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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1959 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8 Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each officer or member who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is elected or appointed to office to complete, within 2 years after the date that he or she is first elected or appointed and every 2 years thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or member, an 8-hour continuing education program that has been developed by the Illinois Council on Economic Education and has been approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that an officer or member who is currently licensed by the State in a financial field and is already required to take continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics, or finance shall be exempt from this continuing education requirement. Authorizes an administrative fine to be levied against an officer or employee who fails to timely complete the amendatory Act's continuing education requirement. Prohibits an officer or employee from being elected or appointed to public office if he or she fails to timely pay the fine and complete the required continuing education. Amends the Election Code. Requires candidates to state in their petitions for nomination that they are not barred from being elected or appointed by a violation of the continuing education requirement established by the amendatory Act. LRB103 29054 DTM 55440 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1959 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new 5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8 Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each officer or member who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is elected or appointed to office to complete, within 2 years after the date that he or she is first elected or appointed and every 2 years thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or member, an 8-hour continuing education program that has been developed by the Illinois Council on Economic Education and has been approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that an officer or member who is currently licensed by the State in a financial field and is already required to take continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics, or finance shall be exempt from this continuing education requirement. Authorizes an administrative fine to be levied against an officer or employee who fails to timely complete the amendatory Act's continuing education requirement. Prohibits an officer or employee from being elected or appointed to public office if he or she fails to timely pay the fine and complete the required continuing education. Amends the Election Code. Requires candidates to state in their petitions for nomination that they are not barred from being elected or appointed by a violation of the continuing education requirement established by the amendatory Act. LRB103 29054 DTM 55440 b LRB103 29054 DTM 55440 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1959 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new 5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8
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8	8	10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
9	9	10 ILCS 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8
10	10	Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each officer or member who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is elected or appointed to office to complete, within 2 years after the date that he or she is first elected or appointed and every 2 years thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or member, an 8-hour continuing education program that has been developed by the Illinois Council on Economic Education and has been approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that an officer or member who is currently licensed by the State in a financial field and is already required to take continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics, or finance shall be exempt from this continuing education requirement. Authorizes an administrative fine to be levied against an officer or employee who fails to timely complete the amendatory Act's continuing education requirement. Prohibits an officer or employee from being elected or appointed to public office if he or she fails to timely pay the fine and complete the required continuing education. Amends the Election Code. Requires candidates to state in their petitions for nomination that they are not barred from being elected or appointed by a violation of the continuing education requirement established by the amendatory Act.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
20	20	5 amended by adding Article 7 and Section 7-5 as follows:
21	21	6 (5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new)
22	22	7 ARTICLE 7. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
23	23	8 (5 ILCS 430/7-5 new)
24	24	9 Sec. 7-5. Continuing education for public officials.
25	25	10 (a) Each officer or member who, on or after the effective
26	26	11 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is
27	27	12 elected or appointed to office must complete, at his or her own
28	28	13 expense, the 8-hour continuing education program approved by
29	29	14 the Illinois Community College Board under subsection (b) of
30	30	15 this Section within 2 years after the date the officer or
31	31	16 member is first elected or appointed and every 2 years
32	32	17 thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or
33	33	18 member. However, an officer or member who is elected or
34	34	19 appointed to more than one public office must complete the
35	35	20 8-hour continuing education program only once every 2 years.
36	36	21 (b) The Illinois Council on Economic Education, located at
37	37	22 Northern Illinois University, shall develop, and the Illinois
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42	42	5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new 5 ILCS 430/7-5 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 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8
43	43	5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new
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45	45	10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
46	46	10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
47	47	10 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-5
48	48	10 ILCS 5/10-8 from Ch. 46, par. 10-8
49	49	Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Requires each officer or member who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is elected or appointed to office to complete, within 2 years after the date that he or she is first elected or appointed and every 2 years thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or member, an 8-hour continuing education program that has been developed by the Illinois Council on Economic Education and has been approved by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that an officer or member who is currently licensed by the State in a financial field and is already required to take continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics, or finance shall be exempt from this continuing education requirement. Authorizes an administrative fine to be levied against an officer or employee who fails to timely complete the amendatory Act's continuing education requirement. Prohibits an officer or employee from being elected or appointed to public office if he or she fails to timely pay the fine and complete the required continuing education. Amends the Election Code. Requires candidates to state in their petitions for nomination that they are not barred from being elected or appointed by a violation of the continuing education requirement established by the amendatory Act.
