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90_SB1702sam003

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1702
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1702  on  page  1,
 3    lines  1  and 2 by replacing "Section 7-9" with "Sections 7-8
 4    and 7-9"; and
 5    on page 1, line 6, by replacing "Section 7-9" with  "Sections
 6    7-8 and 7-9"; and
 7    on page 1, by inserting below line 6 the following:
 8        "(10 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
 9        Sec.  7-8.  The State central committee shall be composed
10    of one or two members from each congressional district in the
11    State and shall be elected as follows:
12                       State Central Committee
13        (a)  Within 30 days after  the  effective  date  of  this
14    amendatory  Act  of  1983 the State central committee of each
15    political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
16    which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
17    State central committee of that party.
18        Alternative A.  At the primary held on the third  Tuesday
19    in  March  1970,  and  at  the  primary  held  every  4 years
20    thereafter, each primary elector may vote for  one  candidate
21    of  his  party  for member of the State central committee for
22    the  congressional  district  in  which  he  resides.     The
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 1    candidate  receiving  the  highest  number  of votes shall be
 2    declared  elected  State  central   committeeman   from   the
 3    district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing, by
 4    a  majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
 5    party,  determine  to  thereafter  elect  the  State  central
 6    committeemen in the manner following:
 7        At the county convention held  by  such  political  party
 8    State  central  committeemen  shall  be  elected  in the same
 9    manner as provided  in  this  Article  for  the  election  of
10    officers  of  the county central committee, and such election
11    shall follow the election of officers of the  county  central
12    committee.    Each   elected   ward,   township  or  precinct
13    committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each  ballot
14    voted  in  his ward, township, part of a township or precinct
15    in the last  preceding  primary  election  of  his  political
16    party.  In  the  case  of a county lying partially within one
17    congressional   district   and   partially   within   another
18    congressional  district,  each  ward,  township  or  precinct
19    committeeman  shall   vote   only   with   respect   to   the
20    congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
21    township   or   precinct  is  located.   In  the  case  of  a
22    congressional  district  which  encompasses  more  than   one
23    county, each ward, township or precinct committeeman residing
24    within  the congressional district shall cast as his vote one
25    vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part  of  a
26    township  or  precinct in the last preceding primary election
27    of his political party for one candidate  of  his  party  for
28    member  of  the State central committee for the congressional
29    district in which he resides and the Chairman  of the  county
30    central committee shall report the results of the election to
31    the  State  Board  of Elections. The State Board of Elections
32    shall certify the candidate receiving the highest  number  of
33    votes   elected   State   central   committeeman   for   that
34    congressional district.
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 1        The  State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
 2    for and govern the procedures to be followed in the  election
 3    of members of the State central committee.
 4        Alternative   B.  Each   congressional  committee  shall,
 5    within 30  days  after  the  adoption  of  this  alternative,
 6    appoint  a  person  of the sex opposite that of the incumbent
 7    member  for  that  congressional  district  to  serve  as  an
 8    additional member of the State central committee until his or
 9    her successor is elected at the general primary  election  in
10    1986.    Each   congressional   committee   shall  make  this
11    appointment by voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e)
12    of this  Section.  In  each  congressional  district  at  the
13    general  primary  election  held  in  1986  and every 4 years
14    thereafter, the male candidate receiving the  highest  number
15    of  votes  of  the  party's male candidates for State central
16    committeeman, and the female candidate receiving the  highest
17    number  of  votes  of the party's female candidates for State
18    central  committeewoman,  shall  be  declared  elected  State
19    central committeeman and State  central  committeewoman  from
20    the  district.   At the general primary election held in 1986
21    and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for
22    State central committeemen or  State  central  committeewomen
23    from  a  congressional  district  are  of  the  same sex, the
24    candidate receiving the highest  number  of  votes  shall  be
25    declared  elected  a  State  central  committeeman  or  State
26    central  committeewoman  from the district, and, because of a
27    failure to elect one male and one female to the committee,  a
28    vacancy  shall  be  declared  to  exist  in the office of the
29    second  member  of  the  State  central  committee  from  the
30    district.  This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
31    congressional committee  of  the  political  party,  and  the
32    person  appointed  to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of
33    the congressional district and of the sex  opposite  that  of
34    the  committeeman  or  committeewoman  elected at the general
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 1    primary election.  Each congressional  committee  shall  make
 2    this  appointment  by  voting  on  the  basis  set  forth  in
 3    paragraph (e) of this Section.
