103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4153 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-26 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 Amends the Election Code. Modifies the statement of candidacy requirements to include an email address for the candidate. Provides that an election authority may not reject a statement of candidacy, and a person may not file an objection to a candidate's statement of candidacy, for failure to include an email address or because of an error in the email address provided. LRB103 34291 AWJ 64117 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4153 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 10 ILCS 5/1-26 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 10 ILCS 5/1-26 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 Amends the Election Code. Modifies the statement of candidacy requirements to include an email address for the candidate. Provides that an election authority may not reject a statement of candidacy, and a person may not file an objection to a candidate's statement of candidacy, for failure to include an email address or because of an error in the email address provided. LRB103 34291 AWJ 64117 b LRB103 34291 AWJ 64117 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4153 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-26 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 10 ILCS 5/1-26 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
10 ILCS 5/1-26 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
Amends the Election Code. Modifies the statement of candidacy requirements to include an email address for the candidate. Provides that an election authority may not reject a statement of candidacy, and a person may not file an objection to a candidate's statement of candidacy, for failure to include an email address or because of an error in the email address provided.
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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 1-26 as
6 follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/1-26 new)
8 Sec. 1-26. Candidate email address. Notwithstanding any
9 other provision of law, an election authority may not reject a
10 statement of candidacy, and a person may not file an objection
11 to a candidate's statement of candidacy, for failure to
12 include an email address or because of an error in the email
13 address provided.
14 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
15 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
16 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
17 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
18 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
19 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
20 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
21 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
22 substantially the following form:
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4153 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/1-26 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5 10 ILCS 5/1-26 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
10 ILCS 5/1-26 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
Amends the Election Code. Modifies the statement of candidacy requirements to include an email address for the candidate. Provides that an election authority may not reject a statement of candidacy, and a person may not file an objection to a candidate's statement of candidacy, for failure to include an email address or because of an error in the email address provided.
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10 ILCS 5/1-26 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
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1 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
2 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
3 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
4 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
5 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
6 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
7 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
8 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
9 date).
10 NameOfficeAddress11John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.12Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 13Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill. 10 Name Office Address 11 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 12 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 13 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
10 Name Office Address
11 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
12 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
13 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
14 Name.................. Address.......................
15 State of Illinois)
16 ) ss.
17 County of........)
18 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
19 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
20 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
21 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
22 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
23 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
24 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
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10 Name Office Address
11 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
12 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
13 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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1 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
2 stated, as above set forth.
3 .........................
4 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
5 .........................
6 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
7 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
8 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
9 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
10 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
11 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
12 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
13 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
14 electors residing in the political division for which the
15 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
16 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
17 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
18 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
19 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
20 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
21 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
22 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
23 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
24 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
25 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
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1 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
2 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
3 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
4 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
5 United States, stating the street address or rural route
6 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
7 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
8 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
9 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
10 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
11 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
12 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
13 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
14 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
15 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
16 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
17 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
18 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the
19 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
20 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
21 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
22 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
23 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
24 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
25 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
26 administer oaths in this State.
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1 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
2 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
3 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
4 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
5 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
6 signature from the petition, provided that:
7 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
8 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
9 and
10 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
11 certification listing the page number and line number of
12 each signature struck from the petition. Such
13 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
14 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
15 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
16 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
17 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
18 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
19 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
20 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
21 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
22 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
23 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
24 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
25 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
26 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
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1 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
2 candidate, an email address for the candidate, the office for
3 which he is a candidate, shall state that the candidate is a
4 qualified primary voter of the party to which the petition
5 relates and is qualified for the office specified (in the case
6 of a candidate for State's Attorney it shall state that the
7 candidate is at the time of filing such statement a licensed
8 attorney-at-law of this State), shall state that he has filed
9 (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
10 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
11 Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
12 name be placed upon the official ballot, and shall be
13 subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer
14 authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State and
15 shall be in substantially the following form:
16 Statement of Candidacy
17NameAddressEmailOfficeDistrictParty18John Doe1 Main St.doe@GovernorStatewideRepublican19Anytown,example20Illinois.com 17 Name Address Email Office District Party 18 John Doe 1 Main St. doe@ Governor Statewide Republican 19 Anytown, example 20 Illinois .com
17 Name Address Email Office District Party
18 John Doe 1 Main St. doe@ Governor Statewide Republican
19 Anytown, example
20 Illinois .com
21NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty22John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican23Belvidere,24Illinois 21 Name Address Office District Party 22 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 23 Belvidere, 24 Illinois
21 Name Address Office District Party
22 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
23 Belvidere,
24 Illinois
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17 Name Address Email Office District Party
18 John Doe 1 Main St. doe@ Governor Statewide Republican
19 Anytown, example
20 Illinois .com
21 Name Address Office District Party
22 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
23 Belvidere,
24 Illinois
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1 State of Illinois)
2 ) ss.
3 County of .......)
4 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
5 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of
6 ...., State of Illinois; that my email address is ....; that I
7 am a qualified voter therein and am a qualified primary voter
8 of the .... party; that I am a candidate for nomination (for
9 election in the case of committeeperson and delegates and
10 alternate delegates) to the office of .... to be voted upon at
11 the primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am
12 legally qualified (including being the holder of any license
13 that may be an eligibility requirement for the office I seek
14 the nomination for) to hold such office and that I have filed
15 (or I will file before the close of the petition filing period)
16 a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
17 Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be
18 printed upon the official primary ballot for nomination for
19 (or election to in the case of committeepersons and delegates
20 and alternate delegates) such office.
