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91_HB1109eng HB1109 Engrossed LRB9100544PTpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections 2 1-3, 3-1.2, 7-10, 8-8, 10-4, and 28-3. 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 changing 6 Sections 1-3, 3-1.2, 7-10, 8-8, 10-4, and 28-3 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1-3) 8 Sec. 1-3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 9 context otherwise requires: 10 1. "Election" includes the submission of all questions 11 of public policy, propositions, and all measures submitted to 12 popular vote, and includes primary elections when so 13 indicated by the context. 14 2. "Regular election" means the general, general 15 primary, consolidated and consolidated primary elections 16 regularly scheduled in Article 2A. The even numbered year 17 municipal primary established in Article 2A is a regular 18 election only with respect to those municipalities in which a 19 primary is required to be held on such date. 20 3. "Special election" means an election not regularly 21 recurring at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether it is 22 held at the same time and place and by the same election 23 officers as a regular election. 24 4. "General election" means the biennial election at 25 which members of the General Assembly are elected. "General 26 primary election", "consolidated election" and "consolidated 27 primary election" mean the respective elections or the 28 election dates designated and established in Article 2A of 29 this Code. 30 5. "Municipal election" means an election or primary, 31 either regular or special, in cities, villages, and HB1109 Engrossed -2- LRB9100544PTpk 1 incorporated towns; and "municipality" means any such city, 2 village or incorporated town. 3 6. "Political or governmental subdivision" means any 4 unit of local government, or school district in which 5 elections are or may be held. "Political or governmental 6 subdivision" also includes, for election purposes, Regional 7 Boards of School Trustees, and Township Boards of School 8 Trustees. 9 7. The word "township" and the word "town" shall apply 10 interchangeably to the type of governmental organization 11 established in accordance with the provisions of the Township 12 Code. The term "incorporated town" shall mean a municipality 13 referred to as an incorporated town in the Illinois Municipal 14 Code, as now or hereafter amended. 15 8. "Election authority" means a county clerk or a Board 16 of Election Commissioners. 17 9. "Election Jurisdiction" means (a) an entire county, 18 in the case of a county in which no city board of election 19 commissioners is located or which is under the jurisdiction 20 of a county board of election commissioners; (b) the 21 territorial jurisdiction of a city board of election 22 commissioners; and (c) the territory in a county outside of 23 the jurisdiction of a city board of election commissioners. 24 In each instance election jurisdiction shall be determined 25 according to which election authority maintains the permanent 26 registration records of qualified electors. 27 10. "Local election official" means the clerk or 28 secretary of a unit of local government or school district, 29 as the case may be, the treasurer of a township board of 30 school trustees, and the regional superintendent of schools 31 with respect to the various school officer elections and 32 school referenda for which the regional superintendent is 33 assigned election duties by The School Code, as now or 34 hereafter amended. HB1109 Engrossed -3- LRB9100544PTpk 1 11. "Judges of election", "primary judges" and similar 2 terms, as applied to cases where there are 2 sets of judges, 3 when used in connection with duties at an election during the 4 hours the polls are open, refer to the team of judges of 5 election on duty during such hours; and, when used with 6 reference to duties after the closing of the polls, refer to 7 the team of tally judges designated to count the vote after 8 the closing of the polls and the holdover judges designated 9 pursuant to Section 13-6.2 or 14-5.2. In such case, where, 10 after the closing of the polls, any act is required to be 11 performed by each of the judges of election, it shall be 12 performed by each of the tally judges and by each of the 13 holdover judges. 14 12. "Petition" of candidacy as used in Sections 7-10 and 15 7-10.1 shall consist of a statement of candidacy, candidate's 16 statement containing oath, and sheets containing signatures 17 of qualified primary electors bound together. 18 13. "Election district" and "precinct", when used with 19 reference to a 30-day residence requirement, means the 20 smallest constituent territory in which electors vote as a 21 unit at the same polling place in any election governed by 22 this Act. 23 14. "District" means any area which votes as a unit for 24 the election of any officer, other than the State or a unit 25 of local government or school district, and includes, but is 26 not limited to, legislative, congressional and judicial 27 districts, judicial circuits, county board districts, 28 municipal and sanitary district wards, school board 29 districts, and precincts. 30 15. "Question of public policy" or "public question" 31 means any question, proposition or measure submitted to the 32 voters at an election dealing with subject matter other than 33 the nomination or election of candidates and shall include, 34 but is not limited to, any bond or tax referendum, and HB1109 Engrossed -4- LRB9100544PTpk 1 questions relating to the Constitution. 2 16. "Ordinance providing the form of government of a 3 municipality or county pursuant to Article VII of the 4 Constitution" includes ordinances, resolutions and petitions 5 adopted by referendum which provide for the form of 6 government, the officers or the manner of selection or terms 7 of office of officers of such municipality or county, 8 pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4, 6 or 7 of Article 9 VII of the Constitution. 10 17. "List" as used in Sections 4-11, 4-22, 5-14, 5-29, 11 6-60, and 6-66 shall include a computer tape or computer disc 12 or other electronic data processing information containing 13 voter information. 