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90_SB1281
10 ILCS 5/1A-16 new
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1
10 ILCS 5/7-8 from Ch. 46, par. 7-8
10 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 46, par. 8-4
105 ILCS 5/33-1 from Ch. 122, par. 33-1
Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes
the general primary election in 2002 from the third Tuesday
in March to the last Tuesday in August. Requires the State
Board of Elections to assess the move for the General
Assembly.
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1 AN ACT to change the date of the 2002 general primary
2 election, amending named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding
6 Section 1A-16 and changing Sections 2A-1.1, 7-8, and 8-4 as
7 follows:
8 (10 ILCS 5/1A-16 new)
9 Sec. 1A-16. Assessment of 2002 primary. The State Board
10 of Elections shall assess the success and benefits, or lack
11 of success or benefits, of conducting the 2002 general
12 primary on the last Tuesday in August. The State board shall
13 submit its report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2003.
14 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1)
15 Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections - Consolidated Schedule. (a)
16 In even-numbered years, the general election shall be held on
17 the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an
18 election to be known as the general primary election shall be
19 held on the last Tuesday in August, 2002 and on the third
20 Tuesday in March in other even-numbered years;
21 (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as
22 the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday
23 in April except as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act;
24 and an election to be known as the consolidated primary
25 election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
27 (10 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
28 Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed
29 of one or two members from each congressional district in the
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1 State and shall be elected as follows:
2 State Central Committee
3 (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
4 amendatory Act of 1983 the State central committee of each
5 political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
6 which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
7 State central committee of that party.
8 Alternative A. At the general primary election held on
9 the third Tuesday in March 1970, and at the primary held
10 every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector may vote for
11 one candidate of his party for member of the State central
12 committee for the congressional district in which he resides.
13 The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
14 declared elected State central committeeman from the
15 district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing, by
16 a majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
17 party, determine to thereafter elect the State central
18 committeemen in the manner following:
19 At the county convention held by such political party
20 State central committeemen shall be elected in the same
21 manner as provided in this Article for the election of
22 officers of the county central committee, and such election
23 shall follow the election of officers of the county central
24 committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct
25 committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot
26 voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct
27 in the last preceding primary election of his political
28 party. In the case of a county lying partially within one
29 congressional district and partially within another
30 congressional district, each ward, township or precinct
31 committeeman shall vote only with respect to the
32 congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
33 township or precinct is located. In the case of a
34 congressional district which encompasses more than one
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1 county, each ward, township or precinct committeeman residing
2 within the congressional district shall cast as his vote one
3 vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
4 township or precinct in the last preceding primary election
5 of his political party for one candidate of his party for
6 member of the State central committee for the congressional
7 district in which he resides and the Chairman of the county
8 central committee shall report the results of the election to
9 the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
10 shall certify the candidate receiving the highest number of
11 votes elected State central committeeman for that
12 congressional district.
13 The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
14 for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election
15 of members of the State central committee.
16 Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall,
17 within 30 days after the adoption of this alternative,
18 appoint a person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent
19 member for that congressional district to serve as an
20 additional member of the State central committee until his or
21 her successor is elected at the general primary election in
22 1986. Each congressional committee shall make this
23 appointment by voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e)
24 of this Section. In each congressional district at the
25 general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years
26 thereafter, the male candidate receiving the highest number
27 of votes of the party's male candidates for State central
28 committeeman, and the female candidate receiving the highest
29 number of votes of the party's female candidates for State
30 central committeewoman, shall be declared elected State
31 central committeeman and State central committeewoman from
32 the district. At the general primary election held in 1986
33 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for
34 State central committeemen or State central committeewomen
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1 from a congressional district are of the same sex, the
2 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
3 declared elected a State central committeeman or State
4 central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
5 failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a
6 vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the
7 second member of the State central committee from the
8 district. This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
9 congressional committee of the political party, and the
10 person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of
11 the congressional district and of the sex opposite that of
12 the committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
13 primary election. Each congressional committee shall make
14 this appointment by voting on the basis set forth in
15 paragraph (e) of this Section.
