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91_SB0938
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1 AN ACT concerning general primary elections, amending
2 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 changing
6 Sections 2A-1.1, 7-8, and 8-4 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. (a)
9 In even-numbered years, the general election shall be held on
10 the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an
11 election to be known as the general primary election shall be
12 held on the third second Tuesday in September 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.
21 (Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
22 (10 ILCS 5/7-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-8)
23 Sec. 7-8. The State central committee shall be composed
24 of one or two members from each congressional district in the
25 State and shall be elected as follows:
26 State Central Committee
27 (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
28 amendatory Act of 1983 the State central committee of each
29 political party shall certify to the State Board of Elections
30 which of the following alternatives it wishes to apply to the
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1 State central committee of that party.
2 Alternative A. At the general primary election held on
3 the third Tuesday in March 1970, and at the primary held
4 every 4 years thereafter, each primary elector may vote for
5 one candidate of his party for member of the State central
6 committee for the congressional district in which he resides.
7 The candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
8 declared elected State central committeeman from the
9 district. A political party may, in lieu of the foregoing, by
10 a majority vote of delegates at any State convention of such
11 party, determine to thereafter elect the State central
12 committeemen in the manner following:
13 At the county convention held by such political party
14 State central committeemen shall be elected in the same
15 manner as provided in this Article for the election of
16 officers of the county central committee, and such election
17 shall follow the election of officers of the county central
18 committee. Each elected ward, township or precinct
19 committeeman shall cast as his vote one vote for each ballot
20 voted in his ward, township, part of a township or precinct
21 in the last preceding primary election of his political
22 party. In the case of a county lying partially within one
23 congressional district and partially within another
24 congressional district, each ward, township or precinct
25 committeeman shall vote only with respect to the
26 congressional district in which his ward, township, part of a
27 township or precinct is located. In the case of a
28 congressional district which encompasses more than one
29 county, each ward, township or precinct committeeman residing
30 within the congressional district shall cast as his vote one
31 vote for each ballot voted in his ward, township, part of a
32 township or precinct in the last preceding primary election
33 of his political party for one candidate of his party for
34 member of the State central committee for the congressional
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1 district in which he resides and the Chairman of the county
2 central committee shall report the results of the election to
3 the State Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections
4 shall certify the candidate receiving the highest number of
5 votes elected State central committeeman for that
6 congressional district.
7 The State central committee shall adopt rules to provide
8 for and govern the procedures to be followed in the election
9 of members of the State central committee.
10 Alternative B. Each congressional committee shall,
11 within 30 days after the adoption of this alternative,
12 appoint a person of the sex opposite that of the incumbent
13 member for that congressional district to serve as an
14 additional member of the State central committee until his or
15 her successor is elected at the general primary election in
16 1986. Each congressional committee shall make this
17 appointment by voting on the basis set forth in paragraph (e)
18 of this Section. In each congressional district at the
19 general primary election held in 1986 and every 4 years
20 thereafter, the male candidate receiving the highest number
21 of votes of the party's male candidates for State central
22 committeeman, and the female candidate receiving the highest
23 number of votes of the party's female candidates for State
24 central committeewoman, shall be declared elected State
25 central committeeman and State central committeewoman from
26 the district. At the general primary election held in 1986
27 and every 4 years thereafter, if all a party's candidates for
28 State central committeemen or State central committeewomen
29 from a congressional district are of the same sex, the
30 candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
31 declared elected a State central committeeman or State
32 central committeewoman from the district, and, because of a
33 failure to elect one male and one female to the committee, a
34 vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the
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1 second member of the State central committee from the
2 district. This vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
3 congressional committee of the political party, and the
4 person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be a resident of
5 the congressional district and of the sex opposite that of
6 the committeeman or committeewoman elected at the general
7 primary election. Each congressional committee shall make
8 this appointment by voting on the basis set forth in
9 paragraph (e) of this Section.
10 Under both of the foregoing alternatives, the State
11 central committee of each political party shall be composed
12 of members elected or appointed from the several
13 congressional districts of the State, and of no other person
14 or persons whomsoever. The members of the State central
15 committee shall, within 30 days after each quadrennial
16 election of the full committee, meet in the city of
17 Springfield and organize by electing from among their own
18 number a chairman, and may at such time elect such officers
19 from among their own number (or otherwise), as they may deem
20 necessary or expedient. The outgoing chairman of the State
21 central committee of the party shall, 10 days before the
22 meeting, notify each member of the State central committee
23 elected at the primary of the time and place of such meeting.
