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A ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each year.

The county clerk may require a ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a SB2854 Engrossed - 14 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b supplemental list of applicants.

Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, except precinct committeepersons committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, commencing on December 1 following the general SB2854 - 15 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election of each even-numbered year;

Appointments of precinct committeepersons committeemen shall be for 2-year terms SB2854 Engrossed - 15 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b commencing on the date of the county convention following the general primary at which they were elected.

The completed registration materials SB2854 - 16 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.

Unused materials shall be returned by deputy registrars appointed pursuant to paragraph 4 of SB2854 Engrossed - 16 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b subsection (a), not later than the next working day following the close of registration.

4-11) SB2854 - 17 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

At least 2 weeks prior to the general November election in each even numbered year and the consolidated election in each odd-numbered year the county clerk shall cause a list to be made for each precinct of all names upon the SB2854 Engrossed - 17 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registration record cards not marked or erased, in alphabetical order, with the address, provided, that such list may be arranged geographically, by street and number, in numerical order, with respect to all precincts in which all, or substantially all residences of voters therein shall be located upon and numbered along streets, avenues, courts, or other highways which are either named or numbered, upon direction either of the county board or of the circuit court.

By such time, the county clerk shall give the precinct lists to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party, as such party is defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 30 days of the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall give the precinct lists compiled SB2854 - 18 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b prior to the general November election of 1982 to the chairpersonchair chairman of county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Prior to the opening of the polls for other elections, the SB2854 Engrossed - 18 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b county clerk shall transmit or deliver to the judges of election of each polling place a corrected list of registered voters in the precinct, or the names of persons added to and erased or withdrawn from the list for such precinct.

Within 60 days after each general election the county clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at that general election, and shall provide a copy of such list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such coded list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

SB2854 - 19 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.

1-1-98.) SB2854 Engrossed - 19 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/4-12) (from Ch.

SB2854 - 20 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Signed) .....

....." SB2854 Engrossed - 20 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant before the county clerk or any deputy authorized by the county clerk for that purpose, and filed with said clerk.

If the voter making such application fails to appear before said clerk at the time set for the hearing as fixed in the said notice or fails to show cause why the name upon such register shall be SB2854 - 21 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b erased, the application to erase may be dismissed by the county clerk.

SB2854 Engrossed - 21 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Source:

SB2854 - 22 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b residence address .......

SB2854 Engrossed - 22 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being requested to provide his social security number when the individual applies for a ballot.

However, if the election authority provides computer generated applications with the precinct, ballot style and voter's name and address preprinted on the application, a single application may be used for State-wide political parties if it contains spaces or check-off boxes to indicate the SB2854 - 23 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political party.

At the consolidated primary, such certificates may contain spaces or checkoff boxes permitting the voter to request a SB2854 Engrossed - 23 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b primary ballot of any other political party which is established only within a political subdivision and for which a primary is conducted on the same election day.

SB2854 - 24 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b In case the elector is unable to sign his name, a judge of election shall check the data on the registration card and shall check the address given, with the registered address, in order to determine whether he is entitled to vote.

One of the judges of election shall check the certificate SB2854 Engrossed - 24 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the applicant voted.

The county clerk, within 60 days after the general primary election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the chairpersonchair chairman SB2854 - 25 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established SB2854 Engrossed - 25 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative the list of registered voters in each precinct at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant requested at the general primary election of 1982.

Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his registration record card is not found in the precinct registry of voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or upon the consolidated list, if any, and whose name has not been erased or withdrawn from such register, the printed precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be prima facie evidence of the SB2854 - 26 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b elector's right to vote upon compliance with the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section.

In such event one of the judges of election shall require an affidavit by such person and one voter residing in the precinct before the judges of election, substantially in the form prescribed in Section 17-10 of this Act, and upon the presentation of such affidavits, a SB2854 Engrossed - 26 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b certificate shall be issued to such elector, and upon the presentation of such certificate and affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote.

When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

After the signature has been verified, the judges shall SB2854 - 27 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides by use of the information contained on the voter registration cards or the separate registration lists or other means approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and supplied by the election authority.

SB2854 Engrossed - 27 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Source:

When the list of registered voters in each precinct is SB2854 - 28 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b compiled, the County Clerk shall give a copy of it to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party, as such party is defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 30 days of the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, the County Clerk shall give the list of registered voters in each precinct that was compiled prior to SB2854 Engrossed - 28 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the general November election of 1982 to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after each general election the county clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at that general election, and shall provide a copy of such list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such coded list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

SB2854 - 29 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under either of the 2 preceding paragraphs.

Any voter or voters in the township, city, village, or incorporated town containing such precinct, and any SB2854 Engrossed - 29 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b precinct committeeperson committeeman in the county, may, between the hours of nine o'clock a.m.

SB2854 - 30 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b or of the ....

SB2854 Engrossed - 30 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b ...." Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant before the County Clerk or any Deputy authorized by the County Clerk for that purpose, and filed with the Clerk.

If the voter making such application fails to appear before the Clerk SB2854 - 31 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b at the time set for the hearing as fixed in the said notice or fails to show cause why the name upon such register shall be erased, the application may be dismissed by the County Clerk.

10-1-13.) SB2854 Engrossed - 31 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/5-16.2) (from Ch.

SB2854 - 32 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 2.

The county clerk shall notify every principal and vice-principal of each high school, elementary school, and vocational school situated within the election jurisdiction of their SB2854 Engrossed - 32 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b eligibility to serve as deputy registrars and offer training courses for service as deputy registrars at conveniently located facilities at least 4 months prior to every election.

A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members SB2854 - 33 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b designated by such official, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State.

In determining the number of deputy registrars that shall be appointed, the county clerk shall consider the population of the jurisdiction, the size of the organization, the geographic size of the jurisdiction, convenience for the public, the existing number of deputy registrars in the jurisdiction and their location, the registration SB2854 Engrossed - 33 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b activities of the organization and the need to appoint deputy registrars to assist and facilitate the registration of non-English speaking individuals.

SB2854 - 34 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 7.

The president of any corporation as defined by the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of employees designated by such president, who may accept the SB2854 Engrossed - 34 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registrations of any qualified resident of the State.

The county clerk, in appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the ChairpersonChair Chairman of the County Central Committee of the SB2854 - 35 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b applicant's political party.

A ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the county clerk by November 30 of each year.

The county clerk may require a ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

All persons appointed as deputy registrars shall be registered voters SB2854 Engrossed - 35 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b within the county and shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:

Appointments of deputy registrars under this Section, except precinct committeepersons committeemen, shall be for 2-year terms, commencing on December 1 following the general SB2854 - 36 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election of each even-numbered year, except that the terms of the initial appointments shall be until December 1st following the next general election.

The county clerk shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public SB2854 Engrossed - 36 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b inspection a list of the names of all appointees.

The completed registration materials SB2854 - 37 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b received by the deputy registrars on the 28th day preceding an election shall be returned by the deputy registrars within 24 hours after receipt thereof.

(d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by SB2854 Engrossed - 37 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her possession.

5-29) SB2854 - 38 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

SB2854 Engrossed - 38 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Election.....................................................

SB2854 - 39 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Nothing in this Act prevents an individual from being requested to provide his social security number when the individual applies for a ballot.

"THE INDIVIDUAL APPLYING FOR A BALLOT WITH THIS DOCUMENT IS SB2854 Engrossed - 39 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b NOT REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

Unless satisfied by such comparison that the applicant to vote is the identical person who is registered under the same name, the Judges shall ask such applicant the questions for identification which appear on the registration card and if the applicant does not prove to the satisfaction of a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he is the identical person registered under the name in question then the vote for such applicant shall be challenged by a Judge of Election, and the same procedure followed as provided by law SB2854 - 40 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for challenged voters.

One of the Judges of election shall check the certificate of each applicant for a ballot after the registration record has been examined and shall sign his initials on the SB2854 Engrossed - 40 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the applicant voted.

The county clerk, within 60 days after the general primary election, shall SB2854 - 41 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b provide a copy of this coded list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall provide to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative the list of registered voters in each precinct SB2854 Engrossed - 41 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant requested at the general primary election of 1982.

Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his registration record card is not found in the precinct registry of voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct list of voters and whose name has not been erased or withdrawn from such register, it shall be the duty of one of the Judges of Election to require an affidavit by such person and two voters residing in the precinct before the judges of election that he is the same SB2854 - 42 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b person whose name appears upon the precinct register and that he resides in the precinct stating the street number of his residence.

It shall be the duty of the county clerk within 30 days after such election to take steps provided by Section SB2854 Engrossed - 42 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 5-27 of this article 5 for the execution of new registration affidavits by electors who have voted under the provisions of this paragraph.

When the county clerk delivers to the judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of the printed precinct register, he shall give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Whenever two or more elections occur simultaneously, the election authority charged with the duty of providing SB2854 - 43 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b application certificates may prescribe the form thereof so that a voter is required to execute only one, indicating in which of the elections he desires to vote.

The voter's certificate shall be so marked by the judges as to show the respective SB2854 Engrossed - 43 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b ballots which the voter is given.

Within 20 days after such first appointment shall be made, such commissioners shall organize as a board by electing one of their number as chairpersonchair chairman and one as secretary, and they shall perform the duties incident to such offices.

do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I am a citizen of the United States, and have resided in the State of Illinois for a period of 2 years last past, and that I am a legal voter SB2854 - 44 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and resident of the jurisdiction of the ..........

Which oath, when subscribed and sworn to before such court SB2854 Engrossed - 44 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of said county and be there preserved.

Upon the opening of such office the county clerk of the county in which such SB2854 - 45 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b city, village or incorporated town is situated shall, upon demand, turn over to such board all registry books, registration record cards, poll books, tally sheets and ballot boxes heretofore used and all other books, forms, blanks and stationery of every description in his hands in any way relating to elections or the holding of elections within such city, village or incorporated town.

6-44) SB2854 Engrossed - 45 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

Such application shall be, SB2854 - 46 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b in substance, in the words and figures following:

Affiant further says that he has personal knowledge of the SB2854 Engrossed - 46 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b facts set forth in the above affidavit.

the messenger shall SB2854 - 47 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b also make affidavit of the fact in case he cannot find such person or his place of residence, and that he went to the place named on such register as his or her place of residence.

A like notice shall be served on the person or persons SB2854 Engrossed - 47 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b making the application to have the name upon such register erased to appear and show cause why said name shall be erased, the notice to set out the day and hour of such hearing.

(a) The board of election commissioners shall appoint all precinct committeepersons in the election SB2854 - 48 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b jurisdiction as deputy registrars who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State, except during the 27 days preceding an election.

The chief librarian, or a qualified person designated by the chief librarian, of any public library situated within the election jurisdiction, who may accept the registrations of any qualified resident of the State, SB2854 Engrossed - 48 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b at such library.

The president, or a qualified person designated by the president, of any university, college, community college, academy or other institution of learning situated SB2854 - 49 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b within the State, who may accept the registrations of any resident of the election jurisdiction, at such university, college, community college, academy or institution.

A duly elected or appointed official of a bona fide State civic organization, as defined and determined by rule of the State Board of Elections, or qualified members SB2854 Engrossed - 49 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b designated by such official, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the State.

The State Board of Elections shall by rule provide for certification of bona fide State civic SB2854 - 50 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b organizations.

The Director of Healthcare and Family Services, or a reasonable number of employees designated by the Director and located at public aid offices, who may accept the registration of any qualified resident of the election SB2854 Engrossed - 50 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b jurisdiction at any such public aid office.

The president of any corporation, as defined by the Business Corporation Act of 1983, or a reasonable number of employees designated by such president, who may accept the SB2854 - 51 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registrations of any qualified resident of the State.

