Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 3/10/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1459

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1459 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Notary Public Act is amended by
5changing Sections 1-104, 3-101, 3-102, 6-101, 6-102, 6-103,
66-104, and 6-105 and by adding Section 6-102.5 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 312/1-104)  (from Ch. 102, par. 201-104)
8    Sec. 1-104. Notary Public and Notarization Defined.
9    (a) The terms "notary public" and "notary" are used
10interchangeably to mean any individual appointed and
11commissioned to perform notarial acts, and include electronic
12notaries public performing notarial acts, except where
13expressly provided otherwise.
14    (a-5) "Electronic notary public" means any individual
15appointed and commissioned to perform notarial acts involving
16electronic documents.

 

 

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1    (b) "Notarization" means the performance of a notarial act.
2    (b-5) "Electronic notarization" means the performance of a
3notarial act involving electronic documents.
4    (c) "Accredited immigration representative" means a
5not-for-profit organization recognized by the Board of
6Immigration Appeals under 8 C.F.R. 292.2(a) and employees of
7those organizations accredited under 8 C.F.R. 292.2(d).
8(Source: P.A. 93-1001, eff. 8-23-04.)
 
9    (5 ILCS 312/3-101)  (from Ch. 102, par. 203-101)
10    Sec. 3-101. Official Seal and Signature.
11    (a) Except as provided under subsection (a-5) of this
12Section, each Each notary public shall, upon receiving the
13commission from the county clerk, obtain an official rubber
14stamp seal with which the notary shall authenticate his
15official acts. The rubber stamp seal shall contain the
16following information:
17        (1) the words "Official Seal";
18        (2) the notary's official name;
19        (3) the words "Notary Public", "State of Illinois", and
20    "My commission expires____________(commission expiration
21    date)"; and
22        (4) a serrated or milled edge border in a rectangular
23    form not more than one inch in height by two and one-half
24    inches in length surrounding the information.
25    (a-5) Each electronic notary public shall also, upon

 

 

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1receiving his or her commission, obtain an official electronic
2seal with which the notary shall authenticate his or her
3official acts. The electronic seal shall contain the
4information required under subsection (a) of this Section, and
5be approved for use by the Secretary of State.
6    For the purposes of this Act, "electronic seal" means
7information within a notarized electronic document that
8confirms the notary's name, jurisdiction, and commission
9expiration date, and generally corresponds to information in
10notary seals used on paper documents as provided under
11subsection (a) of this Section.
12    (b) At the time of the notarial act, a notary public shall
13officially sign every notary certificate and affix the rubber
14stamp seal clearly and legibly using black ink, so that it is
15capable of photographic reproduction. The illegibility of any
16of the information required by this Section does not affect the
17validity of a transaction.
18    This subsection does not apply on or after July 1, 2013.
19(Source: P.A. 95-988, eff. 6-1-09.)
 
20    (5 ILCS 312/3-102)  (from Ch. 102, par. 203-102)
21    Sec. 3-102. Notarial Record; Residential Real Property
22Transactions.
23    (a) This Section shall apply to every notarial act in
24Illinois involving a document of conveyance that transfers or
25purports to transfer title to residential real property located

 

 

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1in Cook County. If the subject of the notarial act under this
2Section is performed by way of electronic notarization, that
3document and the notarization thereof shall conform to the
4requirements of this Section as much as practicable with regard
5to electronic documents. The Secretary of State shall adopt any
6other rules necessary to the performance of electronic
7notarization under this Section.
8    (b) As used in this Section, the following terms shall have
9the meanings ascribed to them:
10        (1) "Document of Conveyance" shall mean a written
11    instrument that transfers or purports to transfer title
12    effecting a change in ownership to Residential Real
13    Property, excluding:
14            (i) court-ordered and court-authorized conveyances
15        of Residential Real Property, including without
16        limitation, quit-claim deeds executed pursuant to a
17        marital settlement agreement incorporated into a
18        judgment of dissolution of marriage, and transfers in
19        the administration of a probate estate;
20            (ii) judicial sale deeds relating to Residential
21        Real Property, including without limitation, sale
22        deeds issued pursuant to proceedings to foreclose a
23        mortgage or execute on a levy to enforce a judgment;
24            (iii) deeds transferring ownership of Residential
25        Real Property to a trust where the beneficiary is also
26        the grantor;