21 Signed ......................
22 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
23 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
24 Signed ....................
25 (Official Character)
26 (Seal, if officer has one.)
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Signed ....................
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1 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
2 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
3 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
4 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
5 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
6 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
7 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
8 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
9 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
10 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
11 his or her petition for nomination.
12 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
13 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
14 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
15 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
16 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for
17 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
18 10,000 signatures.
19 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
20 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
21 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
22 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
23 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
24 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
25 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
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1 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
2 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
3 first primary election following a redistricting of
4 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
5 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
6 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
7 congressional district.
8 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
9 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
10 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
11 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
12 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
13 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
14 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
15 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
16 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
17 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
18 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
19 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
20 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
21 primary election following a redistricting of county board
22 districts or the initial establishment of county board
23 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
24 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
25 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
26 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
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1 the total number of county board districts comprising the
2 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
3 signatures be less than 25.
4 (d) County office; Cook County only.
5 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
6 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
7 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
8 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
9 who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
10 Cook County.
11 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
12 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
13 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
14 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
15 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
16 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
17 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
18 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
19 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
20 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
21 general election divided by the total number of county
22 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
23 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
24 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
25 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
26 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
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1 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
2 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
3 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
4 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
5 review district in the last general election at which a
6 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
7 that board of review district. In no event shall the
8 number of signatures required be greater than the
9 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
10 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
11 Section. In the first primary election following a
12 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
13 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
14 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
15 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
16 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
17 party in the district.
18 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
19 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
20 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
21 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
22 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
23 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
24 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
25 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
26 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
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1 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
2 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
3 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
4 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
5 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
6 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
7 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
8 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
9 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
10 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
11 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
12 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
13 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
14 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
15 congressional district.
16 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
17 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
18 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
19 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
20 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
21 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
22 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
23 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
24 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
25 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
26 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
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1 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
2 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
3 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
4 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
5 district.
6 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
7 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
8 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
9 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
10 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
11 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
12 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
13 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
14 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
15 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
16 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
17 candidate of his or her political party who received the
18 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
19 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
20 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
21 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
22 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
23 Judicial District.
24 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
25 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
26 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
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1 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
2 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
3 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
4 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
5 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
6 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
7 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
8 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
9 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
10 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
11 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
12 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
13 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
14 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
15 is greater.
16 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
17 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
18 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
19 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
20 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
21 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
22 comprising the counties.
23 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
24 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
25 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
26 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
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1 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
2 whichever is greater.
3 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
4 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
5 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
6 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
7 the last general election in the State at which electors for
8 President of the United States were elected. For political
9 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
10 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
11 that political party who received the highest number of votes
12 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
13 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
14 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
15 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
16 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
17 that political party who received the highest number of votes
18 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
19 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
20 ward or district.
21 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
22 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
23 party.
24 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
25 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
26 (d).
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1 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
2 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
3 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
4 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
5 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
6 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
7 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
8 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
9 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
10 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
11 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
12 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
13 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
14 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
15 Section 7-10.1 of this Code and a statement of candidacy by the
16 candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
17 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate, an
18 email address for the candidate, and the office for which he is
19 a candidate; shall state that the candidate is a qualified
20 primary voter of the party to which the petition relates, is
21 qualified for the office specified, and has filed a statement
22 of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
23 Ethics Act; shall request that the candidate's name be placed
24 upon the official ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by
25 such candidate before some officer authorized to take
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1 acknowledgment of deeds in this State and may be in
2 substantially the following form:
3 State of Illinois)
4 ) ss.
5 County ..........)
6 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
7 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
8 State of Illinois; that my email address is ....; that I am a
9 qualified voter therein and am a qualified primary voter of
10 .... party; that I am a candidate for nomination to the office
11 of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on
12 (insert date); that I am legally qualified to hold such office
13 and that I have filed a statement of economic interests as
14 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby
15 request that my name be printed upon the official primary
16 ballot for nomination for 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 (1) indicate the dates on which he
15 or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the first and
16 last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for
17 elections where the petition circulation period is 90 days,
18 certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed
19 more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing of the
20 petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election only,
21 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
22 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;
17 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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, an email address for the candidate,
16 the office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
17 candidate is qualified for the office specified and has filed
18 (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
19 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
20 Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
21 name be placed upon the official ballot and shall be
22 subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer
23 authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and
24 may be in substantially the following form:
25 State of Illinois)
26 ) SS.
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1 County of........)
2 I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
3 street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
4 State of Illinois; that my email address is....; and that I am
5 a qualified voter therein; that I am a candidate for election
6 to the office of.... to be voted upon at the election to be
7 held on the.... day of....,.....; and that I am legally
8 qualified to hold such office and that I have filed (or will
9 file before the close of the petition filing period) a
10 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
11 Governmental Ethics Act, and I hereby request that my name be
12 printed upon the official ballot for election to such office.
13 Signed.................
14 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
15 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
16 Signed.................
17 (Official Character)
18 (Seal, if officer has one.)
19 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
20 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
21 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
22 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
23 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
24 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
25 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
26 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
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Signed.................
Signed.................
(Official Character)
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