103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure Internet portal. Provides that a statement of candidacy shall set out a telephone number and email address, if any, for a candidate. Provides that if a candidate seeks to run for countrywide office in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures (rather than the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who casts votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County). Provides that a qualified primary elector of a party may sign petitions for a candidate in the primary of more than one party. Provides that each petition for nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer must be signed by at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city (rather than 12,500 legal voters of the city). Provides that no rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or more candidates running for the same office. LRB103 29900 BMS 56311 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure Internet portal. Provides that a statement of candidacy shall set out a telephone number and email address, if any, for a candidate. Provides that if a candidate seeks to run for countrywide office in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures (rather than the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who casts votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County). Provides that a qualified primary elector of a party may sign petitions for a candidate in the primary of more than one party. Provides that each petition for nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer must be signed by at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city (rather than 12,500 legal voters of the city). Provides that no rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or more candidates running for the same office. LRB103 29900 BMS 56311 b LRB103 29900 BMS 56311 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new
10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure Internet portal. Provides that a statement of candidacy shall set out a telephone number and email address, if any, for a candidate. Provides that if a candidate seeks to run for countrywide office in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures (rather than the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who casts votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County). Provides that a qualified primary elector of a party may sign petitions for a candidate in the primary of more than one party. Provides that each petition for nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer must be signed by at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city (rather than 12,500 legal voters of the city). Provides that no rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or more candidates running for the same office.
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1 AN ACT concerning elections.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 7-10, 8-8, and 10-5 and by adding Section 1a-61 as
6 follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new)
8 Sec. 1a-61. Pilot program for digital petition signatures.
9 The State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that
10 allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically
11 through a secure Internet portal. The system shall allow only
12 those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition
13 to do so and provide a way for the elector's identity to be
14 verified.
15 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
16 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
17 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
18 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
19 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
20 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
21 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
22 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28 10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new 10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10 10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8 10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new
10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure Internet portal. Provides that a statement of candidacy shall set out a telephone number and email address, if any, for a candidate. Provides that if a candidate seeks to run for countrywide office in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures (rather than the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who casts votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County). Provides that a qualified primary elector of a party may sign petitions for a candidate in the primary of more than one party. Provides that each petition for nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer must be signed by at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city (rather than 12,500 legal voters of the city). Provides that no rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or more candidates running for the same office.
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10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new
10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
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1 substantially the following form:
2 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
3 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
4 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
5 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
6 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
7 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
8 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
9 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
10 date).
11 Name Office Address 12John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 13Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 14Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 11 Name Office Address 12 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 13 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 14 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
11 Name Office Address
12 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
13 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
14 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
15 Name.................. Address.......................
16 State of Illinois)
17 ) ss.
18 County of........)
19 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
20 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
21 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
22 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
23 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
24 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
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11 Name Office Address
12 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
13 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
14 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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1 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
2 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
3 stated, as above set forth.
4 .........................
5 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
6 .........................
7 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
8 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
9 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
10 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
11 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
12 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
13 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
14 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
15 electors residing in the political division for which the
16 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
17 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
18 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
19 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
20 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
21 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
22 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
23 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
24 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
25 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
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1 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
2 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
3 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
4 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
5 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
6 United States, stating the street address or rural route
7 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
8 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
9 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
10 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
11 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
12 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
13 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
14 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
15 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
16 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
17 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
18 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
19 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the
20 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
21 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
22 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
23 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
24 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
25 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
26 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
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1 administer oaths in this State.
2 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
3 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
4 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
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 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
16 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
17 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
18 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
19 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
20 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
21 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
22 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
23 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
24 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
25 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
26 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
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1 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
2 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
3 candidate, a telephone number and email address, if any, for
4 the candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall
5 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the
6 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the
7 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's
8 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of
9 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this
10 State), shall state that he has filed (or will file before the
11 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
12 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
13 shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the
14 official ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such
15 candidate before some officer authorized to take
16 acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in
17 substantially the following form:
18 Statement of Candidacy
19Name Address Office District Party 20John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 21 Belvidere, 22 Illinois 19 Name Address Office District Party 20 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 21 Belvidere, 22 Illinois
19 Name Address Office District Party
20 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
21 Belvidere,
22 Illinois
23 State of Illinois)
24 ) ss.