The board of election commissioners, in SB2854 Engrossed - 51 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b appointing an additional deputy registrar, shall make the appointment from a list of applicants submitted by the ChairpersonChair Chairman of the County Central Committee of the applicant's political party.

A ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee shall submit a list of applicants to the board by November 30 of each year.

The board may require a ChairpersonChair Chairman of a County Central Committee to furnish a supplemental list of applicants.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will SB2854 - 52 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b faithfully discharge the duties of the office of registration officer to the best of my ability and that I will register no person nor cause the registration of any person except upon his personal application before me.

(Signature of Registration Officer)" This oath shall be administered and certified to by one of the commissioners or by the executive director or by some person designated by the board of election commissioners, and shall immediately thereafter be filed with the board of SB2854 Engrossed - 52 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election commissioners.

The county clerk shall issue a certificate of appointment to each deputy SB2854 - 53 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registrar, and shall maintain in his office for public inspection a list of the names of all appointees.

Deputy registrars appointed under subsection (a) shall be subject to SB2854 Engrossed - 53 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b removal for cause.

SB2854 - 54 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (d) The county clerk or board of election commissioners, as the case may be, must provide any additional forms requested by any deputy registrar regardless of the number of unaccounted registration forms the deputy registrar may have in his or her possession.

(f) The board of election commissioners shall not be criminally or civilly liable for the acts or omissions of any SB2854 Engrossed - 54 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b deputy registrar.

Provided, however, that in SB2854 - 55 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b cities, villages and incorporated towns of less than 200,000 inhabitants such printed lists shall be prepared only before a general election.

Prior to the general election of even-numbered years, all boards of election commissioners shall give the precinct SB2854 Engrossed - 55 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registers to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party, as such party is defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 30 days of the effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, all boards of election commissioners shall give the precinct registers compiled prior to the general November election of 1982 to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

For subsequent registrations, such SB2854 - 56 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registers, except as otherwise provided in this section for municipalities of more than 500,000, shall be printed and shall be available to any person upon application at least five days before the first day upon which any voter may make application in writing to have any name erased from the register.

Application to have a name upon such register erased may be made in the manner provided by Section 6-44 of this Article, and applications to erase names, complete registration, or to register or restore names shall be heard in the same manner as is provided by Section 6-45 of this Article, with application to the circuit court and appeal to the Supreme Court as SB2854 Engrossed - 56 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b provided in Sections 6-46 and 6-47.

Provided, however, that in municipalities having a population of more than 500,000, and having a Board of Election Commissioners, as to all elections, registrations for which are made solely with the Board of Election Commissioners, and where no general precinct registrations were provided for or held within twenty-eight days before the election, an application to have a name upon such register erased, as provided for in Section 6-44, shall be made within two days after the publication of the printed precinct register, and the Board of Election Commissioners shall announce its decision on such applications within four days after said applications are made, and within four days SB2854 - 57 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b after its decision on such applications shall cause a supplemental printed precinct register showing such correction as may be necessary by reason of such decision to be printed in like manner as hereinabove provided in Section 6-43 hereof, and upon application a copy of the same shall be given to any person applying therefor.

If the dates specified in this Article as to applications to SB2854 Engrossed - 57 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b complete or erase registrations or as to proceedings before the Board of Election Commissioners or the circuit court in the first registration under this Article shall not be applicable to any subsequent primary or regular or special election, the Board of Election Commissioners shall, with the approval of the circuit court, adopt and publish a schedule of dates which shall permit equal intervals of time therefor as are provided for such first registrations.

Within 60 days after each general election the board of election commissioners shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, SB2854 - 58 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b each registrant who voted at that general election, and shall provide a copy of such list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such coded list to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's SB2854 Engrossed - 58 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b chairman's duly authorized representative.

Voter's SB2854 - 59 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b number ....

He shall not be SB2854 Engrossed - 59 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b denied a ballot, nor shall his ballot be challenged, solely because of his refusal to provide his social security number.

HE OR SHE MAY NOT BE DENIED A BALLOT, NOR SHALL HIS OR HER BALLOT BE CHALLENGED, SOLELY BECAUSE OF HIS OR HER REFUSAL TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER." SB2854 - 60 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The applications of each State-wide political party at a primary election shall be separately printed upon paper of uniform quality, texture and size, but the applications of no 2 State-wide political parties shall be of the same color or tint.

Such applications may contain spaces or check-off boxes permitting the voter to also request a primary ballot of any political party which is established only within a political subdivision SB2854 Engrossed - 60 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and for which a primary is conducted on the same election day.

Unless satisfied by such comparison that the applicant to vote is the identical person who is registered under the same name, the judges shall ask such applicant the questions for identification which appear on the registration card, and if the applicant does not prove to the satisfaction SB2854 - 61 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of a majority of the judges of the election precinct that he is the identical person registered under the name in question then the vote of such applicant shall be challenged by a judge of election, and the same procedure followed as provided in this Article and Act for challenged voters.

One of the judges of election shall check the certificate of such applicant for a ballot after the registration record has been examined, and shall sign his initials on the SB2854 Engrossed - 61 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b certificate in the space provided therefor, and shall enter upon such certificate the number of the voter in the place provided therefor, and make an entry in the voting record space on the registration record, to indicate whether or not the applicant voted.

After each general primary election the board of election commissioners shall indicate by color code or other means next SB2854 - 62 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b to the name of each registrant on the list of registered voters in each precinct the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant requested at the general primary election.

The board of election commissioners, within 60 days after that general primary election, shall provide a copy of this coded list to the chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

Within 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the board of election commissioners shall provide to the chairman of the county central committee of each established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly SB2854 Engrossed - 62 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b authorized representative the list of registered voters in each precinct at the time of the general primary election of 1982 and shall indicate on such list by color code or other means next to the name of a registrant the primary ballot of a political party that the registrant requested at the general primary election of 1982.

Where an elector makes application to vote by signing and presenting the certificate provided by this Section, and his registration card is not found in the precinct registry of voters, but his name appears as that of a registered voter in such precinct upon the printed precinct register as corrected SB2854 - 63 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b or revised by the supplemental list, or upon the consolidated list, if any provided by this Article and whose name has not been erased or withdrawn from such register, the printed precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or consolidated list, if any, shall be prima facie evidence of the elector's right to vote upon compliance with the provisions hereinafter set forth in this Section.

In such event it shall be the duty of one of the judges of election to require an affidavit by such person and 2 voters residing in the precinct before the judges of election that he is the same person whose name appears upon the printed precinct register as corrected or revised by the supplemental list, or consolidated SB2854 Engrossed - 63 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b list, if any, and that he resides in the precinct, stating the street and number of his residence, and upon the presentation of such affidavits, a certificate shall be issued to such elector, and upon the presentation of such certificate and affidavits, he shall be entitled to vote.

Forms for all affidavits required hereunder SB2854 - 64 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be supplied by the board of election commissioners.

When the board of election commissioners delivers to the judges of election for use at the polls a supplemental or consolidated list of the printed precinct register, it shall SB2854 Engrossed - 64 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b give a copy of the supplemental or consolidated list to the chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee of an established political party or to the chairperson'schair's chairman's duly authorized representative.

After the signature has been verified, the judges shall determine in which political subdivisions the voter resides by use of the information contained on the voter registration cards or the separate registration lists or other means approved by the State Board of Elections and prepared and SB2854 - 65 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b supplied by the election authority.

In SB2854 Engrossed - 65 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population less than 25,000 as determined by the last federal census, the election commissioners shall receive a salary of not less than $1,800 per annum.

If the population is 100,000 or more but less than 2,000,000 the election commissioners shall receive a salary of SB2854 - 66 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b not less than $3,200 per annum, to be determined by the county board.

The chairpersonchair chairman of a board of election commissioners, in counties with a population of less than 2,000,000, shall be paid by the county an additional amount equal to 10% of his salary as an election commissioner.

If the population is 40,000 or more SB2854 Engrossed - 66 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b but less than 70,000 the executive director shall receive a salary of not less than $9,500 per annum, and in such cities, villages and incorporated towns there may be employed one assistant executive director who shall receive a salary of not less than $7,500 per annum.

If the population is 100,000 or more but less than 2,000,000 the executive director shall receive a salary of not less than $12,000 per annum, and in such cities, villages and incorporated towns there may be employed one assistant SB2854 - 67 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b executive director who shall receive a salary of not less than $8,000 per annum.

In cities, villages and incorporated towns with a population greater than 2,000,000 the election commissioners shall receive a salary of not less than $21,000, provided, however, that the chairpersonchair chairman of the Board of Election Commissioners shall receive a salary, as set by and from time to time changed by the Board of County Commissioners, of not less than $35,000 per annum and shall hold no other office.

In cities, villages and incorporated towns with a SB2854 Engrossed - 67 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b population greater than 2,000,000, such other election commissioners shall hold no other office.

Violation of any provision hereof shall be cause for removal SB2854 - 68 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b from office or dismissal, as the case may be;

It shall also be the duty of the governing SB2854 Engrossed - 68 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b authority of those counties and cities, respectively, to make provisions for the prompt payment of the salaries and expenditures.

(a) If the county board adopts an ordinance providing for the establishment of a county board of election commissioners, or if a majority of the votes cast on a proposition submitted in accordance with Section 6A-2(a) are in favor of a county board of election commissioners, a county board of election commissioners shall be appointed in the same manner as is SB2854 - 69 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b provided in Article 6 for boards of election commissioners in cities, villages and incorporated towns, except that the county board of election commissioners shall be appointed by the chairpersonchair chairman of the county board rather than the circuit court.

(b) For any county board of election commissioners established under subsection (b) of Section 6A-1, within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the SB2854 Engrossed - 69 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 98th General Assembly, the chief judge of the circuit court of the county shall appoint 5 commissioners.

Those first appointed shall hold their offices for the period of one, 2, and 3 years respectively, and the judge appointing them shall designate the term for which each commissioner shall hold his or her office, whether for one, 2 or 3 years except that no more than one commissioner from each major established political party may be designated the same SB2854 - 70 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b term.

(c) For any county board of election commissioners established under subsection (c) of Section 6A-1, within 30 days after the conclusion of the election at which the proposition to establish a county board of election commissioners is approved by the voters, the municipal board shall apply to the circuit court of the county for the chief judge of the circuit court to appoint 2 additional SB2854 Engrossed - 70 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b commissioners, one of whom shall be from each major established political party and neither of whom shall reside within the limits of the municipal board, so that 3 commissioners shall reside within the limits of the municipal board and 2 shall reside within the county but not within the municipality, as it may exist from time to time.

7-29-13.) SB2854 - 71 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/7-1) (from Ch.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the nomination of all candidates for all elective State, congressional, judicial, and county officers, State's Attorneys (whether elected from a single county or from more than one county), city, village, and incorporated town and municipal officers, trustees of sanitary districts, township officers in townships of over 5,000 population coextensive with or included wholly within cities or villages not under the commission form of government, precinct, township, ward, and State central committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and alternate delegates to national nominating conventions by all SB2854 Engrossed - 71 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political parties, as defined in Section 7-2 of this Article 7, shall be made in the manner provided in this Article 7 and not otherwise.

(b) This Article 7 shall not apply to (i) the nomination of candidates for school elections and township elections, except in those townships specifically mentioned in subsection (a) and except in those cases in which a township central committee determines under Section 6A-2 of the Township Law of 1874 or Section 45-55 of the Township Code that its candidates for township offices shall be nominated by primary in accordance SB2854 - 72 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b with this Article, (ii) the nomination of park commissioners in park districts organized under the Park District Code, (iii) the nomination of officers of cities and villages organized under special charters, or (iv) the nomination of municipal officers for cities, villages, and incorporated towns with a population of 5,000 or less, except where a city, village, or incorporated town with a population of 5,000 or less has by ordinance determined that political parties shall nominate candidates for municipal office in the city, village, or incorporated town by primary in accordance with this Article.