14 18. "Accessible" means accessible to handicapped and 15 elderly individuals for the purpose of voting or 16 registration, as determined by rule of the State Board of 17 Elections. 18 19. "Elderly" means 65 years of age or older. 19 20. "Handicapped" means having a temporary or permanent 20 physical disability. 21 21. "Leading political party" means one of the two 22 political parties whose candidates for governor at the most 23 recent three gubernatorial elections received either the 24 highest or second highest average number of votes. The 25 political party whose candidates for governor received the 26 highest average number of votes shall be known as the first 27 leading political party and the political party whose 28 candidates for governor received the second highest average 29 number of votes shall be known as the second leading 30 political party. 31 22. "Business day" means any day in which the office of 32 an election authority, local election official or the State 33 Board of Elections is open to the public for a minimum of 7 34 hours. HB1109 Engrossed -5- LRB9100544PTpk 1 23. "Homeless individual" means any person who has a 2 nontraditional residence, including but not limited to, a 3 shelter, day shelter, park bench, street corner, or space 4 under a bridge. 5 24. "File" or "filed" when used in connection with any 6 act that must or may be done under this Code means, unless 7 otherwise specified, the time a document is actually received 8 in the office of the State Board of Elections, election 9 authority, or local election official, as the case may be, 10 where it is required or allowed to be filed. 11 (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.) 12 (10 ILCS 5/3-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 3-1.2) 13 Sec. 3-1.2. Eligibility to sign or circulate petition. 14 For the purpose of determining eligibility to sign or 15 circulate a nominating petition or a petition proposing a 16 public question the terms "voter", "registered voter", 17 "qualified voter", "legal voter", "elector", "qualified 18 elector", "primary elector" and "qualified primary elector" 19 as used in this Code or in another Statute shall mean a 20 person who is registered to vote at the address shown 21 opposite his signature on the petition or was registered to 22 vote at such address when he signed the petition. Any person, 23 otherwise qualified under this Section, who has not moved to 24 another residence but whose address has changed as a result 25 of implementation of a 9-1-1 emergency telephone system shall 26 be considered a "voter", "registered voter", "qualified 27 voter", "legal voter", "elector", "qualified elector", 28 "primary elector", and "qualified primary elector". 29 (Source: P.A. 90-664, eff. 7-30-98.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10) 31 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of 32 no candidate for nomination, or State central committeeman, HB1109 Engrossed -6- LRB9100544PTpk 1 or township committeeman, or precinct committeeman, or ward 2 committeeman or candidate for delegate or alternate delegate 3 to national nominating conventions, shall be printed upon the 4 primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been 5 filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in 6 substantially the following form: 7 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the 8 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, 9 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of 10 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person 11 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... 12 party for the nomination for (or in case of committeemen for 13 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to 14 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert 15 date).the .... day of ...., ....16 Name Office Address 17 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 18 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 19 Name.................. Address....................... 20 State of Illinois) 21 ) ss. 22 County of........) 23 I, ...., do hereby certify that I am a registered voter 24 and have been a registered voter at all times I have 25 circulated this petition, that I reside at No. .... street, 26 in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of Illinois, 27 and that the signatures on this sheet were signed in my 28 presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my 29 knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time 30 of signing the petitions qualified voters of the .... party, 31 and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as 32 above set forth. 33 ......................... 34 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).thisHB1109 Engrossed -7- LRB9100544PTpk 1.... day of ...., ....2 ......................... 3 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of 4 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size 5 and shall contain above the space for signatures an 6 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of 7 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is 8 signed; the office, the political party represented and place 9 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the 10 same. 11 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary 12 electors residing in the political division for which the 13 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and 14 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address 15 shall be written or printed. The residence address required 16 to be written or printed opposite each qualified primary 17 elector's name shall include the street address or rural 18 route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as 19 the signer's county, and city, village or town, and state. 20 However the county or city, village or town, and state of 21 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition 22 forms where all of the electors signing the petition reside 23 in the same county or city, village or town, and state. 