98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2716
 
Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



60 ILCS 1/45-10

     Amends the Township Code. Provides that if the chairman of the township central committee fails to notify the township clerk by first-class mail of the time and
location of the political party's caucus not less than 20 days before the caucus, the caucus shall not be held at the time and location. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Township Code is amended  by changing Section 
545-10 as follows:
 



6    (60 ILCS 1/45-10)



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

8    (a) On the first Tuesday in December preceding the date of 
9the regular
township election, a caucus shall be held by the 
10voters of each established
political party in a township to 
11nominate its candidates for the various
offices to be filled at 
12the election. Notice of the caucus shall be given at
least 10 
13days before it is held by publication in some newspaper having 
14a
general circulation in the township.  Not less than 30 days 
15before the caucus,
the township clerk shall notify the chairman 
16or membership of each township
central committee by first-class 
17mail of the chairman's or membership's
obligation to report the 
18time and location of the political party's caucus.
Not less 
19than 20 days before the caucus, each chairman of the township 
20central
committee shall notify the township clerk by 
21first-class mail of the time and
location of the political 
22party's caucus.  If the time and location of 2 or
more political 
23party caucuses conflict, the township clerk shall establish, by

 
 
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1a fair and impartial public lottery, the time and location for 
2each caucus.
3    If the chairman of the township central committee fails to 
4notify the township clerk by first-class mail of the time and

5location of the political party's caucus not less than 20 days 
6before the caucus, the caucus shall not be held at that time 
7and location. 

8    (b) Except as provided in this Section, the township board 
9shall cause
notices  of the caucuses to be published.  The notice 
10shall state the time and
place where the caucus for each 
11political party will be held. The board shall
fix a place 
12within the township for holding the caucus for each established

13political party. When a new township has been established under 
14Section 10-25,
the county board shall cause notice of the 
15caucuses to be published as required
by this Section and shall 
16fix the place within the new township for holding the
caucuses.

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

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