Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3221 Compare Versions

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1	1	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
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	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
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6	6	10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
7	7	10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
8	8	65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
9	9	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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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning elections.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
19	19	5 Sections 7-10, 8-8, and 10-5 and by adding Section 1a-61 as
20	20	6 follows:
21	21	7 (10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new)
22	22	8 Sec. 1a-61. Pilot program for digital petition signatures.
23	23	9 The State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that
24	24	10 allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically
25	25	11 through a secure Internet portal. The system shall allow only
26	26	12 those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition
27	27	13 to do so and provide a way for the elector's identity to be
28	28	14 verified.
29	29	15 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
30	30	16 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
31	31	17 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
32	32	18 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
33	33	19 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
34	34	20 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
35	35	21 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
36	36	22 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
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40	40	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3221 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
41	41	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
42	42	10 ILCS 5/1a-61 new
43	43	10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
44	44	10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
45	45	10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
46	46	65 ILCS 20/21-28 from Ch. 24, par. 21-28
47	47	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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79	79	1 substantially the following form:
80	80	2 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
81	81	3 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
82	82	4 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
83	83	5 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
84	84	6 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
85	85	7 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
86	86	8 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
87	87	9 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
88	88	10 date).
89	89	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.
90	90	11 Name Office Address
91	91	12 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
92	92	13 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
93	93	14 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
94	94	15 Name.................. Address.......................
95	95	16 State of Illinois)
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97	97	18 County of........)
98	98	19 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
99	99	20 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
100	100	21 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
101	101	22 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
102	102	23 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
103	103	24 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
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112	112	11 Name Office Address
113	113	12 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
114	114	13 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
115	115	14 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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120	120	1 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
121	121	2 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
122	122	3 stated, as above set forth.
123	123	4 .........................
124	124	5 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
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126	126	7 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
127	127	8 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
128	128	9 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
129	129	10 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
130	130	11 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
131	131	12 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
132	132	13 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
133	133	14 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
134	134	15 electors residing in the political division for which the
135	135	16 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
136	136	17 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
137	137	18 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
138	138	19 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
139	139	20 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
140	140	21 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
141	141	22 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
142	142	23 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
143	143	24 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
144	144	25 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
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159	159	1 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
160	160	2 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
161	161	3 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
162	162	4 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
163	163	5 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
164	164	6 United States, stating the street address or rural route
165	165	7 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
166	166	8 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
167	167	9 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
168	168	10 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
169	169	11 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
170	170	12 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
171	171	13 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
172	172	14 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
173	173	15 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
174	174	16 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
175	175	17 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
176	176	18 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
177	177	19 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the
178	178	20 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
179	179	21 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
180	180	22 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
181	181	23 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
182	182	24 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
183	183	25 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
184	184	26 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
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195	195	1 administer oaths in this State.
196	196	2 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
197	197	3 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
198	198	4 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
199	199	5 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
200	200	6 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
201	201	7 signature from the petition, provided that:
202	202	8 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
203	203	9 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
204	204	10 and
205	205	11 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
206	206	12 certification listing the page number and line number of
207	207	13 each signature struck from the petition. Such
208	208	14 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
209	209	15 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
210	210	16 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
211	211	17 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
212	212	18 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
213	213	19 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
214	214	20 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
215	215	21 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
216	216	22 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
217	217	23 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
218	218	24 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
219	219	25 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
220	220	26 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
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231	231	1 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
232	232	2 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
233	233	3 candidate, a telephone number and email address, if any, for
234	234	4 the candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall
235	235	5 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the
236	236	6 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the
237	237	7 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's
238	238	8 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of
239	239	9 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this
240	240	10 State), shall state that he has filed (or will file before the
241	241	11 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
242	242	12 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
243	243	13 shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the
244	244	14 official ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such
245	245	15 candidate before some officer authorized to take
246	246	16 acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in
247	247	17 substantially the following form:
248	248	18 Statement of Candidacy
249	249	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
250	250	19 Name Address Office District Party
251	251	20 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
252	252	21 Belvidere,
253	253	22 Illinois
254	254	23 State of Illinois)
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256	256	25 County of .......)