24 Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the residence 25 address, including street number, if any. At the bottom of 26 each sheet of such petition shall be added a statement signed 27 by a registered voter of the political division, who has been 28 a registered voter at all times he or she circulated the 29 petition, for which the candidate is seeking a nomination, 30 stating the street address or rural route number of the 31 voter, as the case may be, as well as the voter's county, and 32 city, village or town, and state; and certifying that the 33 signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in his 34 presence; and either (1) indicating the dates on which that HB1109 Engrossed -8- LRB9100544PTpk 1 sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last 2 dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying 3 that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more 4 than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing of the 5 petition, or more than 45 days preceding the last day for 6 filing of the petition in the case of political party and 7 independent candidates for single or multi-county regional 8 superintendents of schools in the 1994 general primary 9 election; and certifying that the signatures on the sheet are 10 genuine, and certifying that to the best of his knowledge 11 and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing 12 the petitions qualified voters of the political party for 13 which a nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn 14 to before some officer authorized to administer oaths in this 15 State. 16 No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days 17 preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the 18 filing of such petition, or more than 45 days preceding the 19 last day for filing of the petition in the case of political 20 party and independent candidates for single or multi-county 21 regional superintendents of schools in the 1994 general 22 primary election. 23 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 24 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any 25 signature from the petition, provided that; 26 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 27 the petition at the place where the signature is struck; 28 and 29 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 30 certification listing the page number and line number of 31 each signature struck from the petition. Such 32 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition. 33 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened 34 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and HB1109 Engrossed -9- LRB9100544PTpk 1 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable 2 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively. 3 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end 4 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All 5 petition sheets which are filed with the proper local 6 election officials, election authorities or the State Board 7 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been 8 signed by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not 9 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must 10 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each 11 of the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is 12 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such 13 candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall 14 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the 15 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the 16 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's 17 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of 18 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this 19 State), shall state that he has filed (or will file before 20 the close of the petition filing period) a statement of 21 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental 22 Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed 23 upon the official ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn 24 to by such candidate before some officer authorized to take 25 acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in 26 substantially the following form: 27 Statement of Candidacy 28 Name Address Office District Party 29 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 30 Belvidere, 31 Illinois 32 State of Illinois) 33 ) ss. 34 County of .......) HB1109 Engrossed -10- LRB9100544PTpk 1 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at 2 .... Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county 3 of ...., State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter 4 therein and am a qualified primary voter of the .... party; 5 that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the 6 case of committeeman and delegates and alternate delegates) 7 to the office of .... to be voted upon at the primary 8 election to be held on (insert date);the .... day of ....,9....;that I am legally qualified (including being the holder 10 of any license that may be an eligibility requirement for the 11 office I seek the nomination for) to hold such office and 12 that I have filed (or I will file before the close of the 13 petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as 14 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby 15 request that my name be printed upon the official primary 16 ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case of 17 committeemen and delegates and alternate delegates) such 18 office. 19 Signed ...................... 20 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 21 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).this ....22day of ...., 19...23 Signed .................... 24 (Official Character) 25 (Seal, if officer has one.) 26 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or 27 added to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by 28 revocation filed in writing with the State Board of 29 Elections, election authority or local election official with 30 whom the petition is required to be filed, and before the 31 filing of such petition. Whoever forges the name of a signer 32 upon any petition required by this Article is deemed guilty 33 of a forgery and on conviction thereof shall be punished 34 accordingly. HB1109 Engrossed -11- LRB9100544PTpk 1 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein 2 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the 3 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for 4 the same or different offices. 