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61	61	10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
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82	82	1 Community College Board shall review for approval, an 8-hour
83	83	2 continuing education program for officers and members. The
84	84	3 continuing education program curriculum shall consist of
85	85	4 courses focusing on macroeconomic and microeconomic theories
86	86	5 and the interaction between economic theory and governmental
87	87	6 policy, including, but not limited to, the impact of
88	88	7 government financial decisions and policy decisions on
89	89	8 individuals and businesses.
90	90	9 (c) An officer or member who fails to timely complete the
91	91	10 continuing education program required under this Section is
92	92	11 subject to the penalties specified in subsection (e) of
93	93	12 Section 50-5 of this Act, and if that officer or member does
94	94	13 not timely pay an administrative fine levied under that
95	95	14 Section and complete the continuing education program, then he
96	96	15 or she may not subsequently be elected or appointed as an
97	97	16 officer or member.
98	98	17 (d) An officer or member who is currently licensed by the
99	99	18 State in a financial field and is already required to take
100	100	19 continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics,
101	101	20 or finance shall be exempt from the requirements of this
102	102	21 Section Section.
103	103	22 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
104	104	23 Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-5, and 10-8 as follows:
105	105	24 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
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116	116	1 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
117	117	2 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
118	118	3 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
119	119	4 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
120	120	5 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
121	121	6 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
122	122	7 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
123	123	8 substantially the following form:
124	124	9 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
125	125	10 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
126	126	11 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
127	127	12 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
128	128	13 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
129	129	14 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
130	130	15 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
131	131	16 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
132	132	17 date).
133	133	18 Name Office Address 19John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 20Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 21Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill. 18 Name Office Address 19 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 20 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 21 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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135	135	19 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
136	136	20 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
137	137	21 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
138	138	22 Name.................. Address.......................
139	139	23 State of Illinois)
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149	149	18 Name Office Address
150	150	19 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
151	151	20 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
152	152	21 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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157	157	1 County of........)
158	158	2 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
159	159	3 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
160	160	4 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
161	161	5 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
162	162	6 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
163	163	7 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
164	164	8 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
165	165	9 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
166	166	10 stated, as above set forth.
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168	168	12 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
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170	170	14 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
171	171	15 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
172	172	16 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
173	173	17 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
174	174	18 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
175	175	19 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
176	176	20 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
177	177	21 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
178	178	22 electors residing in the political division for which the
179	179	23 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
180	180	24 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
181	181	25 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
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196	196	1 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
197	197	2 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
198	198	3 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
199	199	4 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
200	200	5 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
201	201	6 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
202	202	7 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
203	203	8 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
204	204	9 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
205	205	10 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
206	206	11 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
207	207	12 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
208	208	13 United States, stating the street address or rural route
209	209	14 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
210	210	15 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
211	211	16 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
212	212	17 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
213	213	18 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
214	214	19 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
215	215	20 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
216	216	21 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
217	217	22 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
218	218	23 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
219	219	24 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
220	220	25 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
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232	232	1 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
233	233	2 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
234	234	3 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
235	235	4 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
236	236	5 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
237	237	6 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
238	238	7 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
239	239	8 administer oaths in this State.
240	240	9 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
241	241	10 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
242	242	11 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
243	243	12 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
244	244	13 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
245	245	14 signature from the petition, provided that:
246	246	15 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
247	247	16 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
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249	249	18 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
250	250	19 certification listing the page number and line number of
251	251	20 each signature struck from the petition. Such
252	252	21 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
253	253	22 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
254	254	23 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
255	255	24 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
256	256	25 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
257	257	26 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
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268	268	1 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
269	269	2 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
270	270	3 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
271	271	4 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
272	272	5 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
273	273	6 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
274	274	7 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
275	275	8 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
276	276	9 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
277	277	10 candidate and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall
278	278	11 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the
279	279	12 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the
280	280	13 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's
281	281	14 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of
282	282	15 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this
283	283	16 State); , shall state that he has filed (or will file before the
284	284	17 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
285	285	18 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
286	286	19 shall state that he or she is not barred from being elected or
287	287	20 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
288	288	21 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; , shall request
289	289	22 that the candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot; ,
290	290	23 and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before
291	291	24 some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the
292	292	25 State and shall be in substantially the following form:
293	293	26 Statement of Candidacy
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306	306	1Name Address Office District Party 2John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 3 Belvidere, 4 Illinois 1 Name Address Office District Party 2 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 3 Belvidere, 4 Illinois
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308	308	2 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
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314	314	8 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
315	315	9 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
316	316	10 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
317	317	11 qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
318	318	12 candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
319	319	13 committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
320	320	14 office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
321	321	15 held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
322	322	16 being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
323	323	17 requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold
324	324	18 such office; that I am not barred from being elected or
325	325	19 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
326	326	20 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have
327	327	21 filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing
328	328	22 period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
329	329	23 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my
330	330	24 name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
331	331	25 nomination for (or election to in the case of committeepersons
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340	340	2 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
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347	347	1 and delegates and alternate delegates) such office.