16 Under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State
17 central committee of each political party shall be composed
18 of members elected or appointed from the several
19 congressional districts of the State, and of no other person
20 or persons whomsoever. The members of the State central
21 committee shall, within 30 days after each quadrennial
22 election of the full committee, meet in the city of
23 Springfield and organize by electing from among their own
24 number a chairman, and may at such time elect such officers
25 from among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem
26 necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairman of the State
27 central committee of the party shall, 10 days before the
28 meeting, notify each member of the State central committee
29 elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.
30 In the organization and proceedings of the State central
31 committee, each State central committeeman and State central
32 committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
33 his or her congressional district by the primary electors of
34 his or her party at the primary election immediately
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1 preceding the meeting of the State central committee.
2 Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central committee of
3 any political party, the vacancy may be filled by appointment
4 by the congressional committee of that political party in the
5 congressional district from which the appointee's predecessor
6 was elected, and the member so appointed to fill the vacancy
7 shall be a resident of that congressional district and, in a
8 committee composed as provided in alternative B, shall be of
9 the same sex as the appointee's predecessor. A political
10 party may, by a majority vote of the delegates of any State
11 convention of such party, determine to return to the election
12 of State central committeeman and State central
13 committeewoman by the vote of primary electors. Any action
14 taken by a political party at a State convention in
15 accordance with this Section shall be reported to the State
16 Board of Elections by the chairman and secretary of such
17 convention within 10 days after such action.
18 Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
19 (b) At the general primary election held on the third
20 Tuesday in March, 1972, and every 4 years thereafter, each
21 primary elector in cities having a population of 200,000 or
22 over may vote for one candidate of his party in his ward for
23 ward committeeman. Each candidate for ward committeeman must
24 be a resident of and in the ward where he seeks to be elected
25 ward committeeman. The one having the highest number of votes
26 shall be such ward committeeman of such party for such ward.
27 At the general primary election held on the third Tuesday in
28 March, 1970, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary
29 elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
30 more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or
31 more, may vote for one candidate of his party for township
32 committeeman. Each candidate for township committeeman must
33 be a resident of and in the township or part of a township
34 (which lies outside of a city having a population of 200,000
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1 or more, in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
2 more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
3 to be elected township committeeman. The one having the
4 highest number of votes shall be such township committeeman
5 of such party for such township or part of a township. At
6 each general the primary election held on the third Tuesday
7 in March, 1970 and every 2 years thereafter, each primary
8 elector, except in counties having a population of 2,000,000
9 or over, may vote for one candidate of his party in his
10 precinct for precinct committeeman. Each candidate for
11 precinct committeeman must be a bona fide resident of the
12 precinct where he seeks to be elected precinct committeeman.
13 The one having the highest number of votes shall be such
14 precinct committeeman of such party for such precinct. The
15 official returns of the primary shall show the name of the
16 committeeman of each political party.
17 Terms of Committeemen. All precinct committeemen elected
18 under the provisions of this Article shall continue as such
19 committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the
20 second year after their election. Except as otherwise
21 provided in this Section for certain State central
22 committeemen who have 2 year terms, all State central
23 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen
24 shall continue as such committeemen until the date of primary
25 to be held in the fourth year after their election. However,
26 a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman when
27 a precinct committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct in
28 which he was elected and such precinct committeeman shall
29 thereafter neither have nor exercise any rights, powers or
30 duties as committeeman in that precinct, even if a successor
31 has not been elected or appointed.
32 (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist
33 of the precinct committeemen of such party, in the
34 multi-township assessing district formed pursuant to Section
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1 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the
2 purposes set forth in Section 45-25 of the Township Code. In
3 the organization and proceedings of the Multi-Township
4 Central Committee each precinct committeeman shall have one
5 vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
6 electors of his party at the primary at which he was elected.
7 County Central Committee
8 (d) The county central committee of each political party
9 in each county shall consist of the various township
10 committeemen, precinct committeemen and ward committeemen, if
11 any, of such party in the county. In the organization and
12 proceedings of the county central committee, each precinct
13 committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
14 precinct by the primary electors of his party at the primary
15 at which he was elected; each township committeeman shall
16 have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part
17 of a township as the case may be by the primary electors of
18 his party at the primary election for the nomination of
19 candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately
20 preceding the meeting of the county central committee; and in
21 the organization and proceedings of the county central
22 committee, each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
23 each ballot voted in his ward by the primary electors of his
24 party at the primary election for the nomination of
25 candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately
26 preceding the meeting of the county central committee.