(c) The words "township officers" or "township offices" SB2854 Engrossed - 72 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be construed, when used in this Article, to include supervisors.

A political party, which at the general election for State and county officers then next preceding a primary, polled more than 5 per cent of the entire vote cast in the SB2854 - 73 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b State, is hereby declared to be a political party within the State, and shall nominate all candidates provided for in this Article 7 under the provisions hereof, and shall elect precinct, township, ward and State central committeepersons committeemen as herein provided.

A political party, which at the general election for State and county officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5 SB2854 Engrossed - 73 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b per cent of the entire vote cast in any county, is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this Article, within said county, and shall nominate all county officers in said county under the provisions hereof, and shall elect precinct, township, and ward committeepersons committeemen, as herein provided;

A political party, which at the municipal election for city, village or incorporated town officers then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5 per cent of the entire vote cast in any city or village, or incorporated town is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this Article, within said city, village or incorporated town, and shall nominate all SB2854 - 74 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b city, village or incorporated town officers in said city or village or incorporated town under the provisions hereof to the extent and in the cases provided in Section 7-1.

A political party, which at the municipal election in any other municipality or political subdivision, (except townships and school districts), for municipal or other officers therein then next preceding a primary, cast more than 5 per cent of the SB2854 Engrossed - 74 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b entire vote cast in such municipality or political subdivision, is hereby declared to be a political party within the meaning of this Article, within said municipality or political subdivision, and shall nominate all municipal or other officers therein under the provisions hereof to the extent and in the cases provided in Section 7-1.

Provided, that no political organization or group shall be qualified as a political party hereunder, or given a place on a ballot, which organization or group is associated, directly or indirectly, with Communist, Fascist, Nazi or other un-American principles and engages in activities or propaganda designed to teach subservience to the political principles and ideals of SB2854 - 75 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b foreign nations or the overthrow by violence of the established constitutional form of government of the United States and the State of Illinois.

The word "primary" the primary elections provided for in this Article, which are the general primary, the consolidated primary, and for those municipalities which have annual partisan elections for any officer, the municipal primary held 6 weeks prior to the general primary election date in even SB2854 Engrossed - 75 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b numbered years.

SB2854 - 76 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 6.

"County office" or "county officer" also include the assessor and board of appeals and county commissioners and president of county board of Cook County, and county board members and the chairpersonchair chairman of the county board in counties subject to "An Act relating to the composition and election of county boards in certain counties", enacted by the 76th General Assembly.

SB2854 Engrossed - 76 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 8.

SB2854 - 77 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 11.

A State central committee, whose responsibilities include, but are not limited to, filling by appointment vacancies in nomination for statewide offices, including but not limited to the office of United States Senator, a congressional committee for each congressional district, a county central committee for SB2854 Engrossed - 77 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b each county, a municipal central committee for each city, incorporated town or village, a ward committeeperson committeeman for each ward in cities containing a population of 500,000 or more;

a SB2854 - 78 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region committee for each group of 2 or more counties which jointly elect a Superintendent of a Multi-County Educational Service Region;

SB2854 Engrossed - 78 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b State Central Committee (a) Within 30 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective date of Public Act 83-33), the State central committee of each political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the State central committee of that party.

The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected State central committeeperson SB2854 - 79 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeman from the district.

Each elected ward, township or precinct committeeperson committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of his SB2854 Engrossed - 79 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political party.

In the case of a congressional district which encompasses more than one county, each ward, township or precinct committeeperson committeeman residing within the congressional district shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct in the last preceding primary election of his political party for one candidate of his party SB2854 - 80 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for member of the State central committee for the congressional district in which he resides and the ChairpersonChair Chairman of the county central committee shall report the results of the election to the State Board of Elections.

After August 6, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-426), whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of ChairpersonChair Chairman of a State central committee, or at the end of the term of office of ChairpersonChair Chairman, the State central committee SB2854 Engrossed - 80 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of each political party that has selected Alternative A shall elect a ChairpersonChair Chairman who shall not be required to be a member of the State Central Committee.

The ChairpersonChair Chairman shall be a registered voter in this State and of the same political party as the State central committee.

Each congressional committee shall make this appointment by voting SB2854 - 81 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b on the basis set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section.

At the general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for State central committeemen or State central committeewomen from a congressional district are of the same sex, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected a State central committeeman or State SB2854 Engrossed - 81 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the second member of the State central committee from the district.

The ChairpersonChair Chairman of a State central committee SB2854 - 82 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b composed as provided in this Alternative B must be selected from the committee's members.

Except as provided for in Alternative A with respect to the selection of the ChairpersonChair Chairman of the State central committee, under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State central committee of each political party shall be composed of members elected or appointed from the several congressional districts of the State, and of no other person or persons whomsoever.

The members of the State central committee shall, within 41 days after each quadrennial election of the full committee, meet in the city of Springfield and organize by electing a ChairpersonChair chairman, and may at such time elect such officers from among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem necessary or expedient.

The outgoing chairpersonchair chairman of the State central SB2854 Engrossed - 82 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committee of the party shall, 10 days before the meeting, notify each member of the State central committee elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.

Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central committee of any political party, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the chairmen of the county central committees SB2854 - 83 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of the political party of the counties located within the congressional district in which the vacancy occurs and, if applicable, the ward and township committeepersons committeemen of the political party in counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants located within the congressional district.

In voting to fill the vacancy, each chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee and each ward and township committeeperson committeeman in counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of the congressional district in which the vacancy exists of his or her county, SB2854 Engrossed - 83 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b township, or ward cast by the primary electors of his or her party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting to fill the vacancy in the State central committee.

Any action SB2854 - 84 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b taken by a political party at a State convention in accordance with this Section shall be reported to the State Board of Elections by the chairpersonchair chairman and secretary of such convention within 10 days after such action.

At the primary election in 1970 and at the general primary SB2854 Engrossed - 84 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or more, may vote for one candidate of his party for township committeeperson committeeman.

The one having the highest number of votes shall be such SB2854 - 85 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b township committeeperson committeeman of such party for such township or part of a township.

All precinct committeepersons committeemen elected under the provisions of SB2854 Engrossed - 85 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b this Article shall continue as such committeepersons committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the second year after their election.

However, a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeperson committeeman when a precinct committeeperson SB2854 - 86 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct in which he was elected and such precinct committeeperson committeeman shall thereafter neither have nor exercise any rights, powers or duties as committeeperson committeeman in that precinct, even if a successor has not been elected or appointed.

SB2854 Engrossed - 86 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b County Central Committee (d) The county central committee of each political party in each county shall consist of the various township committeepersons committeemen, precinct committeepersons committeemen and ward committeepersons committeemen, if any, of such party in the county.

each township committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each SB2854 - 87 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b ballot voted in his township or part of a township as the case may be by the primary electors of his party at the primary election for the nomination of candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately preceding the meeting of the county central committee;

Cook County Board of Review Election District Committee (d-1) Each board of review election district committee of each political party in Cook County shall consist of the various township committeepersons committeemen and ward SB2854 Engrossed - 87 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeepersons committeemen, if any, of that party in the portions of the county composing the board of review election district.

and in the organization and proceedings of each of the 3 election district committees, each ward committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each SB2854 - 88 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b ballot voted in his or her ward or part of that ward, as the case may be, by the primary electors of his or her party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the board of review election district committee.

A State central committeeperson SB2854 Engrossed - 88 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeman in each district shall be a member and the chairpersonchair chairman or, when a district has 2 State central committeepersons committeemen, a co-chairperson co-chairman of the congressional committee, but shall not have the right to vote except in case of a tie.

In the organization and proceedings of congressional committees composed of precinct committeepersons committeemen or township committeepersons committeemen or ward committeepersons committeemen, or any combination thereof, each precinct committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors SB2854 - 89 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of his party at the primary at which he was elected, each township committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a township as the case may be by the primary electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional committee, and each ward committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of his ward located in such congressional district by the primary electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional committee;

and in the organization and proceedings of congressional committees composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of the counties within such district, each chairpersonchair chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the primary SB2854 Engrossed - 89 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the congressional committee.

Judicial District Committee (f) The judicial district committee of each political party in each judicial district shall be composed of the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committees of the counties composing the judicial district.

In the organization and proceedings of judicial district committees composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of the counties within such district, each SB2854chair - 90 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b chairperson chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial district committee.

In the organization and proceedings of circuit court committees, each chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the primary electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court committee.

Judicial Subcircuit Committee SB2854 Engrossed - 90 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each political party in each judicial subcircuit in a judicial circuit divided into subcircuits shall be composed of (i) the ward and township committeepersons committeemen of the townships and wards composing the judicial subcircuit in Cook County and (ii) the precinct committeepersons committeemen of the precincts composing the judicial subcircuit in any county other than Cook County.

In the organization and proceedings of each judicial SB2854 - 91 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b subcircuit committee, each township committeeperson committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a township, as the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of his party at the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee;

Municipal Central Committee SB2854 Engrossed - 91 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (h) The municipal central committee of each political party shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward committeepersons committeemen, as the case may be, of such party representing the precincts or wards, embraced in such city, incorporated town or village.

For political parties, other than a statewide political SB2854 - 92 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b party, established only within a municipality or township, the municipal or township managing committee shall be composed of the party officers of the local established party.

the chairpersonchair chairman and secretary of the caucus for those municipalities and townships authorized by statute to nominate candidates by caucus shall serve as party officers for the purpose of filling vacancies in nomination under Section 7-61;

Powers (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the powers SB2854 Engrossed - 92 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b usually exercised by such committees and by the officers thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Article.

(j) The State central committee of a political party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this SB2854 - 93 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the delegate selection rules of the national political party and file a copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections when approved by a national political party.

(k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the State central committee of a political party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section, the proxy shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and township committeepersons committeemen, if any, of the wards and townships which lie entirely or partially within the Congressional District from which the absent State central committeeman or committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of the county central committees of those counties which lie entirely or partially within that Congressional District and in which there are no ward or township SB2854 Engrossed - 93 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeepersons committeemen.

When voting for such proxy, the county chairpersonchair chairman, ward committeeperson committeeman or township committeeperson committeeman, as the case may be, shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township, or portion thereof within the Congressional District, by the primary electors of his party at the primary at which he was elected.

However, the absent State central committeeman or committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted by the rules of a political party which elects its SB2854 - 94 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.

The county board district committee of each political party in each county board district created pursuant to "An Act relating to the composition and election of county boards in certain counties", enacted by the 76th General Assembly, shall consist of the precinct committeepersons committeemen of the precincts included in the county board SB2854 Engrossed - 94 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b district.

The State's Attorney committee for each group of counties which jointly elect a State's Attorney and the Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region committee for each group of counties which jointly elect a Superintendent of a Multi-County Educational Service Region SB2854 - 95 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall consist of the chairmen of the county central committees of the counties composing such group of counties.

In the organization and proceedings of a State's Attorney or Superintendent of Multi-County Educational Service Region committee, each chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his or her county by the primary electors of his or her party at the last primary of an even-numbered year.

(a) On the 29th day next succeeding the primary at which committeepersons committeemen are elected, the county central committee of each political party shall meet within the county and proceed to organize by electing from its own number a chairpersonchair SB2854 Engrossed - 95 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b chairman and either from its own number, or otherwise, such other officers as such committee may deem necessary or expedient.

The chairpersonchair chairman of each county committee shall within 10 days after the organization, forward to the State Board of Elections, the names and post office addresses of the officers, precinct committeepersons committeemen and representative committeepersons committeemen elected by his SB2854 - 96 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political party.