348	348	2 Signed ......................
349	349	3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
350	350	4 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
351	351	5 Signed ....................
352	352	6 (Official Character)
353	353	7 (Seal, if officer has one.)
354	354	8 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
355	355	9 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
356	356	10 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
357	357	11 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
358	358	12 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
359	359	13 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
360	360	14 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
361	361	15 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
362	362	16 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
363	363	17 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
364	364	18 his or her petition for nomination.
365	365	19 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
366	366	20 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
367	367	21 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
368	368	22 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
369	369	23 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for
370	370	24 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
371	371	25 10,000 signatures.
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386	386	1 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
387	387	2 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
388	388	3 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
389	389	4 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
390	390	5 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
391	391	6 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
392	392	7 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
393	393	8 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
394	394	9 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
395	395	10 first primary election following a redistricting of
396	396	11 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
397	397	12 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
398	398	13 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
399	399	14 congressional district.
400	400	15 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
401	401	16 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
402	402	17 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
403	403	18 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
404	404	19 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
405	405	20 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
406	406	21 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
407	407	22 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
408	408	23 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
409	409	24 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
410	410	25 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
411	411	26 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
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422	422	1 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
423	423	2 primary election following a redistricting of county board
424	424	3 districts or the initial establishment of county board
425	425	4 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
426	426	5 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
427	427	6 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
428	428	7 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
429	429	8 the total number of county board districts comprising the
430	430	9 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
431	431	10 signatures be less than 25.
432	432	11 (d) County office; Cook County only.
433	433	12 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
434	434	13 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
435	435	14 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
436	436	15 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
437	437	16 who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
438	438	17 Cook County.
439	439	18 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
440	440	19 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
441	441	20 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
442	442	21 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
443	443	22 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
444	444	23 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
445	445	24 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
446	446	25 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
447	447	26 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
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458	458	1 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
459	459	2 general election divided by the total number of county
460	460	3 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
461	461	4 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
462	462	5 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
463	463	6 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
464	464	7 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
465	465	8 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
466	466	9 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
467	467	10 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
468	468	11 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
469	469	12 review district in the last general election at which a
470	470	13 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
471	471	14 that board of review district. In no event shall the
472	472	15 number of signatures required be greater than the
473	473	16 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
474	474	17 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
475	475	18 Section. In the first primary election following a
476	476	19 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
477	477	20 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
478	478	21 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
479	479	22 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
480	480	23 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
481	481	24 party in the district.
482	482	25 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
483	483	26 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
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494	494	1 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
495	495	2 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
496	496	3 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
497	497	4 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
498	498	5 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
499	499	6 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
500	500	7 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
501	501	8 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
502	502	9 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
503	503	10 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
504	504	11 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
505	505	12 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
506	506	13 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
507	507	14 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
508	508	15 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
509	509	16 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
510	510	17 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
511	511	18 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
512	512	19 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
513	513	20 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
514	514	21 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
515	515	22 congressional district.
516	516	23 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
517	517	24 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
518	518	25 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
519	519	26 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
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530	530	1 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
531	531	2 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
532	532	3 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
533	533	4 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
534	534	5 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
535	535	6 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
536	536	7 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
537	537	8 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
538	538	9 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
539	539	10 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
540	540	11 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
541	541	12 district.