 4        Under  both  of  the  foregoing  alternatives,  the State
 5    central committee of each political party shall  be  composed
 6    of   members   elected   or   appointed   from   the  several
 7    congressional districts of the State, and of no other  person
 8    or  persons  whomsoever.   The  members  of the State central
 9    committee  shall,  within  30  days  after  each  quadrennial
10    election  of  the  full  committee,  meet  in  the  city   of
11    Springfield  and  organize  by  electing from among their own
12    number a chairman, and may at such time elect  such  officers
13    from  among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem
14    necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairman  of  the  State
15    central  committee  of  the  party  shall, 10 days before the
16    meeting, notify each member of the  State  central  committee
17    elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.
18    In  the  organization  and  proceedings  of the State central
19    committee, each State central committeeman and State  central
20    committeewoman  shall  have one vote for each ballot voted in
21    his or her congressional district by the primary electors  of
22    his   or  her  party  at  the  primary  election  immediately
23    preceding  the  meeting  of  the  State  central   committee.
24    Whenever  a  vacancy occurs in the State central committee of
25    any political party, the  vacancy  may  shall  be  filled  by
26    appointment  of the chairmen of the county central committees
27    of the political party of the  counties  located  within  the
28    congressional  district  in  which the vacancy occurs and, if
29    applicable,  the  ward  and  township  committeemen  of   the
30    political  party in counties of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants
31    located  within   the   congressional   district.    If   the
32    congressional  district  in  which  the  vacancy  occurs lies
33    wholly within a county of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants,  the
34    ward and township committeemen of the political party in that
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 1    congressional  district  shall  vote to fill the vacancy.  In
 2    voting to fill the vacancy, each chairman of a county central
 3    committee and each ward and township committeeman in counties
 4    of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants shall have one vote for each
 5    ballot voted in each precinct of the  congressional  district
 6    in  which  the vacancy exists of his or her county, township,
 7    or ward cast by the primary electors of his or her  party  at
 8    the  primary  election  immediately  preceding the meeting to
 9    fill the vacancy in the State central committee.  The  person
10    appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  shall be a resident of the
11    congressional district in which the vacancy occurs, shall  be
12    a  qualified  voter, and, in a committee composed as provided
13    in Alternative B, shall be of the same  sex  as  his  or  her
14    predecessor. by the congressional committee of that political
15    party   in   the   congressional   district  from  which  the
16    appointee's  predecessor  was  elected,  and  the  member  so
17    appointed to fill the vacancy shall be  a  resident  of  that
18    congressional  district  and,  in  a  committee  composed  as
19    provided  in  alternative  B, shall be of the same sex as the
20    appointee's predecessor. A political party may, by a majority
21    vote of the delegates of any State convention of such  party,
22    determine   to  return  to  the  election  of  State  central
23    committeeman and State central committeewoman by the vote  of
24    primary electors.  Any action taken by a political party at a
25    State  convention  in  accordance  with this Section shall be
26    reported to the State Board of Elections by the chairman  and
27    secretary  of  such  convention  within  10  days  after such
28    action.
29              Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
30        (b)  At the primary held on the third Tuesday  in  March,
31    1972,  and  every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector in
32    cities having a population of 200,000 or over  may  vote  for
33    one candidate of his party in his ward for ward committeeman.
34    Each  candidate  for  ward committeeman must be a resident of
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 1    and  in  the  ward  where  he  seeks  to  be   elected   ward
 2    committeeman.  The  one  having  the  highest number of votes
 3    shall be such ward committeeman of such party for such  ward.
 4    At  the  primary election held on the third Tuesday in March,
 5    1970, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary  elector  in
 6    counties  containing  a  population  of  2,000,000  or  more,
 7    outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or more,
 8    may  vote  for  one  candidate  of  his  party  for  township
 9    committeeman.  Each  candidate for township committeeman must
10    be a resident of and in the township or part  of  a  township
11    (which  lies outside of a city having a population of 200,000
12    or more, in counties containing a population of 2,000,000  or
13    more),  and  in which township or part of a township he seeks
14    to be elected  township  committeeman.  The  one  having  the
15    highest  number  of votes shall be such township committeeman
16    of such party for such township or part of a township. At the
17    primary held on the third Tuesday in March, 1970 and every  2
18    years  thereafter,  each  primary elector, except in counties
19    having a population of 2,000,000 or over, may  vote  for  one
20    candidate   of   his  party  in  his  precinct  for  precinct
21    committeeman. Each candidate for precinct  committeeman  must
22    be  a bona fide resident of the precinct where he seeks to be
23    elected precinct committeeman. The  one  having  the  highest
24    number  of  votes shall be such precinct committeeman of such
25    party for such precinct. The official returns of the  primary
26    shall  show  the  name  of the committeeman of each political
27    party.