In all counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or more outside of cities having a population of 200,000 or more, the delegates from each of the townships or parts of townships as the case may be shall be chosen by townships or parts of townships as the case may be, the township committeepersons committeemen from the respective townships or parts of townships as the case may be choosing the number of delegates to which such townships or parts of SB2854 Engrossed - 96 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b townships as the case may be are entitled, on the basis prescribed in paragraph (e) of this Section such delegates to be members of the delegation to the State convention from such county.

SB2854 - 97 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Each member of the State Central Committee of a political party which elects its members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of Section 7-8 may appoint 2 delegates to the State Convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention, who must be residents of the member's Congressional District.

In the year 1998, and every 4 years thereafter, the chairpersonchair chairman of a State central committee may issue a call for a State convention within 180 days after the general primary.

The State Central Committee SB2854 Engrossed - 97 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b may adopt rules to provide for and govern the procedures of the State convention.

(c) The chairpersonchair chairman and secretary of each State convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention, shall, within 2 days thereafter, transmit to the State Board of Elections of this State a certificate setting forth the names and addresses of all persons nominated by such State convention for electors of President and Vice President of the United SB2854 - 98 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b States, and of any persons selected by the State convention for delegates and alternate delegates at large to national nominating conventions;

SB2854 Engrossed - 98 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (e) At least 33 days before the date of a State convention, if the party chooses to hold a State convention, the chairpersonchair chairman of the State central committee of each political party shall file in the principal office of the State Board of Elections a call for the State convention.

Such call shall be signed by the chairperson SB2854 - 99 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b chairman and attested by the secretary of the committee.

(f) All precinct, township and ward committeepersons committeemen when elected as provided in this Section shall serve as though elected at large irrespective of any changes that may be made in precinct, township or ward boundaries and SB2854 Engrossed - 99 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the voting strength of each committeeperson committeeman shall remain as provided in this Section for the entire time for which he is elected.

(h) A special meeting of any central committee may be SB2854 - 100 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b called by the chairpersonchair chairman, or by not less than 25% of the members of such committee, by giving 5 days notice to members of such committee in writing designating the time and place at which such special meeting is to be held and the business which it is proposed to present at such special meeting.

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeperson committeeman because no one was elected to that office or because the precinct committeeperson committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct or for any other reason, the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee of the appropriate political party may fill the vacancy in such office by appointment of a qualified resident of the county and the appointed precinct committeeperson committeeman shall serve as though elected;

(j) If the number of Congressional Districts in the State of Illinois is reduced as a result of reapportionment of SB2854 Engrossed - 100 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Congressional Districts following a federal decennial census, the State Central Committeemen and Committeewomen of a political party which elects its State Central Committee by either Alternative A or by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of Section 7-8 who were previously elected shall continue to serve as if no reapportionment had occurred until the expiration of SB2854 - 101 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b their terms.

Alternates from other Districts with same Presidential SB2854 Engrossed - 101 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b preference;

Alternates from other Districts with different SB2854 - 102 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Presidential preference;

Each delegate shall certify in writing the order of his succession of alternates to the chairpersonchair chairman of the State's delegation.

The name of no candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson SB2854 Engrossed - 102 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeman, or township committeeperson committeeman, or precinct committeeperson committeeman, or ward committeeperson committeeman or candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in substantially the SB2854 - 103 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b following form:

SB2854 Engrossed - 103 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b street, in the ....

SB2854 - 104 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b party, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth.

The residence address required to be written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's name shall include the street address or rural route number of SB2854 Engrossed - 104 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.

Standard abbreviations may be used in SB2854 - 105 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b writing the residence address, including street number, if any.

No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing SB2854 Engrossed - 105 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of such petition.

and SB2854 - 106 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a certification listing the page number and line number of each signature struck from the petition.

This statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which SB2854 Engrossed - 106 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the petition relates and is qualified for the office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall state that he has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as required by the SB2854 - 107 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in substantially the following form:

that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the case of committeeperson committeeman and delegates and alternate SB2854 Engrossed - 107 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b delegates) to the office of ....

that I am legally qualified (including being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold such office and that I have filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing period) a SB2854 - 108 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case of committeepersons committeemen and delegates and alternate delegates) such office.

SB2854 Engrossed - 108 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on his or her petition for nomination.

If a candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating SB2854 - 109 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b convention elected from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures.

If a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office, including but not limited to county board chairperson or county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county other than Cook County, then the candidate's SB2854 Engrossed - 109 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her county.

If a candidate seeks to run for county board member elected from a county board district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the SB2854 - 110 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in the county board district.

(2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination SB2854 Engrossed - 110 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in his or her county board district.

In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures SB2854 - 111 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by the total number of county board districts comprising the county board;

In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at SB2854 Engrossed - 111 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b least the number of signatures required for a countywide candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her party in the district.

If a candidate seeks to run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of SB2854 - 112 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in the municipality or township.

If a candidate seeks to run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures of SB2854 Engrossed - 112 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the primary electors of his or her party of his or her congressional district.

If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal SB2854 - 113 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary district.

If a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination must SB2854 Engrossed - 113 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial candidate of his or her political party who received the highest number of votes at the last general election at which a judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and SB2854 - 114 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other Judicial District.

(j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools SB2854 Engrossed - 114 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for multiple counties.

SB2854 - 115 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (k) Any other office.

For wards or districts of political subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for SB2854 Engrossed - 115 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b that political party who received the highest number of votes in the ward or district at the last regular election at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that ward or district.

A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one SB2854 - 116 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b party.

Any candidate for President of the United States may have his name printed upon the primary ballot of his political party by filing in the office of the State Board of Elections not more than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of the general primary, in any year in which a Presidential election is to be held, a petition signed by not less than 3000 or more than 5000 primary electors, members of SB2854 Engrossed - 116 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and affiliated with the party of which he is a candidate, and no candidate for President of the United States, who fails to comply with the provisions of this Article shall have his name printed upon any primary ballot:

Provided, however, that if the rules or policies of a national political party conflict with such requirements for filing petitions for President of the SB2854 - 117 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b United States in a presidential preference primary, the ChairpersonChair Chairman of the State central committee of such national political party shall notify the State Board of Elections in writing, citing by reference the rules or policies of the national political party in conflict, and in such case the Board shall direct such petitions to be filed in accordance with the delegate selection plan adopted by the state central committee of such national political party.

SB2854 Engrossed - 117 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Source:

(1) Where the nomination is to be made for a State, SB2854 - 118 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b congressional, or judicial office, or for any office a nomination for which is made for a territorial division or district which comprises more than one county or is partly in one county and partly in another county or counties, then, except as otherwise provided in this Section, such petition for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of the State Board of Elections not more than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of the primary, but, in the case of petitions for nomination to fill a vacancy by special election in the office of representative in Congress from this State, such petition for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of the State Board of Elections not more than 85 days and not less than 82 days prior to the date of the primary.

Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme, Appellate or Circuit Court Judge within the 3-week period preceding the 106th day before a general primary election, petitions for nomination for the office in which the vacancy has occurred shall be filed in the principal office of the State Board of Elections not more than 92 nor less SB2854 Engrossed - 118 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b than 85 days prior to the date of the general primary election.

Where the nomination is to be made for delegates or alternate delegates to a national nominating convention, then such petition for nomination shall be filed in the principal office of the State Board of Elections not more SB2854 - 119 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b than 113 and not less than 106 days prior to the date of the primary;

(3) Where the nomination is to be made for a municipal or township office, such petitions for nomination shall be filed in the office of the local election official, not SB2854 Engrossed - 119 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b more than 99 nor less than 92 days prior to the date of the primary;

and provided, that petitions for the office SB2854 - 120 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of multi-township assessor shall be filed with the election authority.

or the normal SB2854 Engrossed - 120 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b opening hour, as the case may be.

All petitions received thereafter shall be deemed as filed in SB2854 - 121 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the order of actual receipt.

Seven days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given by the State Board of Elections to the chairpersonchair chairman of the State central committee of each established political party, and by each election authority or local election official, to the County ChairpersonChair Chairman of each established political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have SB2854 Engrossed - 121 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b pollwatchers present on the day of election.

The State Board of Elections shall adopt rules and regulations SB2854 - 122 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b governing the procedures for the conduct of such lottery.

(8) Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate officer by the end of the period for the SB2854 Engrossed - 122 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b filing of nomination papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer within a year preceding the date on which such nomination papers were filed.

If the nomination papers of any candidate and the statement of economic interest of that candidate are not required to be filed SB2854 - 123 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b with the same officer, the candidate must file with the officer with whom the nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the date on which such statement was filed.

If petitions for nomination have been filed for the same person with respect to more than one political party, his SB2854 Engrossed - 123 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b name shall not be certified nor printed on the primary ballot of any party.

If petitions for nomination have been filed for the same person for 2 or more offices which are incompatible so that the same person could not serve in more than one of such offices if elected, that person must withdraw as a candidate for all but one of such offices SB2854 - 124 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b within the 5 business days following the last day for petition filing.

Whenever a SB2854 Engrossed - 124 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political party's nomination of candidates is uncontested as to one or more, but not all, of the offices to be voted upon by the electors of a township, municipality, or ward thereof, then a primary shall be held for that party in such township, municipality, or ward thereof;

provided that the primary ballot shall not include those offices SB2854 - 125 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b within such township, municipality, or ward thereof, for which the nomination is uncontested.

For the purposes of this Article, the nomination of an established political party of a candidate for election to said office shall be deemed to be uncontested where not more than the number of persons to be nominated have timely filed valid nomination papers seeking the nomination of such established party for SB2854 Engrossed - 125 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election to said office.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions in subparagraph (a) and (b) of this paragraph (10), whenever a person who has not timely filed valid nomination papers and who intends to SB2854 - 126 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b become a write-in candidate for a political party's nomination for any office for which the nomination is uncontested files a written statement or notice of that intent with the State Board of Elections or the local election official with whom nomination papers for such office are filed, a primary ballot shall be prepared and a primary shall be held for that office.

An election authority shall have no duty to conduct a primary and prepare a primary ballot for any office for which the nomination is uncontested unless a statement or notice meeting the requirements of this SB2854 Engrossed - 126 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Section is filed in a timely manner.

(11) If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed for a candidate to the same office, the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local election official where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days notify the candidate of his or her SB2854 - 127 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b multiple petition filings and that the candidate has 3 business days after receipt of the notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local election official that he or she may cancel prior sets of petitions.

7-13) SB2854 Engrossed - 127 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

Such objections shall be filed in the office of the county SB2854 - 128 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b clerk within 5 business days after the last day for filing nomination papers.

The county electoral board composed as provided in Section SB2854 Engrossed - 128 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 10-9 shall constitute an electoral board for the hearing and passing upon objections to nomination petitions for precinct and township committeepersons committeemen.

The objection shall state the name and address of the objector SB2854 - 129 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b who may be any qualified elector in the precinct or in the township or part of a township that lies outside of a city having a population of 500,000 or more, the specific grounds of objection and the relief requested of the electoral board.

Upon the receipt of the objection the county clerk shall forthwith transmit such objection and the petition of the candidate to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county electoral board.

The chairpersonchair chairman of the county electoral board shall forthwith notify the objector, the candidate whose petition is objected to and the other members of the electoral board of the time and place for hearing thereon.

SB2854 Engrossed - 129 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b However, the decision of the board is subject to judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.

SB2854 - 130 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Source:

The State Board of Elections shall meet promptly and, not less than 20 days prior to the first date for filing of such petitions, shall publish and certify to the county clerk in each county the number of delegates or alternate delegates to be elected from each congressional district or from the State at large or State convention of a political SB2854 Engrossed - 130 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b party, as the case may be, according to the method chosen by each State central committee.

