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
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
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.
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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act is
5 amended by adding Article 7 and Section 7-5 as follows:
6 (5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new)
7 ARTICLE 7. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
8 (5 ILCS 430/7-5 new)
9 Sec. 7-5. Continuing education for public officials.
10 (a) Each officer or member who, on or after the effective
11 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is
12 elected or appointed to office must complete, at his or her own
13 expense, the 8-hour continuing education program approved by
14 the Illinois Community College Board under subsection (b) of
15 this Section within 2 years after the date the officer or
16 member is first elected or appointed and every 2 years
17 thereafter for as long as he or she remains an officer or
18 member. However, an officer or member who is elected or
19 appointed to more than one public office must complete the
20 8-hour continuing education program only once every 2 years.
21 (b) The Illinois Council on Economic Education, located at
22 Northern Illinois University, shall develop, and the Illinois
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
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.
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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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1 Community College Board shall review for approval, an 8-hour
2 continuing education program for officers and members. The
3 continuing education program curriculum shall consist of
4 courses focusing on macroeconomic and microeconomic theories
5 and the interaction between economic theory and governmental
6 policy, including, but not limited to, the impact of
7 government financial decisions and policy decisions on
8 individuals and businesses.
9 (c) An officer or member who fails to timely complete the
10 continuing education program required under this Section is
11 subject to the penalties specified in subsection (e) of
12 Section 50-5 of this Act, and if that officer or member does
13 not timely pay an administrative fine levied under that
14 Section and complete the continuing education program, then he
15 or she may not subsequently be elected or appointed as an
16 officer or member.
17 (d) An officer or member who is currently licensed by the
18 State in a financial field and is already required to take
19 continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics,
20 or finance shall be exempt from the requirements of this
21 Section Section.
22 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
23 Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-5, and 10-8 as follows:
24 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
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1 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
2 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
3 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
4 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
5 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
6 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
7 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
8 substantially the following form:
9 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
10 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
11 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
12 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
13 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
14 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
15 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
16 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
17 date).
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.
18 Name Office Address
19 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
20 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
21 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
22 Name.................. Address.......................
23 State of Illinois)
24 ) ss.
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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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1 County of........)
2 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
3 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
4 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
5 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
6 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
7 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
8 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
9 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
10 stated, as above set forth.
11 .........................
12 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
13 .........................
14 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
15 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
16 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
17 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
18 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
19 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
20 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
21 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
22 electors residing in the political division for which the
23 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
24 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
25 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
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1 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
2 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
3 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
4 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
5 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
6 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
7 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
8 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
9 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
10 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
11 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
12 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
13 United States, stating the street address or rural route
14 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
15 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
16 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
17 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
18 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
19 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
20 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
21 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
22 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
23 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
24 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
25 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
26 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the
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1 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
2 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
3 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
4 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
5 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
6 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
7 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
8 administer oaths in this State.
9 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
10 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
11 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
12 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
13 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
14 signature from the petition, provided that:
15 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
16 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
17 and
18 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
19 certification listing the page number and line number of
20 each signature struck from the petition. Such
21 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
22 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
23 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
24 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
25 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
26 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
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1 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
2 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
3 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
4 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
5 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
6 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
7 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
8 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
9 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
10 candidate and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall
11 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the
12 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the
13 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's
14 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of
15 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this
16 State); , shall state that he has filed (or will file before the
17 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
18 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
19 shall state that he or she is not barred from being elected or
20 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
21 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; , shall request
22 that the candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot; ,
23 and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before
24 some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the
25 State and shall be in substantially the following form:
26 Statement of Candidacy
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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
1 Name Address Office District Party
2 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
3 Belvidere,
4 Illinois
5 State of Illinois)
6 ) ss.
7 County of .......)
8 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
9 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
10 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
11 qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
12 candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
13 committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
14 office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
15 held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
16 being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
17 requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold
18 such office; that I am not barred from being elected or
19 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
20 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have
21 filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing
22 period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
23 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my
24 name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
25 nomination for (or election to in the case of committeepersons
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1 Name Address Office District Party
2 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
3 Belvidere,
4 Illinois
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1 and delegates and alternate delegates) such office.
2 Signed ......................
3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
4 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
5 Signed ....................
6 (Official Character)
7 (Seal, if officer has one.)
8 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
9 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
10 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
11 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
12 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
13 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
14 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
15 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
16 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
17 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
18 his or her petition for nomination.
19 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
20 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
21 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
22 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
23 from the State at-large, then the candidate's petition for
24 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
25 10,000 signatures.
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Signed ....................
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1 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
2 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
3 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
4 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
5 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
6 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
7 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
8 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
9 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
10 first primary election following a redistricting of
11 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
12 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
13 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
14 congressional district.
15 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
16 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
17 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
18 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
19 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
20 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
21 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
22 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
23 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
24 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
25 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
26 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
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1 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
2 primary election following a redistricting of county board
3 districts or the initial establishment of county board
4 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
5 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
6 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
7 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
8 the total number of county board districts comprising the
9 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
10 signatures be less than 25.
11 (d) County office; Cook County only.