28        Terms of Committeemen. All precinct committeemen  elected
29    under  the  provisions of this Article shall continue as such
30    committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in  the
31    second   year  after  their  election.  Except  as  otherwise
32    provided  in  this  Section   for   certain   State   central
33    committeemen  who  have  2  year  terms,  all  State  central
34    committeemen,  township  committeemen  and  ward committeemen
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 1    shall continue as such committeemen until the date of primary
 2    to be held in the fourth year after their election.  However,
 3    a  vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman when
 4    a precinct committeeman ceases to reside in the  precinct  in
 5    which  he  was  elected  and such precinct committeeman shall
 6    thereafter neither have nor exercise any  rights,  powers  or
 7    duties  as committeeman in that precinct, even if a successor
 8    has not been elected or appointed.
 9        (c)  The Multi-Township Central Committee  shall  consist
10    of   the   precinct   committeemen  of  such  party,  in  the
11    multi-township assessing district formed pursuant to  Section
12    2-10  of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the
13    purposes set forth in Section 45-25 of the Township Code.  In
14    the   organization  and  proceedings  of  the  Multi-Township
15    Central Committee each precinct committeeman shall  have  one
16    vote  for  each  ballot  voted in his precinct by the primary
17    electors of his party at the primary at which he was elected.
18                      County Central Committee
19        (d)  The county central committee of each political party
20    in  each  county  shall  consist  of  the  various   township
21    committeemen, precinct committeemen and ward committeemen, if
22    any,  of  such  party  in the county. In the organization and
23    proceedings of the county central  committee,  each  precinct
24    committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
25    precinct  by the primary electors of his party at the primary
26    at which he was elected;  each  township  committeeman  shall
27    have  one  vote for each ballot voted in his township or part
28    of a township as the case may be by the primary  electors  of
29    his  party  at  the  primary  election  for the nomination of
30    candidates for election to the General  Assembly  immediately
31    preceding the meeting of the county central committee; and in
32    the  organization  and  proceedings  of  the  county  central
33    committee,  each  ward  committeeman  shall have one vote for
34    each ballot voted in his ward by the primary electors of  his
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 1    party   at   the  primary  election  for  the  nomination  of
 2    candidates for election to the General  Assembly  immediately
 3    preceding the meeting of the county central committee.
 4                       Congressional Committee
 5        (e)  The  congressional  committee  of each party in each
 6    congressional district shall be composed of the  chairmen  of
 7    the  county  central committees of the counties composing the
 8    congressional  district,   except   that   in   congressional
 9    districts wholly within the territorial limits of one county,
10    or partly within 2 or more counties, but not coterminous with
11    the  county  lines  of  all  of  such  counties, the precinct
12    committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen, if
13    any, of the  party  representing  the  precincts  within  the
14    limits  of  the  congressional  district,  shall  compose the
15    congressional committee. A State central committeeman in each
16    district shall be a  member  and  the  chairman  or,  when  a
17    district  has  2 State central committeemen, a co-chairman of
18    the congressional committee, but shall not have the right  to
19    vote except in case of a tie.
20        In  the  organization  and  proceedings  of congressional
21    committees composed  of  precinct  committeemen  or  township
22    committeemen   or   ward  committeemen,  or  any  combination
23    thereof, each precinct committeeman shall have one  vote  for
24    each  ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of
25    his party at the  primary  at  which  he  was  elected,  each
26    township  committeeman  shall  have  one vote for each ballot
27    voted in his township or part of a township as the  case  may
28    be  by  the  primary  electors  of  his  party at the primary
29    election   immediately   preceding   the   meeting   of   the
30    congressional committee, and  each  ward  committeeman  shall
31    have  one  vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of his
32    ward located in such congressional district  by  the  primary
33    electors  of  his  party  at the primary election immediately
34    preceding the meeting of the congressional committee; and  in
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 1    the  organization and proceedings of congressional committees
 2    composed of the chairmen of the county central committees  of
 3    the  counties  within  such  district,  each chairman of such
 4    county central committee shall have one vote for each  ballot
 5    voted  in  his county by the primary electors of his party at
 6    the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
 7    congressional committee.
 8                     Judicial District Committee
 9        (f)  The judicial district committee  of  each  political
10    party  in  each  judicial  district  shall be composed of the
11    chairman of the county central  committees  of  the  counties
12    composing the judicial district.
13        In  the organization and proceedings of judicial district
14    committees composed of the chairmen  of  the  county  central
15    committees   of  the  counties  within  such  district,  each
16    chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote
17    for each ballot voted in his county by the  primary  electors
18    of  his  party  at the primary election immediately preceding
19    the meeting of the judicial district committee.