If a State central committee fails to certify to the State Board of Elections its choice of one of the following methods prior to the aforementioned meeting of the State Board of Elections, the State Board of Elections shall certify delegates for that political party SB2854 - 131 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b pursuant to whichever of the alternatives below was used by that political party pursuant to whichever of the alternatives below was used by that political party in the most recent year in which delegates were selected, subject to any subsequent amendments.

The Secretary of State shall report the number of delegates and alternate delegates to which Illinois will be entitled at the respective national nominating conventions to the State Board of Elections convened as aforesaid to be utilized by the State Board of Elections in calculating the number of delegates and alternates to be elected from each congressional district in the State at large SB2854 Engrossed - 131 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b or State convention, as the case may be.

Of the number of delegates to which the State is SB2854 - 132 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b entitled, 10, plus those remaining unallocated under paragraph 2, shall be delegates at large.

(a) For each district, the number of remaining delegates shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator SB2854 Engrossed - 132 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of which is the vote cast in the congressional district for the party's nominee in the last Presidential election, and the denominator of which is the vote cast in the State for the party's nominee in the last Presidential election.

(b) The Board shall first allocate to each district a number of delegates equal to the whole number in the SB2854 - 133 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b product resulting from the multiplication procedure in subparagraph (a).

The alternate delegates other than the alternate delegates at large shall be SB2854 Engrossed - 133 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b allocated in the same manner as the delegates other than the delegates at large.

the chairpersonchair chairman of the State central committee shall file with the State Board of Elections a statement of the number of delegates and alternate delegates to which the State is entitled and the number of such delegates SB2854 - 134 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and alternate delegates to be elected from congressional districts.

1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote for the party's candidate in the most recent presidential election by the total statewide vote for that candidate in that election, plus 1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote for the party's candidate in the second most recent Presidential election by the total statewide vote SB2854 Engrossed - 134 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for that candidate in that election;

(2) Formula 2 shall be determined by multiplying paragraphs SB2854 - 135 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (a), (b), and (c) together as follows:

(a) 1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote for the party's candidate in the most recent presidential election by the total statewide vote for that candidate in that election, plus 1/2 of the fraction calculated by dividing the total district vote for SB2854 Engrossed - 135 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the party's candidate in the second most recent presidential election by the total statewide vote for that candidate in that election.

This sum shall be added to the fraction calculated by dividing the total voter registration of the party in the district by the total voter registration of the party in the State as of January SB2854 - 136 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b 1 of the year prior to the year in which the national nominating convention is held;

The remainder of the delegates and alternate delegates shall be selected as determined by the State central committee of the party and shall be certified to the State Board of Elections by the chairpersonchair chairman of the State central committee.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to all aspects of the selection of delegates and alternate delegates to a national nominating convention under Alternative B, this Code shall be superseded by the delegate selection rules and policies of the national political party SB2854 Engrossed - 136 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b including, but not limited to, the development of an affirmative action plan.

7-17) SB2854 - 137 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

If a candidate has changed his or her name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in SB2854 Engrossed - 137 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the last day for filing the petition for nomination, nomination papers, or certificate of nomination for that office, whichever is applicable, then (i) the candidate's name on the primary ballot must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior SB2854 - 138 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition, papers, or certificate must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the period specified in (i) and the date or dates each of those names was changed;

For purposes of this Section, a "political slogan" is defined as any word or words expressing or connoting a position, opinion, or belief that the candidate may espouse, including but not limited to, any word or words conveying any meaning other than that of the personal identity SB2854 Engrossed - 138 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of the candidate.

(c) The State Board of Elections, a local election official, or an election authority shall remove any candidate's SB2854 - 139 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b name designation from a ballot that is inconsistent with subsection (b) of this Section.

if a Democratic ballot the SB2854 Engrossed - 139 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b designating words shall be:

Such SB2854 - 140 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b names may be printed on the ballot either in a single column or in 2 or more columns and in the following order, to-wit:

If no candidate or candidates file for an office and if no person or persons SB2854 Engrossed - 140 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b file a declaration as a write-in candidate for that office, then below the title of that office the election authority instead shall print "No Candidate".

Next to the name of each candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating convention shall SB2854 - 141 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b appear either (a) the name of the candidate's preference for President of the United States or the word "uncommitted" or (b) no official designation, depending upon the action taken by the State central committee pursuant to Section 7-10.3 of this Act.

Where voting machines or electronic voting systems are used, the provisions of this Section may be modified as required or authorized by Article 24 or Article 24A, whichever SB2854 Engrossed - 141 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b is applicable.

The tally sheets for each political party SB2854 - 142 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b participating in the primary election shall be substantially in the following form:

SB2854 Engrossed - 142 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (2) Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint two pollwatchers per precinct.

(3) Each organization of citizens within the county or SB2854 - 143 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b political subdivision, which has among its purposes or interests the investigation or prosecution of election frauds, and which shall have registered its name and address and the names and addresses of its principal officers with the proper election authority at least 40 days before the primary election, shall be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct.

(i) as part of its written articles of incorporation, SB2854 Engrossed - 143 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b bylaws, or charter or by separate written declaration, has among its stated purposes the provision of voter information and education, the protection of individual voters' rights, and the promotion of free and equal elections;

SB2854 - 144 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (ii) is organized or primarily conducts its activities within the State of Illinois;

(4) Each organized group of proponents or opponents of a ballot proposition, which shall have registered the name and address of its organization or committee and the name and address of its chairpersonchair chairman with the proper election authority at least 40 days before the primary election, shall be entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct.

(5) In any primary election held to nominate candidates for the offices of a municipality of less than 3,000,000 population that is situated in 2 or more counties, a pollwatcher who is a resident of a county in which any part of the municipality is situated shall be eligible to serve as a pollwatcher in any polling place located within such municipality, provided that such pollwatcher otherwise complies with the respective SB2854 Engrossed - 144 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b requirements of subsections (1) through (4) of this Section and is a registered voter whose residence is within Illinois.

Such credentials shall be printed in sufficient quantities, shall be issued by and under the facsimile SB2854 - 145 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b signature(s) of the election authority and shall be available for distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election.

Such credentials shall be authorized by the real or facsimile signature of the State or local party official or the candidate or the presiding officer of the civic organization or the chairpersonchair chairman of the proponent or opponent group, as the case may be.

SB2854 Engrossed - 145 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b ........................

TITLE (party official, candidate, civic organization president, proponent or opponent group chairpersonchair chairman) SB2854 - 146 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Under penalties provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10 of the Election Code, the undersigned pollwatcher certifies that he or she resides at ..............

Pollwatchers may be substituted during the course of the day, but established political parties, SB2854 Engrossed - 146 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b candidates, qualified civic organizations and proponents and opponents of a ballot proposition can have only as many pollwatchers at any given time as are authorized in this Article.

Election SB2854 - 147 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b authorities must provide a sufficient number of credentials to allow for substitution of pollwatchers.

Such credentials SB2854 Engrossed - 147 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be printed in sufficient quantities, shall be issued by and under the facsimile signature of the election authority of the election jurisdiction where the polling place in which the candidate seeks admittance is located, and shall be available for distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election.

Such SB2854 - 148 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b credentials shall be signed by the candidate.

(Signature of Candidate) OFFICE FOR WHICH CANDIDATE SEEKS NOMINATION OR ELECTION Pollwatchers shall be permitted to observe all proceedings and view all reasonably requested records relating to the conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is SB2854 Engrossed - 148 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b not impinged, and to station themselves in a position in the voting room as will enable them to observe the judges making the signature comparison between the voter application and the voter registration record card;

provided, however, that such pollwatchers shall not be permitted to station themselves in SB2854 - 149 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b such close proximity to the judges of election so as to interfere with the orderly conduct of the election and shall not, in any event, be permitted to handle election materials.

Representatives of an election authority, with regard to an election under its jurisdiction, the State Board of Elections, and law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to a United States Attorney, a State's attorney, the Attorney General, and a State, county, or local police department, in the performance of their official election duties, shall be permitted at all times to enter and remain in the polling SB2854 Engrossed - 149 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b place.

SB2854 - 150 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The provisions of this Section shall also apply to supervised casting of vote by mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act.

Any primary elector may, instead of voting for any candidate for nomination or for committeeperson committeeman SB2854 Engrossed - 150 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b or for delegate or alternate delegate to national nominating conventions, whose name is printed on the primary ballot, write in the name of any other person affiliated with such party as a candidate for the nomination for any office, or for committeeperson committeeman, or for delegates or alternate SB2854 - 151 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b delegates to national nominating conventions, and indicate his choice of such candidate or committeeperson committeeman or delegate or alternate delegate, by placing to the left of and opposite the name thus written a square and placing in the square a cross (X).

If the primary elector marks more names upon the primary ballot than there are persons to be nominated as candidates for an office, or for State central committeepersons committeemen, or precinct committeepersons committeemen, or SB2854 Engrossed - 151 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b township committeepersons committeemen, or ward committeepersons committeemen, or delegates or alternate delegates to National nominating conventions, or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the primary elector's choice of a candidate for the nomination for an office, or SB2854 - 152 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeperson committeeman, or delegate, his primary ballot shall not be counted for the nomination for such office or committeeperson committeeman.

"This envelope is for use after 6:00 SB2854 Engrossed - 152 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b P.M.

only." All primary ballots not voted, and all that have been SB2854 - 153 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b spoiled by voters while attempting to vote, shall be returned to the proper election authority by the primary judges, and a receipt taken therefor, and shall be preserved 2 months.

As soon as the ballots of a political party shall have been read and the votes of the political party counted, as provided in the last above section, the 3 judges in charge of the tally sheets shall foot up the tally sheets so as to show the total number of votes cast for each candidate of the political party and for each candidate for State Central committeeperson committeeman and precinct committeeperson committeeman, township committeeperson committeeman or ward committeeperson committeeman, and delegate and alternate delegate to National nominating conventions, and certify the SB2854 Engrossed - 153 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b same to be correct.

Thereupon, the primary judges shall set down in a certificate of results on the tally sheet, under the name of the political party, the name of each candidate voted for upon the primary ballot, written at full length, the name of the office for which he is a candidate for nomination or for SB2854 - 154 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeperson committeeman, or delegate or alternate delegate to National nominating conventions, the total number of votes which the candidate received, and they shall also set down the total number of ballots voted by the primary electors of the political party in the precinct.

of Candidate, Title of Office, Votes John Jones Governor 100 Jane James Lieutenant Governor 100 Sam Smith Governor 70 Samantha Smythe Lieutenant Governor 70 Frank Martin Attorney General 150 SB2854 Engrossed - 154 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b William Preston Rep.

We hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true and SB2854 - 155 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b correct.

7-55) SB2854 Engrossed - 155 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

The primary poll books or the official poll record, and the tally sheets with the certificates of the primary judges written thereon, together with the envelopes containing the ballots, including the envelope containing the ballots marked "defective" or "objected to", shall be carefully SB2854 - 156 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b enveloped and sealed up together, properly endorsed, and the primary judges shall elect 2 judges (one from each of the major political parties), who shall immediately deliver the same to the clerk from whom the primary ballots were obtained, which clerk shall safely keep the same for 2 months, and thereafter shall safely keep the poll books until the next primary.

The election judges whose duty it is to deliver any materials as above provided SB2854 Engrossed - 156 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall, in the event such materials cannot be found when needed, on proper request, produce the receipt which they are to take as above provided.

The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall deliver a copy of each tally sheet to the county chairmen of SB2854 - 157 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the two largest political parties.

Upon the completion of the canvass of the returns by the election authority, the election authority shall make a tabulated statement of the returns for each political party separately, stating in appropriate columns and under proper headings, the total number of votes cast in said county for each candidate for nomination or election by said party, including candidates for President of the United States and for State central committeepersons committeemen, and for delegates and alternate SB2854 Engrossed - 157 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b delegates to National nominating conventions, and for precinct committeepersons committeemen, township committeepersons committeemen, and for ward committeepersons committeemen.