12 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
13 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
14 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
15 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
16 who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
17 Cook County.
18 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
19 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
20 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
21 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
22 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
23 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
24 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
25 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
26 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
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1 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
2 general election divided by the total number of county
3 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
4 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
5 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
6 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
7 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
8 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
9 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
10 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
11 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
12 review district in the last general election at which a
13 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
14 that board of review district. In no event shall the
15 number of signatures required be greater than the
16 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
17 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
18 Section. In the first primary election following a
19 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
20 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
21 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
22 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
23 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
24 party in the district.
25 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
26 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
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1 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
2 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
3 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
4 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
5 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
6 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
7 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
8 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
9 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
10 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
11 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
12 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
13 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
14 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
15 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
16 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
17 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
18 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
19 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
20 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
21 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
22 congressional district.
23 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
24 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
25 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
26 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
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1 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
2 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
3 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
4 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
5 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
6 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
7 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
8 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
9 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
10 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
11 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
12 district.
13 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
14 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
15 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
16 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
17 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
18 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
19 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
20 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
21 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
22 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
23 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
24 candidate of his or her political party who received the
25 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
26 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
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1 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
2 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
3 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
4 Judicial District.
5 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
6 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
7 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
8 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
9 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
10 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
11 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
12 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
13 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
14 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
15 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
16 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
17 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
18 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
19 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
20 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
21 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
22 is greater.
23 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
24 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
25 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
26 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
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1 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
2 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
3 comprising the counties.
4 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
5 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
6 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
7 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
8 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
9 whichever is greater.
10 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
11 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
12 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
13 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
14 the last general election in the State at which electors for
15 President of the United States were elected. For political
16 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
17 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
18 that political party who received the highest number of votes
19 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
20 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
21 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
22 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
23 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
24 that political party who received the highest number of votes
25 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
26 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
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1 ward or district.
2 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
3 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
4 party.
5 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
6 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
7 (d).
8 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
9 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
10 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
11 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
12 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
13 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
14 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
15 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
16 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
17 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
18 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
19 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
20 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
21 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
22 Section 7-10.1 of this Code Act and a statement of candidacy by
23 the candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
24 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate
25 and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall state that
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1 the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to
2 which the petition relates, is qualified for the office
3 specified, is not barred from being elected or appointed to
4 public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State
5 Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and has filed a statement
6 of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
7 Ethics Act; , shall request that the candidate's name be placed
8 upon the official ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by
9 such candidate before some officer authorized to take
10 acknowledgment of deeds in this State and may be in
11 substantially the following form:
12 State of Illinois)
13 ) ss.
14 County ..........)
15 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
16 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
17 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
18 qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate
19 for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
20 primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
21 qualified to hold such office; that I am not barred from being
22 elected or appointed to public office by subsection (c) of
23 Section 7-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act;
24 and that I have filed a statement of economic interests as
25 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby
26 request that my name be printed upon the official primary
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1 ballot for nomination for such office.
2 Signed ....................
3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
4 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
5 Signed .... (Official Character)
6 (Seal if officer has one.)
7 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
8 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
9 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
10 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
11 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
12 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
13 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
14 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified
15 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative
16 district.
17 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
18 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
19 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than
20 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
21 party in his or her representative district.
22 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
23 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
24 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
25 address shall be written or printed. The residence address
26 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
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1 primary elector's name shall include the street address or
2 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
3 as the signer's county and city, village, or town.
4 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
5 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
6 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
7 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
8 the last general election in the State at which electors for
9 President of the United States were elected.
10 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
11 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
12 party.
13 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
14 circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
15 is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
16 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
17 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
18 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
19 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
20 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to
21 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so
22 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified
23 primary voters for which the nomination is sought.
24 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
25 petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
26 which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
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1 first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
2 for elections where the petition circulation period is 90
3 days, certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were
4 signed more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing
5 of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election
6 only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed
7 during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or
8 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
9 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this
10 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be
11 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided
12 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
13 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board
14 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been
15 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
16 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
17 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
18 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
19 signature from the petition, provided that:
20 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
21 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
22 and
23 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
24 certification listing the page number and line number of
25 each signature struck from the petition. Such
26 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
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1 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22;
2 revised 2-28-22.)
3 (10 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
4 Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
5 containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
6 1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
7 candidates shall be nominated.
8 2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
9 in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
10 the same name as, nor include the name of any established
11 political party as defined in this Article. This prohibition
12 does not preclude any established political party from making
13 nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
14 3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
15 candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
16 case of electors for President and Vice-President of the
17 United States, the names of candidates for President and
18 Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
19 Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
20 addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
21 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
22 candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
23 candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of
24 the United States. Each such statement shall set out the
25 address of such candidate, the office for which he is a
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1 candidate, shall state that the candidate is qualified for the
2 office specified, is not barred from being elected or
3 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
4 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and has filed
5 (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
6 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
7 Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
8 name be placed upon the official ballot and shall be
9 subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer
10 authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and
11 may be in substantially the following form:
12 State of Illinois)
13 ) SS.
