or districts of political 
21subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be

22determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for 
23that political
party who received the highest number of votes 
24in the ward or district at the
last regular election at which 
25an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected
from that 
26ward or district.

 
 
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1    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not
sign 
2petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than
one 
3party.

4    The changes made to this Section of this amendatory Act of 
5the 93rd General
Assembly are declarative of existing law, 
6except for item (3) of subsection
(d).

7    Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein 
8specified,
to be filed with the same officer, may contain the 
9names of 2 or more
candidates of the same political party for 
10the same or different
offices. In the case of the offices of 
11Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including 
12one candidate for each of those offices must be filed. 

13(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


14    (10 ILCS 5/7-10.2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2)



15    Sec. 7-10.2. In the designation of the name of a candidate 
16on a petition for
nomination or certificate of nomination the 
17candidate's given name or
names, initial or initials, a 
18nickname by which the candidate is
commonly known, or a 
19combination thereof, may be used in addition to the

20candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her 
21name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in 
22Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the 
23last day for filing the petition or certificate for that 
24office, whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name 
25on the petition or certificate must be followed by "formerly 
 
 
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1known as (list all prior names during the 3-year period) until 
2name changed on (list date of each such name change)" and (ii) 
3the petition or certificate must be accompanied by the 
4candidate's affidavit stating the candidate's previous names 
5during the period specified in (i) and the date or dates each 
6of those names was changed; failure to meet these requirements 
7shall be grounds for denying certification of the candidate's 
8name for the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the 
9ballot, as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to 
10name changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive 
11parent's or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to 
12assume a spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil 
13union or declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union 
14to assume a former surname or a name change that conforms the 
15candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other 
16designation such as a political slogan, as
defined by Section 
177-17, title or degree, or
nickname suggesting or implying 
18possession of a title, degree or professional
status, or 
19similar information may be used in connection with the 
20candidate's
surname.

21(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07.)

 


22    (10 ILCS 5/7-12)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-12)




23    Sec. 7-12. All petitions for nomination shall be filed by 
24mail or
in person as follows:
25        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, where 
 
 
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1    Where the nomination is to be made for a State, 
2    congressional, or
judicial office, or for any office a 
3    nomination for which is made for a
territorial division or 
4    district which comprises more than one county or
is partly 
5    in one county and partly in another county or counties 
6    (including the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District), 
7    then,
except as otherwise provided in this Section, such 
8    petition for nomination
shall be filed in the principal 
9    office of the State Board of Elections not
more than 113 
10    and not less than 106 days prior to the date of the 
11    primary,
but, in the case of petitions for nomination to 
12    fill a vacancy by special
election in the office of 
13    representative in Congress from this State, such
petition 
14    for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of 
15    the State
Board of Elections not more than 85 days and not 
16    less than 82 days prior to
the date of the primary.

17        Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme, 
18    Appellate or Circuit
Court Judge within the 3-week period 
19    preceding the 106th day before a
general primary election, 
20    petitions for nomination for the office in which
the 
21    vacancy has occurred shall be filed in the principal 
22    office of the
State Board of Elections not more than 92 nor 
23    less than 85 days prior to
the date of the general primary 
24    election.

25        Where the nomination is to be made for delegates or 
26    alternate
delegates to a national nominating convention, 
 
 
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1    then such petition for
nomination shall be filed in the 
2    principal office of the State Board of
Elections not more 
3    than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of

4    the primary; provided, however, that if the rules or 
5    policies of a national
political party conflict with such 
6    requirements for filing petitions for
nomination for 
7    delegates or alternate delegates to a national nominating

8    convention, the chair of the State central committee of 
9    such national
political party shall notify the Board in 
10    writing, citing by reference the
rules or policies of the 
11    national political party in conflict, and in such
case the 
12    Board shall direct such petitions to be filed in 
13    accordance with the delegate selection plan adopted by the 
14    state central committee of such national political party.

15        (2) Where the nomination is to be made for a county 
16    office or trustee
of a sanitary district then such 
17    petition shall be filed in the office
of the county clerk 
18    not more than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to the
date 
19    of the primary.

20        (3) Where the nomination is to be made for a municipal 
21    or township
office, such petitions for nomination shall be 
22    filed in the office of
the local election official, not 
23    more than 99 nor less than 92 days
prior to the date of the 
24    primary; provided, where a municipality's or
township's 
25    boundaries are coextensive with or are entirely within the

26    jurisdiction of a municipal board of election 
 
 
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1    commissioners, the petitions
shall be filed in the office 
2    of such board; and provided, that petitions
for the office 
3    of multi-township assessor shall be filed with the 
4    election
authority.

5        (4) The petitions of candidates for State central 
6    committeeperson shall
be filed in the principal office of 
7    the State Board of Elections not
more than 113 nor less 
8    than 106 days prior to the date of the primary.

9        (5) Petitions of candidates for precinct, township or 
10    ward committeepersons
 shall be filed in the office of the 
11    county clerk not more
than 113 nor less than 106 days prior 
12    to the date of the primary.

13        (6) The State Board of Elections and the various 
14    election authorities
and local election officials with 
15    whom such petitions for nominations
are filed shall 
16    specify the place where filings shall be made and upon

17    receipt shall endorse thereon the day and hour on which 
18    each petition
was filed.  All petitions filed by persons 
19    waiting in line as of 8:00
a.m. on the first day for 
20    filing, or as of the normal opening hour of
the office 
21    involved on such day, shall be deemed filed as of 8:00 a.m.

22    or the normal opening hour, as the case may be.  Petitions 
23    filed by mail
and received after midnight of the first day 
24    for filing and in the first
mail delivery or pickup of that 
25    day shall be deemed as filed as of 8:00
a.m.  of that day or 
26    as of the normal opening hour of such day, as the
case may 
 
 
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1    be. All petitions received thereafter shall be deemed as 
2    filed
in the order of actual receipt.  However, 2 or more 
3    petitions filed within the last hour of the filing 
4    deadline shall be deemed filed simultaneously. Where 2 or 
5    more petitions are received
simultaneously, the State 
6    Board of Elections or the various election
authorities or 
7    local election officials with whom such petitions are

8    filed shall break ties and determine the order of filing, 
9    by means of a
lottery or other fair and impartial method of 
10    random selection approved
by the State Board of Elections.  
11    Such lottery shall be conducted within
9 days following 
12    the last day for petition filing and shall be open to the

13    public. Seven days written notice of the time and place of 
14    conducting such
random selection shall be given by the 
15    State Board of Elections to the chair
 of the State central 
16    committee of each established political
party, and by each 
17    election authority or local election official, to the

18    County Chair of each established political party, and to 
19    each
organization of citizens within the election 
20    jurisdiction which was
entitled, under this Article, at 
21    the next preceding election, to have
pollwatchers present 
22    on the day of election.  The State Board of Elections,

23    election authority or local election official shall post 
24    in a conspicuous,
open and public place, at the entrance 
25    of the office, notice of the time
and place of such 
26    lottery. The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules

 
 
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1    and regulations governing the procedures for the conduct 
2    of such lottery.
All candidates shall be certified in the 
3    order in which their petitions
have been filed.  Where 
4    candidates have filed simultaneously, they shall be

5    certified in the order determined by lot and prior to 
6    candidates who filed
for the same office at a later time.

7        (7) The State Board of Elections or the appropriate 
8    election
authority or local election official with whom 
9    such a petition for
nomination is filed shall notify the 
10    person for whom a petition for
nomination has been filed 
11    of the obligation to file statements of
organization, 
12    reports of campaign contributions, and annual reports of

13    campaign contributions and expenditures under Article 9 of 
14    this Act.
Such notice shall be given in the manner 
15    prescribed by paragraph (7) of
Section 9-16 of this Code.

16        (8) Nomination papers filed under this Section are not 
17    valid if the
candidate named therein fails to file a 
18    statement of economic interests
as required by the 
19    Illinois Governmental Ethics Act in relation to his

20    candidacy with the appropriate officer by the end of the 
21    period for the
filing of nomination papers unless he has 
22    filed a statement of economic
interests in relation to the 
23    same governmental unit with that officer
within a year 
24    preceding the date on which such nomination papers were

25    filed.  If the nomination papers of any candidate and the 
26    statement of
economic interest of that candidate are not 
 
 
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1    required to be filed with
the same officer, the candidate 
2    must file with the officer with whom the
nomination papers 
3    are filed a receipt from the officer with whom the

4    statement of economic interests is filed showing the date 
5    on which such
statement was filed.  Such receipt shall be 
6    so filed not later than the
last day on which nomination 
7    papers may be filed.

8        (9) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any Any 
9    person for whom a petition for nomination, or for 
10    committeeperson or
for delegate or alternate delegate to a 
11    national nominating convention has
been filed may cause 
12    his name to be withdrawn by request in writing, signed
by 
13    him and duly acknowledged before an officer qualified to 
14    take
acknowledgments of deeds, and filed in the principal 
15    or permanent branch
office of the State Board of Elections 
16    or with the appropriate election
authority or local 
17    election official, not later than the date of

18    certification of candidates for the consolidated primary 
19    or general primary
ballot. No names so withdrawn shall be 
20    certified or printed on the
primary ballot.  If petitions 
21    for nomination have been filed for the
same person with 
22    respect to more than one political party, his name
shall 
23    not be certified nor printed on the primary ballot of any 
24    party.
If petitions for nomination have been filed for the 
25    same person for 2 or
more offices which are incompatible 
26    so that the same person could not
serve in more than one of 
 
 
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1    such offices if elected, that person must
withdraw as a 
2    candidate for all but one of such offices within the
5 
3    business days following the last day for petition filing.  
4    A candidate in a judicial election may file petitions for 
5    nomination for only one vacancy in a subcircuit and only 
6    one vacancy in a circuit in any one filing period, and if 
7    petitions for nomination have been filed for the same 
8    person for 2 or more vacancies in the same circuit or 
9    subcircuit in the same filing period, his or her name 
10    shall be certified only for the first vacancy for which 
11    the petitions for nomination were filed. If he fails to

12    withdraw as a candidate for all but one of such offices 
13    within such time
his name shall not be certified, nor 
14    printed on the primary ballot, for any
office.  For the 
15    purpose of the foregoing provisions, an office in a

16    political party is not incompatible with any other office.

17        (10)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other 
18    statute, no primary
shall be held for an established 
19    political party in any township,
municipality, or ward 
20    thereof, where the nomination of such
party for every 
21    office to be voted upon by the electors of such
township, 
22    municipality, or ward thereof, is uncontested.  Whenever a

23    political party's nomination of candidates is uncontested 
24    as to one or
more, but not all, of the offices to be voted 
25    upon by the electors of a
township, municipality, or ward 
26    thereof, then a primary shall
be held for that party in 
 
 
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1    such township, municipality, or ward thereof;
provided 
2    that the primary ballot shall not include those offices

3    within such township, municipality, or ward thereof, for 
4    which the
nomination is uncontested.  For purposes of this 
5    Article, the nomination
of an established political party 
6    of a candidate for election to an office
shall be deemed to 
7    be uncontested where not more than the number of persons

8    to be nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers 
9    seeking the
nomination of such party for election to such 
10    office.

11        (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other 
12    statute, no primary
election shall be held for an 
13    established political party for any special
primary 
14    election called for the purpose of filling a vacancy in 
15    the office
of representative in the United States Congress 
16    where the nomination of
such political party for said 
17    office is uncontested.  For the purposes of
this Article, 
18    the nomination of an established political party of a

19    candidate for election to said office shall be deemed to 
20    be uncontested
where not more than the number of persons 
21    to be nominated have timely filed
valid nomination papers 
22    seeking the nomination of such established party
for 
23    election to said office. This subsection (b) shall not 
24    apply if such
primary election is conducted on a regularly 
25    scheduled election day.

26        (c) Notwithstanding the provisions in subparagraph (a) 
 
 
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1    and (b) of this
paragraph (10), whenever a person who has 
2    not timely filed valid nomination
papers and who intends 
3    to become a write-in candidate for a political
party's 
4    nomination for any office for which the nomination is 
5    uncontested
files a written statement or notice of that 
6    intent with the State Board of
Elections or the local 
7    election official with whom nomination papers for
such 
8    office are filed, a primary ballot shall be prepared and a 
9    primary
shall be held for that office.  Such statement or 
10    notice shall be filed on
or before the date established in 
11    this Article for certifying candidates
for the primary 
12    ballot.  Such statement or notice shall contain (i) the

13    name and address of the person intending to become a 
14    write-in candidate,
(ii) a statement that the person is a 
15    qualified primary elector of the
political party from whom 
16    the nomination is sought, (iii) a statement that
the 
17    person intends to become a write-in candidate for the 
18    party's
nomination, and (iv) the office the person is 
19    seeking as a write-in
candidate.  An election authority 
20    shall have no duty to conduct a primary
and prepare a 
21    primary ballot for any office for which the nomination is

22    uncontested unless a statement or notice meeting the 
23    requirements of this
Section is filed in a timely manner.

24        (11) If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed 
25    for a candidate to
the same office, the State Board of 
26    Elections, appropriate election
authority or local 
 
 
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1    election official where the petitions are filed shall

2    within 2 business days notify the candidate of his or her 
3    multiple petition
filings and that the candidate has 3 
4    business days after receipt of the
notice to notify the 
5    State Board of Elections, appropriate election
authority 
6    or local election official that he or she may cancel prior 
7    sets
of petitions.  If the candidate notifies the State 
8    Board of Elections,
appropriate election authority or 
9    local election official, the last set of
petitions filed 
10    shall be the only petitions to be considered valid by the

11    State Board of Elections, election authority or local 
12    election official.  If
the candidate fails to notify the 
13    State Board of Elections, election authority
or local

14    election official then only the first set of petitions 
15    filed shall be valid
and all subsequent petitions shall be 
16    void.

17        (12) All nominating petitions shall be available for 
18    public inspection
and shall be preserved for a period of 
19    not less than 6 months.

20(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19; 101-523, eff. 8-23-19.)

 


21    (10 ILCS 5/7-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-13)




22    Sec. 7-13. 
The board of election commissioners in cities 
23of 500,000 or more
population having such board, shall 
24constitute an electoral board for the
hearing and passing upon 
25objections to nomination petitions for ward committeepersons.

 
 
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1    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, such Such 
2objections shall be filed in the office of the county clerk 
3within 5 business days after the last day for filing 
4nomination papers. The objection shall state the name
and 
5address of the objector, who may be any qualified elector in 
6the ward,
the specific grounds of objection and the relief 
7requested of the electoral
board. Upon the receipt of the 
8objection, the county clerk shall forthwith
transmit such 
9objection and the petition of the candidate to the board of

10election commissioners. The board of election commissioners 
11shall forthwith
notify the objector and candidate objected to 
12of the time and place for
hearing hereon. After a hearing upon 
13the validity of such objections, the
board shall
certify to 
14the county clerk its decision stating whether or not the name

15of the candidate shall be printed on the ballot and the county 
16clerk in his
or her certificate to the board of election 
17commissioners shall leave off
of the certificate the name of 
18the candidate for ward committeeperson that the
election 
19commissioners order not to be printed on the ballot. However, 
20the
decision of the board of election commissioners is subject 
21to judicial
review as provided in Section 10-10.1.

22    The county electoral board composed as provided in Section 
2310-9 shall
constitute an electoral board for the hearing and 
24passing upon objections
to nomination petitions for precinct 
25and township committeepersons. Such
objections shall be filed 
26in the office of the county clerk within 5 business days after 
 
 
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1the last day for filing nomination papers. The objection shall 
2state the name and
address of the objector who may be any 
3qualified elector in the precinct or
in the township or part of 
4a township that lies outside of a city having a
population of 
5500,000 or more, the specific grounds of objection and the

6relief requested of the electoral board. Upon the receipt of 
7the objection
the county clerk shall forthwith transmit such 
8objection and the petition
of the candidate to the chair of the 
9county electoral board. The chair
 of the county electoral 
10board shall forthwith notify the objector,
the candidate whose 
11petition is objected to and the other members of the
electoral 
12board of the time and place for hearing thereon. After hearing

13upon the validity of such objections the board shall certify 
14its decision to the county clerk
stating whether or not the 
15name of the candidate shall be printed on the
ballot, and the 
16county clerk, in his or her certificate to the board of

17election commissioners, shall leave off of the certificate the 
18name of the
candidate ordered by the board not to be printed on 
19the ballot, and the
county clerk shall also refrain from 
20printing on the official primary
ballot, the name of any 
21candidate whose name has been ordered by the
electoral board 
22not to be printed on the ballot. However, the decision of
the 
23board is subject to judicial review as provided in Section 
2410-10.1.

