Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2951 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2951 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-510 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 37985 MXP 68117 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2951 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-510 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 37985 MXP 68117 b LRB103 37985 MXP 68117 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2951 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-510 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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7	7	10 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-8
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. After the initial
32	32	17 training, each officer or member must complete a 4-hour
33	33	18 training every 2 years thereafter for as long as he or she
34	34	19 remains an officer or member. However, an officer or member
35	35	20 who is elected or appointed to more than one public office must
36	36	21 complete the 4-hour continuing education program only once
37	37	22 every 2 years.
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41	41	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2951 Introduced 1/31/2024, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
42	42	5 ILCS 430/Art. 7 heading new5 ILCS 430/7-5 new10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8 from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5 from Ch. 46, par. 10-510 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 (b) The Illinois Council on Economic Education, located at
83	83	2 Northern Illinois University, shall develop, and the Illinois
84	84	3 Community College Board shall review for approval, an 8-hour
85	85	4 and 4-hour continuing education program for officers and
86	86	5 members. The continuing education program curriculum shall
87	87	6 consist of courses focusing on macroeconomic and microeconomic
88	88	7 theories and the interaction between economic theory and
89	89	8 governmental policy, including, but not limited to, the impact
90	90	9 of government financial decisions and policy decisions on
91	91	10 individuals and businesses.
92	92	11 (c) An officer or member who fails to timely complete the
93	93	12 continuing education program required under this Section is
94	94	13 subject to the penalties specified in subsection (e) of
95	95	14 Section 50-5 of this Act, and if that officer or member does
96	96	15 not timely pay an administrative fine levied under that
97	97	16 Section and complete the continuing education program, then he
98	98	17 or she may not subsequently be elected or appointed as an
99	99	18 officer or member.
100	100	19 (d) An officer or member who is currently licensed by the
101	101	20 Sate in a financial field and is already required to take
102	102	21 continuing education classes concerning accounting, economics,
103	103	22 or finance shall be exempt from the requirements of this
104	104	23 Section.
105	105	24 Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
106	106	25 Sections 7-10, 8-8, 10-5, and 10-8 as follows:
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117	117	1 (10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
118	118	2 Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
119	119	3 candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
120	120	4 township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
121	121	5 committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
122	122	6 delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
123	123	7 upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has
124	124	8 been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
125	125	9 substantially the following form:
126	126	10 We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
127	127	11 .... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party,
128	128	12 in the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of
129	129	13 Illinois, do hereby petition that the following named person
130	130	14 or persons shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party
131	131	15 for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for
132	132	16 election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to
133	133	17 be voted for at the primary election to be held on (insert
134	134	18 date).
135	135	19 NameOfficeAddress20John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.21Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 22Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill. 19 Name Office Address 20 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill. 21 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill. 22 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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137	137	20 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
138	138	21 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
139	139	22 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
140	140	23 Name.................. Address.......................
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149	149	19 Name Office Address
150	150	20 John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
151	151	21 Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
152	152	22 Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
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157	157	1 State of Illinois)
158	158	2 ) ss.
159	159	3 County of........)
160	160	4 I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
161	161	5 street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
162	162	6 ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
163	163	7 of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
164	164	8 were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
165	165	9 best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
166	166	10 the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
167	167	11 party, and that their respective residences are correctly
168	168	12 stated, as above set forth.
169	169	13 .........................
170	170	14 Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
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172	172	16 Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
173	173	17 candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
174	174	18 and shall contain above the space for signatures an
175	175	19 appropriate heading giving the information as to name of
176	176	20 candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is
177	177	21 signed; the office, the political party represented and place
178	178	22 of residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
179	179	23 Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary
180	180	24 electors residing in the political division for which the
181	181	25 nomination is sought in their own proper persons only and
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196	196	1 opposite the signature of each signer, his residence address
197	197	2 shall be written or printed. The residence address required to
198	198	3 be written or printed opposite each qualified primary
199	199	4 elector's name shall include the street address or rural route
200	200	5 number of the signer, as the case may be, as well as the
201	201	6 signer's county, and city, village or town, and state.