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265	265	19 Name Address Office District Party
266	266	20 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
267	267	21 Belvidere,
268	268	22 Illinois
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273	273	1 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
274	274	2 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
275	275	3 State of Illinois; that I can be contacted at telephone number
276	276	4 .... and email address ....; that I am a qualified voter
277	277	5 therein and am a qualified primary voter of the .... party;
278	278	6 that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the case
279	279	7 of committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to
280	280	8 the office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to
281	281	9 be held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified
282	282	10 (including being the holder of any license that may be an
283	283	11 eligibility requirement for the office I seek the nomination
284	284	12 for) to hold such office and that I have filed (or I will file
285	285	13 before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of
286	286	14 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
287	287	15 Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be printed upon
288	288	16 the official primary ballot for nomination for (or election to
289	289	17 in the case of committeepersons and delegates and alternate
290	290	18 delegates) such office.
291	291	19 Signed ......................
292	292	20 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
293	293	21 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
294	294	22 Signed ....................
295	295	23 (Official Character)
296	296	24 (Seal, if officer has one.)
297	297	25 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
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312	312	1 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
313	313	2 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
314	314	3 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
315	315	4 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
316	316	5 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
317	317	6 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
318	318	7 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
319	319	8 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
320	320	9 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
321	321	10 his or her petition for nomination.
322	322	11 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
323	323	12 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
324	324	13 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
325	325	14 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
326	326	15 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for
327	327	16 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
328	328	17 10,000 signatures.
329	329	18 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
330	330	19 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
331	331	20 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
332	332	21 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
333	333	22 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
334	334	23 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
335	335	24 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
336	336	25 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
337	337	26 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
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348	348	1 first primary election following a redistricting of
349	349	2 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
350	350	3 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
351	351	4 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
352	352	5 congressional district.
353	353	6 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
354	354	7 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
355	355	8 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
356	356	9 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
357	357	10 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
358	358	11 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
359	359	12 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
360	360	13 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
361	361	14 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
362	362	15 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
363	363	16 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
364	364	17 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
365	365	18 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
366	366	19 primary election following a redistricting of county board
367	367	20 districts or the initial establishment of county board
368	368	21 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
369	369	22 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
370	370	23 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
371	371	24 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
372	372	25 the total number of county board districts comprising the
373	373	26 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
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384	384	1 signatures be less than 25.
385	385	2 (d) County office; Cook County only.
386	386	3 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
387	387	4 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
388	388	5 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
389	389	6 10,000 signatures the number of signatures equal to 0.5%
390	390	7 of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast
391	391	8 votes at the last preceding general election in Cook
392	392	9 County.
393	393	10 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
394	394	11 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
395	395	12 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
396	396	13 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
397	397	14 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
398	398	15 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
399	399	16 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
400	400	17 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
401	401	18 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
402	402	19 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
403	403	20 general election divided by the total number of county
404	404	21 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
405	405	22 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
406	406	23 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
407	407	24 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
408	408	25 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
409	409	26 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
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420	420	1 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
421	421	2 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
422	422	3 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
423	423	4 review district in the last general election at which a
424	424	5 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
425	425	6 that board of review district. In no event shall the
426	426	7 number of signatures required be greater than the
427	427	8 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
428	428	9 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
429	429	10 Section. In the first primary election following a
430	430	11 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
431	431	12 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
432	432	13 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
433	433	14 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
434	434	15 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
435	435	16 party in the district.
436	436	17 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
437	437	18 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
438	438	19 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
439	439	20 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
440	440	21 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
441	441	22 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
442	442	23 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
443	443	24 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
444	444	25 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
445	445	26 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
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456	456	1 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
457	457	2 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
458	458	3 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
459	459	4 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
460	460	5 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
461	461	6 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
462	462	7 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
463	463	8 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
464	464	9 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
465	465	10 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
466	466	11 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
467	467	12 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
468	468	13 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
469	469	14 congressional district.
470	470	15 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
471	471	16 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
472	472	17 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
473	473	18 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
474	474	19 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
475	475	20 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
476	476	21 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
477	477	22 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
478	478	23 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
479	479	24 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
480	480	25 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
481	481	26 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
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492	492	1 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
493	493	2 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
494	494	3 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
495	495	4 district.
496	496	5 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
497	497	6 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
498	498	7 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
499	499	8 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
500	500	9 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
501	501	10 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
502	502	11 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
503	503	12 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
504	504	13 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
505	505	14 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
506	506	15 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
507	507	16 candidate of his or her political party who received the
508	508	17 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
509	509	18 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
510	510	19 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
511	511	20 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
512	512	21 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
513	513	22 Judicial District.