24 In the organization and proceedings of the State central
25 committee, each State central committeeman and State central
26 committeewoman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in
27 his or her congressional district by the primary electors of
28 his or her party at the primary election immediately
29 preceding the meeting of the State central committee.
30 Whenever a vacancy occurs in the State central committee of
31 any political party, the vacancy may be filled by appointment
32 by the congressional committee of that political party in the
33 congressional district from which the appointee's predecessor
34 was elected, and the member so appointed to fill the vacancy
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1 shall be a resident of that congressional district and, in a
2 committee composed as provided in alternative B, shall be of
3 the same sex as the appointee's predecessor. A political
4 party may, by a majority vote of the delegates of any State
5 convention of such party, determine to return to the election
6 of State central committeeman and State central
7 committeewoman by the vote of primary electors. Any action
8 taken by a political party at a State convention in
9 accordance with this Section shall be reported to the State
10 Board of Elections by the chairman and secretary of such
11 convention within 10 days after such action.
12 Ward, Township and Precinct Committeemen
13 (b) At the general primary election held on the third
14 Tuesday in March, 1972, and every 4 years thereafter, each
15 primary elector in cities having a population of 200,000 or
16 over may vote for one candidate of his party in his ward for
17 ward committeeman. Each candidate for ward committeeman must
18 be a resident of and in the ward where he seeks to be elected
19 ward committeeman. The one having the highest number of votes
20 shall be such ward committeeman of such party for such ward.
21 At the general primary election held on the third Tuesday in
22 March, 1970, and every 4 years thereafter, each primary
23 elector in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
24 more, outside of cities containing a population of 200,000 or
25 more, may vote for one candidate of his party for township
26 committeeman. Each candidate for township committeeman must
27 be a resident of and in the township or part of a township
28 (which lies outside of a city having a population of 200,000
29 or more, in counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or
30 more), and in which township or part of a township he seeks
31 to be elected township committeeman. The one having the
32 highest number of votes shall be such township committeeman
33 of such party for such township or part of a township. At
34 each general the primary election held on the third Tuesday
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1 in March, 1970 and every 2 years thereafter, each primary
2 elector, except in counties having a population of 2,000,000
3 or over, may vote for one candidate of his party in his
4 precinct for precinct committeeman. Each candidate for
5 precinct committeeman must be a bona fide resident of the
6 precinct where he seeks to be elected precinct committeeman.
7 The one having the highest number of votes shall be such
8 precinct committeeman of such party for such precinct. The
9 official returns of the primary shall show the name of the
10 committeeman of each political party.
11 Terms of Committeemen. All precinct committeemen elected
12 under the provisions of this Article shall continue as such
13 committeemen until the date of the primary to be held in the
14 second year after their election. Except as otherwise
15 provided in this Section for certain State central
16 committeemen who have 2 year terms, all State central
17 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen
18 shall continue as such committeemen until the date of primary
19 to be held in the fourth year after their election. However,
20 a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman when
21 a precinct committeeman ceases to reside in the precinct in
22 which he was elected and such precinct committeeman shall
23 thereafter neither have nor exercise any rights, powers or
24 duties as committeeman in that precinct, even if a successor
25 has not been elected or appointed.
26 (c) The Multi-Township Central Committee shall consist
27 of the precinct committeemen of such party, in the
28 multi-township assessing district formed pursuant to Section
29 2-10 of the Property Tax Code and shall be organized for the
30 purposes set forth in Section 45-25 of the Township Code. In
31 the organization and proceedings of the Multi-Township
32 Central Committee each precinct committeeman shall have one
33 vote for each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary
34 electors of his party at the primary at which he was elected.
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1 County Central Committee
2 (d) The county central committee of each political party
3 in each county shall consist of the various township
4 committeemen, precinct committeemen and ward committeemen, if
5 any, of such party in the county. In the organization and
6 proceedings of the county central committee, each precinct
7 committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot voted in his
8 precinct by the primary electors of his party at the primary
9 at which he was elected; each township committeeman shall
10 have one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part
11 of a township as the case may be by the primary electors of
12 his party at the primary election for the nomination of
13 candidates for election to the General Assembly immediately
14 preceding the meeting of the county central committee; and in
15 the organization and proceedings of the county central
16 committee, each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
17 each ballot voted in his ward by the primary electors of his
18 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.