202	202	7 However, the county or city, village or town, and state of
203	203	8 residence of the electors may be printed on the petition forms
204	204	9 where all of the electors signing the petition reside in the
205	205	10 same county or city, village or town, and state. Standard
206	206	11 abbreviations may be used in writing the residence address,
207	207	12 including street number, if any. At the bottom of each sheet of
208	208	13 such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by
209	209	14 a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the
210	210	15 United States, stating the street address or rural route
211	211	16 number, as the case may be, as well as the county, city,
212	212	17 village or town, and state; and certifying that the signatures
213	213	18 on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or her
214	214	19 presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
215	215	20 either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
216	216	21 circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on
217	217	22 which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for elections where the
218	218	23 petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none
219	219	24 of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days
220	220	25 preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4)
221	221	26 for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the
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232	232	1 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
233	233	2 January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the
234	234	3 signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of
235	235	4 January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was
236	236	5 sworn or affirmed to and certifying that to the best of his or
237	237	6 her knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the
238	238	7 time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the
239	239	8 political party for which a nomination is sought. Such
240	240	9 statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
241	241	10 administer oaths in this State.
242	242	11 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition
243	243	12 sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
244	244	13 day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.
245	245	14 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
246	246	15 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
247	247	16 signature from the petition, provided that:
248	248	17 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
249	249	18 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
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251	251	20 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
252	252	21 certification listing the page number and line number of
253	253	22 each signature struck from the petition. Such
254	254	23 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
255	255	24 Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
256	256	25 together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
257	257	26 fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
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268	268	1 manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
269	269	2 The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
270	270	3 to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
271	271	4 sheets which are filed with the proper local election
272	272	5 officials, election authorities or the State Board of
273	273	6 Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
274	274	7 by the voters and by the circulator thereof, and not
275	275	8 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must
276	276	9 include as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of
277	277	10 the candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition is
278	278	11 filed. This statement shall set out the address of such
279	279	12 candidate and , the office for which he is a candidate; , shall
280	280	13 state that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the
281	281	14 party to which the petition relates and is qualified for the
282	282	15 office specified (in the case of a candidate for State's
283	283	16 Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time of
284	284	17 filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this
285	285	18 State); , shall state that he has filed (or will file before the
286	286	19 close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
287	287	20 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
288	288	21 shall state that he or she is not barred from being elected or
289	289	22 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
290	290	23 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; , shall request
291	291	24 that the candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot; ,
292	292	25 and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before
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304	304	1 State and shall be in substantially the following form:
305	305	2 Statement of Candidacy
306	306	3NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty4John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican5Belvidere,6Illinois 3 Name Address Office District Party 4 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican 5 Belvidere, 6 Illinois
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308	308	4 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
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311	311	7 State of Illinois)
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314	314	10 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
315	315	11 Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
316	316	12 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
317	317	13 qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
318	318	14 candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
319	319	15 committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
320	320	16 office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
321	321	17 held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
322	322	18 being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
323	323	19 requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold
324	324	20 such office; that I am not barred from being elected or
325	325	21 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
326	326	22 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have
327	327	23 filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing
328	328	24 period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
329	329	25 Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby request that my
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339	339	4 John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
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346	346	1 name be printed upon the official primary ballot for
347	347	2 nomination for (or election to in the case of committeepersons
348	348	3 and delegates and alternate delegates) such office.
349	349	4 Signed ......................
350	350	5 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
351	351	6 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
352	352	7 Signed ....................
353	353	8 (Official Character)
354	354	9 (Seal, if officer has one.)
355	355	10 The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
356	356	11 to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
357	357	12 filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
358	358	13 authority or local election official with whom the petition is
359	359	14 required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
360	360	15 Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
361	361	16 by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
362	362	17 thereof shall be punished accordingly.
363	363	18 A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
364	364	19 obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
365	365	20 his or her petition for nomination.
366	366	21 (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
367	367	22 convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
368	368	23 candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or
369	369	24 alternate delegate to a national nominating convention elected
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385	385	1 nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than
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387	387	3 (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
388	388	4 national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided
389	389	5 in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States
390	390	6 Congress or as a congressional delegate or alternate
391	391	7 congressional delegate to a national nominating convention
392	392	8 elected from a congressional district, then the candidate's
393	393	9 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
394	394	10 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
395	395	11 his or her party in his or her congressional district. In the
396	396	12 first primary election following a redistricting of
397	397	13 congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination
398	398	14 must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary
399	399	15 electors of the candidate's political party in his or her
400	400	16 congressional district.