514	514	23 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
515	515	24 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
516	516	25 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
517	517	26 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
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528	528	1 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
529	529	2 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
530	530	3 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
531	531	4 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
532	532	5 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
533	533	6 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
534	534	7 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
535	535	8 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
536	536	9 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
537	537	10 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
538	538	11 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
539	539	12 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
540	540	13 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
541	541	14 is greater.
542	542	15 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
543	543	16 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
544	544	17 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
545	545	18 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
546	546	19 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
547	547	20 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
548	548	21 comprising the counties.
549	549	22 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
550	550	23 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
551	551	24 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
552	552	25 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
553	553	26 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
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564	564	1 whichever is greater.
565	565	2 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
566	566	3 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
567	567	4 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
568	568	5 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
569	569	6 the last general election in the State at which electors for
570	570	7 President of the United States were elected. For political
571	571	8 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
572	572	9 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
573	573	10 that political party who received the highest number of votes
574	574	11 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
575	575	12 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
576	576	13 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
577	577	14 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
578	578	15 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
579	579	16 that political party who received the highest number of votes
580	580	17 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
581	581	18 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
582	582	19 ward or district.
583	583	20 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
584	584	21 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
585	585	22 party.
586	586	23 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
587	587	24 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
588	588	25 (d).
589	589	26 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
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600	600	1 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
601	601	2 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
602	602	3 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
603	603	4 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
604	604	5 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
605	605	6 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
606	606	7 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
607	607	8 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
608	608	9 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
609	609	10 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
610	610	11 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
611	611	12 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
612	612	13 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
613	613	14 Section 7-10.1 of this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by
614	614	15 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
615	615	16 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate, a
616	616	17 telephone number and email address, if any, for the candidate,
617	617	18 and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that
618	618	19 the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
619	619	20 which the petition relates, is qualified for the office
620	620	21 specified, and has filed a statement of economic interests as
621	621	22 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act; , shall
622	622	23 request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official
623	623	24 ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by such candidate
624	624	25 before some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds
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635	635	1 in this State and may be in substantially the following form:
636	636	2 State of Illinois)
637	637	3 ) ss.
638	638	4 County ..........)
639	639	5 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
640	640	6 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
641	641	7 State of Illinois; that I can be contacted at telephone number
642	642	8 .... and email address ....; that I am a qualified voter
643	643	9 therein and am a qualified primary voter of .... party; that I
644	644	10 am a candidate for nomination to the office of .... to be voted
645	645	11 upon at the primary election to be held on (insert date); that
646	646	12 I am legally qualified to hold such office and that I have
647	647	13 filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
648	648	14 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my
649	649	15 name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
650	650	16 nomination for such office.
651	651	17 Signed ....................
652	652	18 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
653	653	19 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
654	654	20 Signed .... (Official Character)
655	655	21 (Seal if officer has one.)
656	656	22 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
657	657	23 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
658	658	24 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
659	659	25 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
660	660	26 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
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668	668	Signed ....................
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673	673	1 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
674	674	2 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
675	675	3 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified
676	676	4 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative
677	677	5 district.
678	678	6 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
679	679	7 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
680	680	8 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than
681	681	9 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
682	682	10 party in his or her representative district.
683	683	11 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
684	684	12 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
685	685	13 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
686	686	14 address shall be written or printed. The residence address
687	687	15 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
688	688	16 primary elector's name shall include the street address or
689	689	17 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
690	690	18 as the signer's county and city, village, or town.
691	691	19 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
692	692	20 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
693	693	21 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
694	694	22 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
695	695	23 the last general election in the State at which electors for
696	696	24 President of the United States were elected.
697	697	25 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
698	698	26 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
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709	709	1 party.
710	710	2 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
711	711	3 circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
712	712	4 is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
713	713	5 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
714	714	6 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
715	715	7 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
716	716	8 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
717	717	9 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to
718	718	10 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so
719	719	11 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified
720	720	12 primary voters for which the nomination is sought.
721	721	13 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
722	722	14 petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
723	723	15 which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
724	724	16 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
725	725	17 for elections where the petition circulation period is 90
726	726	18 days, certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were
727	727	19 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
728	728	20 of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election
729	729	21 only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed
730	730	22 during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or
731	731	23 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
732	732	24 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this
733	733	25 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be
734	734	26 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided
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745	745	1 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
746	746	2 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board
747	747	3 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been
748	748	4 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
749	749	5 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
750	750	6 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
751	751	7 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
752	752	8 signature from the petition, provided that:
753	753	9 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
754	754	10 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
755	755	11 and
756	756	12 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
757	757	13 certification listing the page number and line number of
758	758	14 each signature struck from the petition. Such
759	759	15 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
760	760	16 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22;
761	761	17 revised 2-28-22.)