Within 2 days after the completion of said canvass by the election authority, the county clerk shall mail to the State SB2854 - 158 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Board of Elections a certified copy of such tabulated statement of returns.

Within 48 hours of conducting a canvass, as required by SB2854 Engrossed - 158 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b this Code, of the consolidated primary, the election authority shall deliver an original certificate of results to each local election official, with respect to whose political subdivisions nominations were made at such primary, for each precinct in his jurisdiction in which such nominations were on SB2854 - 159 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the ballot.

If a notice of SB2854 Engrossed - 159 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b contest is filed, the election authority shall, within one business day after receiving a certified copy of the court's judgment or order, amend its proclamation accordingly and proceed to file an amended proclamation with the appropriate election authorities and with the State Board of Elections.

SB2854 - 160 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The State Board of Elections shall issue a certificate of election to each of the persons shown by the returns and the proclamation thereof to be elected State central committeepersons committeemen, and delegates and alternate delegates to National nomination conventions;

1-1-06.) SB2854 Engrossed - 160 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/7-59) (from Ch.

(a) The person receiving the highest number of votes at a primary as a candidate of a party for the nomination for an office shall be the candidate of that party for such SB2854 - 161 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b office, and his name as such candidate shall be placed on the official ballot at the election then next ensuing;

Unless a national political party specifies that delegates and alternate delegates to a National nominating convention be allocated by proportional selection representation according to the results of a Presidential preference primary, the requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to National nominating conventions from the State at large, and the requisite number of persons receiving the highest number of votes of their party for delegates and alternate delegates to SB2854 Engrossed - 161 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b National nominating conventions in their respective congressional districts shall be declared elected delegates and alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions of their party.

A political party which elects the members to its State SB2854 - 162 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Central Committee by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of Section 7-8 shall select its congressional district delegates and alternate delegates to its national nominating convention by proportional selection representation according to the results of a Presidential preference primary in each congressional district in the manner provided by the rules of the national political party and the State Central Committee, when the rules and policies of the national political party so require.

The person receiving the highest number of votes of his party for precinct committeeperson committeeman of his precinct shall be declared elected precinct committeeperson SB2854 Engrossed - 162 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeman from said precinct.

The person receiving the highest number of votes of his party for township committeeperson committeeman of his township or part of a township as the case may be, shall be declared elected township committeeperson committeeman from SB2854 - 163 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b said township or part of a township as the case may be.

In such case the election authority shall issue notice in writing to such persons of such tie vote stating therein the place, the day (which shall not be SB2854 Engrossed - 163 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b more than 5 days thereafter) and the hour when such nomination or election shall be so determined.

(b) Write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who have filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in candidates with the proper election authority or authorities SB2854 - 164 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b not later than 61 days prior to the primary.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, where the number of candidates whose names have been printed on a party's ballot for nomination for or election to an office at a primary is less than the number of persons the party is entitled to nominate for or elect to the office at the primary, a person whose name was not printed on the party's SB2854 Engrossed - 164 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b primary ballot as a candidate for nomination for or election to the office, is not nominated for or elected to that office as a result of a write-in vote at the primary unless the number of votes he received equals or exceeds the number of signatures required on a petition for nomination for that office;

or SB2854 - 165 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b unless the number of votes he receives exceeds the number of votes received by at least one of the candidates whose names were printed on the primary ballot for nomination for or election to the same office.

Not less than 74 days before the date of the general election, the State Board of Elections shall certify to the county clerks the names of each of the candidates who have been nominated as shown by the proclamation of the State Board of Elections as a canvassing board or who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination and direct the election authority to place upon the official ballot for the general election the names of such candidates in the same manner and in SB2854 Engrossed - 165 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the same order as shown upon the certification, except as otherwise provided in this Section.

Not less than 68 days before the date of the general election, each county clerk shall certify the names of each of the candidates for county offices who have been nominated as SB2854 - 166 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shown by the proclamation of the county election authority or who have been nominated to fill a vacancy in nomination and declare that the names of such candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general election in the same manner and in the same order as shown upon the certification, except as otherwise provided by this Section.

SB2854 Engrossed - 166 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the same political party for multiple offices for any board, the name of the candidate of such party receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election as a candidate for such office, as shown by the official election returns of the SB2854 - 167 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b primary, shall be certified first under the name of such offices, and the names of the remaining candidates of such party for such offices shall follow in the order of the number of votes received by them respectively at the primary election as shown by the official election results.

Such determination shall be made within 30 days following the canvass and proclamation of the results of the general primary in the office of the county clerk or board of election commissioners SB2854 Engrossed - 167 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and shall be open to the public.

Seven days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given, by each such election authority, to the County ChairpersonChair Chairman of each established political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election SB2854 - 168 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of election.

SB2854 Engrossed - 168 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b The State Board of Elections or the county clerk, as the case may be, shall issue an amended certification whenever it is discovered that the original certification is in error.

7-6-10.) SB2854 - 169 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/7-60.1) (from Ch.

Whenever there are two or more persons nominated by the same political party for multiple offices for any board, the name of the candidate of such party receiving the highest number of votes in the consolidated primary election as a candidate for such consolidated primary, shall be certified SB2854 Engrossed - 169 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b first under the name of such office, and the names of the remaining candidates of such party for such offices shall follow in the order of the number of votes received by them respectively at the consolidated primary election as shown by SB2854 - 170 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the official election results.

Three days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given, by each such election authority, to the County ChairpersonChair Chairman of each established political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers SB2854 Engrossed - 170 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b present on the day of election.

SB2854 - 171 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Each local election official of a political subdivision in which established political party candidates for the respective local offices are nominated by primary shall determine by a fair and impartial method of random selection the order of placement of the established political party candidates for the consolidated election ballot and, in the case of certain municipalities having annual elections, on the general primary ballot for election.

Three days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given, by each such local election official, to the County ChairpersonChair Chairman of each established political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of election.

Immediately thereafter, the local election official shall certify the ballot placement order so determined to the proper election SB2854 Engrossed - 171 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b authorities charged with the preparation of the consolidated election, or general primary, ballot for that political subdivision.

Not less than 68 days before the date of the consolidated SB2854 - 172 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b election, each local election official of a political subdivision in which established political party candidates for the respective local offices have been nominated by caucus or have been nominated because no primary was required to be held shall certify to each election authority whose duty it is to prepare the official ballot for the consolidated election in that political subdivision the names of each of the candidates whose certificates of nomination or nomination papers have been filed in his or her office and direct the election authority to place upon the official ballot for the consolidated election the names of such candidates in the same manner and in the same order as shown upon the certification.

Three days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given by each such local election official to the county chairpersonchair chairman of each established political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled, SB2854 Engrossed - 172 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b under this Article, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of election.

Each local election official shall post in a conspicuous, open and public place, at the entrance of the office, notice of the time and SB2854 - 173 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b place of such lottery.

7-6-10.) SB2854 Engrossed - 173 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch.

There shall be constituted one legislative committee for each political party in each legislative district SB2854 - 174 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and one representative committee for each political party in each representative district.

In legislative or representative districts within or including a portion of any county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, the legislative or representative committee of a political party shall consist of the committeepersons committeemen of such party representing each township or ward of such county any portion of which township or ward is included within such legislative or representative district and the chairpersonchair chairman of each county central committee of such party of any county containing less than 2,000,000 inhabitants any portion of which county is included within such legislative or representative district.

In the remainder of the State, the legislative or representative committee of a political party shall consist of the chairpersonchair chairman of each county central committee of such party, any portion of which county is included within such legislative or representative district;

but if a legislative or representative district comprises only one county, or part of a county, its legislative or representative committee shall consist of the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee SB2854 Engrossed - 174 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b and 2 members of the county central committee who reside in the legislative or representative district, as the case may be, elected by the county central committee.

Within 180 days after the primary of the even-numbered year SB2854 - 175 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b immediately following the decennial redistricting required by Section 3 of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the ward committeepersons committeemen, township committeepersons committeemen or chairmen of county central committees within each of the redistricted legislative and representative districts shall meet and proceed to organize by electing from among their own number a chairpersonchair chairman and, either from among their own number or otherwise, such other officers as they may deem necessary or expedient.

Immediately upon completion of organization, the chairpersonchair chairman shall forward to the State Board of Elections the names and addresses of the chairpersonchair chairman and secretary of the committee.

Within 180 days after the primary of each other even-numbered year, each legislative committee and representative committee shall meet and proceed to organize by electing from among its own number a chairpersonchair chairman, and either SB2854 Engrossed - 175 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b from its own number or otherwise, such other officers as each committee may deem necessary or expedient.

Immediately upon completion of organization, the chairpersonchair chairman shall forward to the State Board of Elections, the names and SB2854 - 176 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b addresses of the chairpersonchair chairman and secretary of the committee.

The outgoing chairpersonchair chairman of such committee shall notify the members of the time and place (which shall be in the limits of such district) of such meeting.

In legislative or representative districts wholly contained within counties having 2,000,000 or more inhabitants each member of each legislative or representative committee shall in its organization and proceedings be entitled to one vote for each ballot voted in that portion of his township or ward in the legislative or representative district by the primary electors of his party at the last primary at SB2854 Engrossed - 176 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b which members of the General Assembly were nominated.

If a portion of the legislative or representative district is within a county containing 2,000,000 or more inhabitants then each legislative or representative committee member shall be SB2854 - 177 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b entitled to vote as follows:

(b) in the portion of the district lying outside a county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, each chairpersonchair chairman of a county central committee shall be entitled to one vote for each ballot voted in that portion of his county in the legislative or representative district by the primary electors of his party at the last primary at which members of the General Assembly were nominated.

SB2854 Engrossed - 177 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (Source:

The various political party committees now in SB2854 - 178 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b existence are hereby recognized and shall exercise the powers and perform the duties herein prescribed until committeepersons committeemen are chosen, in accordance with the provisions of this article.

A person seeks nomination for election, election or retention if he (1) takes the action necessary under the laws of this State to attempt to qualify for nomination for election, election to or retention in public office or election as ward or township committeeperson committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population, or (2) receives contributions or makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures with a view to bringing about his nomination for election or election to or retention in public office, or his or her election as ward or township SB2854 Engrossed - 178 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b committeeperson committeeman in counties of 3,000,000 or more population.

11-8-95.) SB2854 - 179 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/9-1.8) (from Ch.

For purposes of this Article, a "legislative caucus committee" means a committee established for the purpose of electing candidates to the General Assembly by the person elected President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or a committee established by 5 or SB2854 Engrossed - 179 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b more members of the same caucus of the Senate or 10 or more members of the same caucus of the House of Representatives.

(d) "Political action committee" means any natural person, trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or SB2854 - 180 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b other organization or group of persons, other than a candidate, political party, candidate political committee, or political party committee, that accepts contributions or makes expenditures during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate or candidates for public office.

"Ballot initiative committee" includes any natural person, trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other organization or group of SB2854 Engrossed - 180 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b persons that makes electioneering communications during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 related to any question of public policy to be submitted to the voters.

The $5,000 threshold applies to any contributions or SB2854 - 181 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b expenditures received or made with the purpose of securing a place on the ballot for, advocating the defeat or passage of, or engaging in electioneering communication regarding the question of public policy, regardless of the method of initiation of the question of public policy and regardless of whether petitions have been circulated or filed with the appropriate office or whether the question has been adopted and certified by the governing body.

"Independent expenditure committee" also includes any trust, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or other organization or group of persons that makes electioneering communications that are not made in connection, consultation, or concert with or at the request or suggestion of a public official or candidate, a public official's or SB2854 Engrossed - 181 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b candidate's designated political committee or campaign, or an agent or agents of the public official, candidate, or political committee or campaign during any 12-month period in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000 related to (i) the nomination SB2854 - 182 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for election, election, retention, or defeat of any public official or candidate or (ii) any question of public policy to be submitted to the voters.