401	401	17 (c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this
402	402	18 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,
403	403	19 including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or
404	404	20 county board member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county
405	405	21 other than Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
406	406	22 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
407	407	23 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who
408	408	24 cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her
409	409	25 county. If a candidate seeks to run for county board member
410	410	26 elected from a county board district, then the candidate's
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421	421	1 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
422	422	2 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
423	423	3 his or her party in the county board district. In the first
424	424	4 primary election following a redistricting of county board
425	425	5 districts or the initial establishment of county board
426	426	6 districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
427	427	7 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
428	428	8 qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
429	429	9 cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
430	430	10 the total number of county board districts comprising the
431	431	11 county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
432	432	12 signatures be less than 25.
433	433	13 (d) County office; Cook County only.
434	434	14 (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
435	435	15 in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
436	436	16 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
437	437	17 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
438	438	18 who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
439	439	19 Cook County.
440	440	20 (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
441	441	21 Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
442	442	22 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
443	443	23 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
444	444	24 in his or her county board district. In the first primary
445	445	25 election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
446	446	26 Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
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457	457	1 nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
458	458	2 equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
459	459	3 in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
460	460	4 general election divided by the total number of county
461	461	5 board districts comprising the county board; provided that
462	462	6 in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
463	463	7 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a
464	464	8 candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review
465	465	9 Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to
466	466	10 subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code,
467	467	11 then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain
468	468	12 at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
469	469	13 total number of registered voters in his or her board of
470	470	14 review district in the last general election at which a
471	471	15 commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
472	472	16 that board of review district. In no event shall the
473	473	17 number of signatures required be greater than the
474	474	18 requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide
475	475	19 office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this
476	476	20 Section. In the first primary election following a
477	477	21 redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a
478	478	22 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
479	479	23 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures
480	480	24 required for a countywide candidate in Cook County,
481	481	25 whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her
482	482	26 party in the district.
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493	493	1 (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
494	494	2 run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
495	495	3 petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
496	496	4 signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
497	497	5 his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
498	498	6 candidate seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then
499	499	7 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least
500	500	8 the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified
501	501	9 primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first
502	502	10 primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee
503	503	11 districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of
504	504	12 wards or districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must
505	505	13 contain the number of signatures equal to at least 0.5% of the
506	506	14 total number of votes cast for the candidate of that political
507	507	15 party who received the highest number of votes in the entire
508	508	16 municipality at the last regular election at which an officer
509	509	17 was regularly scheduled to be elected from the entire
510	510	18 municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In
511	511	19 no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
512	512	20 (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
513	513	21 run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
514	514	22 petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures
515	515	23 of the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
516	516	24 congressional district.
517	517	25 (g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise
518	518	26 provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee
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529	529	1 of a sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from
530	530	2 wards, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
531	531	3 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
532	532	4 primary electors of his or her party from the sanitary
533	533	5 district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a sanitary
534	534	6 district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the
535	535	7 candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
536	536	8 number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of
537	537	9 his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In the
538	538	10 first primary election following redistricting of sanitary
539	539	11 districts elected from wards, a candidate's petition for
540	540	12 nomination must contain at least the signatures of 150
541	541	13 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that sanitary
542	542	14 district.
543	543	15 (h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this
544	544	16 Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a
545	545	17 district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
546	546	18 contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of
547	547	19 votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her
548	548	20 political party for the office of Governor at the last general
549	549	21 election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less
550	550	22 than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial
551	551	23 office in a circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's
552	552	24 petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures
553	553	25 equal to 0.25% of the number of votes cast for the judicial
554	554	26 candidate of his or her political party who received the
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565	565	1 highest number of votes at the last general election at which a
566	566	2 judicial officer from the same circuit or subcircuit was
567	567	3 regularly scheduled to be elected, but in no event less than
568	568	4 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the
569	569	5 First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other
570	570	6 Judicial District.
571	571	7 (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except
572	572	8 as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run
573	573	9 for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition
574	574	10 for nomination must contain at least 10 signatures of the
575	575	11 primary electors of his or her party for the precinct. If a
576	576	12 candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson, then the
577	577	13 candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than
578	578	14 the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors
579	579	15 of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16% of those
580	580	16 same electors; provided that the maximum number of signatures
581	581	17 may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is greater.
582	582	18 If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then
583	583	19 the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less
584	584	20 than the number of signatures equal to 5% of the primary
585	585	21 electors of his or her party of the township, but no more than
586	586	22 8% of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
587	587	23 signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever
588	588	24 is greater.
589	589	25 (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
590	590	26 for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
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601	601	1 attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
602	602	2 than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
603	603	3 must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
604	604	4 the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
605	605	5 comprising the counties.