5 Such petitions for nominations shall be signed: 6 (a) If for a State office, or for delegate or 7 alternate delegate to be elected from the State at large 8 to a National nominating convention by not less than 9 5,000 nor more than 10,000 primary electors of his party. 10 (b) If for a congressional officer or for delegate 11 or alternate delegate to be elected from a congressional 12 district to a national nominating convention by at least 13 .5% of the qualified primary electors of his party in his 14 congressional district, except that for the first primary 15 following a redistricting of congressional districts such 16 petitions shall be signed by at least 600 qualified 17 primary electors of the candidate's party in his 18 congressional district. 19 (c) If for a county office (including county board 20 member and chairman of the county board where elected 21 from the county at large), by at least .5% of the 22 qualified electors of his party cast at the last 23 preceding general election in his county. However, if 24 for the nomination for county commissioner of Cook 25 County, then by at least .5% of the qualified primary 26 electors of his or her party in his or her county in the 27 district or division in which such person is a candidate 28 for nomination; and if for county board member from a 29 county board district, then by at least .5% of the 30 qualified primary electors of his party in the county 31 board district. In the case of an election for county 32 board member to be elected from a district, for the first 33 primary following a redistricting of county board 34 districts or the initial establishment of county board HB1109 Engrossed -12- LRB9100544PTpk 1 districts, then by at least .5% of the qualified electors 2 of his party in the entire county at the last preceding 3 general election, divided by the number of county board 4 districts, but in any event not less than 25 qualified 5 primary electors of his party in the district. 6 (d) If for a municipal or township office by at 7 least .5% of the qualified primary electors of his party 8 in the municipality or township; if for alderman, by at 9 least .5% of the voters of his party of his ward. In the 10 case of an election for alderman or trustee of a 11 municipality to be elected from a ward or district, for 12 the first primary following a redistricting or the 13 initial establishment of wards or districts, then by .5% 14 of the total number of votes cast for the candidate of 15 such political party who received the highest number of 16 votes in the entire municipality at the last regular 17 election at which an officer was regularly scheduled to 18 be elected from the entire municipality, divided by the 19 number of wards or districts, but in any event not less 20 than 25 qualified primary electors of his party in the 21 ward or district. 22 (e) If for State central committeeman, by at least 23 100 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or 24 her congressional district. 25 (f) If for a candidate for trustee of a sanitary 26 district in which trustees are not elected from wards, by 27 at least .5% of the primary electors of his party, from 28 such sanitary district. 29 (g) If for a candidate for trustee of a sanitary 30 district in which the trustees are elected from wards, by 31 at least .5% of the primary electors of his party in his 32 ward of such sanitary district, except that for the first 33 primary following a reapportionment of the district such 34 petitions shall be signed by at least 150 qualified HB1109 Engrossed -13- LRB9100544PTpk 1 primary electors of the candidate's ward of such sanitary 2 district. 3 (h) If for a candidate for judicial office, by at 4 least 500 qualified primary electors of his or her 5 judicial district, circuit, or subcircuit, as the case 6 may be. 7 (i) If for a candidate for precinct committeeman, 8 by at least 10 primary electors of his or her party of 9 his or her precinct; if for a candidate for ward 10 committeeman, by not less than 10% nor more than 16% (or 11 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the 12 primary electors of his party of his ward; if for a 13 candidate for township committeeman, by not less than 5% 14 nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever 15 is greater) of the primary electors of his party in his 16 township or part of a township as the case may be. 17 (j) If for a candidate for State's Attorney or 18 Regional Superintendent of Schools to serve 2 or more 19 counties, by at least .5% of the primary electors of his 20 party in the territory comprising such counties. 21 (k) If for any other office by at least .5% of the 22 total number of registered voters of the political 23 subdivision, district or division for which the 24 nomination is made or a minimum of 25, whichever is 25 greater. 26 For the purposes of this Section the number of primary 27 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, 28 in the applicable district, for the candidate for such 29 political party who received the highest number of votes, 30 state-wide, at the last general election in the State at 31 which electors for President of the United States were 32 elected. For political subdivisions, the number of primary 33 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast 34 for the candidate for such political party who received the HB1109 Engrossed -14- LRB9100544PTpk 1 highest number of votes in such political subdivision at the 2 last regular election at which an officer was regularly 3 scheduled to be elected from that subdivision. For wards or 4 districts of political subdivisions, the number of primary 5 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast 6 for the candidate for such political party who received the 7 highest number of votes in such ward or district at the last 8 regular election at which an officer was regularly scheduled 9 to be elected from that ward or district. 