25    In such proceedings the electoral boards have the same 
26powers as other
electoral boards under the provisions of 
 
 
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1Section 10-10 of this Act and
their decisions are subject to 
2judicial review under Section 10-10.1.

3(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



4    (10 ILCS 5/7-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14)



5    Sec. 7-14. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not 
6Not less than 68 days before the date of the general primary 
7the
State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all 
8petitions
filed under this Article 7, in the office of the 
9State Board of
Elections. The State Board of Elections shall 
10then certify to the county
clerk of each county, the names of 
11all candidates whose nomination papers
or certificates of 
12nomination have been filed with the Board and direct the

13county clerk to place upon the official ballot for the general 
14primary
election the names of such candidates in the same 
15manner and in the same
order as shown upon the certification.

16    The State Board of Elections shall, in its certificate to 
17the county
clerk, certify the names of the offices, and the 
18names of the candidates
in the order in which the offices and 
19names
shall appear upon the primary ballot;
such names
to 
20appear
in the order in which petitions have been filed in the 
21office of the
State Board of Elections except as otherwise 
22provided in this Article.

23    Not less than 62 days before the date of the general 
24primary, each
county clerk shall certify the names of all 
25candidates whose nomination
papers have been filed with such 
 
 
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1clerk and declare that the names of such
candidates for the 
2respective offices shall be placed upon the official
ballot 
3for the general primary in the order in which such nomination 
4papers
were filed with the clerk, or as determined by lot, or 
5as otherwise
specified by statute.  Each county clerk shall 
6place a copy of the
certification on file in his or her office 
7and at the same time issue to
the board of election 
8commissioners a copy of the certification that has been
filed 
9in the county clerk's office, together with a copy of the

10certification that has been issued to the clerk by the State 
11Board of
Elections, with directions to the board of election 
12commissioners to place
upon the official ballot for the 
13general primary in that election
jurisdiction the names of all 
14candidates that are listed on such
certification in the same 
15manner and in the same order as shown upon such

16certifications.

17    The certification shall indicate, where applicable, the 
18following:

19        (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates 
20    for the respective offices;

21        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected 
22    or nominated to an
office from the State, political 
23    subdivision or district;

24        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than 
25    one candidate for an office;

26        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled 
 
 
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1    for less than a
full term or if the offices to be filled in 
2    a political subdivision or
district are for different 
3    terms.

4    The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the 
5case may be,
shall issue an amended certification whenever it 
6is discovered that the
original certification is in error.

7    Subject to appeal, the names of candidates whose 
8nomination papers have
been held invalid by the appropriate 
9electoral board provided in Section
10-9 of this Code shall 
10not be certified.

11(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)

 



12    (10 ILCS 5/7-16)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-16)



13    Sec. 7-16. 
Each election authority in each county
shall 
14prepare and cause to be printed the primary ballot of each

15political party for each precinct in his respective 
16jurisdiction.

17    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the The 
18election authority shall, at least 45 days prior to the date of 
19the primary
election, have a sufficient number of ballots 
20printed so that such
ballots will be available for mailing 45 
21days prior to the
primary election to persons who have filed 
22application for a ballot
under the provisions of Article 20 of 
23this Act.

24(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

 


 
 
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1    (10 ILCS 5/7-17)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-17)



2    Sec. 7-17. Candidate ballot name procedures. 

3    (a) Each election authority in each county shall cause to 
4be
printed upon the general primary ballot of each party for 
5each precinct
in his jurisdiction the name of each candidate 
6whose petition for
nomination or for committeeperson has been 
7filed in the office of the
county clerk, as herein provided; 
8and also the name of each candidate
whose name has been 
9certified to his office by the State Board of
Elections, and in 
10the order so certified, except as hereinafter
provided.

11    It shall be the duty of the election authority to cause to 
12be printed
upon the consolidated primary ballot of each 
13political party for each
precinct in his jurisdiction the name 
14of each candidate whose name has
been certified to him, as 
15herein provided and which is to be voted for
in such precinct.

16    (b) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the 
17primary ballot
the candidate's given name or names, initial or 
18initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, 
19or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the 
20candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her 
21name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in 
22Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the 
23last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination 
24papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, 
25whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the 
26primary ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list 
 
 
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1all prior names during the 3-year period) until name changed 
2on (list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, 
3papers, or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's 
4affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the 
5period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those 
6names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be 
7grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for 
8the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, 
9as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name 
10changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's 
11or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a 
12spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or 
13declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume 
14a former surname or a name change that conforms the 
15candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other 
16designation such
as a political slogan, title, or degree, or 
17nickname suggesting or
implying possession of
a title, degree 
18or professional status, or similar information may be
used in 
19connection
with the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this 
20Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any
word
or words 
21expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that 
22the
candidate may espouse, including but not limited to, any 
23word or words
conveying any meaning other than that of the 
24personal identity of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a 
25political slogan as part of his or her name on the
ballot, 
26notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the

 
 
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1candidate's name.

2    (c) The State Board of Elections, a local election 
3official, or an election
authority shall remove any 
4candidate's name designation from a ballot that is

5inconsistent with subsection (b) of this Section. In addition, 
6the State Board
of Elections, a local election official, or an 
7election authority shall not
certify to any election authority 
8any candidate name designation that is
inconsistent with 
9subsection (b) of this Section.

10    (d) If the State Board of Elections, a local election 
11official, or an
election authority removes a candidate's name 
12designation from a ballot
under subsection (c) of this 
13Section, then the aggrieved candidate may
seek appropriate 
14relief in circuit court.

15(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



16    (10 ILCS 5/7-43)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)



17    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 
18months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 
19therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age 
20of 18 or more
years shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.

21    The following regulations shall be applicable to 
22primaries:

23        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

24            (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as 
25        required by this
Article.

 
 
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1            (b) (Blank).


2            (c) (Blank).


3            (c.5) If that person has participated in the town 
4        political party caucus,
under Section 45-50 of the 
5        Township Code, of another political party by
signing 
6        an affidavit of voters attending the caucus within 45 
7        days before the
first day of the calendar month in 
8        which the primary is held.

9            (d) (Blank).


10        In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 
11    board of
election commissioners only voters registered as 
12    provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote 
13    at such primary.

14        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary 
15    unless he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 
16    4, 5 or 6 of this Act, when
his registration is required by 
17    any of said Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election 
18    with reference to which the primary is held.

19    A person (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a 
20partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established 
21political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established 
22political party at a general primary election may not file a 
23statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different 
24established political party, a new political party, or as an 
25independent candidate for a partisan office to be filled at 
26the general election immediately following the general primary 
 
 
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1for which the person filed the statement or voted the ballot. A 
2person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office 
3as a qualified primary voter of an established political party 
4regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan 
5office or voting the ballot of an established political party 
6at any prior election. 
7(Source: P.A. 97-681, eff. 3-30-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

 


8    (10 ILCS 5/7-59)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-59)




9    Sec. 7-59. (a) The person receiving the highest number of 
10votes at a
primary as a candidate of a party for the nomination 
11for an office shall
be the candidate of that party for such 
12office, and his name as such
candidate shall be placed on the 
13official ballot at the election then
next ensuing; provided, 
14that where there are two or more persons to be
nominated for 
15the same office or board, the requisite number of persons

16receiving the highest number of votes shall be nominated and 
17their names
shall be placed on the official ballot at the 
18following election.

19    Except as otherwise provided by Section 7-8 of this Act, 
20the
person receiving the highest number of votes of his party 
21for
State central committeeperson of his congressional 
22district shall be
declared elected State central 
23committeeperson from said congressional
district.

24    Unless a national political party specifies that delegates 
25and
alternate delegates to a National nominating convention be 
 
 
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1allocated by
proportional selection representation according 
2to the results of a
Presidential preference primary, the 
3requisite number of persons
receiving the highest number of 
4votes of their party for delegates and
alternate delegates to 
5National nominating conventions from the State at
large, and 
6the requisite number of persons receiving the highest number 
7of
votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates 
8to National
nominating conventions in their respective 
9congressional districts shall be
declared elected delegates 
10and alternate delegates to the National
nominating conventions 
11of their party.

12    A political party which elects the members to its State 
13Central Committee
by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of 
14Section 7-8 shall select its
congressional district delegates 
15and alternate delegates to its national
nominating convention 
16by proportional selection representation according to
the 
17results of a Presidential preference primary in each 
18congressional
district in the manner provided by the rules of 
19the national political
party and the State Central Committee, 
20when the rules and policies of the
national political party so 
21require.

22    A political party which elects the members to its State 
23Central Committee
by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of 
24Section 7-8 shall select its
at large delegates and alternate 
25delegates to its national
nominating convention by 
26proportional selection representation according to
the results 
 
 
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1of a Presidential preference primary in the whole State in the

2manner provided by the rules of the national political party 
3and the State
Central Committee, when the rules and policies 
4of the national political
party so require.

5    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his 
6party for
precinct committeeperson of his precinct shall be 
7declared elected precinct committeeperson
 from said precinct.

8    The person receiving the highest number of votes of his 
9party for
township committeeperson of his township or part of 
10a township as the case
may be, shall be declared elected 
11township committeeperson from said
township or part of a 
12township as the case may be. In cities where ward 
13committeepersons
 are elected, the person receiving the highest 
14number of
votes of his party for ward committeeperson of his 
15ward shall be declared
elected ward committeeperson from said 
16ward.

17    When two or more persons receive an equal and the highest 
18number of
votes for the nomination for the same office or for 
19committeeperson of the
same political party, or where more 
20than one person of the same
political party is to be nominated 
21as a candidate for office or committeeperson, if it appears 
22that more than the number of persons to be
nominated for an 
23office or elected committeeperson have the highest and an

24equal number of votes for the nomination for the same office or 
25for
election as committeeperson, the election authority by 
26which the returns of the primary
are canvassed shall decide by 
 
 
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1lot which of said persons shall be
nominated or elected, as the 
2case may be. In such case the election authority shall issue 
3notice in writing to such persons of such tie vote
stating 
4therein the place, the day (which shall not be more than 5 days 
5thereafter) and the hour when such nomination or election 
6shall
be so determined.

7    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, write-in 
8Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who have 
9filed
notarized declarations of intent to be write-in 
10candidates with the proper
election authority or authorities 
11not later than 61 days prior to
 the primary. However, whenever 
12an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or petitions 
13for any office is sustained under Section 10-10 after the 61st 
14day before the election, then write-in votes shall be counted 
15for that candidate if he or she has filed a notarized 
16declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for that 
17office with the proper election authority or authorities not 
18later than 7 days prior to the election.


19    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in 
20candidate shall be
supplied by the election authorities.  Such 
21declaration shall specify the
office for which the person 
22seeks nomination or election as a write-in
candidate.

23    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list 
24of all persons
who have filed such declarations to the 
25election judges in the appropriate
precincts prior to the 
26primary.

 
 
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1    (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
2Section, where
the number of candidates whose names have been 
3printed on a party's
ballot for nomination for or election to 
4an office at a primary is less
than the number of persons the 
5party is entitled to nominate for or elect
to the office at the 
6primary, a person whose name was not printed on the
party's 
7primary ballot as a candidate for nomination for or election 
8to the
office, is not nominated for or elected to that office 
9as a result of a
write-in vote at the primary unless the number 
10of votes he received equals
or exceeds the number of 
11signatures required on a petition for nomination
for that 
12office; or unless the number of votes he receives exceeds the

13number of votes received by at least one of the candidates 
14whose names were
printed on the primary ballot for nomination 
15for or election to the same
office.

16    (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply where 
17the number
of candidates whose names have been printed on the 
18party's  ballot for
nomination for or election to the office at 
19the primary equals or exceeds
the number of persons the party 
20is entitled to nominate for or elect to the
office at the 
21primary.

22(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



23    (10 ILCS 5/7-60)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-60)




24    Sec. 7-60. Not less than 74 days before the date of the 
25general
election, the State Board of Elections shall certify 
 
 
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1to the county clerks
the names of each of the candidates who 
2have been nominated as shown by the
proclamation of the State 
3Board of Elections as a canvassing board or who
have been 
4nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination and direct the 
5election
authority to place upon the official ballot for the 
6general election the
names of such candidates in the same 
7manner and in the same order as shown
upon the certification, 
8except as otherwise provided in this Code Section.

9    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not Not less 
10than 68 days before the date of the general election, each

11county clerk shall certify the names of each of the candidates 
12for county
offices who have been nominated as shown by the 
13proclamation of the county
election authority or who have been 
14nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination
and declare that the 
15names of such candidates for the respective offices
shall be 
16placed upon the official ballot for the general election in 
17the
same manner and in the same order as shown upon the 
18certification, except
as otherwise provided by this Section.  
19Each county clerk shall place a
copy of the certification on 
20file in his or her office and at the same
time issue to the 
21State Board of Elections a copy of such certification.
In 
22addition, each county clerk in whose county there is a board of 
23election
commissioners shall, not less than 68 days before the 
24date of the general
election, issue to such board a copy of the 
25certification that has been
filed in the county clerk's 
26office, together with a copy of the
certification that has 
 
 
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1been issued to the clerk by the State Board of
Elections, with 
2directions to the board of election commissioners to place

3upon the official ballot for the general election in that 
4election
jurisdiction the names of all candidates that are 
5listed on such
certifications, in the same manner and in the 
6same order as shown upon such
certifications, except as 
7otherwise provided in this Section.

8    Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the 
9same political
party for multiple offices for any board, the 
10name of the candidate of such
party receiving the highest 
11number of votes in the primary election as a
candidate for such 
12office, as shown by the official election returns of the

13primary, shall be certified first under the name of such 
14offices, and the
names of the remaining candidates of such 
15party for such offices shall
follow in the order of the number 
16of votes received by them respectively at
the primary election 
17as shown by the official election results.

18    No person who is shown by the final

proclamation to have

19been nominated or elected at the primary as a write-in 
20candidate shall have his or her
name certified unless such 
21person shall have filed with the certifying
office or board 
22within 10 days after the election authority's proclamation
a 
23statement of candidacy pursuant to Section 7-10, a statement 
24pursuant
to Section 7-10.1, and a receipt for the filing of a 
25statement of economic interests in relation to the unit of 
26government to which he or she has been elected or nominated.


 
 
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1    Each county clerk and board of election commissioners 
2shall determine
by a fair and impartial method of random 
3selection the order of placement
of established political 
4party candidates for the general election ballot.
Such 
5determination shall be made within 30 days following the 
6canvass and proclamation
of the results of the general primary

7in the office of the county clerk or board of election 
8commissioners and
shall be open to the public.  Seven days 
9written notice of the time and place
of conducting such random 
10selection shall be given, by each such election
authority, to 
11the County Chair of each established political party, and
to 
12each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction 
13which
was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding 
14election, to have
pollwatchers present on the day of election.  
15Each election authority shall
post in a conspicuous, open and 
16public place, at the entrance of the election
authority 
17office, notice of the time and place of such lottery.  However,

18a board of election commissioners may elect to place 
19established political
party candidates on the general election 
20ballot in the same order determined
by the county clerk of the 
21county in which the city under the jurisdiction
of such board 
22is located.

23    Each certification shall indicate, where applicable, the 
24following:

25        (1) The political party affiliation of the candidates 
26    for the respective offices;

 
 
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1        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected 
2    to an office from
the State, political subdivision or 
3    district;

4        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than 
5    one candidate for an office;

6        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled 
7    for less than a
full term or if the offices to be filled in 
8    a political subdivision are for
different terms.

9    The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the 
10case may be,
shall issue an amended certification whenever it 
11is discovered that the
original certification is in error.

12(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


13    (10 ILCS 5/7-61)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-61)




14    Sec. 7-61. Whenever a special election is necessary the 
15provisions of
this Article are applicable to the nomination of 
16candidates to be voted
for at such special election.

17    In cases where a primary election is required the officer 
18or board or
commission whose duty it is under the provisions of 
19this Act relating to
general elections to call an election, 
20shall fix a date for the primary
for the nomination of 
21candidates to be voted for at such special
election. Notice of 
22such primary shall be given at least 15 days prior
to the 
23maximum time provided for the filing of petitions for such a

24primary as provided in Section 7-12.