If a candidate establishes SB2854 Engrossed - 182 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b one candidate political committee for multiple offices elected at different elections, then the candidate shall designate an election cycle, as defined in Section 9-1.9, for purposes of contribution limitations and reporting requirements set forth SB2854 - 183 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b in this Article.

SB2854 Engrossed - 183 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (f) Every political committee shall designate a chairpersonchair chairman and a treasurer.

The same person may serve as both chairpersonchair chairman and treasurer of any political committee.

A candidate who administers his own campaign SB2854 - 184 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b contributions and expenditures shall be deemed a political committee for purposes of this Article and shall designate himself as chairpersonchair chairman, treasurer, or both chairpersonchair chairman and treasurer of such political committee.

(g) No contribution and no expenditure shall be accepted or made by or on behalf of a political committee at a time when there is a vacancy in the office of chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer thereof.

No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a political committee without the authorization of its chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer, or their designated agents.

SB2854 Engrossed - 184 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (a) A political committee shall not make expenditures:

(1) In violation of any law of the United States or of SB2854 - 185 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b this State.

The terms and conditions of any loan or credit agreement to a committee shall be set forth in a written agreement, including but not limited to the method and amount of repayment, that shall be executed by the chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer of the committee at the time of the loan or credit agreement.

(5) For clothing or personal laundry expenses, except SB2854 Engrossed - 186185 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (5) For clothing or personal laundry expenses, except clothing items rented by the public official or candidate for his or her own use exclusively for a specific campaign-related event, provided that committees may purchase costumes, novelty items, or other accessories worn primarily to advertise the candidacy.

A political committee may lease or purchase and insure, maintain, and repair a motor vehicle SB2854 Engrossed - 186 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b if the vehicle will be used primarily for campaign purposes SB2854 - 187 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b or for the performance of governmental duties.

(b) The Board shall have the authority to investigate, upon receiptSB2854 ofEngrossed a- verified187 complaint,- violationsLRB100 of20346 theMJP provisions35634 SB2854b -receipt 188of -a LRB100verified 20346complaint, MJPviolations 35634of bthe provisions of this Section.

(a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions, SB2854 Engrossed - 189188 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (a) Each quarterly report of campaign contributions, expenditures, and independent expenditures under Section 9-10 shall disclose the following:

(2) the name and address of the person submitting the report on behalf of the committee, if other than the chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer;

(6) the name and address of each political committee from which the reporting committee received, or to which that committee made, any transfer of funds in the aggregate amount or value in excess of $150, together with the SB2854 Engrossed - 189 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b amounts and dates of all transfers;

SB2854 - 190 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (7) the total sum of transfers made to or from the committee during the reporting period and not reported under item (6);

(10) each contribution, rebate, refund, income from investments, or other receipt in excess of $150 received by the committee not otherwise listed under items (4) through (9) and, if the contributor is an individual who contributedSB2854 moreEngrossed than- $500,190 the- occupationLRB100 and20346 employerMJP of35634 SB2854b -contributed 191more -than LRB100$500, 20346the MJPoccupation 35634and bemployer of the contributor or, if the occupation and employer of the contributor are unknown, a statement that the committee has made a good faith effort to ascertain this information;

For purposes of reporting campaign receipts and expenses, SB2854 Engrossed - 192191 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b For purposes of reporting campaign receipts and expenses, income from investments shall be included as receipts during the reporting period they are actually received.

(2) the name and address of the person submitting the report on behalf of the committee, if other than the chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer;

(4) the name of the SB2854 Engrossed - 192 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b candidate;

(5) the office and, when applicable, district, SB2854 - 193 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b sought by the candidate;

The Board may reduce or waive a fine if the amendment is due to a technical or inadvertent error and SB2854 Engrossed - 193 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the political committee files the amended report, except that a SB2854 - 194 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b report filed under subsection (b) must be amended within 5 business days.

(4) to send by first class mail, after the general primary election in even numbered years, to the chairpersonchair chairman of each regularly constituted State central committee, county central committee and, in counties with a population of more than 3,000,000, to the committeepersons committeemen of each township and ward organization of each political party notice of their obligations under this SB2854 Engrossed - 194 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Article, along with a form for filing the statement of SB2854 - 195 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b organization;

7-6-12.) SB2854 Engrossed - 195 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/9-20) (from Ch.

9-20) SB2854 - 196 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

Such verified complaint shall be directed to a candidate or the chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer of a political committee, and shall be subject to the following requirements:

(2) The complaint shall state the name of the candidate or chairpersonchair chairman or treasurer of a political committee against whom the complaint is directed.

(date of filing) SB2854 Engrossed - 197196 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (date of filing) (signature of person filing the complaint) (Source:

A political party which, at the last election in any congressional district, legislative district, county, SB2854 Engrossed - 198197 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b congressional district, legislative district, county, township, municipality or other political subdivision or district in the State, polled more than 5% of the entire vote cast within such territorial area or political subdivision, as the case may be, has voted as a unit for the election of officers to serve the respective territorial area of such district or political subdivision, is hereby declared to be an "established political party" within the meaning of this Article as to such district or political subdivision.

Any such petition for the formation of a new political party throughout the State, or in any such district or political subdivision, as the case may be, SB2854 Engrossed - 198 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall declare as concisely as may be the intention of the SB2854 - 199 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b signers thereof to form such new political party in the State, or in such district or political subdivision;

For the first election following a redistricting of SB2854 Engrossed - 200199 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b For the first election following a redistricting of congressional districts, a petition to form a new political party in a congressional district shall be signed by at least 5,000 qualified voters of the congressional district.

SB2854 Engrossed - 200 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b In the case of a petition to form a new political party SB2854 - 201 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b within a political subdivision in which officers are to be elected from districts and at-large, such petition shall consist of separate components for each district from which an officer is to be elected.

The filing of such petition shall constitute the political group a new political party, for the purpose only of placing upon the ballot at such next ensuing election such list or an adjustedSB2854 listEngrossed in- accordance201 with- SectionLRB100 10-11,20346 ofMJP party35634 SB2854b -adjusted 202list -in LRB100accordance 20346with MJPSection 3563410-11, bof party candidates for offices to be voted for throughout the State, or for offices to be voted for in such district or political subdivision less than the State, as the case may be, under the name of and as the candidates of such new political party.

It shall thereafter nominate its candidates for public offices to be filled in the State, or such district or political subdivision, as the case may be, under the provisions of the laws regulating the nomination of candidates of established political parties at primary elections and political party SB2854 Engrossed - 202 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b conventions, as now or hereafter in force.

SB2854 - 203 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b A political party which continues to receive for its candidate for Governor more than 5% of the entire vote cast for Governor, shall remain an "established political party" as to the State and as to every district or political subdivision thereof.

If any such new political party shall become an "established political party" in the manner herein provided,SB2854 theEngrossed candidate- or203 candidates- ofLRB100 such20346 newMJP political35634 SB2854b -provided, 204the -candidate LRB100or 20346candidates MJPof 35634such bnew political party nominated by the petition hereinabove referred to for such initial election, shall have power to select any such party committeeperson committeeman or committeepersons committeemen as shall be necessary for the creation of a provisional party organization and provisional managing committee or committees for such party within the State, or in any district or political subdivision in which the new political party has become established;

86-875.) SB2854 Engrossed - 205204 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/10-6.2) (from Ch.

Such lottery shall be conducted within 9 SB2854 Engrossed - 205 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b days following the last day for petition filing and shall be SB2854 - 206 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b open to the public.

Seven days written notice of the time and place of conducting such random selection shall be given, by the State Board of Elections, the election authority, or local election official, to the ChairpersonChair Chairman of each political party, and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction which was entitled, under this Code, at the next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on the day of election.

If multiple sets of nomination papers are filed for a candidate to the same office, the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local election official SB2854 Engrossed - 207206 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b appropriate election authority or local election official where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days notify the candidate of his or her multiple petition filings and that the candidate has 3 business days after receipt of the notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate election authority or local election official that he or she may cancel prior sets of petitions.

SB2854 Engrossed - 207 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b A.

In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the SB2854 - 208 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a period of 35 business days after the last day for the filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.

In the case of nomination papers or certificates of nomination, the State Board of Elections, election authority or local election official shall note the day and hour upon which such objector's petition is filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the SB2854 Engrossed - 208 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b second business day after receipt of the petition, transmit by SB2854 - 209 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b registered mail or receipted personal delivery the certificate of nomination or nomination papers and the original objector's petition to the chairpersonchair chairman of the proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered mail or receipted personal delivery of the objector's petition, to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of residence designated in said certificate of nomination or nomination papers.

In the case of objections to a petition for a public question, to be submitted to the voters of a political subdivision, or district thereof, the election authority or local election official with whom such petition is filed shall note the day and hour upon which such objector's petition was filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the second business day after receipt of the petition, transmit by registered mail or SB2854 Engrossed - 210209 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted personal delivery the petition for the public question and the original objector's petition to the chairpersonchair chairman of the proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered mail or receipted personal delivery, of the objector's petition to the person designated on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal proponent of the public question, or as the proponent's attorney, for the purposes of receiving notice of objections.

The following electoral boards are designated SB2854 Engrossed - 210 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b for the purpose of hearing and passing upon the objector's SB2854 - 211 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b petition described in Section 10-8.

The county officers electoral board of a county with a population of less than 3,000,000 to hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for county offices and judicial offices of a district, subcircuit, or circuit coterminous with or less than a county, for any school district offices, for the office of multi-township assessor where candidates for such office are nominated in accordance with this Code, and for all special district offices, shall be composed of the county clerk, or an assistant designated by the county clerk, the State's attorney of the county or an Assistant State's Attorney SB2854 Engrossed - 211 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b designated by the State's Attorney, and the clerk of the SB2854 - 212 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b circuit court, or an assistant designated by the clerk of the circuit court, of the county, of whom the county clerk or his designee shall be the chairpersonchair chairman, except that in any county which has established a county board of election commissioners that board shall constitute the county officers electoral board ex-officio.

The county officers electoral board of a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more to hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for county offices, candidates for congressional and legislative offices if the district is wholly within a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, unless the district is wholly or partially within the jurisdiction of a municipal board of election commissioners, and judicial offices of a district, subcircuit, or circuit coterminous with or less than a county, for any school district offices, for the office of multi-township assessor where candidates for such office are nominated in accordance with this Code, and for all special district offices, shall be composed of the county clerk, or an assistant designated by the county SB2854 Engrossed - 212 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b clerk, the State's Attorney of the county or an Assistant SB2854 - 213 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b State's Attorney designated by the State's Attorney, and the clerk of the circuit court, or an assistant designated by the clerk of the circuit court, of the county, of whom the county clerk or his designee shall be the chairpersonchair chairman, except that, in any county which has established a county board of election commissioners, that board shall constitute the county officers electoral board ex-officio.

The municipal officers electoral board to hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for officers of municipalities shall be composed of the mayor or president of the board of trustees of the city, village or incorporated town, and the city, village or incorporated town clerk, and one member of the city council or board of trustees, that member being designated who is eligible to serve on the electoral board and has served the greatest number of years as a member of the city council or board of trustees, of whom the mayor or president of the board of trustees shall be the chairpersonchair chairman.

The township officers electoral board to pass upon objections to the nominations of township officers shall be composedSB2854 ofEngrossed the- township213 supervisor,- theLRB100 town20346 clerk,MJP and35634 SB2854b -composed 214of -the LRB100township 20346supervisor, MJPthe 35634town bclerk, and that eligible town trustee elected in the township who has had the longest term of continuous service as town trustee, of whom the township supervisor shall be the chairpersonchair chairman.