 

 

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1            (iv) deeds from grantors to themselves that are
2        intended to change the nature or type of tenancy by
3        which they own Residential Real Property;
4            (v) deeds from a grantor to the grantor and another
5        natural person that are intended to establish a tenancy
6        by which the grantor and the other natural person own
7        Residential Real Property;
8            (vi) deeds executed to the mortgagee in lieu of
9        foreclosure of a mortgage; and
10            (vii) deeds transferring ownership to a revocable
11        or irrevocable grantor trust where the beneficiary
12        includes the grantor.
13        (2) "Financial Institution" shall mean a State or
14    federally chartered bank, savings and loan association,
15    savings bank, credit union, or trust company.
16        (3) "Notarial Record" shall mean the written document
17    created in conformity with this Section by a notary in
18    connection with Documents of Conveyance.
19        (4) "Residential Real Property" shall mean a building
20    or buildings located in Cook County, Illinois and
21    containing one to 4 dwelling units or an individual
22    residential condominium unit.
23        (5) "Title Insurance Agent" shall have the meaning
24    ascribed to it under the Title Insurance Act.
25        (6) "Title Insurance Company" shall have the meaning
26    ascribed to it under the Title Insurance Act.

 

 

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1    (c) A notary appointed and commissioned as a notary in
2Illinois shall, in addition to compliance with other provisions
3of this Act, create a Notarial Record of each notarial act
4performed in connection with a Document of Conveyance. The
5Notarial Record shall contain:
6        (1) The date of the notarial act;
7        (2) The type, title, or a description of the Document
8    of Conveyance being notarized, and the property index
9    number ("PIN") used to identify the Residential Real
10    Property for assessment or taxation purposes and the common
11    street address for the Residential Real Property that is
12    the subject of the Document of Conveyance;
13        (3) The signature, printed name, and residence street
14    address of each person whose signature is the subject of
15    the notarial act and a certification by the person that the
16    property is Residential Real Property as defined in this
17    Section, which states "The undersigned grantor hereby
18    certifies that the real property identified in this
19    Notarial Record is Residential Real Property as defined in
20    the Illinois Notary Public Act".
21        (4) A description of the satisfactory evidence
22    reviewed by the notary to determine the identity of the
23    person whose signature is the subject of the notarial act;
24        (5) The date of notarization, the fee charged for the
25    notarial act, the Notary's home or business phone number,
26    the Notary's residence street address, the Notary's

 

 

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1    commission expiration date, the correct legal name of the
2    Notary's employer or principal, and the business street
3    address of the Notary's employer or principal; and
4        (6) The notary public shall require the person signing
5    the Document of Conveyance (including an agent acting on
6    behalf of a principal under a duly executed power of
7    attorney), whose signature is the subject of the notarial
8    act, to place his or her right thumbprint on the Notarial
9    Record. If the right thumbprint is not available, then the
10    notary shall have the party use his or her left thumb, or
11    any available finger, and shall so indicate on the Notarial
12    Record. If the party signing the document is physically
13    unable to provide a thumbprint or fingerprint, the notary
14    shall so indicate on the Notarial Record and shall also
15    provide an explanation of that physical condition. The
16    notary may obtain the thumbprint by any means that reliably
17    captures the image of the finger in a physical or
18    electronic medium.
19    (d) If a notarial act under this Section is performed by a
20notary who is a principal, employee, or agent of a Title
21Insurance Company, Title Insurance Agent, Financial
22Institution, or attorney at law, the notary shall deliver the
23original Notarial Record to the notary's employer or principal
24within 14 days after the performance of the notarial act for
25retention for a period of 7 years as part of the employer's or
26principal's business records. In the event of a sale or merger

 

 