14 County of........)
15 I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
16 street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
17 State of Illinois; and that I am a qualified voter therein;
18 that I am a candidate for election to the office of.... to be
19 voted upon at the election to be held on the.... day
20 of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
21 office; that I am not barred from being elected or appointed to
22 public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State
23 Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have filed (or
24 will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
25 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
26 Governmental Ethics Act, and I hereby request that my name be
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1 printed upon the official ballot for election to such office.
2 Signed.................
3 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
4 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
5 Signed.................
6 (Official Character)
7 (Seal, if officer has one.)
8 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
9 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
10 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
11 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
12 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
13 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
14 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
15 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
16 officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
17 papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests
18 in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer
19 during the same calendar year as the year in which such
20 nomination papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any
21 candidate and the statement of economic interest of that
22 candidate are not required to be filed with the same officer,
23 the candidate must file with the officer with whom the
24 nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with
25 whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the
26 date on which such statement was filed. Such receipt shall be
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Signed.................
Signed.................
(Official Character)
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1 so filed not later than the last day on which nomination papers
2 may be filed.
3 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
4 (10 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)
5 Sec. 10-8. Except as otherwise provided in this Code,
6 certificates of nomination and nomination papers, and
7 petitions to submit public questions to a referendum, being
8 filed as required by this Code, and being in apparent
9 conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to
10 be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing
11 within 5 business days after the last day for filing the
12 certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition for
13 a public question, with the following exceptions:
14 A. In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the
15 Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a
16 period of 35 business days after the last day for the
17 filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.
18 B. In the case of petitions for advisory questions of
19 public policy to be submitted to the voters of the entire
20 State, there shall be a period of 35 business days after
21 the last day for the filing of such petitions in which
22 objections can be filed.
23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
24 contrary, the electoral board designated in Section 10-9 for
25 the purpose of hearing and passing upon objector's petitions
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1 shall independently verify that no candidate under its
2 jurisdiction is barred from being elected or appointed under
3 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
4 Employees Ethics Act. If the electoral board finds that a
5 candidate is barred from being elected or appointed under
6 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
7 Employees Ethics Act, then that candidate shall be removed
8 from the ballot regardless of whether or not an objection has
9 been filed. Such a finding by the electoral board is subject to
10 judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
11 Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district
12 in which the candidate or public question is to be voted on, or
13 any legal voter in the State in the case of a proposed
14 amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or an advisory
15 public question to be submitted to the voters of the entire
16 State, having objections to any certificate of nomination or
17 nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's
18 petition together with 2 copies thereof in the principal
19 office or the permanent branch office of the State Board of
20 Elections, or in the office of the election authority or local
21 election official with whom the certificate of nomination,
22 nomination papers or petitions are on file. Objection
23 petitions that do not include 2 copies thereof, shall not be
24 accepted. In the case of nomination papers or certificates of
25 nomination, the State Board of Elections, election authority
26 or local election official shall note the day and hour upon
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1 which such objector's petition is filed, and shall, not later
2 than 12:00 noon on the second business day after receipt of the
3 petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted personal
4 delivery the certificate of nomination or nomination papers
5 and the original objector's petition to the chair of the
6 proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or
7 his authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered
8 mail or receipted personal delivery of the objector's
9 petition, to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or
10 nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of
11 residence designated in said certificate of nomination or
12 nomination papers. In the case of objections to a petition for
13 a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or for
14 an advisory public question to be submitted to the voters of
15 the entire State, the State Board of Elections shall note the
16 day and hour upon which such objector's petition is filed and
17 shall transmit a copy of the objector's petition by registered
18 mail or receipted personal delivery to the person designated
19 on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
20 proponent of such proposed amendment or public question, or as
21 the proponents' attorney, for the purpose of receiving notice
22 of objections. In the case of objections to a petition for a
23 public question, to be submitted to the voters of a political
24 subdivision, or district thereof, the election authority or
25 local election official with whom such petition is filed shall
26 note the day and hour upon which such objector's petition was
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1 filed, and shall, not later than 12:00 noon on the second
2 business day after receipt of the petition, transmit by
3 registered mail or receipted personal delivery the petition
4 for the public question and the original objector's petition
5 to the chair of the proper electoral board designated in
6 Section 10-9 hereof, or his authorized agent, and shall
7 transmit a copy by registered mail or receipted personal
8 delivery, of the objector's petition to the person designated
9 on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
10 proponent of the public question, or as the proponent's
11 attorney, for the purposes of receiving notice of objections.
12 The objector's petition shall give the objector's name and
13 residence address, and shall state fully the nature of the
14 objections to the certificate of nomination or nomination
15 papers or petitions in question, and shall state the interest
16 of the objector and shall state what relief is requested of the
17 electoral board.
18 The provisions of this Section and of Sections 10-9, 10-10
19 and 10-10.1 shall also apply to and govern objections to
20 petitions for nomination filed under Article 7 or Article 8,
21 except as otherwise provided in Section 7-13 for cases to
22 which it is applicable, and also apply to and govern petitions
23 for the submission of public questions under Article 28.
24 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
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