21 Congressional Committee
22 (e) The congressional committee of each party in each
23 congressional district shall be composed of the chairmen of
24 the county central committees of the counties composing the
25 congressional district, except that in congressional
26 districts wholly within the territorial limits of one county,
27 or partly within 2 or more counties, but not coterminous with
28 the county lines of all of such counties, the precinct
29 committeemen, township committeemen and ward committeemen, if
30 any, of the party representing the precincts within the
31 limits of the congressional district, shall compose the
32 congressional committee. A State central committeeman in each
33 district shall be a member and the chairman or, when a
34 district has 2 State central committeemen, a co-chairman of
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1 the congressional committee, but shall not have the right to
2 vote except in case of a tie.
3 In the organization and proceedings of congressional
4 committees composed of precinct committeemen or township
5 committeemen or ward committeemen, or any combination
6 thereof, each precinct committeeman shall have one vote for
7 each ballot voted in his precinct by the primary electors of
8 his party at the primary at which he was elected, each
9 township committeeman shall have one vote for each ballot
10 voted in his township or part of a township as the case may
11 be by the primary electors of his party at the primary
12 election immediately preceding the meeting of the
13 congressional committee, and each ward committeeman shall
14 have one vote for each ballot voted in each precinct of his
15 ward located in such congressional district by the primary
16 electors of his party at the primary election immediately
17 preceding the meeting of the congressional committee; and in
18 the organization and proceedings of congressional committees
19 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
20 the counties within such district, each chairman of such
21 county central committee shall have one vote for each ballot
22 voted in his county by the primary electors of his party at
23 the primary election immediately preceding the meeting of the
24 congressional committee.
25 Judicial District Committee
26 (f) The judicial district committee of each political
27 party in each judicial district shall be composed of the
28 chairman of the county central committees of the counties
29 composing the judicial district.
30 In the organization and proceedings of judicial district
31 committees composed of the chairmen of the county central
32 committees of the counties within such district, each
33 chairman of such county central committee shall have one vote
34 for each ballot voted in his county by the primary electors
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1 of his party at the primary election immediately preceding
2 the meeting of the judicial district committee.
3 Circuit Court Committee
4 (g) The circuit court committee of each political party
5 in each judicial circuit outside Cook County shall be
6 composed of the chairmen of the county central committees of
7 the counties composing the judicial circuit.
8 In the organization and proceedings of circuit court
9 committees, each chairman of a county central committee shall
10 have one vote for each ballot voted in his county by the
11 primary electors of his party at the primary election
12 immediately preceding the meeting of the circuit court
13 committee.
14 Judicial Subcircuit Committee
15 (g-1) The judicial subcircuit committee of each
16 political party in each judicial subcircuit in Cook County
17 shall be composed of the ward and township committeemen of
18 the townships and wards composing the judicial subcircuit.
19 In the organization and proceedings of each judicial
20 subcircuit committee, each township committeeman shall have
21 one vote for each ballot voted in his township or part of a
22 township, as the case may be, in the judicial subcircuit by
23 the primary electors of his party at the primary election
24 immediately preceding the meeting of the judicial subcircuit
25 committee; and each ward committeeman shall have one vote for
26 each ballot voted in his ward or part of a ward, as the case
27 may be, in the judicial subcircuit by the primary electors of
28 his party at the primary election immediately preceding the
29 meeting of the judicial subcircuit committee.
30 Municipal Central Committee
31 (h) The municipal central committee of each political
32 party shall be composed of the precinct, township or ward
33 committeemen, as the case may be, of such party representing
34 the precincts or wards, embraced in such city, incorporated
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1 town or village. The voting strength of each precinct,
2 township or ward committeeman on the municipal central
3 committee shall be the same as his voting strength on the
4 county central committee.
5 For political parties, other than a statewide political
6 party, established only within a municipality or township,
7 the municipal or township managing committee shall be
8 composed of the party officers of the local established
9 party. The party officers of a local established party shall
10 be as follows: the chairman and secretary of the caucus for
11 those municipalities and townships authorized by statute to
12 nominate candidates by caucus shall serve as party officers
13 for the purpose of filling vacancies in nomination under
14 Section 7-61; for municipalities and townships authorized by
15 statute or ordinance to nominate candidates by petition and
16 primary election, the party officers shall be the party's
17 candidates who are nominated at the primary. If no party
18 primary was held because of the provisions of Section 7-5,
19 vacancies in nomination shall be filled by the party's
20 remaining candidates who shall serve as the party's officers.
21 Powers
22 (i) Each committee and its officers shall have the
23 powers usually exercised by such committees and by the
24 officers thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of
25 this Article. The several committees herein provided for
26 shall not have power to delegate any of their powers, or
27 functions to any other person, officer or committee, but this
28 shall not be construed to prevent a committee from appointing
29 from its own membership proper and necessary subcommittees.