606	606	6 (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
607	607	7 office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
608	608	8 contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
609	609	9 registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
610	610	10 division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
611	611	11 whichever is greater.
612	612	12 For purposes of this Section the number of primary
613	613	13 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
614	614	14 the applicable district, for the candidate for that political
615	615	15 party who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at
616	616	16 the last general election in the State at which electors for
617	617	17 President of the United States were elected. For political
618	618	18 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
619	619	19 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
620	620	20 that political party who received the highest number of votes
621	621	21 in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
622	622	22 which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
623	623	23 that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
624	624	24 subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
625	625	25 determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
626	626	26 that political party who received the highest number of votes
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637	637	1 in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
638	638	2 an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that
639	639	3 ward or district.
640	640	4 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
641	641	5 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
642	642	6 party.
643	643	7 The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are
644	644	8 declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection
645	645	9 (d).
646	646	10 Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
647	647	11 specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
648	648	12 names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
649	649	13 the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
650	650	14 Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
651	651	15 one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
652	652	16 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21;
653	653	17 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)
654	654	18 (10 ILCS 5/8-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
655	655	19 Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
656	656	20 candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
657	657	21 ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
658	658	22 in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
659	659	23 petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
660	660	24 Section 7-10.1 of this Code and a statement of candidacy by the
661	661	25 candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed.
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672	672	1 This statement shall set out the address of such candidate and
673	673	2 the office for which he is a candidate; shall state that the
674	674	3 candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
675	675	4 the petition relates, is qualified for the office specified,
676	676	5 is not barred from being elected or appointed to public office
677	677	6 by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
678	678	7 Employees Ethics Act, and has filed a statement of economic
679	679	8 interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act;
680	680	9 shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the
681	681	10 official ballot; and shall be subscribed and sworn by such
682	682	11 candidate before some officer authorized to take
683	683	12 acknowledgment of deeds in this State and may be in
684	684	13 substantially the following form:
685	685	14 State of Illinois)
686	686	15 ) ss.
687	687	16 County ..........)
688	688	17 I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
689	689	18 street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
690	690	19 State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
691	691	20 qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate
692	692	21 for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
693	693	22 primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
694	694	23 qualified to hold such office; that I am not barred from being
695	695	24 elected or appointed to public office by subsection (c) of
696	696	25 Section 7-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act;
697	697	26 and that I have filed a statement of economic interests as
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708	708	1 required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby
709	709	2 request that my name be printed upon the official primary
710	710	3 ballot for nomination for such office.
711	711	4 Signed ....................
712	712	5 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
713	713	6 who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
714	714	7 Signed .... (Official Character)
715	715	8 (Seal if officer has one.)
716	716	9 The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
717	717	10 that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
718	718	11 interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
719	719	12 must be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
720	720	13 subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
721	721	14 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
722	722	15 for nomination for the office of State Senator shall be signed
723	723	16 by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of the qualified
724	724	17 primary electors of the candidate's party in his legislative
725	725	18 district.
726	726	19 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all petitions
727	727	20 for nomination for the office of Representative in the General
728	728	21 Assembly shall be signed by at least 500 but not more than
729	729	22 1,500 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
730	730	23 party in his or her representative district.
731	731	24 Opposite the signature of each qualified primary elector
732	732	25 who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
733	733	26 Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
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746	746	1 address shall be written or printed. The residence address
747	747	2 required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
748	748	3 primary elector's name shall include the street address or
749	749	4 rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
750	750	5 as the signer's county and city, village, or town.
751	751	6 For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
752	752	7 electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
753	753	8 the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
754	754	9 party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
755	755	10 the last general election in the State at which electors for
756	756	11 President of the United States were elected.
757	757	12 A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
758	758	13 petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
759	759	14 party.
760	760	15 In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
761	761	16 circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
762	762	17 is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
763	763	18 street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
764	764	19 well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
765	765	20 and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
766	766	21 petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
767	767	22 that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that, to
768	768	23 the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the persons so
769	769	24 signing were at the time of signing the petition qualified
770	770	25 primary voters for which the nomination is sought.
771	771	26 In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
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782	782	1 petition circulator shall (1) indicate the dates on which he
783	783	2 or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the first and
784	784	3 last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) for
785	785	4 elections where the petition circulation period is 90 days,
786	786	5 certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed
787	787	6 more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing of the
788	788	7 petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election only,
789	789	8 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
790	790	9 the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or
791	791	10 certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during
792	792	11 the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this
793	793	12 statement was sworn or affirmed to. No petition sheet shall be
794	794	13 circulated more than 90 days preceding the last day provided
795	795	14 in Section 8-9 for the filing of such petition.