27 Congressional Committee
28 (e) The congressional committee of each party in each
29 congressional district shall be composed of the chairmen of
30 the county central committees of the counties composing the
31 congressional district, except that in congressional
32 districts wholly within the territorial limits of one county,
33 or partly within 2 or more counties, but not coterminous with
34 the county lines of all of such counties, the precinct
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1 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen, if
2 any, of the party representing the precincts within the
3 limits of the congressional district, shall compose the
4 congressional committee. A State central committeeman in each
5 district shall be a member and the chairman or, when a
6 district has 2 State central committeemen, a co-chairman of
7 the congressional committee, but shall not have the right to
8 vote except in case of a tie.
9 In the organization and proceedings of congressional
10 committees composed of precinct committeemen or township
11 committeemen or ward committeemen, or any combination
12 thereof, each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for
13 each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of
14 his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
15 township committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot
16 voted in his township or part of a township as the case may
17 be by the primary electors of his party at the primary
18 election immediately preceding the meeting of the
19 congressional committee, and each ward committeeman shall
20 have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of his
21 ward located in such congressional district by the primary
22 electors of his party at the primary election immediately
23 preceding the meeting of the congressional committee; and in
24 the organization and proceedings of congressional committees
25 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
26 the counties within such district, each chairman of such
27 county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot
28 voted in his county by the primary electors of his party at
29 the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
30 congressional committee.
31 Judicial District Committee
32 (f) The judicial district committee of each political
33 party in each judicial district shall be composed of the
34 chairman of the county central committees of the counties
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1 composing the judicial district.
2 In the organization and proceedings of judicial district
3 committees composed of the chairmen of the county central
4 committees of the counties within such district, each
5 chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote
6 for each ballot voted in his county by the primary electors
7 of his party at the primary election immediately preceding
8 the meeting of the judicial district committee.
9 Circuit Court Committee
10 (g) The circuit court committee of each political party
11 in each judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be
12 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
13 the counties composing the judicial circuit.
14 In the organization and proceedings of circuit court
15 committees, each chairman of a county central committee shall
16 have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
17 primary electors of his party at the primary election
18 immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
19 committee.
20 Judicial Subcircuit Committee
21 (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each
22 political party in each judicial subcircuit in Cook County
23 shall be composed of the ward and township committeemen of
24 the townships and wards composing the judicial subcircuit.
25 In the organization and proceedings of each judicial
26 subcircuit committee, each township committeeman shall have
27 one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a
28 township, as the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by
29 the primary electors of his party at the primary election
30 immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit
31 committee; and each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
32 each ballot voted in his ward or part of a ward, as the case
33 may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of
34 his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
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1 meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
2 Municipal Central Committee
3 (h) The municipal central committee of each political
4 party shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward
5 committeemen, as the case may be, of such party representing
6 the precincts or wards, embraced in such city, incorporated
7 town or village. The voting strength of each precinct,
8 township or ward committeeman on the municipal central
9 committee shall be the same as his voting strength on the
10 county central committee.
11 For political parties, other than a statewide political
12 party, established only within a municipality or township,
13 the municipal or township managing committee shall be
14 composed of the party officers of the local established
15 party. The party officers of a local established party shall
16 be as follows: the chairman and secretary of the caucus for
17 those municipalities and townships authorized by statute to
18 nominate candidates by caucus shall serve as party officers
19 for the purpose of filling vacancies in nomination under
20 Section 7-61; for municipalities and townships authorized by
21 statute or ordinance to nominate candidates by petition and
22 primary election, the party officers shall be the party's
23 candidates who are nominated at the primary. If no party
24 primary was held because of the provisions of Section 7-5,
25 vacancies in nomination shall be filled by the party's
26 remaining candidates who shall serve as the party's officers.