25 County of .......)
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19 Name Address Office District Party
20 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
21 Belvidere,
22 Illinois
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1 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
2 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
3 State of Illinois; that I can be contacted at telephone number
4 .... and email address ....; that I am a qualified voter
5 therein and am a qualified primary voter of the .... party;
6 that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the case
7 of committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to
8 the office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to
9 be held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified
10 (including being the holder of any license that may be an
11 eligibility requirement for the office I seek the nomination
12 for) to hold such office and that I have filed (or I will file
13 before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of
14 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
15 Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be printed upon
16 the official primary ballot for nomination for (or election to
17 in the case of committeepersons and delegates and alternate
18 delegates) such office.
19 Signed ......................
20 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
21 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
22 Signed ....................
23 (Official Character)
24 (Seal, if officer has one.)
25 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
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Signed ....................
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1 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
2 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
3 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
4 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
5 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
6 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
7 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
8 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
9 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
10 his or her petition for nomination.
11 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
12 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
13 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
14 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
15 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for
16 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
17 10,000 signatures.
18 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
19 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
20 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
21 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
22 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
23 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
24 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
25 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
26 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
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1 first primary election following a redistricting of
2 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
3 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
4 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
5 congressional district.
6 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
7 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
8 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
9 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
10 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
11 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
12 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
13 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
14 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
15 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
16 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
17 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
18 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
19 primary election following a redistricting of county board
20 districts or the initial establishment of county board
21 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
22 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
23 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
24 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
25 the total number of county board districts comprising the
26 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
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1 signatures be less than 25.
2 (d) County office; Cook County only.
3 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
4 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
5 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
6 10,000 signatures the number of signatures equal to 0.5%
7 of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast
8 votes at the last preceding general election in Cook
9 County.
10 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
11 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
12 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
13 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
14 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
15 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
16 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
17 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
18 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
19 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
20 general election divided by the total number of county
21 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
22 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
23 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
24 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
25 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
26 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
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1 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
2 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
3 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
4 review district in the last general election at which a
5 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
6 that board of review district. In no event shall the
7 number of signatures required be greater than the
8 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
9 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
10 Section. In the first primary election following a
11 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
12 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
13 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
14 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
15 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
16 party in the district.
17 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
18 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
19 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
20 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
21 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
22 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
23 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
24 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
25 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
26 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
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1 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
2 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
3 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
4 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
5 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
6 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
7 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
8 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
9 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
10 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
11 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
12 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
13 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
14 congressional district.
15 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
16 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
17 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
18 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
19 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
20 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
21 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
22 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
23 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
24 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
25 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
26 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
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1 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
2 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
3 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
4 district.
5 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
6 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
7 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
8 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
9 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
10 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
11 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
12 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
13 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
14 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
15 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
16 candidate of his or her political party who received the
17 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
18 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
19 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
20 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
21 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
22 Judicial District.
23 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
24 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
25 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
26 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
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1 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
2 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
3 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
4 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
5 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
6 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
7 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
8 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
9 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
10 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
11 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
12 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
13 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
14 is greater.
15 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
16 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
17 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
18 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
19 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
20 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
21 comprising the counties.
22 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
23 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
24 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
25 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
26 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
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1 whichever is greater.
2 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
3 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
4 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
5 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
6 the last general election in the State at which electors for
7 President of the United States were elected. For political
8 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
9 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
10 that political party who received the highest number of votes
11 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
12 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
13 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
14 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
15 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
16 that political party who received the highest number of votes
17 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
18 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
19 ward or district.
20 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
21 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
22 party.
23 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
24 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
25 (d).
26 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
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1 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
2 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
3 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
4 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
5 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
6 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
7 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
8 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
9 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
10 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
11 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
12 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
13 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
14 Section 7-10.1 of this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by
15 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
16 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate, a
17 telephone number and email address, if any, for the candidate,
18 and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that
19 the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
20 which the petition relates, is qualified for the office
21 specified, and has filed a statement of economic interests as
22 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act; , shall
23 request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official
24 ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by such candidate
25 before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds
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1 in this State and may be in substantially the following form:
2 State of Illinois)
3 ) ss.
4 County ..........)
5 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
6 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
7 State of Illinois; that I can be contacted at telephone number
8 .... and email address ....; that I am a qualified voter
9 therein and am a qualified primary voter of .... party; that I
10 am a candidate for nomination to the office of .... to be voted
11 upon at the primary election to be held on (insert date); that
12 I am legally qualified to hold such office and that I have
13 filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
14 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my
15 name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
16 nomination for such office.