25    Any vacancy in nomination under the provisions of this 
 
 
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1Article 7
occurring on or after the primary and prior to 
2certification of
candidates by the certifying board or 
3officer, must be filled prior to the
date of certification. 
4Any vacancy in nomination occurring after certification
but 
5prior to 15 days before the general election shall be filled 
6within 8 days
after the event creating the vacancy. The 
7resolution filling the vacancy shall
be sent by U. S. mail or 
8personal delivery to the certifying officer or board
within 3 
9days of the action by which the vacancy was filled; provided, 
10if such
resolution is sent by mail and the U. S. postmark on 
11the envelope containing
such resolution is dated prior to the 
12expiration of such 3 day limit, the
resolution shall be deemed 
13filed within such 3 day limit. Failure to so
transmit the 
14resolution within the time specified in this Section shall

15authorize the certifying officer or board to certify the 
16original candidate.
Vacancies shall be filled by the officers 
17of a local municipal or township
political party as specified 
18in subsection (h) of Section 7-8, other than a
statewide 
19political party, that is established only within a 
20municipality or
township and the managing committee (or 
21legislative committee in case of a
candidate for State Senator 
22or representative committee in the case of a
candidate for 
23State Representative in the General Assembly  or State central 
24committee in the case of a candidate for statewide office, 
25including but not limited to the office of United States 
26Senator) of the respective
political party for the territorial 
 
 
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1area in which such vacancy occurs.

2    The resolution to fill a vacancy in nomination shall be 
3duly
acknowledged before an officer qualified to take 
4acknowledgements of deeds
and shall include, upon its face, 
5the following information:

6    (a) the name of the original nominee and the office 
7vacated;

8    (b) the date on which the vacancy occurred;

9    (c) the name and address of the nominee selected to fill 
10the vacancy and
the date of selection.

11    The resolution to fill a vacancy in nomination shall be 
12accompanied by a
Statement of Candidacy, as prescribed in 
13Section 7-10, completed by the
selected nominee and a receipt 
14indicating that such nominee has filed a
statement of economic 
15interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act.

16    The provisions of Section 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating to 
17objections to
certificates of nomination and nomination 
18papers, hearings on objections,
and judicial review, shall 
19apply to and govern objections to resolutions
for filling a 
20vacancy in nomination.

21    Any vacancy in nomination occurring 15 days or less before 
22the consolidated
election or the general election shall not be 
23filled.  In this event, the
certification of the original 
24candidate shall stand and his name shall
appear on the 
25official ballot to be voted at the general election.

26    A vacancy in nomination occurs when a candidate who has 
 
 
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1been
nominated under the provisions of this Article 7 dies 
2before the
election (whether death occurs prior to, on or 
3after the day of the
primary), or declines the nomination; 
4provided that nominations may
become vacant for other reasons.

5    If the name of no established political party candidate 
6was printed on
the consolidated primary ballot for a 
7particular office
and if no person was nominated as a write-in 
8candidate for such office,
a vacancy in nomination shall be 
9created which may be filled in accordance
with the 
10requirements of this Section. Except as otherwise provided in 
11this Code, if If the name of no established political
party 
12candidate was printed on the general primary ballot for a 
13particular
office and if no person was nominated as a write-in 
14candidate for such office,
a vacancy in nomination shall be 
15filled only by a person designated by the appropriate 
16committee of the political party and only if that designated 
17person files nominating petitions with the number of 
18signatures required for an established party candidate for 
19that office within 75 days after the day of the general 
20primary. The circulation period for those petitions begins on 
21the day the appropriate committee designates that person. The 
22person shall file his or her nominating petitions, statements 
23of candidacy, notice of appointment by the appropriate 
24committee, and receipt of filing his or her statement of 
25economic interests together. These documents shall be filed at 
26the same location as provided in Section 7-12. The electoral 
 
 
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1boards having jurisdiction under Section 10-9 to hear and pass 
2upon objections to nominating petitions also shall hear and 
3pass upon objections to nomination petitions filed by 
4candidates under this paragraph.

5    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a 
6partisan
candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated 
7for his or her
nomination at such primary election, is 
8ineligible to be listed on the
ballot at that general or 
9consolidated election as a candidate of another
political 
10party.

11    A candidate seeking election to an office for which 
12candidates of
political parties are nominated by caucus who is 
13a participant in the
caucus and who is defeated for his or her 
14nomination at such caucus, is
ineligible to be listed on the 
15ballot at that general or consolidated
election as a candidate 
16of another political party.

17    In the proceedings to nominate a candidate to fill a 
18vacancy or to
fill a vacancy in the nomination, each precinct, 
19township, ward, county
or congressional district, as the case 
20may be, shall through its
representative on such central or 
21managing committee, be entitled to one
vote for each ballot 
22voted in such precinct, township, ward, county or

23congressional district, as the case may be, by the primary 
24electors of
its party at the primary election immediately 
25preceding the meeting at
which such vacancy is to be filled.

26    For purposes of this Section, the words "certify" and 
 
 
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1"certification"
shall refer to the act of officially declaring 
2the names of candidates
entitled to be printed upon the 
3official ballot at an election and
directing election 
4authorities to place the names of such candidates upon
the 
5official ballot.  "Certifying officers or board" shall refer to 
6the
local election official, election authority or the State 
7Board of
Elections, as the case may be, with whom nomination 
8papers, including
certificates of nomination and resolutions 
9to fill vacancies in nomination,
are filed and whose duty it is 
10to "certify" candidates.

11(Source: P.A. 96-809, eff. 1-1-10; 96-848, eff. 1-1-10.)

 


12    (10 ILCS 5/8-5)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-5)




13    Sec. 8-5. Legislative committees; representative 
14committees.  There shall be constituted one legislative 
15committee for each
political party in each legislative 
16district and one representative committee
for each political 
17party in each representative district. Legislative and

18representative committees shall be composed as follows:

19    In legislative or representative districts within or 
20including a portion
of any county containing 2,000,000 or more 
21inhabitants, the legislative
or representative committee of a

22political party shall consist of the committeepersons of such 
23party
representing each township or ward of such county any 
24portion of which
township or ward is included within such 
25legislative or representative
district and the chair
 of each 
 
 
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1county central committee of such party of any county

2containing less than 2,000,000 inhabitants any portion of 
3which county
is included within such legislative or 
4representative district.

5    In the remainder of the State, the legislative or 
6representative committee
of a political
party shall consist of 
7the chair of each county central committee of
such party, any 
8portion of which county is included within such
legislative or 
9representative district; but if a legislative or 
10representative
district comprises only one
county, or part of 
11a county, its legislative or representative committee
shall 
12consist of
the chair of the county central committee and 2 
13members of the county
central committee who reside in the 
14legislative or representative district,
as the case may be, 
15elected by the chair of the county central committee.

16    Within 180 days after the primary of the even-numbered 
17year immediately
following the decennial redistricting 
18required by Section 3 of Article IV
of the Illinois 
19Constitution of 1970, the ward committeepersons, township 
20committeepersons
 or chairmen of county central committees 
21within each of the
redistricted legislative and representative 
22districts shall meet and
proceed to organize by electing from 
23among their own number a chair and,
either from among their own 
24number or otherwise, such other officers as
they may deem 
25necessary or expedient.  The ward committeepersons, township 
26committeepersons
 or chairmen of county central committees 
 
 
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1shall determine the
time and place (which shall be in the 
2limits of such district) of such
meeting.  Immediately upon 
3completion of organization, the chair shall
forward to the 
4State Board of Elections the names and addresses of the chair
 
5and secretary of the committee.  A vacancy shall occur when a

6member dies, resigns or ceases to reside in the county, 
7township or ward
which he represented.

8    Within 180 days after the primary of each other 
9even-numbered year, each
legislative committee and 
10representative committee shall meet and proceed
to organize by 
11electing from among its own number a chair, and either
from its 
12own number or otherwise, such other officers as each committee

13may deem necessary or expedient. Immediately upon completion 
14of
organization, the chair shall forward to the State Board of

15Elections, the names and addresses of the chair and secretary 
16of the
committee. The outgoing chair of such committee shall 
17notify the
members of the time and place (which shall be in the 
18limits of such
district) of such meeting. A vacancy shall 
19occur when a member dies,
resigns, or ceases to reside in the 
20county, township or ward, which he
represented.

21    If any change is made in the boundaries of any precinct, 
22township or
ward, the committeeperson previously elected 
23therefrom shall continue to
serve, as if no boundary change 
24had occurred, for the purpose of acting
as a member of a 
25legislative or representative committee until his successor
is 
26elected or appointed.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



2    (10 ILCS 5/8-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)



3    Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no 
4candidate for nomination shall be printed
upon the primary 
5ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been
filed 
6in his behalf as provided for in this Section.  Each such 
7petition
shall include as a part thereof the oath required by 
8Section 7-10.1 of
this Act and a statement of candidacy by the 
9candidate filing or in
whose behalf the petition is filed.  
10This statement shall set out the
address of such candidate, 
11the office for which he is a candidate, shall
state that the 
12candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
which 
13the petition relates, is qualified for the office specified 
14and
has filed a statement of economic interests as required by 
15the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the 
16candidate's name be
placed upon the official ballot and shall 
17be subscribed and sworn by
such candidate before some officer 
18authorized to take acknowledgment of
deeds in this State and 
19may be in substantially the following form:

20State of Illinois)

21                 ) ss.

22County ..........)

23    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... 
24street in
the city (or village of) .... in the county of .... 
25State of Illinois;
that I am a qualified voter therein and am a 
 
 
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1qualified primary voter of
.... party; that I am a candidate 
2for nomination to the office of ....
to be voted upon at the 
3primary election to be held on (insert date);
that I am legally 
4qualified to hold such office and
that I have filed a statement 
5of economic interests as required by the
Illinois Governmental 
6Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be
printed upon 
7the official primary ballot for nomination for such office.

8
Signed ....................


9    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 
10who is to me
personally known, on (insert date).

11
Signed .... (Official Character)


12
(Seal if officer has one.)


13    The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating 
14that the candidate has filed the statement of economic 
15interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act 
16must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in 
17subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.

18    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all All 
19petitions for nomination for the office of State Senator shall 
20be signed
by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000  of the 
21qualified primary electors of
the candidate's party in his 
22legislative district.

23    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all All 
24petitions for nomination for the office of Representative in 
25the General
Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not 
26more than 1,500  of
the qualified primary electors of the 
 
 
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1candidate's party in his or her
representative district.

2    Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector 
3who signs a
petition for nomination for the office of State 
4Representative or State
Senator such elector's residence 
5address shall be written or printed.  The
residence address 
6required to be written or printed opposite each qualified

7primary elector's name shall include the street address or 
8rural route
number of the signer, as the case may be, as well 
9as the signer's county
and city, village or town.

10    For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary 
11electors shall
be determined by taking the total vote cast, in 
12the applicable district,
for the candidate for such political 
13party who received the highest number
of votes, state-wide, at 
14the last general election in the State at which
electors for 
15President of the United States were elected.

16    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign 
17petitions for or be a
candidate in the primary of more than one 
18party.

19    In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition 
20circulator,
who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who 
21is a citizen of the United
States, shall state his or her 
22street address or rural route
number, as the
case may be, as 
23well as his or her county, city, village or
town, and state; 
24and
shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the 
25petition were signed in
his or her presence; and shall certify 
26that the signatures are genuine; and
shall certify
that to the 
 
 
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1best of his or her knowledge and belief the persons so signing 
2were
at the time of signing the petition qualified primary 
3voters for which the
nomination is sought.

4    In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the 
5petition
circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on 
6which he or she
circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the 
7first and last dates on which
the sheet was circulated, or (3) 
8certify that none of the signatures on the
sheet were signed 
9more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
of the 
10petition.  No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 
11days
preceding the last day provided in Section 8-9 for the 
12filing of such petition.

13    All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board 
14of Elections shall
be the original sheets which have been 
15signed by the voters and by the
circulator, and not 
16photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.

17    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 
18whose behalf
the petition is circulated, may strike any 
19signature from the petition,
provided that:


20        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 
21    the petition at
the place where the signature is struck; 
22    and


23        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 
24    certification
listing the page number and line number of 
25    each signature struck from
the petition.  Such 
26    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)

 


2    (10 ILCS 5/8-8.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8.1)




3    Sec. 8-8.1. In the designation of the name of a candidate 
4on a petition for
nomination, the candidate's given name or 
5names, initial or initials, a
nickname by which the candidate 
6is commonly known, or a combination
thereof, may be used in 
7addition to the candidate's surname. If a candidate has 
8changed his or her name, whether by a statutory or common law 
9procedure in Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 
10years before the last day for filing the petition for that 
11office, then (i) the candidate's name on the petition must be 
12followed by "formerly known as (list all prior names during 
13the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of each 
14such name change)" and (ii) the petition must be accompanied 
15by the candidate's affidavit stating the candidate's previous 
16names during the period specified in (i) and the date or dates 
17each of those names was changed; failure to meet these 
18requirements shall be grounds for denying certification of the 
19candidate's name for the ballot or removing the candidate's 
20name from the ballot, as appropriate, but these requirements 
21do not apply to name changes resulting from adoption to assume 
22an adoptive parent's or parents' surname, marriage or civil 
23union to assume a spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage 
24or civil union or declaration of invalidity of marriage or 
25civil union to assume a former surname or a name change that 
 
 
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1conforms the candidate's name to his or her gender identity. 
2No other
designation such as a political slogan, title, or 
3degree, or nickname
suggesting or implying
possession of a 
4title, degree or professional status, or similar information

5may be used
in connection with the candidate's surname.

6(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07.)

 



7    (10 ILCS 5/8-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-10)



8    Sec. 8-10. 
Except as otherwise provided in this  Code, not 
9Not less than 68 days prior to the date of the primary, the 
10State Board
of Elections shall certify to the county clerk for 
11each county, the names
of all candidates for legislative 
12offices, as specified
in the petitions for
nominations on file 
13in its office, which are to be voted for in such
county, 
14stating in such certificates the political affiliation of each

15candidate for nomination, as specified in the petitions. The 
16State Board
of Elections shall, in its
certificate to the 
17county clerk, certify to the county clerk the names of
the 
18candidates in the order in which the names shall appear upon 
19the
primary ballot, the names to appear in the order in which 
20petitions have
been filed.

21    Not less than 62 days prior to the date of the primary, the 
22county clerk
shall certify to the board of election 
23commissioners if there be any such
board in his county, the 
24names of all candidates so certified to him by the
State Board 
25of Elections in the districts wholly or partly within the

 
 
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1jurisdiction of said board and in the order in which such names 
2are
certified to him.

3(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)

 
4    (10 ILCS 5/8-17)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-17)
5    Sec. 8-17. The death of any candidate prior to, or on, the 
6date of the primary
shall not affect the canvass of the 
7ballots.  If the result of such
canvass discloses that such 
8candidate, if he had lived, would have been
nominated, such 
9candidate shall be declared nominated.
10    In the event that a candidate of a party who has been 
11nominated under
the provisions of this Article shall die 
12before election (whether death
occurs prior to, or on, or 
13after, the date of the primary) or decline
the nomination or 
14should the nomination for any other reason become
vacant, the 
15legislative or representative committee of such party for
such 
16district shall
nominate a candidate of such party to fill such 
17vacancy.
However, if there
was no candidate for the nomination 
18of the party in the primary, except as otherwise provided in 
19this Code,
no candidate of that party for that
office may be 
20listed on the ballot at the general election, unless the

21legislative or representative committee of the party nominates 
22a candidate
to fill the vacancy in nomination within 75 days 
23after the date of the
general primary election.
Vacancies in

24nomination occurring under this Article shall be filled by the 
25appropriate
legislative or representative committee in 
 
 
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1accordance with the provisions
of Section 7-61 of this Code.  
2In proceedings to fill the vacancy in
nomination, the voting 
3strength of the members of the legislative or
representative 
4committee shall be as provided in Section 8-6. 
5(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-8.10)

7    Sec. 9-8.10. Use of political committee and other 
8reporting organization
funds.

9    (a) A political committee shall
not
make
expenditures:


10        (1) In violation of any law of the United States or of 
11    this State.


12        (2) Clearly in excess of the fair market value of the 
13    services,
materials, facilities,
or other things of value 
14    received in exchange.


15        (3) For satisfaction or repayment of any debts other 
16    than loans made to
the
committee or to the public official 
17    or candidate on behalf of the committee or
repayment of 
18    goods
and services purchased by the committee under a 
19    credit
agreement.  Nothing in this Section authorizes the 
20    use of campaign funds to
repay personal loans.  The 
21    repayments shall be made by check written to the
person 
22    who made the loan or credit agreement.  The terms and 
23    conditions of any
loan or credit agreement to a
committee 
24    shall be set forth in a written agreement, including but 
25    not limited
to the
method and
amount of repayment, that 
 
 
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1    shall be executed by the chair or treasurer of the

2    committee at the time of the loan or credit agreement.  The 
3    loan or agreement
shall also
set forth the rate of 
4    interest for the loan, if any, which may not
substantially 
5    exceed the
prevailing market interest rate at the time the 
6    agreement is executed.


7        (4) For the satisfaction or repayment of any debts or 
8    for the payment of
any expenses relating to a personal 
9    residence.
Campaign funds may not be used as collateral 
10    for home mortgages.