10 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign 11 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than 12 one party. 13 (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-89; revised 10-20-98.) 14 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8) 15 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of 16 no candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary 17 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed 18 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such 19 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by 20 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and a statement of candidacy by 21 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is 22 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such 23 candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall 24 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the 25 party to which the petition relates, is qualified for the 26 office specified and has filed a statement of economic 27 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics 28 Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon 29 the official ballot and shall be subscribed and sworn by such 30 candidate before some officer authorized to take 31 acknowledgment of deeds in this State and may be in 32 substantially the following form: 33 State of Illinois) HB1109 Engrossed -15- LRB9100544PTpk 1 ) ss. 2 County ..........) 3 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at 4 .... street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of 5 .... State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein 6 and am a qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a 7 candidate for nomination to the office of .... to be voted 8 upon at the primary election to be held on (insert date);the9.... day of ...., 19..;that I am legally qualified to hold 10 such office and that I have filed a statement of economic 11 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act 12 and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the 13 official primary ballot for nomination for such office. 14 Signed .................... 15 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., 16 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).this ....17day of .... 19...18 Signed .... (Official Character) 19 (Seal if officer has one.) 20 All petitions for nomination for the office of State 21 Senator shall be signed by 1% or 600, whichever is greater, 22 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's party in 23 his legislative district, except that for the first primary 24 following a redistricting of legislative districts, such 25 petitions shall be signed by at least 600 qualified primary 26 electors of the candidate's party in his legislative 27 district. 28 All petitions for nomination for the office of 29 Representative in the General Assembly shall be signed by at 30 least 1% or 300, whichever is greater, of the qualified 31 primary electors of the candidate's party in his or her 32 representative district, except that for the first primary 33 following a redistricting of representative districts such 34 petitions shall be signed by at least 300 qualified primary HB1109 Engrossed -16- LRB9100544PTpk 1 electors of the candidate's party in his or her 2 representative district. 3 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector 4 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State 5 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence 6 address shall be written or printed. The residence address 7 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified 8 primary elector's name shall include the street address or 9 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well 10 as the signer's county and city, village or town. 11 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary 12 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, 13 in the applicable district, for the candidate for such 14 political party who received the highest number of votes, 15 state-wide, at the last general election in the State at 16 which electors for President of the United States were 17 elected. 18 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign 19 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than 20 one party. 21 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the 22 petition circulator, who shall have been a registered voter 23 at all times he or she circulated the petition, shall state 24 his street address or rural route number, as the case may be, 25 as well as his county and city, village or town. 26 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, 27 the petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates 28 on which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the 29 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or 30 (3) certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were 31 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the 32 filing of the petition. No petition sheet shall be 33 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided 34 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition. HB1109 Engrossed -17- LRB9100544PTpk 1 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board 2 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been 3 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not 4 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. 5 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on 6 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any 7 signature from the petition, provided that:;8 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial 9 the petition at the place where the signature is struck; 10 and 11 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a 12 certification listing the page number and line number of 13 each signature struck from the petition. Such 14 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition. 15 (Source: P.A. 86-867; 86-875; 86-1028; 86-1348; 87-1052; 16 revised 10-20-98.) 