17 Signed ....................
18 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
19 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
20 Signed .... (Official Character)
21 (Seal if officer has one.)
22 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
23 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
24 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
25 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
26 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
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1 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
2 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
3 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified
4 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative
5 district.
6 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
7 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
8 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than
9 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
10 party in his or her representative district.
11 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
12 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
13 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
14 address shall be written or printed. The residence address
15 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
16 primary elector's name shall include the street address or
17 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
18 as the signer's county and city, village, or town.
19 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
20 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
21 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
22 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
23 the last general election in the State at which electors for
24 President of the United States were elected.
25 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
26 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
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1 party.
2 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
3 circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
4 is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
5 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
6 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
7 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
8 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
9 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to
10 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so
11 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified
12 primary voters for which the nomination is sought.
13 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
14 petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
15 which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
16 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
17 for elections where the petition circulation period is 90
18 days, certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were
19 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
20 of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election
21 only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed
22 during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or
23 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
24 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this
25 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be
26 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided
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1 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
2 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board
3 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been
4 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
5 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
6 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
7 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
8 signature from the petition, provided that:
9 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
10 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
11 and
12 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
13 certification listing the page number and line number of
14 each signature struck from the petition. Such
15 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
16 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22;
17 revised 2-28-22.)
18 (10 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
19 Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
20 containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
21 1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
22 candidates shall be nominated.
23 2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
24 in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
25 the same name as, nor include the name of any established
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1 political party as defined in this Article. This prohibition
2 does not preclude any established political party from making
3 nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
4 3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
5 candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
6 case of electors for President and Vice-President of the
7 United States, the names of candidates for President and
8 Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
9 Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
10 addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
11 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
12 candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
13 candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of
14 the United States. Each such statement shall set out the
15 address of such candidate, a telephone number and email
16 address, if any, for the candidate, the office for which he is
17 a candidate, shall state that the candidate is qualified for
18 the office specified and has filed (or will file before the
19 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
20 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
21 shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the
22 official ballot and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such
23 candidate before some officer authorized to take
24 acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and may be in
25 substantially the following form:
26 State of Illinois)
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1 ) SS.
2 County of........)
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 can be contacted at telephone number
6 .... and email address ....; and that I am a qualified voter
7 therein; that I am a candidate for election to the office
8 of.... to be voted upon at the election to be held on the....
9 day of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
10 office and that I have filed (or will file before the close of
11 the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests
12 as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, and I
13 hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
14 ballot for election to such office.
15 Signed.................
16 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
17 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
18 Signed.................
19 (Official Character)
20 (Seal, if officer has one.)
21 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
22 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
23 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
24 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
25 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
26 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
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Signed.................
Signed.................
(Official Character)
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1 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
2 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
3 officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
4 papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests
5 in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer
6 during the same calendar year as the year in which such
7 nomination papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any
8 candidate and the statement of economic interest of that
9 candidate are not required to be filed with the same officer,
10 the candidate must file with the officer with whom the
11 nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with
12 whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the
13 date on which such statement was filed. Such receipt shall be
14 so filed not later than the last day on which nomination papers
15 may be filed.
16 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
17 Section 10. The Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941 is
18 amended by changing Section 21-28 as follows:
19 (65 ILCS 20/21-28) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-28)
20 Sec. 21-28. Nomination by petition.
21 (a) All nominations for alderperson of any ward in the
22 city shall be by petition. Each petition for nomination of a
23 candidate shall be signed by at least 473 legal voters of the
24 ward.
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1 (b) All nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city
2 treasurer in the city shall be by petition. Each petition for
3 nomination of a candidate must be signed by at least 5,000 but
4 not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city 12,500 legal
5 voters of the city.
6 (b-5) No rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents
7 legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or
8 more candidates running for the same office.
9 (c) All such petitions, and procedure with respect
10 thereto, shall conform in other respects to the provisions of
11 the election and ballot laws then in force in the city of
12 Chicago concerning the nomination of independent candidates
13 for public office by petition. The method of nomination herein
14 provided is exclusive of and replaces all other methods
15 heretofore provided by law.
16 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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