11        (5) For clothing or personal laundry expenses, except 
12    clothing items
rented by
the public official or candidate

13    for his or her own use exclusively for a specific 
14    campaign-related event,
provided that
committees may 
15    purchase costumes, novelty items, or other accessories 
16    worn
primarily to
advertise the candidacy.


17        (6) For the travel expenses of
any person unless the 
18    travel is necessary for fulfillment of political,

19    governmental, or public policy duties, activities, or 
20    purposes.


21        (7) For membership or club dues charged by 
22    organizations, clubs, or
facilities that
are primarily 
23    engaged in providing health, exercise, or recreational 
24    services;
provided,
however, that funds received under 
25    this Article may be used to rent the clubs
or facilities

26    for a specific campaign-related event.


 
 
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1        (8) In payment for anything of value or for 
2    reimbursement of any
expenditure for
which any person has 
3    been reimbursed by the State or any person.
For purposes 
4    of this item (8), a per diem allowance is not a 
5    reimbursement.


6        (9) For the lease or purchase of or installment 
7    payment for a motor vehicle unless
the political committee 
8    can demonstrate that purchase of a motor vehicle is
more 
9    cost-effective than leasing a motor vehicle as permitted 
10    under this item
(9).  A political committee may lease or 
11    purchase and insure, maintain, and
repair a motor vehicle 
12    if the vehicle will be used primarily for campaign

13    purposes or
for the performance of governmental duties. 
14    Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a political committee 
15    from using political funds to make expenditures related to 
16    vehicles not purchased or leased by a political committee, 
17    provided the expenditure relates to the use of the vehicle 
18    for primarily campaign purposes or the performance of 
19    governmental duties.  A committee
shall not make 
20    expenditures for use of the vehicle for non-campaign or

21    non-governmental purposes.  Persons using vehicles not 
22    purchased or leased by a
political committee may be 
23    reimbursed for actual mileage for the use of the
vehicle 
24    for campaign purposes or for the performance of 
25    governmental duties.
The mileage reimbursements shall be 
26    made at a rate not to exceed the standard
mileage rate 
 
 
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1    method for computation of business expenses under the 
2    Internal
Revenue Code.


3        (10) Directly for an individual's tuition or other 
4    educational expenses,
except for governmental or political 
5    purposes directly related to a candidate's
or public 
6    official's duties and responsibilities.


7        (11) For payments to a public official or candidate or 
8    his or her
family member unless
for compensation for 
9    services actually rendered by that person.
The provisions 
10    of this item (11) do not apply to expenditures by a

11    political committee in an aggregate
amount not exceeding 
12    the amount of funds reported to and certified by the State

13    Board or county clerk as available as of June 30, 1998, in 
14    the semi-annual
report of
contributions and expenditures 
15    filed by the
political committee for the period concluding 
16    June 30, 1998.


17    (b) The Board shall have the authority to investigate, 
18upon
receipt of a verified complaint, violations of the 
19provisions of this Section.
The Board may levy a fine
on any 
20person who knowingly makes expenditures in violation of this 
21Section and
on any person who knowingly makes a malicious and 
22false accusation of a
violation of this Section.
The Board may 
23act under this subsection only upon the affirmative vote of at

24least 5 of its members.  The fine shall not
exceed $500 for each 
25expenditure of $500 or less and shall not exceed the
amount of 
26the
expenditure plus $500 for each expenditure greater than 
 
 
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1$500.  The Board shall
also
have the authority
to render 
2rulings and issue opinions relating to compliance with this

3Section.


4    (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits the expenditure of 
5funds of a
political
committee controlled by an officeholder 
6or by a candidate to defray the customary and reasonable 
7expenses of an
officeholder in
connection with the performance 
8of governmental and public service functions.


9    (d) Nothing in this Section prohibits the funds of a 
10political committee which is controlled by a person convicted 
11of a violation of any of the offenses listed in subsection (a) 
12of Section 10 of the Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act 
13from being forfeited to the State under Section 15 of the 
14Public Corruption Profit Forfeiture Act. 
15(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 


16    (10 ILCS 5/9-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-13)



17    Sec. 9-13. Audits of political committees. 
18    (a) The Board shall have the authority to order a 
19political committee to conduct an audit of the financial 
20records required to be maintained by the committee to ensure 
21compliance with Sections 9-8.5 and 9-10. Audits ordered by the 
22Board shall be conducted as provided in this Section and as 
23provided by Board rule.
24    (b) The Board may order a political committee to conduct 
25an audit of its financial records for any of the following 
 
 
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1reasons: (i) a discrepancy between the ending balance of a 
2reporting period and the beginning balance of the next 
3reporting period, (ii) failure to account for previously 
4reported investments or loans, or (iii) a discrepancy between 
5reporting contributions received by or expenditures made for a 
6political committee that are reported by another political 
7committee, except the Board shall not order an audit pursuant 
8to this item (iii) unless there is a willful pattern of 
9inaccurate reporting or there is a pattern of similar 
10inaccurate reporting involving similar contributions by the 
11same contributor.  Prior to ordering an audit, the Board shall 
12afford the political committee due notice and an opportunity 
13for a closed preliminary hearing. A political committee shall 
14hire an entity qualified to perform an audit; except, a 
15political committee shall not hire a person that has 
16contributed to the political committee during the previous 4 
17years.
18    (c) In each calendar year, the Board shall randomly select 
19order no more than 3% of registered political committees to 
20conduct an audit. The Board shall establish a standard, 
21scientific method of selecting the political committees that 
22are to be audited so that every political committee has an 
23equal mathematical chance of being selected. A political 
24committee selected to conduct an audit through the random 
25selection process shall only be required to conduct the audit 
26if it was required to file at least one quarterly report during 
 
 
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1the period to be covered by the audit and has: (i) a fund 
2balance of $10,000 or more as of the close of the most recent 
3reporting period; (ii) an average closing fund balance of 
4$10,000 or more on quarterly reports occurring during the 
52-year period to be covered by the audit; or (iii) average 
6total receipts of $10,000 or more on quarterly reports 
7occurring during the 2-year period to be covered by the audit. 
8Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a 
9political committee owing unpaid fines at the time of its 
10random selection shall be ordered to conduct an audit. The 
11Board shall not select additional registered political 
12committees to conduct an audit to replace any of the 
13originally selected political committees. 
14    (d) Upon receipt of notification from the Board ordering 
15an audit, a political committee shall conduct an audit of the 
16financial records required to be maintained by the committee 
17to ensure compliance with the contribution limitations 
18established in Section 9-8.5 and the reporting requirements 
19established in Section 9-3 and Section 9-10 for a period of 2 
20years from the close of the most recent reporting period or the 
21period since the committee was previously ordered to conduct 
22an audit, whichever is shorter. The entity performing the 
23audit shall review the amount of funds and investments 
24maintained by the political committee and ensure the financial 
25records accurately account for any contributions and 
26expenditures made by the political committee.

A certified copy 
 
 
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1of the audit shall be delivered to the Board within 60 calendar 
2days after receipt of notice from the Board, unless the Board 
3grants an extension to complete the audit.  A political 
4committee ordered to conduct an audit through the random 
5selection process shall not be required to conduct another 
6audit for a minimum of 5 years unless the Board has reason to 
7believe the political committee is in violation of Section 
89-3, 9-8.5, or 9-10.
9    (e)  The Board shall not disclose the name of any political 
10committee ordered to conduct an audit or any documents in 
11possession of the Board related to an audit unless, after 
12review of the audit findings, the Board has reason to believe 
13the political committee is in violation of Section 9-3, 9-8.5, 
14or 9-10 and the Board imposed a fine.
15    (f) Failure to deliver a certified audit in a timely 
16manner is a business offense punishable by a fine of $250 per 
17day that the audit is late, up to a maximum of $5,000. 

















18(Source: P.A. 100-784, eff. 8-10-18.)

 



19    (10 ILCS 5/10-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-4)



20    Sec. 10-4. Form of petition for nomination. All petitions 
21for nomination
under this Article 10 for
candidates for public 
22office in this State, shall in addition to other
requirements 
23provided by law, be as follows:  Such petitions shall
consist 
24of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above

25the space for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the 
 
 
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1information
as to name of candidate or candidates in whose 
2behalf such petition is
signed; the office; the party; place 
3of residence; and such other
information or wording as 
4required to make same valid, and the heading
of each sheet 
5shall be the same.  Such petition shall be signed by the

6qualified voters in their own proper persons only, and 
7opposite the
signature of each signer his residence address 
8shall be written or
printed.  The residence address required to 
9be written or printed
opposite each qualified primary 
10elector's name shall include the street
address or rural route 
11number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as
the 
12signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.  
13However,
the county or city, village or
town, and state of 
14residence of such electors may be printed on the
petition 
15forms where all of the electors signing the petition
reside in 
16the same county or city, village or town, and state.  Standard

17abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, 
18including
street number, if any. Except as otherwise provided 
19in this Code, no  No signature shall be valid or be counted in

20considering the validity or sufficiency of such petition 
21unless the
requirements of this Section are complied with. At 
22the bottom of each
sheet of such petition shall be added a 
23circulator's statement, signed by a
person 18
years of age or 
24older who is a citizen of the United States; stating the street 
25address or rural route
number, as the case may be, as well as 
26the county,
city,
village or town, and state; certifying that 
 
 
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1the signatures on that sheet of
the petition
were signed in his 
2or her presence; certifying that the signatures are
genuine;

3and either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was 
4circulated, or (2)
indicating the first and last dates on 
5which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
certifying that none of 
6the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
days 
7preceding the last day for the filing of the petition; and

8certifying
that to the best of his knowledge and belief the 
9persons so signing were at the
time of signing the petition 
10duly registered voters under Articles 4, 5 or 6 of
the Code of 
11the political subdivision or district for which the candidate 
12or
candidates shall be nominated, and certifying that their 
13respective residences
are correctly stated therein.  Such 
14statement shall be sworn to before some
officer authorized to 
15administer oaths in this State. Except as otherwise provided 
16in this Code, no  No petition sheet shall
be circulated more 
17than 90 days preceding the last day provided in Section 10-6

18for the filing of such petition. Such sheets, before being 
19presented to the
electoral board or filed with the proper 
20officer of the electoral district or
division of the state or 
21municipality, as the case may be, shall be neatly
fastened 
22together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and 
23fastening
them together at one edge in a secure and suitable 
24manner, and the sheets shall
then be numbered consecutively.  
25The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting
them together end 
26to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll.  All
petition 
 
 
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1sheets which are filed with the proper local election 
2officials,
election authorities or the State Board of 
3Elections shall be the original
sheets which have been signed 
4by the voters and by the circulator, and not
photocopies or 
5duplicates of such sheets.  A petition, when presented or

6filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added to, and no 
7signature shall be
revoked except by revocation in writing 
8presented or filed with the officers or
officer with whom the 
9petition is required to be presented or filed, and before
the 
10presentment or filing of such petition.  Whoever forges any 
11name of a
signer upon any petition shall be deemed guilty of a 
12forgery, and on conviction
thereof, shall be punished 
13accordingly.  The word "petition" or "petition for
nomination", 
14as used herein, shall mean what is sometimes known as 
15nomination
papers, in distinction to what is known as a 
16certificate of nomination. The
words "political division for 
17which the candidate is nominated", or its
equivalent, shall 
18mean the largest political division in which all qualified

19voters may vote upon such candidate or candidates, as the 
20state in the case of
state officers; the township in the case 
21of township officers et cetera.
Provided, further, that no 
22person shall circulate or certify petitions for
candidates of 
23more than one political party, or for an independent candidate 
24or
candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted 
25upon at the next
primary or general election, or for such 
26candidates and parties with respect to
the same political 
 
 
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1subdivision at the next consolidated election.

2(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

 


3    (10 ILCS 5/10-5.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5.1)




4    Sec. 10-5.1. In the designation of the name of a candidate 
5on a certificate of
nomination or nomination papers the 
6candidate's given name or names,
initial or initials, a 
7nickname by which the candidate is commonly
known, or a 
8combination thereof, may be used in addition to the

9candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her 
10name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in 
11Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the 
12last day for filing the certificate of nomination or 
13nomination papers for that office, whichever is applicable, 
14then (i) the candidate's name on the certificate or papers 
15must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior names 
16during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of 
17each such name change)" and (ii) the certificate or paper must 
18be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the 
19candidate's previous names during the period specified in (i) 
20and the date or dates each of those names was changed; failure 
21to meet these requirements shall be grounds for denying 
22certification of the candidate's name for the ballot or 
23removing the candidate's name from the ballot, as appropriate, 
24but these requirements do not apply to name changes resulting 
25from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's or parents' 
 
 
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1surname, marriage or civil union to assume a spouse's surname, 
2or dissolution of marriage or civil union or declaration of 
3invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume a former 
4surname or a name change that conforms the candidate's name to 
5his or her gender identity. No other designation such as a 
6political slogan,
title, or
degree, or
nickname suggesting or 
7implying possession of a title, degree or professional
status, 
8or
similar information may be used in connection with the 
9candidate's
surname.

10(Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03; 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07.)

 



11    (10 ILCS 5/10-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-6)



12    Sec. 10-6. Time and manner of filing. Except as otherwise 
13provided in this Code, certificates Certificates
 of
nomination 
14and nomination papers for the nomination of candidates for

15offices to be filled by electors of the entire State, or any 
16district
not entirely within a county, or for congressional, 
17state legislative or
judicial offices, shall be presented to 
18the principal office of the
State Board of Elections not more 
19than 141 nor less than 134
days previous
to the day of election 
20for which the candidates are nominated.  The
State Board of 
21Elections shall endorse the certificates of nomination or

22nomination papers, as the case may be, and the date and hour of

23presentment to it. Except as otherwise provided in this Code 
24section, all
other certificates for the nomination of 
25candidates shall be filed with
the county clerk of the 
 
 
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1respective counties not more than 141 but at
least 134 days 
2previous to the day of such election. Certificates of 
3nomination and nomination papers for the nomination of 
4candidates for school district offices to be filled at 
5consolidated elections shall be filed with the county clerk or 
6county board of election commissioners of the county in which 
7the principal office of the school district is located not 
8more than 113 nor less than 106 days before the consolidated 
9election. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, 
10certificates  Certificates
of
nomination and nomination papers 
11for the nomination of candidates for
the other offices of 
12political subdivisions to be filled at regular elections
other 
13than the general election shall be filed with the local 
14election
official of such subdivision:

15        (1) (Blank);

16        (2) not more than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to 
17    the
consolidated
election; or

18        (3) not more than 113 nor less than 106 days prior to 
19    the general
primary in the case of municipal offices to be 
20    filled at the general
primary election; or

21        (4) not more than 99 nor less than 92 days before the

22    consolidated
primary in the case of municipal offices to 
23    be elected on a nonpartisan
basis pursuant to law 
24    (including without limitation, those municipal
offices 
25    subject to Articles 4 and 5 of the Municipal Code); or

26        (5) not more than 113 nor less than 106 days before the 
 
 
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1    municipal
primary in even numbered years for such 
2    nonpartisan municipal offices
where annual elections are 
3    provided; or

4        (6) in the case of petitions for the office of 
5    multi-township assessor,
such petitions shall be filed 
6    with the election authority not more than
113 nor less 
7    than 106 days before the consolidated election.

8    However, where a political subdivision's boundaries are 
9co-extensive
with or are entirely within the jurisdiction of a 
10municipal board of
election commissioners, the certificates of 
11nomination and nomination
papers for candidates for such 
12political subdivision offices shall be filed
in the office of 
13such Board.

14(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)

 


15    (10 ILCS 5/10-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-7)




16    Sec. 10-7. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any 
17Any person whose name has been presented as a candidate, 
18including nonpartisan and independent candidates,
may cause 
19his name to be withdrawn from any such nomination by his

20request in writing, signed by him and duly acknowledged before 
21an
officer qualified to take acknowledgment of deeds, and 
22presented to the
principal office or permanent branch office 
23of the Board, the election
authority, or the local election 
24official, as the case may be, not later
than the date for 
25certification of candidates for the ballot.  No name so

 
 
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1withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballots under the party 
2appellation or
title from which the candidate has withdrawn 
3his name.   If such a request for withdrawal is received after 
4the date for certification of the candidates for the ballot, 
5then the votes cast for the withdrawn candidate are invalid 
6and shall not be reported by the election authority. If the 
7name of the
same person has been presented as a candidate for 2 
8or more offices which
are incompatible so that the same person 
9could not serve in more than one
of such offices if elected, 
10that person must withdraw as a candidate for
all but one of 
11such offices within the 5 business days following the last
day 
12for petition filing.  If he fails to withdraw as a candidate for 
13all
but one of such offices within such time, his name shall 
14not be certified,
nor printed on the ballot, for any office. 
15However, nothing in this section
shall be construed as 
16precluding a judge who is seeking retention in office
from 
17also being a candidate for another judicial office.  Except as

18otherwise herein provided, in case the certificate of 
19nomination or
petition as provided for in this Article shall 
20contain or exhibit the name
of any candidate for any office 
21upon more than one of said certificates or
petitions (for the 
22same office), then and in that case the Board or
election 
23authority or local election official, as the case may be, 
24shall
immediately notify said candidate of said fact and that 
25his name appears
unlawfully upon more than one of said 
26certificates or petitions and that
within 3 days from the 
 
 
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1receipt of said notification, said candidate must
elect as to 
2which of said political party appellations or groups he 
3desires
his name to appear and remain under upon said ballot, 
4and if said candidate
refuses, fails or neglects to make such 
5election, then and in that case the
Board or election 
6authority or local election official, as the case may be,

7shall permit the name of said candidate to appear or be printed 
8or placed
upon said ballot only under the political party 
9appellation or group
appearing on the certificate of 
10nomination or petition, as the case may be,
first filed, and 
11shall strike or cause to be stricken the name of said
candidate 
12from all certificates of nomination and petitions
filed after 
13the first such certificate of nomination or petition.