762	762	18 (10 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
763	763	19 Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
764	764	20 containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
765	765	21 1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
766	766	22 candidates shall be nominated.
767	767	23 2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
768	768	24 in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
769	769	25 the same name as, nor include the name of any established
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780	780	1 political party as defined in this Article. This prohibition
781	781	2 does not preclude any established political party from making
782	782	3 nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
783	783	4 3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
784	784	5 candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
785	785	6 case of electors for President and Vice-President of the
786	786	7 United States, the names of candidates for President and
787	787	8 Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
788	788	9 Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
789	789	10 addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
790	790	11 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
791	791	12 candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
792	792	13 candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of
793	793	14 the United States. Each such statement shall set out the
794	794	15 address of such candidate, a telephone number and email
795	795	16 address, if any, for the candidate, the office for which he is
796	796	17 a candidate, shall state that the candidate is qualified for
797	797	18 the office specified and has filed (or will file before the
798	798	19 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
799	799	20 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act,
800	800	21 shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the
801	801	22 official ballot and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such
802	802	23 candidate before some officer authorized to take
803	803	24 acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and may be in
804	804	25 substantially the following form:
805	805	26 State of Illinois)
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816	816	1 ) SS.
817	817	2 County of........)
818	818	3 I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
819	819	4 street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
820	820	5 State of Illinois; that I can be contacted at telephone number
821	821	6 .... and email address ....; and that I am a qualified voter
822	822	7 therein; that I am a candidate for election to the office
823	823	8 of.... to be voted upon at the election to be held on the....
824	824	9 day of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
825	825	10 office and that I have filed (or will file before the close of
826	826	11 the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests
827	827	12 as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, and I
828	828	13 hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
829	829	14 ballot for election to such office.
830	830	15 Signed.................
831	831	16 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
832	832	17 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
833	833	18 Signed.................
834	834	19 (Official Character)
835	835	20 (Seal, if officer has one.)
836	836	21 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
837	837	22 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
838	838	23 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
839	839	24 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
840	840	25 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
841	841	26 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
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849	849	Signed.................
850	850
851	851	Signed.................
852	852
853	853	(Official Character)
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858	858	1 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
859	859	2 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
860	860	3 officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
861	861	4 papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests
862	862	5 in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer
863	863	6 during the same calendar year as the year in which such
864	864	7 nomination papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any
865	865	8 candidate and the statement of economic interest of that
866	866	9 candidate are not required to be filed with the same officer,
867	867	10 the candidate must file with the officer with whom the
868	868	11 nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with
869	869	12 whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the
870	870	13 date on which such statement was filed. Such receipt shall be
871	871	14 so filed not later than the last day on which nomination papers
872	872	15 may be filed.
873	873	16 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
874	874	17 Section 10. The Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941 is
875	875	18 amended by changing Section 21-28 as follows:
876	876	19 (65 ILCS 20/21-28) (from Ch. 24, par. 21-28)
877	877	20 Sec. 21-28. Nomination by petition.
878	878	21 (a) All nominations for alderperson of any ward in the
879	879	22 city shall be by petition. Each petition for nomination of a
880	880	23 candidate shall be signed by at least 473 legal voters of the
881	881	24 ward.
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892	892	1 (b) All nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city
893	893	2 treasurer in the city shall be by petition. Each petition for
894	894	3 nomination of a candidate must be signed by at least 5,000 but
895	895	4 not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city 12,500 legal
896	896	5 voters of the city.
897	897	6 (b-5) No rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents
898	898	7 legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or
899	899	8 more candidates running for the same office.
900	900	9 (c) All such petitions, and procedure with respect
901	901	10 thereto, shall conform in other respects to the provisions of
902	902	11 the election and ballot laws then in force in the city of
903	903	12 Chicago concerning the nomination of independent candidates
904	904	13 for public office by petition. The method of nomination herein
905	905	14 provided is exclusive of and replaces all other methods
906	906	15 heretofore provided by law.
907	907	16 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
908	908
909	909
910	910
911	911
912	912
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