17 (10 ILCS 5/10-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-4) 18 Sec. 10-4. Form of petition for nomination. All 19 petitions for nomination under this Article 10 for candidates 20 for public office in this State, shall in addition to other 21 requirements provided by law, be as follows: Such petitions 22 shall consist of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall 23 contain, above the space for signature, an appropriate 24 heading, giving the information as to name of candidate or 25 candidates in whose behalf such petition is signed; the 26 office; the party; place of residence; and such other 27 information or wording as required to make same valid, and 28 the heading of each sheet shall be the same. Such petition 29 shall be signed by the qualified voters in their own proper 30 persons only, and opposite the signature of each signer his 31 residence address shall be written or printed. The residence 32 address required to be written or printed opposite each 33 qualified primary elector's name shall include the street HB1109 Engrossed -18- LRB9100544PTpk 1 address or rural route number of the signer, as the case may 2 be, as well as the signer's county, and city, village or town 3 , and state. However, the county or city, village or town, 4 and state of residence of such electors may be printed on the 5 petition forms where all of the such electors signing the 6 petition reside in the same county or city, village or town, 7 and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the 8 residence address, including street number, if any. No 9 signature shall be valid or be counted in considering the 10 validity or sufficiency of such petition unless the 11 requirements of this Section are complied with. At the bottom 12 of each sheet of such petition shall be added a statement, 13 signed by a registered voter of the political division, who 14 has been a registered voter at all times he or she circulated 15 the petition, for which the candidate or candidates shall be 16 nominated; stating the street address or rural route number 17 of the voter, as the case may be, as well as the voter's 18 county, and city, village or town, and state certifying that 19 the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in 20 his presence; certifying that the signatures are genuine; and 21 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was 22 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on 23 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that none 24 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days 25 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or 26 more than 45 days preceding the last day for filing of the 27 petition in the case of political party and independent 28 candidates for single or multi-county regional 29 superintendents of schools in the 1994 general primary 30 election; and certifying that to the best of his knowledge 31 and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing 32 the petition duly registered voters under Articles 4, 5 or 6 33 of the Code of the political subdivision or district for 34 which the candidate or candidates shall be nominated, and HB1109 Engrossed -19- LRB9100544PTpk 1 certifying that their respective residences are correctly 2 stated therein. Such statement shall be sworn to before some 3 officer authorized to administer oaths in this State. No 4 petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days 5 preceding the last day provided in Section 10-6 for the 6 filing of such petition, or more than 45 days preceding the 7 last day for filing of the petition in the case of political 8 party and independent candidates for single or multi-county 9 regional superintendents of schools in the 1994 general 10 primary election. Such sheets, before being presented to the 11 electoral board or filed with the proper officer of the 12 electoral district or division of the state or municipality, 13 as the case may be, shall be neatly fastened together in book 14 form, by placing the sheets in a pile and fastening them 15 together at one edge in a secure and suitable manner, and the 16 sheets shall then be numbered consecutively. The sheets 17 shall not be fastened by pasting them together end to end, so 18 as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition sheets 19 which are filed with the proper local election officials, 20 election authorities or the State Board of Elections shall be 21 the original sheets which have been signed by the voters and 22 by the circulator, and not photocopies or duplicates of such 23 sheets. A petition, when presented or filed, shall not be 24 withdrawn, altered, or added to, and no signature shall be 25 revoked except by revocation in writing presented or filed 26 with the officers or officer with whom the petition is 27 required to be presented or filed, and before the presentment 28 or filing of such petition. Whoever forges any name of a 29 signer upon any petition shall be deemed guilty of a forgery, 30 and on conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly. 31 The word "petition" or "petition for nomination", as used 32 herein, shall mean what is sometimes known as nomination 33 papers, in distinction to what is known as a certificate of 34 nomination. The words "political division for which the HB1109 Engrossed -20- LRB9100544PTpk 1 candidate is nominated", or its equivalent, shall mean the 2 largest political division in which all qualified voters may 3 vote upon such candidate or candidates, as the state in the 4 case of state officers; the township in the case of township 5 officers et cetera. Provided, further, that no person shall 6 circulate or certify petitions for candidates of more than 7 one political party, or for an independent candidate or 8 candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted 9 upon at the next primary or general election, or for such 10 candidates and parties with respect to the same political 11 subdivision at the next consolidated election. 12 (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-89.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 28-3) 14 Sec. 28-3. Form of petition for public question. 