14    Whenever the name of a candidate for an office is 
15withdrawn from a new
political party petition, it shall 
16constitute a vacancy in nomination for
that office which may 
17be filled in accordance with Section 10-11 of this
Article; 
18provided, that if the names of all candidates for all offices 
19on
a new political party petition are withdrawn or such 
20petition is declared
invalid by an electoral board or upon 
21judicial review, no vacancies in
nomination for those offices 
22shall exist and the filing of any notice or
resolution 
23purporting to fill vacancies in nomination shall have no legal 
24effect.

25    Whenever the name of an independent candidate for an 
26office is withdrawn
or an independent candidate's petition is 
 
 
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1declared invalid by an electoral
board or upon judicial 
2review, no vacancy in nomination for that office
shall exist 
3and the filing of any notice or resolution purporting to fill
a 
4vacancy in nomination shall have no legal effect.

5    All certificates of nomination and nomination papers when 
6presented or
filed shall be open, under proper regulation, to 
7public inspection, and the
State Board of Elections and the 
8several election authorities and local
election officials 
9having charge of nomination papers shall preserve the
same in 
10their respective offices not less than 6 months.

11(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

 


12    (10 ILCS 5/10-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)




13    Sec. 10-8. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, 
14certificates Certificates of nomination and nomination papers, 
15and
petitions to submit public questions to a referendum, 
16being filed as
required by this Code, and being in apparent 
17conformity with the
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to 
18be valid unless objection
thereto is duly made in writing 
19within 5 business days after the last day for
filing the 
20certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition
for 
21a public question, with the following exceptions:

22        A.  In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the

23    Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a 
24    period of 35
business days after the last day for the 
25    filing of such
petitions in which objections can be filed.

 
 
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1        B.  In the case of petitions for advisory questions of 
2    public policy to be
submitted to the voters of the entire 
3    State, there shall be a period of
35 business days after 
4    the last day for the filing of such
petitions in which 
5    objections can be filed.

6    Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district 
7in which the
candidate or public question is to be voted on, or 
8any legal voter in
the State in the case of a proposed 
9amendment to Article IV of the
Constitution or an advisory 
10public question to be submitted to the
voters of the entire 
11State,  having objections to any certificate of nomination
or 
12nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's 
13petition
together with 2 copies thereof in the principal 
14office or the permanent branch
office of the State Board of 
15Elections, or in the office of the election
authority or local 
16election official with whom the certificate of
nomination, 
17nomination papers or petitions are on file. Objection 
18petitions that do not include 2 copies thereof, shall not be 
19accepted.
In the case of nomination papers or certificates of 
20nomination,
the State Board of Elections, election authority 
21or local election official
shall note the day and hour upon 
22which such objector's
petition is filed, and shall, not later 
23than 12:00
noon on the second business day after receipt of the

24petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted
personal 
25delivery the certificate of nomination or nomination papers 
26and
the original objector's petition to the chair of the 
 
 
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1proper electoral
board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or 
2his authorized agent, and
shall transmit a copy by registered 
3mail or receipted personal delivery
of the objector's 
4petition, to the candidate whose certificate of nomination
or 
5nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of 
6residence
designated in said certificate of nomination or 
7nomination papers.  In the
case of objections to a petition for 
8a proposed amendment to Article IV of
the Constitution or for 
9an advisory public question to be submitted to the
voters of 
10the entire State, the State Board of Elections shall note the 
11day
and hour upon which such objector's petition is filed and 
12shall transmit a
copy of the objector's petition by registered 
13mail or receipted personal
delivery to the person designated 
14on a certificate attached to the petition
as the principal 
15proponent of such proposed amendment or public question,
or as 
16the proponents' attorney, for the purpose of receiving notice 
17of
objections.  In the case of objections to a petition for a 
18public question,
to be submitted to the voters of a political 
19subdivision, or district
thereof, the election authority or 
20local election official with whom such
petition is filed shall 
21note the day and hour upon which such
objector's petition was 
22filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the
second 
23business day after receipt of the petition,
transmit by 
24registered mail or receipted personal delivery
the petition 
25for the public question and the original objector's petition

26to the chair of the proper electoral board designated in 
 
 
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1Section 10-9
hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall 
2transmit a copy by
registered mail or receipted personal 
3delivery, of the objector's petition
to the person designated 
4on a certificate attached to the petition as the
principal 
5proponent of the public question, or as the proponent's 
6attorney,
for the purposes of receiving notice of objections.

7    The objector's petition shall give the objector's name and 
8residence
address, and shall state fully the nature of the 
9objections to the
certificate of nomination or nomination 
10papers or petitions in question,
and shall state the interest 
11of the objector and shall state what relief
is requested of the 
12electoral board.

13    The provisions of this Section and of Sections 10-9, 10-10 
14and
10-10.1 shall also apply to and govern objections to 
15petitions for
nomination filed under Article 7 or Article 8, 
16except as otherwise
provided in Section 7-13 for cases to 
17which it is applicable, and also
apply to and govern petitions 
18for the submission of public questions under
Article 28.

19(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



20    (10 ILCS 5/10-14)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-14)



21    Sec. 10-14. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not 
22Not less than 74 days before the date of the general election

23the State Board of Elections shall certify to the county clerk 
24of each
county the name of each candidate whose nomination 
25papers,
certificate of nomination or resolution to fill a 
 
 
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1vacancy in nomination
has been filed with
the State Board of 
2Elections and direct the county clerk to place upon
the 
3official ballot for the general election the names of such 
4candidates
in the same manner and in the same order as shown 
5upon the certification. The name of no
candidate for an office 
6to
be filled by the electors of the entire state shall be 
7placed upon the
official ballot unless his name is duly 
8certified to the county clerk
upon a certificate signed by the 
9members of the State Board of
Elections. The names of group 
10candidates on petitions shall be certified
to the several 
11county clerks in the order
in which such names appear on such 
12petitions filed with
the State Board of Elections.

13    Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not Not less 
14than 68 days before the date of the general election, each

15county clerk shall certify the names of each of the candidates 
16for county
offices whose nomination papers, certificates of 
17nomination or resolutions
to fill a vacancy in nomination have 
18been filed with such clerk and declare
that the names of such 
19candidates for the respective offices shall be
placed upon the 
20official ballot for the general election in the same manner

21and in the same order as shown upon the certification.  Each 
22county clerk
shall place a copy of the certification on file in 
23his or her office and at
the same time issue to the State Board 
24of Elections a copy of such
certification.  In addition, each 
25county clerk in whose county there is a
board of election 
26commissioners
shall, not
less than 69 days before the 
 
 
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1election, certify to the board of election
commissioners the 
2name of the person or persons nominated for such
office as 
3shown by the certificate of the State Board of Elections,

4together with the names of all other candidates as shown
by the 
5certification of county officers on file in the clerk's 
6office, and
in the order so certified. The county clerk or 
7board of election commissioners
shall print
the names of the 
8nominees on the ballot for each office in the order in
which 
9they are certified to or filed with the county clerk; 
10provided,
that in printing the name of nominees for any 
11office, if any of such
nominees have also been nominated by one 
12or more political parties
pursuant to this Act, the location 
13of the name of such candidate on the
ballot for nominations 
14made under this Article shall be precisely in the
same order in 
15which it appears on the certification of the State Board
of 
16Elections to the county clerk.

17    For the general election,
the candidates of new political 
18parties shall be placed on the ballot for
said election after 
19the established political party candidates
and in the order of 
20new political party petition filings.

21    Each certification shall indicate, where applicable, the 
22following:

23        (1) The political party affiliation if any, of the 
24    candidates for the
respective offices;

25        (2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected 
26    to an office from
the State, political subdivision or 
 
 
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1    district;

2        (3) If the voter has the right to vote for more than 
3    one candidate for an office;

4        (4) The term of office, if a vacancy is to be filled 
5    for less than a
full term or if the offices to be filled in 
6    a political subdivision are for
different terms.

7    The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the 
8case may be,
shall issue an amended certification whenever it 
9is discovered that the
original certification is in error.

10(Source: P.A. 96-1008, eff. 7-6-10.)

 
11    (10 ILCS 5/11-8 new)
12    Sec. 11-8. Vote centers.
13    (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, election

14authorities shall establish one location to be located at an

15office of the election authority or in the largest 
16municipality
within its jurisdiction where all voters in its 
17jurisdiction
are allowed to vote on election day during 
18polling place hours,
regardless of the precinct in which they 
19are registered. An
election authority establishing such a 
20location under this Section shall identify the location, hours 
21of
operation, and health and safety requirements by the 40th 
22day
preceding the 2022 general primary election and certify 
23such to the
State Board of Election.
24    (b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
 


 
 
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1    (10 ILCS 5/16-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-3)



2    Sec. 16-3. (a) The names of all candidates to be voted for 
3in each
election district or precinct shall be printed on one 
4ballot, except as
is provided in Sections 16-6.1 and 21-1.01 
5of this Act and except as otherwise
provided in this Act with 
6respect to the odd year regular elections and
the emergency 
7referenda; all nominations
of any political party being placed 
8under the party appellation or title
of such party as 
9designated in the certificates of nomination or
petitions. The 
10names of all independent candidates shall be printed upon
the 
11ballot in a column or columns under the heading "independent"

12arranged under the names or titles of the respective offices 
13for which
such independent candidates shall have been 
14nominated and so far as
practicable, the name or names of any 
15independent candidate or
candidates for any office shall be 
16printed upon the ballot opposite the
name or names of any 
17candidate or candidates for the same office
contained in any 
18party column or columns upon said ballot. The ballot
shall 
19contain no other names, except that in cases of electors for

20President and Vice-President of the United States, the names 
21of the
candidates for President and Vice-President may be 
22added to the party
designation and words calculated to aid the 
23voter in his choice of candidates
may be added, such as "Vote 
24for one," "Vote for not more than three." If no candidate or 
25candidates  file for an office and if no person or persons file 
26a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then 
 
 
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1below the title of that office the election authority instead 
2shall print "No Candidate". When an electronic
voting system 
3is used which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the candidates

4and questions shall appear on the pages of such booklet in the 
5order
provided by this Code; and, in any case where candidates 
6for an office
appear on a page which does not contain the name 
7of any candidate for
another office, and where less than 50% of 
8the page is utilized, the name of
no candidate shall be printed 
9on the lowest 25% of such page. On the back or
outside of the 
10ballot, so as to appear when folded, shall be printed the words

11"Official Ballot", followed by the designation of the polling 
12place for
which the ballot is prepared, the date of the 
13election and a facsimile
of the signature of the election 
14authority who has caused the ballots to
be printed. The 
15ballots shall be of plain white paper, through which the

16printing or writing cannot be read. However, ballots for use 
17at the
nonpartisan and consolidated elections may be printed 
18on different color
paper, except blue paper, whenever 
19necessary or desirable to facilitate
distinguishing between 
20ballots for different political subdivisions. In
the case of 
21nonpartisan elections for officers of a political
subdivision, 
22unless the statute or an ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article 
23VII of the Constitution providing the form of government

24therefor requires otherwise, the column listing such 
25nonpartisan
candidates shall be printed with no appellation or 
26circle at its head.
The party appellation or title, or the word 
 
 
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1"independent" at the head of
any column provided for 
2independent candidates, shall be printed in letters not less 
3than one-fourth of an inch in height
and a
circle one-half inch 
4in diameter shall be printed at the beginning of
the line in 
5which such appellation or title is printed, provided,
however, 
6that no such circle shall be printed at the head of any column

7or columns provided for such independent candidates. The names 
8of
candidates shall be printed in letters not less than 
9one-eighth
nor more than one-fourth of an inch in height, and 
10at the beginning of
each line in which a name of a candidate is 
11printed a square shall be
printed, the sides of which shall be 
12not less than one-fourth of an inch
in length. However, the 
13names of the candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor 
14on the same ticket shall be printed within a bracket
and a 
15single square shall be printed in front of the bracket. The 
16list
of candidates of the several parties and any such list of 
17independent
candidates shall be placed in separate columns on 
18the ballot in such
order as the election authorities charged 
19with the printing of the
ballots shall decide; provided, that 
20the names of the candidates of the
several political parties, 
21certified by the State Board of Elections to
the several 
22county clerks shall be printed by the county clerk of the

23proper county on the official ballot in the order certified by 
24the State
Board of Elections. Any county clerk refusing, 
25neglecting or failing to
print on the official ballot the 
26names of candidates of the several
political parties in the 
 
 
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1order certified by the State Board of
Elections, and any 
2county clerk who prints or causes to be printed upon
the 
3official ballot the name of a candidate, for an office to be 
4filled
by the Electors of the entire State, whose name has not 
5been duly
certified to him upon a certificate signed by the 
6State Board of
Elections shall be guilty of a Class C 
7misdemeanor.

8    (b) When an electronic voting system is used which 
9utilizes a ballot
card,
on the inside flap of each ballot card 
10envelope there shall be printed
a form for write-in voting 
11which shall be substantially as follows:

12
WRITE-IN VOTES


13    (See card of instructions for specific information. 
14Duplicate form below
by hand for additional write-in votes.)
 
15     _____________________________
 
16     Title of Office

17(   )  ____________________________
 
18     Name of Candidate

19    Write-in lines equal to  the number of candidates for which 
20a voter may vote shall be printed for an office only if one or 
21more persons filed declarations of intent to be write-in 
22candidates or qualify to file declarations to be write-in 
23candidates under Sections 17-16.1 and 18-9.1 when the 
24certification of ballot contains the words "OBJECTION 
25PENDING".

26    (c) When an electronic voting system is used which uses a 
 
 
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1ballot sheet,
the
instructions to voters on the ballot sheet 
2shall refer the voter to the
card of instructions for specific 
3information on write-in voting. Below
each office appearing on 
4such ballot sheet there shall be a provision for
the casting of 
5a write-in vote. Write-in lines equal to  the number of 
6candidates for which a voter may vote shall be printed for an 
7office only if one or more persons filed declarations of 
8intent to be write-in candidates or qualify to file 
9declarations to be write-in candidates under Sections 17-16.1 
10and 18-9.1 when the certification of ballot contains the words 
11"OBJECTION PENDING".

12    (d) When such electronic system is used, there shall be 
13printed on the
back of each ballot card, each ballot card 
14envelope, and
the first page of the ballot label when a ballot 
15label is used, the
words "Official Ballot," followed by the 
16number of the
precinct or other precinct identification, which 
17may be stamped, in lieu
thereof and, as applicable, the number 
18and name of the township, ward
or other election district for 
19which the ballot card, ballot card
envelope, and ballot label 
20are prepared, the date of the election and a
facsimile of the 
21signature of the election authority who has caused the
ballots 
22to be printed.  The back of the ballot card shall also include
a 
23method of identifying the ballot configuration such as a 
24listing of the
political subdivisions and districts for which 
25votes may be cast on that
ballot, or a number code identifying 
26the ballot configuration or color coded
ballots, except that 
 
 
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1where there is only one ballot configuration in a
precinct, 
2the precinct identification, and any applicable ward

3identification, shall be sufficient.  Ballot card envelopes 
4used in punch
card systems shall be of paper through which no 
5writing or punches may be
discerned and shall be of sufficient 
6length to enclose all voting
positions.  However, the election 
7authority may provide
ballot card envelopes on which no 
8precinct number or township, ward or
other election district 
9designation, or election date are preprinted, if
space and a 
10preprinted form are provided below the space provided for
the 
11names of write-in candidates where such information may be 
12entered
by the judges of election.  Whenever an election 
13authority utilizes
ballot card envelopes on which the election 
14date and precinct is not
preprinted, a judge of election shall 
15mark such information for the
particular precinct and election 
16on the envelope in ink before tallying
and counting any 
17write-in vote written thereon.
If some method of insuring 
18ballot secrecy other than an envelope is used,
such 
19information must be provided on the ballot itself.