20                       Circuit Court Committee
21        (g)  The circuit court committee of each political  party
22    in  each  judicial  circuit  outside  Cook  County  shall  be
23    composed  of the chairmen of the county central committees of
24    the counties composing the judicial circuit.
25        In the organization  and  proceedings  of  circuit  court
26    committees, each chairman of a county central committee shall
27    have  one  vote  for  each  ballot voted in his county by the
28    primary  electors  of  his  party  at  the  primary  election
29    immediately  preceding  the  meeting  of  the  circuit  court
30    committee.
31                    Judicial Subcircuit Committee
32        (g-1)  The  judicial   subcircuit   committee   of   each
33    political  party  in  each judicial subcircuit in Cook County
34    shall be composed of the ward and  township  committeemen  of
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 1    the townships and wards composing the judicial subcircuit.
 2        In  the  organization  and  proceedings  of each judicial
 3    subcircuit committee, each township committeeman  shall  have
 4    one  vote  for each ballot voted in his township or part of a
 5    township, as the case may be, in the judicial  subcircuit  by
 6    the  primary  electors  of  his party at the primary election
 7    immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial  subcircuit
 8    committee; and each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
 9    each  ballot voted in his ward or part of a ward, as the case
10    may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of
11    his party at the primary election immediately  preceding  the
12    meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
13                     Municipal Central Committee
14        (h)  The  municipal  central  committee of each political
15    party shall be composed of the  precinct,  township  or  ward
16    committeemen,  as the case may be, of such party representing
17    the precincts or wards, embraced in such  city,  incorporated
18    town  or  village.  The  voting  strength  of  each precinct,
19    township  or  ward  committeeman  on  the  municipal  central
20    committee shall be the same as his  voting  strength  on  the
21    county central committee.
22        For  political  parties, other than a statewide political
23    party, established only within a  municipality  or  township,
24    the   municipal  or  township  managing  committee  shall  be
25    composed of the  party  officers  of  the  local  established
26    party.  The party officers of a local established party shall
27    be  as  follows: the chairman and secretary of the caucus for
28    those municipalities and townships authorized by  statute  to
29    nominate  candidates  by caucus shall serve as party officers
30    for the purpose of  filling  vacancies  in  nomination  under
31    Section  7-61; for municipalities and townships authorized by
32    statute or ordinance to nominate candidates by  petition  and
33    primary  election,  the  party  officers shall be the party's
34    candidates who are nominated at the  primary.   If  no  party
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 1    primary  was  held  because of the provisions of Section 7-5,
 2    vacancies in  nomination  shall  be  filled  by  the  party's
 3    remaining candidates who shall serve as the party's officers.
 4                               Powers
 5        (i)  Each  committee  and  its  officers  shall  have the
 6    powers usually  exercised  by  such  committees  and  by  the
 7    officers  thereof,  not  inconsistent  with the provisions of
 8    this Article. The  several  committees  herein  provided  for
 9    shall  not  have  power  to  delegate any of their powers, or
10    functions to any other person, officer or committee, but this
11    shall not be construed to prevent a committee from appointing
12    from its own membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
13        (j)  The State central committee  of  a  political  party
14    which  elects it members by Alternative B under paragraph (a)
15    of this Section shall adopt a plan  to  give  effect  to  the
16    delegate  selection rules of the national political party and
17    file a copy of such plan with the State  Board  of  Elections
18    when approved by a national political party.
19        (k)  For  the  purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
20    Congressional Committee to vote in place of an  absent  State
21    central  committeeman  or  committeewoman  at meetings of the
22    State central committee of a political party which elects its
23    members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section,
24    the proxy shall be appointed by the  vote  of  the  ward  and
25    township  committeemen,  if  any,  of the wards and townships
26    which lie entirely  or  partially  within  the  Congressional
27    District  from which the absent State central committeeman or
28    committeewoman was elected and the vote of  the  chairmen  of
29    the  county  central  committees  of those counties which lie
30    entirely or partially within that Congressional District  and
31    in  which  there  are  no ward or township committeemen. When
32    voting for such proxy the county chairman, ward  committeeman
33    or  township  committeeman, as the case may be shall have one
34    vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward  or  township,
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 1    or  portion thereof within the Congressional District, by the
 2    primary electors of his party at the primary at which he  was
 3    elected.  However,  the  absent State central committeeman or
 4    committeewoman may designate a proxy when  permitted  by  the
 5    rules  of  a  political  party  which  elects  its members by
 6    Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.
 7    (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)".

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