542	542	13 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
543	543	14 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
544	544	15 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
545	545	16 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
546	546	17 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
547	547	18 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
548	548	19 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
549	549	20 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
550	550	21 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
551	551	22 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
552	552	23 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
553	553	24 candidate of his or her political party who received the
554	554	25 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
555	555	26 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
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566	566	1 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
567	567	2 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
568	568	3 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
569	569	4 Judicial District.
570	570	5 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
571	571	6 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
572	572	7 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
573	573	8 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
574	574	9 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
575	575	10 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
576	576	11 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
577	577	12 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
578	578	13 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
579	579	14 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
580	580	15 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
581	581	16 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
582	582	17 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
583	583	18 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
584	584	19 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
585	585	20 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
586	586	21 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
587	587	22 is greater.
588	588	23 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
589	589	24 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
590	590	25 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
591	591	26 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
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602	602	1 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
603	603	2 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
604	604	3 comprising the counties.
605	605	4 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
606	606	5 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
607	607	6 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
608	608	7 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
609	609	8 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
610	610	9 whichever is greater.
611	611	10 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
612	612	11 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
613	613	12 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
614	614	13 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
615	615	14 the last general election in the State at which electors for
616	616	15 President of the United States were elected. For political
617	617	16 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
618	618	17 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
619	619	18 that political party who received the highest number of votes
620	620	19 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
621	621	20 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
622	622	21 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
623	623	22 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
624	624	23 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
625	625	24 that political party who received the highest number of votes
626	626	25 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
627	627	26 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
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638	638	1 ward or district.
639	639	2 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
640	640	3 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
641	641	4 party.
642	642	5 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
643	643	6 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
644	644	7 (d).
645	645	8 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
646	646	9 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
647	647	10 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
648	648	11 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
649	649	12 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
650	650	13 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
651	651	14 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
652	652	15 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
653	653	16 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
654	654	17 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
655	655	18 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
656	656	19 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
657	657	20 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
658	658	21 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
659	659	22 Section 7-10.1 of this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by
660	660	23 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
661	661	24 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate
662	662	25 and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that
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673	673	1 the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
674	674	2 which the petition relates, is qualified for the office
675	675	3 specified, is not barred from being elected or appointed to
676	676	4 public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State
677	677	5 Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and has filed a statement
678	678	6 of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
679	679	7 Ethics Act; , shall request that the candidate's name be placed
680	680	8 upon the official ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by
681	681	9 such candidate before some officer authorized to take
682	682	10 acknowledgment of deeds in this State and may be in
683	683	11 substantially the following form:
684	684	12 State of Illinois)
685	685	13 ) ss.
686	686	14 County ..........)
687	687	15 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
688	688	16 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
689	689	17 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
690	690	18 qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate
691	691	19 for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
692	692	20 primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
693	693	21 qualified to hold such office; that I am not barred from being
694	694	22 elected or appointed to public office by subsection (c) of
695	695	23 Section 7-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act;
696	696	24 and that I have filed a statement of economic interests as
697	697	25 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby
698	698	26 request that my name be printed upon the official primary
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709	709	1 ballot for nomination for such office.
710	710	2 Signed ....................
711	711	3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
712	712	4 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
713	713	5 Signed .... (Official Character)
714	714	6 (Seal if officer has one.)
715	715	7 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
716	716	8 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
717	717	9 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
718	718	10 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
719	719	11 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
720	720	12 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
721	721	13 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
722	722	14 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified
723	723	15 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative
724	724	16 district.
725	725	17 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
726	726	18 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
727	727	19 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than
728	728	20 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
729	729	21 party in his or her representative district.
730	730	22 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
731	731	23 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
732	732	24 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
733	733	25 address shall be written or printed. The residence address
734	734	26 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
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742	742	Signed ....................
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747	747	1 primary elector's name shall include the street address or
748	748	2 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
749	749	3 as the signer's county and city, village, or town.
750	750	4 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
751	751	5 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
752	752	6 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
753	753	7 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
754	754	8 the last general election in the State at which electors for
755	755	9 President of the United States were elected.
756	756	10 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
757	757	11 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
758	758	12 party.
759	759	13 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
760	760	14 circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
761	761	15 is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
762	762	16 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
763	763	17 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
764	764	18 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
765	765	19 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
766	766	20 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to
767	767	21 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so
768	768	22 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified
769	769	23 primary voters for which the nomination is sought.