20    (e) In the designation of the name of a candidate on the 
21ballot, the
candidate's given name or names, initial or 
22initials, a nickname by
which the candidate is commonly known, 
23or a combination thereof, may be
used in addition to the 
24candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her 
25name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in 
26Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the 
 
 
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1last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination 
2papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, 
3whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the 
4ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior 
5names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list 
6date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, 
7or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's 
8affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the 
9period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those 
10names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be 
11grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for 
12the ballot or removing the candidate's name from the ballot, 
13as appropriate, but these requirements do not apply to name 
14changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's 
15or parents' surname, marriage or civil union to assume a 
16spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or civil union or 
17declaration of invalidity of marriage or civil union to assume 
18a former surname or a name change that conforms the 
19candidate's name to his or her gender identity. No other 
20designation such
as a political slogan, title, or degree or 
21nickname suggesting or
implying possession of a
title, degree 
22or professional status, or similar information may be used
in 
23connection with the candidate's surname.
For purposes of this 
24Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any
word or words 
25expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that 
26the
candidate may espouse, including but not limited to, any 
 
 
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1word or words
conveying any meaning other than that of the 
2personal identity of the
candidate. A
candidate may not use a 
3political slogan as part of his or her name on the
ballot, 
4notwithstanding that the political slogan may be part of the

5candidate's name.

6    (f) The State Board of Elections, a local election 
7official, or an
election
authority shall remove any 
8candidate's name designation from a ballot that is

9inconsistent with subsection (e) of this Section. In addition, 
10the State Board
of Elections, a local election official, or an 
11election authority shall not
certify to any election authority 
12any candidate name designation that is
inconsistent with 
13subsection (e) of this Section.

14    (g) If the State Board of Elections, a local election 
15official, or an
election
authority removes a candidate's name 
16designation from a ballot under
subsection (f) of this 
17Section, then the aggrieved candidate may seek
appropriate 
18relief in circuit court.

19    Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are 
20used, the
provisions of this Section may be modified as 
21required or authorized by
Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever 
22is applicable.

23    Nothing in this Section shall prohibit election 
24authorities from using
or reusing ballot card envelopes which 
25were printed before the effective
date of this amendatory Act 
26of 1985.

 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 94-1090, eff. 6-1-07; 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 
295-862, eff. 8-19-08.)

 


3    (10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)  (from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01)




4    Sec. 16-5.01. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 
5Code, the The election authority shall, at least 46
days prior 
6to the date of any election at which federal officers
are 
7elected and 45 days prior to any other regular election, have a

8sufficient number of ballots printed so that such ballots will 
9be available
for mailing 45 days prior to the date of the 
10election to persons who have
filed application for a ballot 
11under the provisions of Article 20 of this Act.

12    (b) If at any election at which federal offices are 
13elected
or nominated the election authority is unable to 
14comply with the provisions
of subsection (a), the election 
15authority shall mail to each such person, in
lieu of the 
16ballot, a Special Write-in Vote by Mail Voter's Blank Ballot.

17The Special Write-in Vote by Mail Voter's Blank Ballot shall 
18be used at
all elections at which federal officers are elected 
19or nominated and shall be
prepared by the election authority 
20in substantially the following form:

21
Special Write-in Vote by Mail Voter's Blank Ballot


22    (To vote for a person, write the title of the office and 
23his or her name
on the lines provided.  Place to the left of and 
24opposite the title of
office a square and place a cross (X) in 
25the square.)

 
 
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1        Title of Office                 Name of Candidate

2(    )                                                       

3(    )                                                       

4(    )                                                       

5(    )                                                       

6(    )                                                       

7(    )                                                       

8    The election authority shall send with the Special 
9Write-in Vote by Mail
Voter's Blank Ballot a list of all 
10referenda for which the voter is qualified
to vote and all 
11candidates for whom nomination papers have been filed and
for 
12whom the voter is qualified to vote.  The voter shall be 
13entitled to
write in the name of any candidate seeking

14election and any referenda for which he or she is entitled to 
15vote.

16    On the back or outside of the ballot, so as to appear when 
17folded, shall
be printed the words "Official Ballot", the date 
18of the election and a
facsimile of the signature of the 
19election authority who has caused the
ballot to be printed.

20    The provisions of Article 20, insofar as they may be 
21applicable to the
Special Write-in Vote by Mail Voter's Blank 
22Ballot, shall be applicable herein.

23    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or other 
24law

to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may 
25adopt, upon submission of a written statement by the 
26municipality's election authority attesting to the 
 
 
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1administrative ability of the election authority to administer 
2an election using a ranked ballot to the municipality's 
3governing body,



an ordinance requiring, and that 
4municipality's election

authority shall prepare, a ranked vote 
5by mail ballot for

municipal and township office candidates to 
6be voted on in the consolidated

election.

This ranked ballot 
7shall be for use only by

a qualified voter who either is a 
8member of the United States

military or will be outside of the 
9United States on the

consolidated primary election day and the 
10consolidated

election day. The ranked ballot shall contain a 
11list of the

titles of all municipal and township offices 
12potentially contested at both the consolidated

primary 
13election and the consolidated election and the candidates for 
14each office and shall

permit the elector to vote in the 
15consolidated election by

indicating his or her order of 
16preference for each candidate

for each office. To indicate his 
17or her order of preference for

each candidate for each office, 
18the voter shall put the number

one next to the name of the 
19candidate who is the voter's first

choice, the number 2 for his 
20or her second choice, and so forth

so that, in consecutive 
21numerical order, a number indicating

the voter's preference is 
22written by the voter next to each

candidate's name on the 
23ranked ballot. The voter shall not be required

to indicate his 
24or her preference for more than one candidate

on the ranked 
25ballot. The voter may not cast a write-in vote using the ranked 
26ballot for the consolidated election. The election authority 
 
 
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1shall, if using the

ranked vote by mail ballot authorized by 
2this subsection, also

prepare instructions for use of the 
3ranked ballot. The ranked ballot for the consolidated election 
4shall be mailed to the voter at the same time that the ballot 
5for the consolidated primary election is mailed to the voter 
6and the election authority shall accept the completed ranked 
7ballot for the consolidated election when the authority 
8accepts the completed ballot for the consolidated primary 
9election.

10    The voter shall also be sent a vote by mail ballot for the 
11consolidated election for those races that are not related to 
12the results of the consolidated primary election as soon as 
13the consolidated election ballot is certified.

14    The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules for 
15election

authorities for the implementation of this 
16subsection,

including but not limited to the application for 
17and counting

of ranked ballots.

18(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

 



19    (10 ILCS 5/17-13)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-13)



20    Sec. 17-13. 
(a) In the case of an emergency, as determined 
21by the
State Board of Elections, or if the Board determines 
22that all potential
polling places have been surveyed by the 
23election authority and that no
accessible polling place, as 
24defined by rule of the State Board of
Elections, is available 
25within a precinct nor is the election authority
able to make a 
 
 
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1polling place within the precinct temporarily accessible,
the 
2Board, upon written application by the election authority, is

3authorized to grant an exemption from the accessibility 
4requirements of the
Federal Voting Accessibility for the 
5Elderly and Handicapped Act (Public
Law 98-435).  Such 
6exemption shall be valid for a period of 2 years.

7    (b) Any voter with a temporary or permanent disability 
8who,
because of structural features of the building in which 
9the polling place
is located, is unable to access or enter the 
10polling place, may request
that 2 judges of election of 
11opposite party affiliation deliver a ballot to
him or her at 
12the point where he or she is unable to continue forward
motion 
13toward the polling place; but, in no case, shall a ballot be

14delivered to the voter beyond 50 feet of the entrance to the 
15building in
which the polling place is located.  Such request 
16shall be made to the
election authority not later than the 
17close of business at the election
authority's office on the 
18day before the election and on a form prescribed
by the State 
19Board of Elections.  The election authority shall notify the

20judges of election for the appropriate precinct polling places 
21of such requests.

22    Weather permitting, 2 judges of election shall deliver to 
23the
voter with a disability the ballot which he or she is 
24entitled to vote, a portable
voting booth or other enclosure 
25that will allow such voter to mark his or
her ballot in 
26secrecy, and a marking device.

 
 
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1    (c) The voter must complete the entire voting process, 
2including the
application for ballot from which the judges of 
3election shall compare the
voter's signature with the 
4signature on his or her registration record card
in the 
5precinct binder.

6    (d) Election authorities may establish curb-side voting 
7for individuals to cast a ballot during early voting or on 
8election day. An election authority's curb-side voting program 
9shall designate at least 2 election judges from opposite 
10parties per vehicle and the individual must have the option to 
11mark the ballot without interference from the election judges. 
12    After the voter has marked his or her ballot and placed it 
13in the
ballot envelope (or folded it in the manner prescribed 
14for paper ballots),
the 2 judges of election shall return the 
15ballot to the polling place and
give it to the judge in charge 
16of the ballot box who shall deposit it therein.

17    Pollwatchers as provided in Sections 7-34 and 17-23 of 
18this Code shall
be permitted to accompany the judges and 
19observe the above procedure.

20    No assistance may be given to such voter in marking his or 
21her ballot,
unless the voter requests assistance and completes 
22the affidavit required
by Section 17-14 of this Code.

23(Source: P.A. 102-1, eff. 4-2-21.)

 
24    (10 ILCS 5/17-13.5 new)
25    Sec. 17-13.5. Curbside voting. Election authorities may 
 
 
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1establish curbside voting for individuals to cast a ballot 
2during early voting or on election day. An election 
3authority's curbside voting program shall designate at least 2 
4election judges from opposite parties per vehicle and the 
5individual must have the option to mark the ballot without 
6interference from the election judges.
 



7    (10 ILCS 5/17-16.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.1)



8    Sec. 17-16.1. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, 
9write-in Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who 
10have
filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in 
11candidates with
the proper election authority or authorities 
12not later than 61 days prior to
 the election. However, 
13whenever an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or 
14petitions for any office is sustained under Section 10-10 
15after the 61st day before the election, then write-in votes 
16shall be counted for that candidate if he or she has filed a 
17notarized declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for 
18that office with the proper election authority or authorities 
19not later than 7 days prior to the election.


20    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in 
21candidate shall
be supplied by the election authorities.  Such 
22declaration shall specify
the office for which the person 
23seeks election as a write-in candidate.

24    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list 
25of all persons
who have filed such declarations to the 
 
 
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1election judges in the appropriate
precincts prior to the 
2election.

3    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a 
4partisan
candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated 
5for his or her
nomination at the primary election is 
6ineligible to file a declaration of
intent to be a write-in 
7candidate for election in that general or consolidated

8election.

9    A candidate seeking election to an office for which 
10candidates of
political parties are nominated by caucus who is 
11a participant in the
caucus and who is defeated for his or her 
12nomination at such caucus is
ineligible to file a declaration 
13of intent to be a write-in candidate for
election in that 
14general or consolidated election.

15    A candidate seeking election to an office for which 
16candidates are
nominated at a primary election on a 
17nonpartisan basis and who is defeated
for his or her 
18nomination at the primary election is ineligible to file a

19declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for election 
20in that
general or consolidated election.

21    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to 
22votes
cast under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 
2316-5.01.

24(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

 



25    (10 ILCS 5/18-9.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.1)



 
 
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1    Sec. 18-9.1. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, 
2write-in Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who 
3have
filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in 
4candidates with
the proper election authority or authorities 
5not later than 61 days prior to
 the election. However, 
6whenever an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or 
7petitions is sustained under Section 10-10 after the 61st day 
8before the election, then write-in votes shall be counted for 
9that candidate if he or she has filed a notarized declaration 
10of intent to be a write-in candidate for that office with the 
11proper election authority or authorities not later than 7 days 
12prior to the election.


13    Forms for the declaration of intent to be a write-in 
14candidate shall
be supplied by the election authorities.  Such 
15declaration shall specify
the office for which the person 
16seeks election as a write-in candidate.

17    The election authority or authorities shall deliver a list 
18of all persons
who have filed such declarations to the 
19election judges in the appropriate
precincts prior to the 
20election.

21    A candidate for whom a nomination paper has been filed as a 
22partisan
candidate at a primary election, and who is defeated 
23for his or her
nomination at the primary election, is 
24ineligible to file a declaration of
intent to be a write-in 
25candidate for election in that general or
consolidated 
26election.

 
 
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1    A candidate seeking election to an office for which 
2candidates of
political parties are nominated by caucus who is 
3a participant in the
caucus and who is defeated for his or her 
4nomination at such caucus is
ineligible to file a declaration 
5of intent to be a write-in candidate for
election in that 
6general or consolidated election.

7    A candidate seeking election to an office for which 
8candidates are
nominated at a primary election on a 
9nonpartisan basis and who is defeated
for his or her 
10nomination at the primary election is ineligible to file a

11declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for election 
12in that
general or consolidated election.

13    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to apply to 
14votes
cast under the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 
1516-5.01.

16(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

 
17    (10 ILCS 5/19-2)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-2)
18    Sec. 19-2. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any 
19Any elector as defined in Section 19-1 may by mail or 
20electronically on the website of the appropriate election 
21authority, not more than 90 nor less than 5 days prior to the

22date of such election, or by personal delivery not more than 90 
23nor less
than one day prior to the date of such election, make 
24application to the
county clerk or to the Board of Election 
25Commissioners for an official
ballot for the voter's precinct 
 
 
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1to be voted at such election, or  be added to a list of 
2permanent vote by mail status voters who receive an official 
3vote by mail ballot for subsequent elections. Voters who make 
4an application for permanent vote by mail ballot status shall 
5follow the procedures specified in Section 19-3. Voters whose 
6application for permanent vote by mail status is accepted by 
7the election authority shall remain on the permanent vote by 
8mail list until the voter requests to be removed from 
9permanent vote by mail status, the voter provides notice to 
10the election authority of a change in registration, or the 
11election authority receives confirmation that the voter has 
12subsequently registered to vote in another county. The URL 
13address at which voters may electronically request a vote by 
14mail ballot shall be fixed no later than 90 calendar days 
15before an election and shall not be changed until after the 
16election.
Such a ballot shall be delivered to the elector only 
17upon separate application by the elector for each election. 

18(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 
1998-691, eff. 7-1-14; 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

 
20    (10 ILCS 5/19-2.4 new)
21    Sec. 19-2.4. Vote by mail; accommodation for voters with a 
22disability. By December 31, 2021, the State Board of Elections 
23shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly proposed 
24legislation establishing a procedure to send vote by mail 
25ballots via electronic transmission and enable a voter with a 
 
 
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1disability to independently and privately mark a ballot using 
2assistive technology in order for the voter to vote by mail. 
3Prior to submission, the State Board of Elections shall 
4solicit public commentary and conduct at least 2 public 
5hearings on its proposed legislation. 
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/19-2.5 new)
7    Sec. 19-2.5. Notice for vote by mail ballot. An election 
8authority shall notify all qualified voters, not more than 90 
9days nor less than 45 days before a general election, of the 
10option for permanent vote by  mail status using the following 
11notice and including the application for permanent vote by 
12mail status in subsection (b) of Section 19-3:
13    "You may apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail 
14status using the attached application.". 
 
15    (10 ILCS 5/19-3)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
16    Sec. 19-3. Application for a vote by mail ballot.
17    (a) The
application for a vote by mail ballot for a single 
18election shall be substantially in the
following form:
19
APPLICATION FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
20    To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and 
21State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of 
22.... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
23    I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the 
24(1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in 
 
 
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1the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the 
2county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such 
3address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully 
4entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be 
5held therein on ....; and that I wish to vote by vote by mail 
6ballot.
7    I hereby make application for an official ballot or 
8ballots to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I 
9shall return such ballot or ballots to the
official issuing 
10the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date
of the 
11election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than 
12election day, for counting no later than during the period for 
13counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 
1414th day following election day.
15    I understand that this application is made for an official 
16vote by mail ballot or ballots to be voted by me at the 
17election specified in this application and that I must submit 
18a separate application for an official vote by mail ballot or 
19ballots to be voted by me at any subsequent election. 
20    Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 
2129-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 
22statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
23
....
24
*fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
25
Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
26...............
 