15 Petitions for the submission of public questions shall 16 consist of sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall 17 contain, above the space for signature, an appropriate 18 heading, giving the information as to the question of public 19 policy to be submitted, and specifying the state at large or 20 the political subdivision or district or precinct or 21 combination of precincts or other territory in which it is to 22 be submitted and, where by law the public question must be 23 submitted at a particular election, the election at which it 24 is to be submitted. In the case of a petition for the 25 submission of a public question described in subsection (b) 26 of Section 28-6, the heading shall also specify the regular 27 election at which the question is to be submitted and include 28 the precincts included in the territory concerning which the 29 public question is to be submitted, as well as a common 30 description of such territory in plain and nonlegal language, 31 such description to describe the territory by reference to 32 streets, natural or artificial landmarks, addresses or any 33 other method which would enable a voter signing the petition HB1109 Engrossed -21- LRB9100544PTpk 1 to be informed of the territory concerning which the question 2 is to be submitted. The heading of each sheet shall be the 3 same. Such petition shall be signed by the registered voters 4 of the political subdivision or district or precinct or 5 combination of precincts in which the question of public 6 policy is to be submitted in their own proper persons only, 7 and opposite the signature of each signer his residence 8 address shall be written or printed, which residence address 9 shall include the street address or rural route number of the 10 signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county, 11 and city, village or town, and state; provided that the 12 county or city, village or town, and state of residence of 13 such electors may be printed on the petition forms where all 14 of the such electors signing the petition reside in the same 15 county or city, village or town, and state. Standard 16 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address, 17 including street number, if any. No signature shall be valid 18 or be counted in considering the validity or sufficiency of 19 such petition unless the requirements of this Section are 20 complied with. 21 At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be 22 added a statement, signed by a registered voter, who has been 23 a registered voter at all times he or she circulated the 24 petition, of the political subdivision or district or 25 precinct or combination of precincts in which the question of 26 public policy is to be submitted, stating the street address 27 or rural route number of the voter, as the case may be, as 28 well as the voter's county, and city, village or town, and 29 state certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the 30 petition were signed in his presence and are genuine, and 31 that to the best of his knowledge and belief the persons so 32 signing were at the time of signing the petition registered 33 voters of the political subdivision or district or precinct 34 or combination of precincts in which the question of public HB1109 Engrossed -22- LRB9100544PTpk 1 policy is to be submitted and that their respective 2 residences are correctly stated therein. Such statement shall 3 be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer 4 oaths in this State. 5 Such sheets, before being filed with the proper officer 6 or board shall be bound securely and numbered consecutively. 7 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end 8 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All 9 petition sheets which are filed with the proper local 10 election officials, election authorities or the State Board 11 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been 12 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not 13 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when 14 presented or filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added 15 to, and no signature shall be revoked except by revocation in 16 writing presented or filed with the board or officer with 17 whom the petition is required to be presented or filed, and 18 before the presentment or filing of such petition, except as 19 may otherwise be provided in another statute which authorize 20 the public question. Whoever forges any name of a signer upon 21 any petition shall be deemed guilty of a forgery, and on 22 conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly. 23 In addition to the foregoing requirements, a petition 24 proposing an amendment to Article IV of the Constitution 25 pursuant to Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution or a 26 petition proposing a question of public policy to be 27 submitted to the voters of the entire State shall be in 28 conformity with the requirements of Section 28-9 of this 29 Article. 30 If multiple sets of petitions for submission of the same 31 public questions are filed, the State Board of Elections, 32 appropriate election authority or local election official 33 where the petitions are filed shall within 2 business days 34 notify the proponent of his or her multiple petition filings HB1109 Engrossed -23- LRB9100544PTpk 1 and that proponent has 3 business days after receipt of the 2 notice to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate 3 election authority or local election official that he or she 4 may cancel prior sets of petitions. If the proponent 5 notifies the State Board of Elections, appropriate election 6 authority or local election official, the last set of 7 petitions filed shall be the only petitions to be considered 8 valid by the State Board of Elections, appropriate election 9 authority or local election official. If the proponent fails 10 to notify the State Board of Elections, appropriate election 11 authority or local election official then only the first set 12 of petitions filed shall be valid and all subsequent 13 petitions shall be void. 14 (Source: P.A. 86-867; 87-1052.) 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 16 becoming law.