27 Powers
28 (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the
29 powers usually exercised by such committees and by the
30 officers thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of
31 this Article. The several committees herein provided for
32 shall not have power to delegate any of their powers, or
33 functions to any other person, officer or committee, but this
34 shall not be construed to prevent a committee from appointing
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1 from its own membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
2 (j) The State central committee of a political party
3 which elects it members by Alternative B under paragraph (a)
4 of this Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the
5 delegate selection rules of the national political party and
6 file a copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections
7 when approved by a national political party.
8 (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
9 Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State
10 central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the
11 State central committee of a political party which elects its
12 members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section,
13 the proxy shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and
14 township committeemen, if any, of the wards and townships
15 which lie entirely or partially within the Congressional
16 District from which the absent State central committeeman or
17 committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of
18 the county central committees of those counties which lie
19 entirely or partially within that Congressional District and
20 in which there are no ward or township committeemen. When
21 voting for such proxy the county chairman, ward committeeman
22 or township committeeman, as the case may be shall have one
23 vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township,
24 or portion thereof within the Congressional District, by the
25 primary electors of his party at the primary at which he was
26 elected. However, the absent State central committeeman or
27 committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted by the
28 rules of a political party which elects its members by
29 Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.
30 (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
31 (10 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-4)
32 Sec. 8-4. A primary shall be held on the third Tuesday in
33 March of each even-numbered year for The nomination of
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1 candidates for legislative offices shall be made at the
2 general primary election.
3 (Source: P.A. 82-750.)
4 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 33-1 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1)
7 Sec. 33-1. Board of Education - Election - Terms. In
8 all school districts, including special charter districts
9 having a population of 100,000 and not more than 500,000,
10 which adopt this Article, as hereinafter provided, there
11 shall be maintained a system of free schools in charge of a
12 board of education, which shall be a body politic and
13 corporate by the name of "Board of Education of the City
14 of....". The board shall consist of 7 members elected by the
15 voters of the district. Except as provided in Section 33-1b
16 of this Act, The regular election for members of the board
17 shall be held on the first Tuesday of April in odd numbered
18 years, except as provided in Section 33-1b, and on the date
19 provided for the general primary election and on the third
20 Tuesday of March in even numbered years. The law governing
21 the registration of voters for the primary election shall
22 apply to the regular election. At the first regular election
23 7 persons shall be elected as members of the board. The
24 person who receives the greatest number of votes shall be
25 elected for a term of 5 years. The 2 persons who receive the
26 second and third greatest number of votes shall be elected
27 for a term of 4 years. The person who receives the fourth
28 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 3
29 years. The 2 persons who receive the fifth and sixth
30 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 2
31 years. The person who receives the seventh greatest number
32 of votes shall be elected for a term of 1 year. Thereafter,
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1 at each regular election for members of the board, the
2 successors of the members whose terms expire in the year of
3 election shall be elected for a term of 5 years. All terms
4 shall commence on July 1 next succeeding the elections. Any
5 vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be
6 filled by appointment until the next regular election for
7 members of the board.
8 In any school district which has adopted this Article, a
9 proposition for the election of board members by school board
10 district rather than at large may be submitted to the voters
11 of the district at the regular school election of any year in
12 the manner provided in Section 9-22. If the proposition is
13 approved by a majority of those voting on the propositions,
14 the board shall divide the school district into 7 school
15 board districts as provided in Section 9-22. At the regular
16 school election in the year following the adoption of such
17 proposition, one member shall be elected from each school
18 board district, and the 7 members so elected shall, by lot,
19 determine one to serve for one year, 2 for 2 years, one for 3
20 years, 2 for 4 years, and one for 5 years. Thereafter their
21 respective successors shall be elected for terms of 5 years.
22 The terms of all incumbent members expire July 1 of the year
23 following the adoption of such a proposition.
24 Any school district which has adopted this Article may,
25 by referendum in accordance with Section 33-1a, adopt the
26 method of electing members of the board of education provided
27 in that Section.
28 Reapportionment of the voting districts provided for in
29 this Article or created pursuant to a court order, shall be
30 completed pursuant to Section 33-1c.
31 (Source: P.A. 82-1014; 86-1331.)