 
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1    (b) The application for permanent vote by mail status 
2shall be substantially in the following form:
3
APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT VOTE BY MAIL STATUS
4    I am currently a registered voter and wish to apply for 
5permanent vote by mail status.
6    I state that I am a resident of the City of .... residing 
7at .... in such city in the county of .... and State of 
8Illinois; that I have lived at such address for .... month(s) 
9last past; that I am lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct 
10at the .... election to be held therein on ....; and that I 
11wish to vote by vote by mail ballot in:
12    ..... all subsequent elections that do not require a party 
13        designation. 
14    ..... all subsequent elections, and I wish to receive a 
15        ................... Party vote by mail ballot in 
16        elections that require a party designation.
17    I hereby make application for an official ballot or 
18ballots to be voted by me at such election, and I agree that I 
19shall return such ballot or ballots to the official issuing 
20the same prior to the closing of the polls on the date of the 
21election or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than 
22election day, for counting no later than during the period for 
23counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 
2414th day following election day.
25    Under penalties as provided by law under Section 29-10 of 
26the Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the 
 
 
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1statements set forth in this application are true and correct.
2
....  
3
Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
4.............................................................
5    (c) However, if application is made for a primary election 
6ballot, such
application shall require the applicant to 
7designate the name of the political party with which
the 
8applicant is affiliated. The election authority shall allow 
9any voter on permanent vote by mail status to change his or her 
10party affiliation for a primary election ballot by a method 
11and deadline published and selected by the election authority. 
12    (d) If application is made electronically, the applicant 
13shall mark the box associated with the above described 
14statement included as part of the online application 
15certifying that the statements set forth in the this 
16application under subsection (a) or (b) are true and correct, 
17and a signature is not required. 
18    (e) Any person may produce, reproduce, distribute, or 
19return to an election authority an the application under this 
20Section for vote by mail ballot. If applications are sent to a 
21post office box controlled by any individual or organization 
22that is not an election authority, those applications shall 
23(i) include a valid and current phone number for the 
24individual or organization controlling the post office box and 
25(ii) be turned over to the appropriate election authority 
26within 7 days of receipt or, if received within 2 weeks of the 
 
 
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1election in which an applicant intends to vote, within 2 days 
2of receipt. Failure to turn over the applications in 
3compliance with this paragraph shall constitute a violation of 
4this Code and shall be punishable as a petty offense with a 
5fine of $100 per application. Removing, tampering with, or 
6otherwise knowingly making the postmark on the application 
7unreadable by the election authority shall establish a 
8rebuttable presumption of a violation of this paragraph. Upon 
9receipt, the appropriate election authority shall accept and 
10promptly process any application under this Section for vote 
11by mail ballot submitted in a form substantially similar to 
12that required by this Section, including any substantially 
13similar production or reproduction generated by the applicant.
14    (f) An election authority may combine the applications in 
15subsections (a) and (b) onto one form, but the distinction 
16between the applications must be clear and the form must 
17provide check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether he or 
18she is applying for a single election vote by mail ballot or 
19for permanent vote by mail status. 
20(Source: P.A. 99-522, eff. 6-30-16; 100-623, eff. 7-20-18.)
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

22    Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.

23    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the The 
24period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th 
25day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, 
 
 
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1consolidated, or
general election and extends through the end 
2of the day before election day.

3    (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a 
4permanent polling place for early voting must remain open 
5beginning the 15th day before an election through the end of 
6the day before election day during the
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 
74:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays, except that 
8beginning 8 days before election day, a permanent polling 
9place for early voting must remain open during the hours of 
108:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and
9:00 
11a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and holidays, and 10:00 a.m. to 
124 p.m. on Sundays; except that, in addition to the hours 
13required by this subsection, a permanent polling place 
14designated by an election authority under subsections (c), 
15(d), and (e) of Section 19A-10 must remain open for a total of 
16at least 8 hours on any holiday during the early voting period 
17and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during 
18the early voting period.



19    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an election authority 
20may close an early voting polling place if the building in 
21which the polling place is located has been closed by the State 
22or unit of local government in response to a severe weather 
23emergency or other force majeure.  The election authority shall 
24notify the State Board of Elections of any closure and shall 
25make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the public of an 
26alternative location for early voting. 
 
 
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1    (d) (Blank). 
2(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12; 98-4, 
3eff. 3-12-13; 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 98-691, eff. 7-1-14; 
498-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 
5    (10 ILCS 5/19A-20)

6    Sec. 19A-20. Temporary branch polling places.

7    (a) In addition to permanent polling places for early 
8voting, the election
authority may establish temporary branch 
9polling places for early voting.

10    (b) The provisions of subsection (b) of Section 19A-15 do 
11not apply to a
temporary polling place. Voting at a temporary 
12branch polling place may be
conducted on any one or more days 
13and during any hours within the period for
early voting by 
14personal appearance that are determined by the election

15authority.

16    (c) The schedules for conducting voting do not need to be 
17uniform among the
temporary branch polling places.

18    (d) The legal rights and remedies which inure to the owner 
19or lessor of
private property are not impaired or otherwise 
20affected by the leasing of the
property for use as a temporary 
21branch polling place for early voting, except
to the extent 
22necessary to conduct early voting at that location.



23    (e) In a county with a population of: 
24         (1) 3,000,000 or more, the election authority in the 
25    county shall establish a temporary branch polling place 
 
 
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1    under this Section in the county jail. Only a resident of a 
2    county who is in custody at the county jail and who has not 
3    been convicted of the offense for which the resident is in 
4    custody is eligible to vote at a temporary branch polling 
5    place established under this paragraph (1) subsection. The 
6    temporary branch polling place established under this 
7    paragraph (1) subsection shall allow a voter to vote in 
8    the same elections that the voter would be entitled to 
9    vote in where the voter resides. To the maximum extent 
10    feasible, voting booths or screens shall be provided to 
11    ensure the privacy of the voter. 
12        (2) less than 3,000,000, the sheriff may establish a 
13    temporary branch polling place at the county jail.  Only a 
14    resident of a county who is in custody at the county jail 
15    and who has not been convicted of the offense for which the 
16    resident is in custody is eligible to vote at a temporary 
17    branch polling place established under this paragraph (2). 
18    A temporary branch polling place established under this 
19    paragraph (2) shall allow a voter to vote in the same 
20    elections that the voter would be entitled to vote in 
21    where the voter resides. To the maximum extent feasible, 
22    voting booths or screens shall be provided to ensure the 
23    privacy of the voter. 
24    All provisions of this Code applicable to pollwatchers 
25shall apply to a temporary branch polling place under this 
26subsection (e), subject to approval from the election 
 
 
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1authority and the county jail, except that nonpartisan 
2pollwatchers shall be limited to one per division within the 
3jail instead of one per precinct. A county that establishes a 
4temporary branch polling place inside a county jail in 
5accordance with this subsection (e) shall adhere to all 
6requirements of this subsection (e). All requirements of the 
7federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and  Sections 203 and 208 of 
8the federal Americans with Disabilities Act shall apply to  
9this subsection (e). 
10(Source: P.A. 101-442, eff. 1-1-20.)
 


11    (10 ILCS 5/25-6)  (from Ch. 46, par. 25-6)




12    Sec. 25-6. General Assembly vacancies.     (a) When a 
13vacancy occurs in the office of State Senator or

14Representative in the General Assembly, the vacancy shall be 
15filled within
30 days by appointment of the legislative or 
16representative committee of
that legislative or representative 
17district of the political
party of which the incumbent was a 
18candidate at the time of his
election. Prior to holding a 
19meeting to fill the vacancy, the committee shall make public 
20(i) the names of the committeeperson on the appropriate 
21legislative or representative committee, (ii) the date, time, 
22and location of the meeting to fill the vacancy, and (iii) any 
23information on how to apply or submit a name for consideration 
24as the appointee. A meeting to fill a vacancy in office shall 
25be held in the district or virtually, and any meeting shall be 
 
 
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1accessible to the public. The appointee shall be a member of 
2the same political party as
the person he succeeds was at the 
3time of his election, and shall be
otherwise eligible to serve 
4as a member of the General Assembly.


5    (b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a legislator 
6elected
other than as a candidate of a political party, the 
7vacancy shall be
filled within 30 days of such occurrence by 
8appointment of the Governor.
The appointee shall not be a 
9member of a political party, and shall be
otherwise eligible 
10to serve as a member of the General Assembly.
Provided, 
11however, the appropriate body of the General Assembly may, by

12resolution, allow a legislator elected other than as a 
13candidate of a
political party to affiliate with a political 
14party for his term of
office in the General Assembly. A vacancy 
15occurring in the office of any
such legislator who affiliates 
16with a political party pursuant to
resolution shall be filled 
17within 30 days of such occurrence by
appointment of the 
18appropriate legislative or representative
committee of that 
19legislative or representative district of the political
party 
20with which the legislator so affiliates. The appointee shall 
21be a
member of the political party with which the incumbent 
22affiliated.

23    (c) For purposes of this Section, a person is a member of a

24political party for 23 months after (i) signing a candidate 
25petition, as
to the political party whose nomination is 
26sought; (ii) signing a
statement of candidacy, as to the 
 
 
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1political party where nomination or
election is sought; (iii) 
2signing a Petition of Political Party
Formation, as to the 
3proposed political party; (iv) applying for and
receiving a 
4primary ballot, as to the political party whose ballot is

5received; or (v) becoming a candidate for election to or 
6accepting
appointment to the office of ward, township, 
7precinct or state central committeeperson.

8    (d) In making appointments under this Section, each 
9committeeperson of
the appropriate legislative or 
10representative committee
shall be entitled to one vote for 
11each vote that was received, in that
portion of the 
12legislative or representative district which he represents
on 
13the committee, by the Senator or Representative whose seat is 
14vacant at the
general election at which that legislator was 
15elected to the seat which
has been vacated and a majority of 
16the total number of votes received in
such election by the 
17Senator or Representative whose seat is vacant is
required for 
18the appointment of his successor; provided,
however, that in 
19making appointments in legislative or representative
districts 
20comprising only one county or part of a county
other than a 
21county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, each 
22committeeperson
 shall be entitled to cast only one vote.

23    (e) Appointments made under this Section shall be in 
24writing
and shall be signed by members of the legislative or 
25representative committee
whose total votes are sufficient to 
26make the appointments or by the
Governor, as the case may be. 
 
 
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1Such appointments shall be filed with the
Secretary of State 
2and with the Clerk of the House of Representatives or
the 
3Secretary of the Senate, whichever is appropriate.

4    (f) An appointment made under this Section shall be for 
5the
remainder of the term, except that, if the appointment is 
6to fill a
vacancy in the office of State Senator and the 
7vacancy occurs with more
than 28 months remaining in the term, 
8the term of the
appointment shall expire at the time of
the 
9next general election at which time a
Senator shall be elected 
10for a new term commencing on the determination
of the results 
11of the election and ending on the second Wednesday of
January 
12in the second odd-numbered year next occurring.  Whenever a

13Senator has been appointed to fill a vacancy and
was 
14thereafter elected to that office, the term of service under 
15the
authority of the election shall
be considered a new term of 
16service, separate from the term of service
rendered under the 
17authority of the appointment.

18(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)

 



19    (10 ILCS 5/29-15)  (from Ch. 46, par. 29-15)



20    Sec. 29-15. Conviction deemed infamous. Any person 
21convicted of an infamous crime as such term is defined in

22Section 124-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, as 
23amended, shall
thereafter be prohibited from holding any 
24office of honor, trust, or
profit, unless such person is again 
25restored to such rights by the terms of
a pardon for the 
 
 
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1offense, has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, 
2or otherwise according to law. Any time after a judgment of 
3conviction is rendered, a person convicted of an infamous 
4crime may petition the Governor for a restoration of rights.
5    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of 
6the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law. 

7(Source: P.A. 83-1097.)

 
8    Section 10. The Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act is 
9amended by changing Section 1 and by adding Section 5 as 
10follows:
 



11    (50 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 102, par. 4.10)



12    Sec. 1. Legislative findings; purpose). The General 
13Assembly finds and
declares that questions raised regarding 
14the legality of simultaneously
holding the office of county 
15board member and township supervisor are
unwarranted, and in 
16counties of less than 100,000 population such questions

17regarding the legality of simultaneously holding the office of 
18county board
member and township trustee are unwarranted;
that 
19the General Assembly viewed the office of township supervisor, 
20and
in counties of less than 100,000 population the office of 
21township trustee,
and the office of county board member as 
22compatible; and that to settle
the question
of legality and 
23avoid confusion among such counties and townships as may
be 
24affected by such questions it is lawful to hold the office of 
 
 
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1county
board member simultaneously with the office of township 
2supervisor, and
in counties of less than 100,000 population 
3with the office of township
trustee, in accordance with 
4Sections 2 and 3 this Act.

5(Source: P.A. 82-554.)

 
6    (50 ILCS 110/5 new)
7    Sec. 5. Members of the General Assembly; elected officers 
8of units of local government. Notwithstanding any other 
9provision of law, a unit of local government may not adopt an 
10ordinance, referendum, or resolution that requires a member of 
11the General Assembly to resign his or her office in order to be 
12eligible to seek elected office in the unit of local 
13government. Any ordinance, referendum, or resolution that 
14contains such a provision is void.
15    A home rule unit may not regulate the eligibility 
16requirements for those seeking elected office in the unit of 
17local government in a manner inconsistent with this Section. 
18This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 
19of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 
20exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised 
21by the State. 
22    This Section applies to ordinances, referenda, or 
23resolutions adopted on or after November 8, 2016. 
 
24    Section 15. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
 
 
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1Sections 2-3001, 2-3002, 2-3003, and 3-6002 as follows:
 



2    (55 ILCS 5/2-3001)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3001)



3    Sec. 2-3001. Definitions. As used in this Division,
unless 
4the context otherwise requires:

5    a.  "District" means a county board district established as 
6provided in
this Division.

7    b.  "County apportionment commission" or "commission" means 
8the county
clerk, the State's Attorney, the Attorney General 
9or his designated
representative and the chairmen of the 
10county central committees of the
first leading political party 
11and the second leading political party as
defined in Section 
121-3 of The Election Code.

13    c.  "Population" means the number of inhabitants as 
14determined by the
last preceding federal decennial census. For 
15the reapportionment of 2021, "population" means the number of 
16inhabitants as determined by the county board by any 
17reasonable method, including, but not limited to, the most 
18recent American Community Survey 5-year data.

19    d.  "Member" or "board member" means a person elected to 
20serve on the
county board.

21(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

 



22    (55 ILCS 5/2-3002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3002)



23    Sec. 2-3002. 
Counties with population of less than 
243,000,000 and
with township form of government.

 
 
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1    (a) Reapportionment required. By July 1, 1971, and each 10 
2years
thereafter, the county board of
each county having a 
3population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and
the township 
4form of government shall reapportion its county so that
each 
5member of the county board represents the same number of

6inhabitants, except that, for the reapportionment of 2021, the 
7county board shall reapportion its county by December 31, 
82021. In reapportioning its county, the county board shall 
9first
determine the size of the county board to be elected, 
10which may consist
of not less than 5 nor more than 29 members 
11and may not exceed the size
of the county board in that county 
12on October 2, 1969.
The county board shall also determine

13whether board members shall be
elected at large from the 
14county or by county board districts.

15    If the chairman of the county board is to be elected by the 
16voters in a
county of less than 450,000 population as provided 
17in Section 2-3007,
such chairman shall not be counted as a 
18member of the county board
for the purpose of the limitations 
19on the size of a county board provided
in this Section.

20    (b) Advisory referenda.  The voters of a county may advise 
21the county
board,
through an advisory referendum, on questions 
22concerning (i) the number of
members of the
county board
to be 
23elected, (ii) whether the board members should be elected from

24single-member
districts, multi-member districts, or at-large, 
25(iii)
whether voters will have cumulative voting rights in the 
26election of county
board members, or (iv) any combination of 
 
 
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1the preceding 3 questions.
The advisory
referendum may be

2initiated either by petition or by ordinance of the county 
3board.  A written
petition for an
advisory referendum 
4authorized by this Section must contain the signatures of
at 
5least 8% of the
votes cast for candidates for Governor in the 
6preceding gubernatorial election
by the registered voters of 
7the county and must be filed with the appropriate
election

8authority.  An ordinance
initiating
an advisory referendum 
9authorized by this Section must be approved by a
majority of 
10the
members of the county board and must be filed with the 
11appropriate election
authority.  An advisory
referendum 
12initiated under this Section shall be placed on the ballot at 
13the
general
election designated in the petition or ordinance.

14(Source: P.A. 93-308, eff. 7-23-03.)

 



15    (55 ILCS 5/2-3003)  (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3003)



16    Sec. 2-3003. Apportionment plan. 

17    (1) If the county board determines
that members shall be 
18elected by districts, it shall develop an
apportionment plan 
19and specify the number of districts and the number of
county 
20board members to be elected from each district and whether 
21voters will
have cumulative voting rights in multi-member 
22districts. Each such district:


23        a. Shall be substantially equal in population to each 
24    other district;


25        b. Shall be comprised of contiguous territory, as 
 
 
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1    nearly compact as
practicable; and


2        c. May divide townships or municipalities only when 
3    necessary to conform
to the population requirement of 
4    paragraph a. of this Section.