30 (j) The State central committee of a political party
31 which elects it members by Alternative B under paragraph (a)
32 of this Section shall adopt a plan to give effect to the
33 delegate selection rules of the national political party and
34 file a copy of such plan with the State Board of Elections
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1 when approved by a national political party.
2 (k) For the purpose of the designation of a proxy by a
3 Congressional Committee to vote in place of an absent State
4 central committeeman or committeewoman at meetings of the
5 State central committee of a political party which elects its
6 members by Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section,
7 the proxy shall be appointed by the vote of the ward and
8 township committeemen, if any, of the wards and townships
9 which lie entirely or partially within the Congressional
10 District from which the absent State central committeeman or
11 committeewoman was elected and the vote of the chairmen of
12 the county central committees of those counties which lie
13 entirely or partially within that Congressional District and
14 in which there are no ward or township committeemen. When
15 voting for such proxy the county chairman, ward committeeman
16 or township committeeman, as the case may be shall have one
17 vote for each ballot voted in his county, ward or township,
18 or portion thereof within the Congressional District, by the
19 primary electors of his party at the primary at which he was
20 elected. However, the absent State central committeeman or
21 committeewoman may designate a proxy when permitted by the
22 rules of a political party which elects its members by
23 Alternative B under paragraph (a) of this Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 87-1052; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
25 (10 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-4)
26 Sec. 8-4. A primary shall be held on the third second
27 Tuesday in September March of each even-numbered year for the
28 nomination of candidates for legislative offices.
29 (Source: P.A. 82-750.)
30 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
31 Sections 33-1 and 33-1b as follows:
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1 (105 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1)
2 Sec. 33-1. Board of Education - Election - Terms. In
3 all school districts, including special charter districts
4 having a population of 100,000 and not more than 500,000,
5 which adopt this Article, as hereinafter provided, there
6 shall be maintained a system of free schools in charge of a
7 board of education, which shall be a body politic and
8 corporate by the name of "Board of Education of the City
9 of....". The board shall consist of 7 members elected by the
10 voters of the district. Except as provided in Section 33-1b
11 of this Act, the regular election for members of the board
12 shall be held on the first Tuesday of April in odd numbered
13 years and on the third second Tuesday of September March in
14 even numbered years. The law governing the registration of
15 voters for the primary election shall apply to the regular
16 election. At the first regular election 7 persons shall be
17 elected as members of the board. The person who receives the
18 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 5
19 years. The 2 persons who receive the second and third
20 greatest number of votes shall be elected for a term of 4
21 years. The person who receives the fourth greatest number of
22 votes shall be elected for a term of 3 years. The 2 persons
23 who receive the fifth and sixth greatest number of votes
24 shall be elected for a term of 2 years. The person who
25 receives the seventh greatest number of votes shall be
26 elected for a term of 1 year. Thereafter, at each regular
27 election for members of the board, the successors of the
28 members whose terms expire in the year of election shall be
29 elected for a term of 5 years. All terms shall commence on
30 July 1 next succeeding the elections. Any vacancy occurring
31 in the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment
32 until the next regular election for members of the board.
33 In any school district which has adopted this Article, a
34 proposition for the election of board members by school board
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1 district rather than at large may be submitted to the voters
2 of the district at the regular school election of any year in
3 the manner provided in Section 9-22. If the proposition is
4 approved by a majority of those voting on the propositions,
5 the board shall divide the school district into 7 school
6 board districts as provided in Section 9-22. At the regular
7 school election in the year following the adoption of such
8 proposition, one member shall be elected from each school
9 board district, and the 7 members so elected shall, by lot,
10 determine one to serve for one year, 2 for 2 years, one for 3
11 years, 2 for 4 years, and one for 5 years. Thereafter their
12 respective successors shall be elected for terms of 5 years.
13 The terms of all incumbent members expire July 1 of the year
14 following the adoption of such a proposition.
15 Any school district which has adopted this Article may,
16 by referendum in accordance with Section 33-1a, adopt the
17 method of electing members of the board of education provided
18 in that Section.
19 Reapportionment of the voting districts provided for in
20 this Article or created pursuant to a court order, shall be
21 completed pursuant to Section 33-1c.
22 (Source: P.A. 82-1014; 86-1331.)
23 (105 ILCS 5/33-1b) (from Ch. 122, par. 33-1b)
24 Sec. 33-1b. Whenever the date designated in Section 33-1
25 for the odd-numbered year election of members of boards of
26 education conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that
27 election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following
28 the last day of Passover.
29 (Source: P.A. 82-1014.)