770	770	24 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
771	771	25 petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
772	772	26 which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
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783	783	1 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
784	784	2 for elections where the petition circulation period is 90
785	785	3 days, certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were
786	786	4 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
787	787	5 of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election
788	788	6 only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed
789	789	7 during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or
790	790	8 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
791	791	9 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this
792	792	10 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be
793	793	11 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided
794	794	12 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
795	795	13 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board
796	796	14 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been
797	797	15 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
798	798	16 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
799	799	17 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
800	800	18 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
801	801	19 signature from the petition, provided that:
802	802	20 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
803	803	21 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
804	804	22 and
805	805	23 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
806	806	24 certification listing the page number and line number of
807	807	25 each signature struck from the petition. Such
808	808	26 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
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819	819	1 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22;
820	820	2 revised 2-28-22.)
821	821	3 (10 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
822	822	4 Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
823	823	5 containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
824	824	6 1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
825	825	7 candidates shall be nominated.
826	826	8 2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
827	827	9 in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
828	828	10 the same name as, nor include the name of any established
829	829	11 political party as defined in this Article. This prohibition
830	830	12 does not preclude any established political party from making
831	831	13 nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
832	832	14 3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
833	833	15 candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
834	834	16 case of electors for President and Vice-President of the
835	835	17 United States, the names of candidates for President and
836	836	18 Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
837	837	19 Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
838	838	20 addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
839	839	21 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
840	840	22 candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
841	841	23 candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of
842	842	24 the United States. Each such statement shall set out the
843	843	25 address of such candidate, the office for which he is a
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854	854	1 candidate, shall state that the candidate is qualified for the
855	855	2 office specified, is not barred from being elected or
856	856	3 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
857	857	4 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and has filed
858	858	5 (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
859	859	6 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
860	860	7 Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
861	861	8 name be placed upon the official ballot and shall be
862	862	9 subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer
863	863	10 authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and
864	864	11 may be in substantially the following form:
865	865	12 State of Illinois)
866	866	13 ) SS.
867	867	14 County of........)
868	868	15 I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
869	869	16 street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
870	870	17 State of Illinois; and that I am a qualified voter therein;
871	871	18 that I am a candidate for election to the office of.... to be
872	872	19 voted upon at the election to be held on the.... day
873	873	20 of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
874	874	21 office; that I am not barred from being elected or appointed to
875	875	22 public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State
876	876	23 Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have filed (or
877	877	24 will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
878	878	25 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
879	879	26 Governmental Ethics Act, and I hereby request that my name be
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890	890	1 printed upon the official ballot for election to such office.
891	891	2 Signed.................
892	892	3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
893	893	4 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
894	894	5 Signed.................
895	895	6 (Official Character)
896	896	7 (Seal, if officer has one.)
897	897	8 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
898	898	9 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
899	899	10 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
900	900	11 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
901	901	12 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
902	902	13 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
903	903	14 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
904	904	15 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
905	905	16 officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
906	906	17 papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests
907	907	18 in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer
908	908	19 during the same calendar year as the year in which such
909	909	20 nomination papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any
910	910	21 candidate and the statement of economic interest of that
911	911	22 candidate are not required to be filed with the same officer,
912	912	23 the candidate must file with the officer with whom the
913	913	24 nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with
914	914	25 whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the
915	915	26 date on which such statement was filed. Such receipt shall be
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923	923	Signed.................
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925	925	Signed.................
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927	927	(Official Character)
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932	932	1 so filed not later than the last day on which nomination papers
933	933	2 may be filed.
934	934	3 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
935	935	4 (10 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)
936	936	5 Sec. 10-8. Except as otherwise provided in this Code,
937	937	6 certificates of nomination and nomination papers, and
938	938	7 petitions to submit public questions to a referendum, being
939	939	8 filed as required by this Code, and being in apparent
940	940	9 conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to
941	941	10 be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing
942	942	11 within 5 business days after the last day for filing the
943	943	12 certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition for
944	944	13 a public question, with the following exceptions:
945	945	14 A. In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the
946	946	15 Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a
947	947	16 period of 35 business days after the last day for the
948	948	17 filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.
949	949	18 B. In the case of petitions for advisory questions of
950	950	19 public policy to be submitted to the voters of the entire
951	951	20 State, there shall be a period of 35 business days after
952	952	21 the last day for the filing of such petitions in which
953	953	22 objections can be filed.