5        d. Shall be created in such a manner so that no 
6    precinct shall be
divided between 2 or more districts, 
7    insofar as is practicable.

8    (2) The county board of each county having a population of 
9less than
3,000,000 inhabitants may, if it should so decide, 
10provide within that
county for single member districts outside 
11the corporate limits and
multi-member districts within the 
12corporate limits of any municipality with
a population in 
13excess of 75,000.  Paragraphs a, b, c and d of subsection
(1) of 
14this Section shall apply to the apportionment of both single 
15and
multi-member districts within a county to the extent that 
16compliance with
paragraphs a, b, c and d still permit the 
17establishment of such districts,
except that the population of 
18any multi-member district shall be equal to
the population of 
19any single member district, times the number of members
found 
20within that multi-member district.
21    (3) In a county where the Chairman of the County Board is 
22elected by the voters of the county as provided in Section 
232-3007, the Chairman of the County Board may develop and 
24present to the Board by the third Wednesday in May in the year 
25after a federal decennial census year an apportionment plan in 
26accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this 
 
 
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1Section. If the Chairman presents a plan to the Board by the 
2third Wednesday in May, the Board shall conduct at least one 
3public hearing to receive comments and to discuss the 
4apportionment plan, the hearing shall be held at least 6 days 
5but not more than 21 days after the Chairman's plan was 
6presented to the Board, and the public shall be given notice of 
7the hearing at least 6 days in advance.  If the Chairman 
8presents a plan by the third Wednesday in May, the Board is 
9prohibited from enacting an apportionment plan until after a 
10hearing on the plan presented by the Chairman.  The Chairman 
11shall have access to the federal decennial census available to 
12the Board. 
13    (4) In a county where a County Executive is elected by the 
14voters of the county as provided in Section 2-5007 of the 
15Counties Code, the County Executive may develop and present to 
16the Board by the third Wednesday in May in the year after a 
17federal decennial census year an apportionment plan in 
18accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this 
19Section. If the Executive presents a plan to the Board by the 
20third Wednesday in May, the Board shall conduct at least one 
21public hearing to receive comments and to discuss the 
22apportionment plan, the hearing shall be held at least 6 days 
23but not more than 21 days after the Executive's plan was 
24presented to the Board, and the public shall be given notice of 
25the hearing at least 6 days in advance.  If the Executive 
26presents a plan by the third Wednesday in May, the Board is 
 
 
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1prohibited from enacting an apportionment plan until after a 
2hearing on the plan presented by the Executive.  The Executive 
3shall have access to the federal decennial census available to 
4the Board. 

5    (5) For the reapportionment of 2021, the Chairman of the 
6County Board or County Executive may develop and present (or 
7redevelop and represent) to the Board by the third Wednesday 
8in November in the year after a federal decennial census year 
9an apportionment plan and the Board shall conduct its public 
10hearing as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) following 
11receipt of the apportionment plan. 
12(Source: P.A. 96-1540, eff. 3-7-11; 97-986, eff. 8-17-12.)

 



13    (55 ILCS 5/3-6002)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-6002)



14    Sec. 3-6002. Commencement of duties. The sheriff shall 
15enter upon
the duties of his or her office on the first day in 
16the month of December 1
following his or her election on which 
17the office of the sheriff is
required, by statute or by action 
18of the county board, to be open.

19(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

 
20    Section 20. The Township Code is amended  by changing 
21Section 45-10 as follows:
 



22    (60 ILCS 1/45-10)



23    Sec. 45-10. Political party caucus in township; notice. 

 
 
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1    (a) On the first Tuesday in December preceding the date of 
2the regular
township election, a caucus shall be held by the 
3voters of each established
political party in a township to 
4nominate its candidates for the various
offices to be filled 
5at the election. Notice of the caucus shall be given at
least 
610 days before it is held by publication in some newspaper 
7having a
general circulation in the township.  Not less than 30 
8days before the caucus,
the township clerk shall notify the 
9chairman or membership of each township
central committee by 
10first-class mail of the chairman's or membership's
obligation 
11to report the time and location of the political party's 
12caucus.
Not less than 20 days before the caucus, each chairman 
13of the township central
committee shall notify the township 
14clerk by first-class mail of the time and
location of the 
15political party's caucus.  If the time and location of 2 or
more 
16political party caucuses conflict, the township clerk shall 
17establish, by
a fair and impartial public lottery, the time 
18and location for each caucus.
19    If the chairperson of the township central committee fails 
20to meet within the township or to meet any of the other 
21requirements of this Section, the chairperson's political 
22party shall not be permitted to nominate a candidate, either 
23by caucus as provided for in this Section or as otherwise 
24authorized by the Election Code, in the next upcoming 
25consolidated election for any office for which a nomination 
26could have been made at the caucus should the chairperson of 
 
 
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1the township central committee have met the requirements of 
2this Section. 

3    (b) Except as provided in this Section, the township board 
4shall cause
notices  of the caucuses to be published.  The 
5notice shall state the time and
place where the caucus for each 
6political party will be held. The board shall
fix a place 
7within the township for holding the caucus for each 
8established
political party. When a new township has been 
9established under Section 10-25,
the county board shall cause 
10notice of the caucuses to be published as required
by this 
11Section and shall fix the place within the new township for 
12holding the
caucuses.

13(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11; 98-443, eff. 8-16-13.)

 
14    Section 25. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
15changing Sections 3.1-10-5 and 3.1-20-45 as follows:
 



16    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5)  (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5)


17    Sec. 3.1-10-5. Qualifications; elective office. 

18    (a) A person is not eligible for an elective municipal 
19office unless that
person is a qualified elector of the 
20municipality and has resided in the
municipality at least
one 
21year next preceding the election or appointment, except as 
22provided in Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 
233.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.

24    (b) A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for 
 
 
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1a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for 
2taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax 
3or other indebtedness due to the municipality or
has been 
4convicted in any court located in the United States of any 
5infamous
crime,
bribery, perjury, or other felony, unless such 
6person is again restored to his or her rights of citizenship 
7that may have been forfeited under Illinois law as a result of 
8a conviction, which includes eligibility to hold elected 
9municipal office, by the terms of a pardon for the offense, has 
10received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or otherwise 
11according to law. Any time after a judgment of conviction is 
12rendered, a person convicted of an infamous crime, bribery, 
13perjury, or other felony may petition the Governor for a 
14restoration of rights.
15    The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act 
16of the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law 
17and apply to all persons elected at the April 4, 2017 
18consolidated election and to persons elected or appointed 
19thereafter.

20    (b-5) (Blank). 
21    (c) A person is not eligible for the office of
alderman of 
22a ward unless that person has resided
in the ward that the 
23person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the 
24office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided 
25in the
municipality, at least one year next
preceding the 
26election or appointment, except
as provided in Section 
 
 
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13.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, 
2or Section 5-2-11.

3    (d) If a person (i) is a resident of a municipality 
4immediately prior to the active duty military service of that 
5person or that person's spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside 
6of the municipality during that active duty military service, 
7and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty 
8military service is again a resident of the municipality, then 
9the time during which the person resides outside  the 
10municipality during the active duty military service is deemed 
11to be time during which the person is a resident of the 
12municipality for purposes of determining the residency 
13requirement under subsection (a).

14(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 99-449, eff. 8-24-15.)

 



15    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-45)


16    Sec. 3.1-20-45. Nonpartisan primary elections; uncontested 
17office. A city
incorporated under this Code that elects 
18municipal officers at nonpartisan
primary and
general 
19elections shall conduct the elections as provided in the 
20Election Code,
except that
no office for which nomination is 
21uncontested shall be included on the primary
ballot and
no 
22primary shall be held for that office.  For the purposes of this 
23Section, an
office is
uncontested when not more than 4

persons 
24to be nominated for each
office
have timely filed valid 
25nominating papers seeking nomination for the election
to that

 
 
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1office.

2    Notwithstanding any other provision of law the preceding 
3paragraph, when a person (i) who has not timely
filed valid 
4nomination papers and (ii) who intends to become a write-in

5candidate for
nomination for any office for which nomination 
6is uncontested files a written
statement
or notice of that 
7intent with the proper election official with whom the

8nomination papers
for that office are filed, no primary ballot 
9shall be printed. Where no primary is held, a person intending 
10to become a write-in candidate at the general primary election 
11shall refile a declaration of intent to be a write-in 
12candidate for the general election with the appropriate 
13election authority or authorities if the write-in candidate 
14becomes the fifth candidate filed, a primary ballot must be 
15prepared and a primary must
be held for
the office.  The 
16statement or notice must be filed on or before the 61st day

17before the consolidated primary election.
The statement
must

18contain (i) the name and address of the person intending to 
19become a write-in
candidate,
(ii) a statement that the person 
20intends to become a write-in candidate, and
(iii) the office

21the person is seeking as a write-in candidate.  An election 
22authority has no
duty to
conduct a primary election or prepare 
23a primary ballot unless a statement
meeting the
requirements 
24of this paragraph is filed in a timely manner.
25    If there is a primary election, then candidates shall be 
26placed on the ballot for the next succeeding general municipal 
 
 
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1election in the following manner:
2        (1) If one officer is to be elected, then the 2 
3    candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall 
4    be placed on the ballot for the next succeeding general 
5    municipal election.
6        (2) If 2 aldermen are to be elected at large, then the 
7    4 candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall 
8    be placed on the ballot for the next succeeding general 
9    municipal election.
10        (3) If 3 aldermen are to be elected at large, then the 
11    6 candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall 
12    be placed on the ballot for the next succeeding general 
13    municipal election.
14    The name of a write-in candidate may not be placed on the 
15ballot for the next succeeding general municipal election 
16unless he or she receives a number of votes in the primary 
17election that equals or exceeds the number of signatures 
18required on a petition for nomination for that office or that 
19exceeds the number of votes received by at least one of the 
20candidates whose names were printed on the primary ballot for 
21nomination for or election to the same office. 

22(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)

 
23    Section 30. The Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941 is 
24amended  by changing Section 21-12 as follows:
 



 
 
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1    (65 ILCS 20/21-12)  (from Ch. 24, par. 21-12)



2    Sec. 21-12. City clerk and city treasurer; election; 
3tenure. At the time of election of the mayor there shall be 
4elected also in a nonpartisan election a city
clerk and a city 
5treasurer.  The candidates receiving a majority of the votes

6cast for clerk and treasurer at the consolidated primary 
7election shall be
declared the clerk and treasurer.  If no 
8candidate receives a majority of the
votes for one of the 
9offices, a runoff election shall be held at the
consolidated 
10election, when only the names of the candidates receiving the

11highest and second highest number of votes for that office at 
12the consolidated
primary election shall appear on the ballot.  
13If more than one candidate
received the highest or second 
14highest number of votes for one of the offices
at the 
15consolidated primary election, the names of all candidates 
16receiving the
highest and second highest number of votes for 
17that office shall appear on the
ballot at the consolidated 
18election.  The candidate receiving the highest
number of votes 
19at the consolidated election shall be declared elected.

20    The clerk and treasurer each shall hold office for a
term 
21of 4 years beginning at noon on the third Monday in May

22following the election and until a successor is elected and 
23qualified.  No
person, however, shall be elected to the office 
24of city treasurer for 2
terms in succession unless the city, by 
25ordinance, establishes different succession terms.

26(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13.)

 
 
 
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1    Section 35. The School Code is amended by changing Section 
224-2 as follows:
 



3    (105 ILCS 5/24-2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-2)


4    Sec. 24-2. Holidays. 
5    (a) Teachers shall not be required
to teach on Saturdays, 
6nor, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, 
7shall teachers or other school
employees, other than 
8noncertificated school employees whose presence is
necessary 
9because of an emergency or for the continued operation and

10maintenance of school facilities or property, be
required to 
11work on legal school
holidays, which are January 1, New Year's 
12Day; the third Monday in
January, the Birthday of Dr. Martin 
13Luther King, Jr.; February 12, the
Birthday of President 
14Abraham Lincoln; the
first Monday in March (to be known as 
15Casimir Pulaski's birthday); Good
Friday; the day designated 
16as Memorial Day by federal law; July 4,
Independence Day; the 
17first Monday in September, Labor Day; the second Monday
in 
18October, Columbus Day; November 11, Veterans' Day; the 
19Thursday in
November commonly called Thanksgiving Day; and 
20December 25, Christmas Day.
School boards may grant special 
21holidays whenever in their judgment such
action is advisable. 
22No deduction shall
be made from the time or
compensation of a 
23school employee on account of any legal
or special holiday.

24    (b) A school board or other entity eligible to apply for 
 
 
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1waivers and modifications under Section 2-3.25g of this Code 
2is authorized to hold school or schedule teachers' institutes, 
3parent-teacher conferences, or staff development on the third 
4Monday in January (the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, 
5Jr.); February 12 (the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln); 
6the first Monday in March (known as Casimir Pulaski's 
7birthday); the second Monday in October (Columbus Day); and 
8November 11 (Veterans' Day), provided that:
9        (1) the person or persons honored by the holiday are 
10    recognized through instructional activities conducted on 
11    that day or, if the day is not used for student attendance, 
12    on the first school day preceding or following that day; 
13    and
14        (2) the entity that chooses to exercise this authority 
15    first holds a public hearing about the proposal.  The 
16    entity shall provide notice preceding the public hearing 
17    to both educators and parents.  The notice shall set forth 
18    the time, date, and place of the hearing, describe the 
19    proposal, and indicate that the entity will take testimony 
20    from educators and parents about the proposal.

21    (c) Commemorative holidays, which recognize specified 
22patriotic, civic,
cultural or historical persons, activities, 
23or events, are regular school
days. Commemorative
holidays 
24are: January 28 (to be known as Christa McAuliffe Day and

25observed as a commemoration of space exploration), February 15 
26(the
birthday of Susan B. Anthony), March 29 (Viet Nam War 
 
 
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1Veterans' Day),
September 11 (September 11th Day of 
2Remembrance), the school day
immediately preceding Veterans' 
3Day (Korean War Veterans'
Day), October 1 (Recycling Day), 
4October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day), 
5December 7 (Pearl Harbor Veterans' Day), and
any day so 
6appointed by the President or
Governor.  School boards may 
7establish commemorative holidays whenever in
their judgment 
8such action is advisable.
School boards shall include 
9instruction relative to commemorated persons,
activities, or

10events on the commemorative holiday or at any other time 
11during the school
year and at any point in the curriculum when 
12such instruction may be deemed
appropriate. The State Board of 
13Education shall prepare and make available
to school boards 
14instructional materials relative to commemorated persons,

15activities,
or events which may be used by school boards in 
16conjunction with any
instruction provided pursuant to this 
17paragraph.

18    (d) City of Chicago School District 299 shall observe 
19March 4 of each year as
a commemorative holiday.  This holiday 
20shall be known as Mayors' Day which
shall be a day to 
21commemorate and be reminded of the past Chief Executive

22Officers of the City of Chicago, and in particular the late 
23Mayor Richard
J. Daley and the late Mayor Harold Washington.  
24If March 4 falls on a
Saturday or Sunday, Mayors' Day shall be 
25observed on the following Monday.
26    (e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to 
 
 
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1the contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known 
2as 2020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout 
3the State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General 
4Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of 
5election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be 
6used as a location for election day services or as a polling 
7place. 
8    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
9contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 
102022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 
11State under this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. 

12(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20.)

 
13    Section 40. The State Universities Civil Service Act is 
14amended by changing Section 45a as follows:
 



15    (110 ILCS 70/45a)  (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38l.1)



16    Sec. 45a. 
Except as provided in the second sentence of 
17this Section,
all  officers and employees subject to this Act, 
18shall have the
following days as holidays, for which they 
19shall receive their usual
compensation:  New Year's Day, 
20January 1, Memorial Day, as determined by
the law of the State 
21of Illinois, Independence Day, July 4, Labor Day,
the first 
22Monday in September, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of

23November, Christmas Day, December 25, and five holidays to be 
24designated
by each college, university, agency and community 
 
 
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1college subject to
this Act.  Craft and trade employees subject 
2to this Act shall be paid
for all paid holidays included in 
3their area agreement, and will be paid
for all five holidays 
4designated by their employer pursuant to this
section.
5    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
6contrary, November 3, 2020 shall be a State holiday known as 
72020 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 
8State pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 101st General 
9Assembly. All government offices, with the exception of 
10election authorities, shall be closed unless authorized to be 
11used as a location for election day services or as a polling 
12place. 
13    Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to the 
14contrary, November 8, 2022 shall be a State holiday known as 
152022 General Election Day and shall be observed throughout the 
16State under this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. 

17(Source: P.A. 101-642, eff. 6-16-20.)

 

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