796	796	15 All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board
797	797	16 of Elections shall be the original sheets which have been
798	798	17 signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
799	799	18 photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.
800	800	19 The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
801	801	20 whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
802	802	21 signature from the petition, provided that:
803	803	22 (1) the person striking the signature shall initial
804	804	23 the petition at the place where the signature is struck;
805	805	24 and
806	806	25 (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
807	807	26 certification listing the page number and line number of
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818	818	1 each signature struck from the petition. Such
819	819	2 certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
820	820	3 (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22;
821	821	4 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
822	822	5 (10 ILCS 5/10-5) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-5)
823	823	6 Sec. 10-5. All petitions for nomination shall, besides
824	824	7 containing the names of candidates, specify as to each:
825	825	8 1. The office or offices to which such candidate or
826	826	9 candidates shall be nominated.
827	827	10 2. The new political party, if any, represented, expressed
828	828	11 in not more than 5 words. However, such party shall not bear
829	829	12 the same name as, nor include the name of any established
830	830	13 political party as defined in this Article. This prohibition
831	831	14 does not preclude any established political party from making
832	832	15 nominations in those cases in which it is authorized to do so.
833	833	16 3. The place of residence of any such candidate or
834	834	17 candidates with the street and number thereof, if any. In the
835	835	18 case of electors for President and Vice-President of the
836	836	19 United States, the names of candidates for President and
837	837	20 Vice-President may be added to the party name or appellation.
838	838	21 Such certificate of nomination or nomination papers in
839	839	22 addition shall include as a part thereof, the oath required by
840	840	23 Section 7-10.1 of this Act and must include a statement of
841	841	24 candidacy for each of the candidates named therein, except
842	842	25 candidates for electors for President and Vice-President of
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853	853	1 the United States. Each such statement shall set out the
854	854	2 address of such candidate, the office for which he is a
855	855	3 candidate, shall state that the candidate is qualified for the
856	856	4 office specified, is not barred from being elected or
857	857	5 appointed to public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of
858	858	6 the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and has filed
859	859	7 (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
860	860	8 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
861	861	9 Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's
862	862	10 name be placed upon the official ballot and shall be
863	863	11 subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some officer
864	864	12 authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this State, and
865	865	13 may be in substantially the following form:
866	866	14 State of Illinois)
867	867	15 ) SS.
868	868	16 County of........)
869	869	17 I,...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at....
870	870	18 street, in the city (or village) of.... in the county of....
871	871	19 State of Illinois; and that I am a qualified voter therein;
872	872	20 that I am a candidate for election to the office of.... to be
873	873	21 voted upon at the election to be held on the.... day
874	874	22 of....,.....; and that I am legally qualified to hold such
875	875	23 office; that I am not barred from being elected or appointed to
876	876	24 public office by subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State
877	877	25 Officials and Employees Ethics Act; and that I have filed (or
878	878	26 will file before the close of the petition filing period) a
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889	889	1 statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois
890	890	2 Governmental Ethics Act, and I hereby request that my name be
891	891	3 printed upon the official ballot for election to such office.
892	892	4 Signed.................
893	893	5 Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by.... who
894	894	6 is to me personally known, this.... day of....,......
895	895	7 Signed.................
896	896	8 (Official Character)
897	897	9 (Seal, if officer has one.)
898	898	10 In addition, a new political party petition shall have
899	899	11 attached thereto a certificate stating the names and addresses
900	900	12 of the party officers authorized to fill vacancies in
901	901	13 nomination pursuant to Section 10-11.
902	902	14 Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid
903	903	15 if the candidate named therein fails to file a statement of
904	904	16 economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
905	905	17 Ethics Act in relation to his candidacy with the appropriate
906	906	18 officer by the end of the period for the filing of nomination
907	907	19 papers unless he has filed a statement of economic interests
908	908	20 in relation to the same governmental unit with that officer
909	909	21 during the same calendar year as the year in which such
910	910	22 nomination papers were filed. If the nomination papers of any
911	911	23 candidate and the statement of economic interest of that
912	912	24 candidate are not required to be filed with the same officer,
913	913	25 the candidate must file with the officer with whom the
914	914	26 nomination papers are filed a receipt from the officer with
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922	922	Signed.................
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924	924	Signed.................