954	954	23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
955	955	24 contrary, the electoral board designated in Section 10-9 for
956	956	25 the purpose of hearing and passing upon objector's petitions
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967	967	1 shall independently verify that no candidate under its
968	968	2 jurisdiction is barred from being elected or appointed under
969	969	3 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
970	970	4 Employees Ethics Act. If the electoral board finds that a
971	971	5 candidate is barred from being elected or appointed under
972	972	6 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
973	973	7 Employees Ethics Act, then that candidate shall be removed
974	974	8 from the ballot regardless of whether or not an objection has
975	975	9 been filed. Such a finding by the electoral board is subject to
976	976	10 judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
977	977	11 Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district
978	978	12 in which the candidate or public question is to be voted on, or
979	979	13 any legal voter in the State in the case of a proposed
980	980	14 amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or an advisory
981	981	15 public question to be submitted to the voters of the entire
982	982	16 State, having objections to any certificate of nomination or
983	983	17 nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's
984	984	18 petition together with 2 copies thereof in the principal
985	985	19 office or the permanent branch office of the State Board of
986	986	20 Elections, or in the office of the election authority or local
987	987	21 election official with whom the certificate of nomination,
988	988	22 nomination papers or petitions are on file. Objection
989	989	23 petitions that do not include 2 copies thereof, shall not be
990	990	24 accepted. In the case of nomination papers or certificates of
991	991	25 nomination, the State Board of Elections, election authority
992	992	26 or local election official shall note the day and hour upon
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1003	1003	1 which such objector's petition is filed, and shall, not later
1004	1004	2 than 12:00 noon on the second business day after receipt of the
1005	1005	3 petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted personal
1006	1006	4 delivery the certificate of nomination or nomination papers
1007	1007	5 and the original objector's petition to the chair of the
1008	1008	6 proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or
1009	1009	7 his authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered
1010	1010	8 mail or receipted personal delivery of the objector's
1011	1011	9 petition, to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or
1012	1012	10 nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of
1013	1013	11 residence designated in said certificate of nomination or
1014	1014	12 nomination papers. In the case of objections to a petition for
1015	1015	13 a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or for
1016	1016	14 an advisory public question to be submitted to the voters of
1017	1017	15 the entire State, the State Board of Elections shall note the
1018	1018	16 day and hour upon which such objector's petition is filed and
1019	1019	17 shall transmit a copy of the objector's petition by registered
1020	1020	18 mail or receipted personal delivery to the person designated
1021	1021	19 on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
1022	1022	20 proponent of such proposed amendment or public question, or as
1023	1023	21 the proponents' attorney, for the purpose of receiving notice
1024	1024	22 of objections. In the case of objections to a petition for a
1025	1025	23 public question, to be submitted to the voters of a political
1026	1026	24 subdivision, or district thereof, the election authority or
1027	1027	25 local election official with whom such petition is filed shall
1028	1028	26 note the day and hour upon which such objector's petition was
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1039	1039	1 filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the second
1040	1040	2 business day after receipt of the petition, transmit by
1041	1041	3 registered mail or receipted personal delivery the petition
1042	1042	4 for the public question and the original objector's petition
1043	1043	5 to the chair of the proper electoral board designated in
1044	1044	6 Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall
1045	1045	7 transmit a copy by registered mail or receipted personal
1046	1046	8 delivery, of the objector's petition to the person designated
1047	1047	9 on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
1048	1048	10 proponent of the public question, or as the proponent's
1049	1049	11 attorney, for the purposes of receiving notice of objections.
1050	1050	12 The objector's petition shall give the objector's name and
1051	1051	13 residence address, and shall state fully the nature of the
1052	1052	14 objections to the certificate of nomination or nomination
1053	1053	15 papers or petitions in question, and shall state the interest
1054	1054	16 of the objector and shall state what relief is requested of the
1055	1055	17 electoral board.
1056	1056	18 The provisions of this Section and of Sections 10-9, 10-10
1057	1057	19 and 10-10.1 shall also apply to and govern objections to
1058	1058	20 petitions for nomination filed under Article 7 or Article 8,
1059	1059	21 except as otherwise provided in Section 7-13 for cases to
1060	1060	22 which it is applicable, and also apply to and govern petitions
1061	1061	23 for the submission of public questions under Article 28.
1062	1062	24 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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