(105 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-2)

Sec. 9-2.

Election Definitions.

As used in this Act in connection with elections of school officials and referenda:

(a) "Voter" or "Legal voter" or "elector" means a person qualified to
vote under the general election law.

(b) "Certify" and "certification", when used in connection with elections
of officers or referenda, refers to the certification in accordance with
the general election law of offices, candidates or propositions to county
clerks and boards of election commissioners for inclusion on the ballot at an election.

(c) "Submit" and "submission" when used in connection with a referendum
on a proposition or question refers to the submission to the voters in accordance
with the general election law of the proposition or question by county clerks
and boards of election commissioners.

(d) "Local election official" means the secretary of a board of
education, the secretary or clerk of a board of school directors, the
treasurer of a township board of school trustees, the secretary of township
land commissioners and the regional superintendent of schools with respect
to the various school officer elections and school referenda for which the
regional superintendent is assigned election duties pursuant to this Code.

(Source: P.A. 84-1338.)