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91_SB0934 LRB9105963PTmb 1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by changing Sections 2 2A-1.1 and 17-30. 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 2A-1.1 and 17-30 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1) 8 Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections; Consolidated Schedule. 9 (a) In even-numbered years, the general election shall 10 be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of 11 November; and an election to be known as the general primary 12 election shall be held on the third Tuesday in March; 13 (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as 14 the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday 15 in April except as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act; 16 and an election to be known as the consolidated primary 17 election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. 18 (c) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as 19 the nonpartisan election shall be held on the first Tuesday 20 after the first Monday in November. The only propositions 21 that may be submitted to the voters at the nonpartisan 22 election shall be propositions to issue school bonds pursuant 23 to Section 19-2 or 19-3 of the School Code. To submit the 24 proposition to issue school bonds to the voters at the 25 nonpartisan election, the governing body of the school 26 district must pass a resolution, by a two-thirds majority of 27 its members, certifying the proposition to the proper 28 election authorities. 29 (Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.) 30 (10 ILCS 5/17-30) (from Ch. 46, par. 17-30) -2- LRB9105963PTmb 1 Sec. 17-30. Except as provided herein, each county shall 2 provide for and pay the costs and expenses of all elections 3 within the county other than within the jurisdiction of a 4 municipal Board of Election Commissioners, as well as the 5 costs expended within the jurisdiction of a municipal Board 6 of Election Commissioners for the registration and canvassing 7 of voters in even-numbered years. Each municipality with the 8 first Board of Election Commissioners established within a 9 county shall provide for and pay the costs and expenses of 10 all elections within the jurisdiction of the Board of 11 Election Commissioners. The State shall reimburse each county 12 and municipality in the amount of the increase in 13 compensation provided in Public Acts 81-850 and 81-1149 and 14 by this amendatory Act of 1998. 15 For each emergency referendum,andeach special election 16 not conducted at the time of a regular election, and for each 17 referendum held at the nonpartisan election to issue school 18 bonds, each county and municipality responsible for paying 19 for the costs and expenses shall directly pay for or be 20 reimbursed by every other political subdivision for which 21 officers or public questions are on the ballot within the 22 jurisdiction of the election authority of such county or 23 municipality except such costs and expenses as are required 24 to be reimbursed by the State. For each primary election for 25 the nomination of municipal officers held in a municipality 26 with a population of 5000 or less in accordance with Article 27 7, the county in which such municipality is located shall be 28 reimbursed by the municipality for all costs and expenses 29 attributable to such primary election, except for those costs 30 and expenses required to be reimbursed by the State. Each 31 such political subdivision shall provide for and shall 32 promptly pay such reimbursement of the total costs and 33 expenses of that election attributable to its offices or 34 propositions as the case may be, not including such costs and -3- LRB9105963PTmb 1 expenses as are required to be reimbursed by the State. 2 (Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.) 3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 4 becoming law.