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926	926	(Official Character)
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931	931	1 whom the statement of economic interests is filed showing the
932	932	2 date on which such statement was filed. Such receipt shall be
933	933	3 so filed not later than the last day on which nomination papers
934	934	4 may be filed.
935	935	5 (Source: P.A. 84-551.)
936	936	6 (10 ILCS 5/10-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-8)
937	937	7 Sec. 10-8. Except as otherwise provided in this Code,
938	938	8 certificates of nomination and nomination papers, and
939	939	9 petitions to submit public questions to a referendum, being
940	940	10 filed as required by this Code, and being in apparent
941	941	11 conformity with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to
942	942	12 be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing
943	943	13 within 5 business days after the last day for filing the
944	944	14 certificate of nomination or nomination papers or petition for
945	945	15 a public question, with the following exceptions:
946	946	16 A. In the case of petitions to amend Article IV of the
947	947	17 Constitution of the State of Illinois, there shall be a
948	948	18 period of 35 business days after the last day for the
949	949	19 filing of such petitions in which objections can be filed.
950	950	20 B. In the case of petitions for advisory questions of
951	951	21 public policy to be submitted to the voters of the entire
952	952	22 State, there shall be a period of 35 business days after
953	953	23 the last day for the filing of such petitions in which
954	954	24 objections can be filed.
955	955	25 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
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966	966	1 contrary, the electoral board designated in Section 10-9 for
967	967	2 the purpose of hearing and passing upon objector's petitions
968	968	3 shall independently verify that no candidate under its
969	969	4 jurisdiction is barred from being elected or appointed under
970	970	5 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
971	971	6 Employees Ethics Act. If the electoral board finds that a
972	972	7 candidate is barred from being elected or appointed under
973	973	8 subsection (c) of Section 7-5 of the State Officials and
974	974	9 Employees Ethics Act, then that candidate shall be removed
975	975	10 from the ballot regardless of whether or not an objection has
976	976	11 been filed. Such a finding by the electoral board is subject to
977	977	12 judicial review as provided in Section 10-10.1.
978	978	13 Any legal voter of the political subdivision or district
979	979	14 in which the candidate or public question is to be voted on, or
980	980	15 any legal voter in the State in the case of a proposed
981	981	16 amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or an advisory
982	982	17 public question to be submitted to the voters of the entire
983	983	18 State, having objections to any certificate of nomination or
984	984	19 nomination papers or petitions filed, shall file an objector's
985	985	20 petition together with 2 copies thereof in the principal
986	986	21 office or the permanent branch office of the State Board of
987	987	22 Elections, or in the office of the election authority or local
988	988	23 election official with whom the certificate of nomination,
989	989	24 nomination papers or petitions are on file. Objection
990	990	25 petitions that do not include 2 copies thereof, shall not be
991	991	26 accepted. In the case of nomination papers or certificates of
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1002	1002	1 nomination, the State Board of Elections, election authority
1003	1003	2 or local election official shall note the day and hour upon
1004	1004	3 which such objector's petition is filed, and shall, not later
1005	1005	4 than 12:00 noon on the second business day after receipt of the
1006	1006	5 petition, transmit by registered mail or receipted personal
1007	1007	6 delivery the certificate of nomination or nomination papers
1008	1008	7 and the original objector's petition to the chair of the
1009	1009	8 proper electoral board designated in Section 10-9 hereof, or
1010	1010	9 his authorized agent, and shall transmit a copy by registered
1011	1011	10 mail or receipted personal delivery of the objector's
1012	1012	11 petition, to the candidate whose certificate of nomination or
1013	1013	12 nomination papers are objected to, addressed to the place of
1014	1014	13 residence designated in said certificate of nomination or
1015	1015	14 nomination papers. In the case of objections to a petition for
1016	1016	15 a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Constitution or for
1017	1017	16 an advisory public question to be submitted to the voters of
1018	1018	17 the entire State, the State Board of Elections shall note the
1019	1019	18 day and hour upon which such objector's petition is filed and
1020	1020	19 shall transmit a copy of the objector's petition by registered
1021	1021	20 mail or receipted personal delivery to the person designated
1022	1022	21 on a certificate attached to the petition as the principal
1023	1023	22 proponent of such proposed amendment or public question, or as
1024	1024	23 the proponents' attorney, for the purpose of receiving notice
1025	1025	24 of objections. In the case of objections to a petition for a
1026	1026	25 public question, to be submitted to the voters of a political
1027	1027	26 subdivision, or district thereof, the election authority or
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