The education officers electoral board to hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for offices in community college districts shall be composed of the presiding officer of the community college district board, who shall be the chairpersonchair chairman, the secretary of the community college district board and the eligible elected community college board member who has the longest term of continuous service as a board member.

For special districts situated in more than one county, the county officers electoral board of the county in which the SB2854 Engrossed - 214 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b principal office of the district is located has jurisdiction to SB2854 - 215 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b hear and pass upon objections.

In the event that the chairpersonchair chairman of the electoral board is ineligible to act because of the fact that he or she is a candidateSB2854 forEngrossed the- office215 with- relationLRB100 to20346 whichMJP the35634 SB2854b -candidate 216for -the LRB100office 20346with MJPrelation 35634to bwhich the objector's petition is filed, then the substitute chosen under the provisions of this Section shall be the chairpersonchair chairman;

In this case, the officer or board with whom the objector's petition is filed, shall transmit the certificate of nomination or nomination papers as the case may be, and the objector's petition to the substitute chairpersonchair chairman of the electoral board.

In the event that none of the individuals designated by this Section to serve on the electoral board are eligible, the chairpersonchair chairman of an electoral board shall be designated by the Chief Judge.

6-1-15.) SB2854 Engrossed - 216 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/10-10) (from Ch.

10-10) SB2854 - 217 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

Within 24 hours after the receipt of the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or proposed question of public policy, as the case may be, and the objector's petition, the chairpersonchair chairman of the electoral board other than the State Board of Elections shall send a call by registered or certified mail to each of the members of the electoral board, and to the objector who filed the objector's petition, and either to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or nomination papers are objected to or to the principal proponent or attorney for proponents of a question of public policy, as the case may be, whose petitions are objected to, and shall also cause the sheriff of the county or counties in which such officers and persons reside to serve a copy of such call upon each of such officers and persons, which call shall set out the fact that the electoral board is required to meet to hear and pass upon the objections to nominations made for the office, designating it, and shall state the day, hour and place at which the electoral board shall meet for the purpose, which place shall be in the county court house in the county in the case of the County Officers Electoral Board, the Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the Township Officers Electoral Board or the Education Officers Electoral Board, except that the Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the Township Officers Electoral Board, and the Education Officers Electoral Board may meet at the location where the governing body of the municipality, township, or community college SB2854 Engrossed - 218217 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b body of the municipality, township, or community college district, respectively, holds its regularly scheduled meetings, if that location is available;

In those cases where the State Board of Elections is the electoral board designated under Section 10-9, the chairpersonchair chairman of the State Board of Elections shall, within 24 hours after the receipt of the certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petitions for a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or proposed statewide question of public policy, send a call by registered or certified mail to the objector who files the objector's petition, and either to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or nomination papers are objected to or to the principal proponent or attorney for proponents of the proposed Constitutional amendment or statewide question of public policy and shall state the day, hour, and place at which the electoral board shall meet for the purpose, which place may be in the Capitol Building or in the principal or permanent branch office of the State Board.

The day of the meeting shall not be less than 3 nor more than 5 days after the receipt of the certificate of nomination or nomination papers and the objector's petition by the chairpersonchair chairman of the electoral board.

The electoral board shall have the power to administer SB2854 Engrossed - 218 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b oaths and to subpoena and examine witnesses and, at the request SB2854 - 219 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b of either party and only upon a vote by a majority of its members, may authorize the chairpersonchair chairman to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum requiring the production of such books, papers, records and documents as may be evidence of any matter under inquiry before the electoral board, in the same manner as witnesses are subpoenaed in the Circuit Court.

Any circuit court of the state, excluding the judge who is sitting on the electoral board, upon such showing shall order such person to appear and testify, and to forthwith produce such SB2854 Engrossed - 219 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b books and papers, before the electoral board at a place to be SB2854 - 220 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b fixed by the court.

In addition to the foregoing, in the absence of competent evidence presented at such hearing by a party substantiallySB2854 challengingEngrossed the- results220 of- aLRB100 random20346 sample,MJP or35634 SB2854b -substantially 221challenging -the LRB100results 20346of MJPa 35634random bsample, or showing a different result obtained by an additional sample, this certificate of a county clerk or board of election commissioners shall be presumed to establish the ratio of valid to invalid signatures within the particular election jurisdiction.

If a party does not appear for receipt of the decision, the decision shall be deemed to have been served on the absent SB2854 Engrossed - 221 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b party on the date when a copy of the decision is personally SB2854 - 222 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b delivered or on the date when a copy of the decision is deposited in the United States mail, in a sealed envelope or package, with postage prepaid, addressed to each party affected by the decision or to such party's attorney of record, if any, at the address on record for such person in the files of the electoral board.

Within 60 days after July 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-691), each election authority shall transmit to the principal office of the State Board of Elections and publish on any website maintained by the election authority maps in electronic portable document format (PDF) SB2854 Engrossed - 223222 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b authority maps in electronic portable document format (PDF) showing the current boundaries of all the precincts within its jurisdiction.

The county board or board of election commissioners shall immediately forward copies thereof to the chairpersonchair chairman of each county central committee in the county, to each township, ward, or precinct committeeperson committeeman, and each local election official whose political subdivision is wholly or partly in the county and, upon request, shall furnish copies thereof to each candidate for political or public office in the county and shall transmit copies thereof to the principal office of the State Board of Elections and publish copies thereof on any website maintained by the election authority.

In counties not under township organization, the county board of commissioners shall at its meeting in July in each even-numbered year appoint in each election precinct 5 capable and discreet persons meeting the qualifications of SB2854 Engrossed - 223 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Section 13-4 to be judges of election.

Where neither voting SB2854 - 224 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the county board may, for any precinct with respect to which the board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.

In addition to such precinct judges, the county board of commissioners shall appoint special panels of 3 judges each, whoSB2854 shallEngrossed possess- the224 same- qualificationsLRB100 and20346 shallMJP be35634 SB2854b -who 225shall -possess LRB100the 20346same MJPqualifications 35634and bshall be appointed in the same manner and with the same division between political parties as is provided for other judges of election.

The county board of commissioners shall select and approve 3 persons as judges of election in each election precinct from a certified list, furnished by the chairpersonchair chairman of the County Central Committee of the first leading political party in such precinct;

and the county board of commissioners shall also select and approve 2 persons as judges of election in each election precinct from a certified list, furnished by the chairpersonchair chairman of the County Central Committee of the second leading political party.

and which political party is entitled to 2 judges of election and which political party is SB2854 Engrossed - 226225 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b judges of election and which political party is entitled to one judge of election shall be determined in the same manner as set forth in the next two preceding sentences with regard to 5 election judges in each precinct.

The chairpersonchair chairman of each county central committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.

The county board of commissioners shall acknowledge in writing to each county chairpersonchair chairman the names of all persons submitted on such certified list and the total number of persons listed thereon.

The election judges shall hold their office for 2 years from their appointment, and until their successors SB2854 Engrossed - 227226 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b successors are duly appointed in the manner provided in this Act.

In addition to the list provided for in Section 13-1 or 13-2, the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee, or each township committeeperson in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000, of each of the two leading political parties shall submit to the county board a supplemental list, arranged according to precincts in which they are to serve, of persons available as judges of election, the names and number of all persons listed thereon to be acknowledged in writing to the county chairpersonchair chairman or township committeeperson, as the case may be, submitting such list by the county board.

If the list provided for in Section 13-1 or 13-2 for any precinct is exhausted, then selection shall be made from the supplemental list submitted by the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee, or each township committeeperson in a county with a population of more than 3,000,000, of the party.

If such supplemental list is exhausted for any precinct, then selection SB2854 Engrossed - 228227 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be made from any of the persons on the supplemental list without regard to the precincts in which they are listed to serve.

Where neither voting machines nor electronic, mechanical or electric voting systems are used, the county board may, for any precinct with respect to which the board considers such action necessary or desirable in view of the number of voters, and shall for general elections for any SB2854 Engrossed - 229228 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b precinct containing more than 600 registered voters, appoint in addition to the 5 judges of election a team of 5 tally judges.

The number of such panels of judges required shall be determined by regulations of the State Board of Elections, which shall base the required SB2854 Engrossed - 230229 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b number of special panels on the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction or the number of absentee ballots voted at recent elections or any combination of such factors.

The county board shall select and approve 3 of the election judges in each precinct from a certified list furnished by the chairpersonchair chairman of the County Central Committee of the first leading political party in such election precinct and shall also select and approve 2 judges of election in each election precinct from a certified list furnished by the chairpersonchair chairman of the County Central Committee of the second leading political party in such election precinct.

The respective County Central Committee chairpersonchair chairman shall notify the county board by June 1 of each odd-numbered year immediately preceding the annual meeting of the county board whether or not such certified list SB2854 - 231 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b will be filed by such chairpersonchair chairman.

Such list shall be SB2854 Engrossed - 230 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b arranged according to precincts.

The chairpersonchair chairman of each county central committee shall, insofar as possible, list persons who reside within the precinct in which they are to serve as judges.

The county board shall acknowledge in writing to each county chairpersonchair chairman the names of all persons submitted on such certified list and the total number of persons listed thereon.

Provided, further, that in any case where a township has been or shall be redistricted, in whole or in part, subsequent to one general election for Governor, and prior to the next, the judges of election to be selected for all new or altered precincts shall be selected in that one of SB2854 - 232 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the methods above detailed, which shall be applicable according SB2854 Engrossed - 231 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b to the facts and circumstances of the particular case, but the majority of such judges for each such precinct shall be selected from the first leading political party, and the minority judges from the second leading political party.

Provided, further, that in counties having a population of 3,000,000 inhabitants or over the selection of judges of election shall be made in the same manner in all respects as in other counties, except that the provisions relating to tally judges are inapplicable to such counties and except that the county board shall meet during the month of January for the purpose of making such selection, each township committeeperson shall assume the responsibilities given to the chairpersonchair chairman of the county central committee in this Section for the precincts within his or her township, and the township committeeperson shall notify the county board by the preceding October 1 whether or not the certified list will be filed.

8-25-17.) SB2854 - 233 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (10 ILCS 5/13-3) (from Ch.

13-3) SB2854 Engrossed - 232 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b Sec.

SB2854 - 234 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been so SB2854 Engrossed - 233 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b certified by the county clerk as having satisfactorily completed such course and examination, the county clerk shall immediately notify all judges in that precinct, to whose appointment there is no other objection, that all such judges shall attend the next such course.

Upon the confirmation of such judges, at any time, a commission shall issue to each of such SB2854 - 235 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b judges, under the seal of such court, and appropriate forms SB2854 Engrossed - 234 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b shall be prepared by the county clerk of each county for such purpose and furnished to the county board, and after confirmation and acceptance of such commission, such judges shall thereupon become officers of such court.

Except for judges SB2854 - 236 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b appointed under subsection (b) of Section 13-4, the board shall SB2854 Engrossed - 235 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b have the right, at any time, to remove any judge of election for failing to vote the primary ballot of the political party he represents, at a primary election at which he served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act.

In the event that any judge of election is removed for cause, the board shall specify such cause in writing and make such writing a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county chairpersonchair chairman who made the initial recommendation of the election judge.

The county board shall not voluntarily remove any judge within 15 days of such election except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or dishonesty, and the reason therefor must afterward be reported in writing to such court and made a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to the appropriate county chairpersonchair chairman who made the initial recommendation of the election judge.

Provided further that where a vacancy in the office of judge of election exists 20 days or less prior to any election in counties having SB2854 - 237 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, or where such SB2854 Engrossed - 236 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b vacancy exists 10 days or less prior to any election in counties having less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the county clerk shall, subject to the provisions of Section 13-1.1, appoint a person of the same major political party to fill such vacancy and issue a commission thereto.

SB2854 - 238 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b (1) be citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at SB2854 Engrossed - 237 - LRB100 20346 MJP 35634 b the next election, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c);