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1of any of the foregoing entities or persons, the successor or
2assignee of the entity or person shall assume the
3responsibility to maintain the Notarial Record for the balance
4of the 7-year business records retention period. Liquidation or
5other cessation of activities in the ordinary course of
6business by any of the foregoing entities or persons shall
7relieve the entity or person from the obligation to maintain
8Notarial Records after delivery of Notarial Records to the
9Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois.
10    (e) If a notarial act is performed by a notary who is not a
11principal, employee, or agent of a Title Insurance Company,
12Title Insurance Agent, Financial Institution, or attorney at
13law, the notary shall deliver the original Notarial Record
14within 14 days after the performance of the notarial act to the
15Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois for retention for a
16period of 7 years, accompanied by a filing fee of $5.
17    (f) The Notarial Record required under subsection (c) of
18this Section shall be created and maintained for each person
19whose signature is the subject of a notarial act regarding a
20Document of Conveyance and shall be in substantially the
21following form:
 
22NOTARIAL RECORD - RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
23Date Notarized:
24Fee: $
 

 

 

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1The undersigned grantor hereby certifies that the real property
2identified in this Notarial Record is Residential Real Property
3as defined in the Illinois Notary Public Act.
 
4Grantor's (Signer's) Printed Name:
 
5Grantor's (Signer's) Signature:
 
6Grantor's (Signer's) Residential Street Address, City, State,
7and Zip:
 
8Type or Name of Document of Conveyance:
 
9PIN No. of Residential Real Property:
 
10Common Street Address of Residential Real Property:
 
11Thumbprint or Fingerprint:
 
12Description of Means of Identification:
 
13Additional Comments:
 
14Name of Notary Printed:
 
15Notary Phone Number:
 

 

 

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1Commission Expiration Date:
 
2Residential Street Address of Notary, City, State, and Zip:
 
3Name of Notary's Employer or Principal:
 
4Business Street Address of Notary's Employer or Principal,
5City, State, and Zip:
 
6    (g) No copies of the original Notarial Record may be made
7or retained by the Notary. The Notary's employer or principal
8may retain copies of the Notarial Records as part of its
9business records, subject to applicable privacy and
10confidentiality standards.
11    (h) The failure of a notary to comply with the procedure
12set forth in this Section shall not affect the validity of the
13Residential Real Property transaction in connection to which
14the Document of Conveyance is executed, in the absence of
15fraud.
16    (i) The Notarial Record or other medium containing the
17thumbprint or fingerprint required by subsection (c)(6) shall
18be made available or disclosed only upon receipt of a subpoena
19duly authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction. Such
20Notarial Record or other medium shall not be subject to
21disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and shall not

 

 

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1be made available to any other party, other than a party in
2succession of interest to the party maintaining the Notarial
3Record or other medium pursuant to subsection (d) or (e).
4    (j) In the event there is a breach in the security of a
5Notarial Record maintained pursuant to subsections (d) and (e)
6by the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, the Recorder
7shall notify the person identified as the "signer" in the
8Notarial Record at the signer's residential street address set
9forth in the Notarial Record. "Breach" shall mean unauthorized
10acquisition of the fingerprint data contained in the Notarial
11Record that compromises the security, confidentiality, or
12integrity of the fingerprint data maintained by the Recorder.
13The notification shall be in writing and made in the most
14expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay,
15consistent with any measures necessary to determine the scope
16of the breach and restore the reasonable security,
17confidentiality, and integrity of the Recorder's data system.
18    (k) Subsections (a) through (i) shall not apply on and
19after July 1, 2018.
20(Source: P.A. 97-508, eff. 8-23-11; 98-29, eff. 6-21-13.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 312/6-101)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-101)
22    Sec. 6-101. Definitions.
23    (a) "Notarial act" means any act that a notary public of
24this State is authorized to perform and includes taking an
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1verification upon oath or affirmation, and witnessing or
2attesting a signature.
3    (a-5) "Electronic notarial act" means any act that a notary
4public of this State may perform under subsection (a) of this
5Section that involves electronic documents.
6    (a-7) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound,
7symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an
8electronic document and executed or adopted by a person with
9the intent to sign the document.
10    (a-9) "Electronic notarial certificate" means the portion
11of a notarized electronic document that is completed by the
12notary public, bears the notary's electronic signature, title,
13commission expiration date, and other required information
14concerning the date and place of the electronic notarization,
15and states the facts attested to or certified by the notary in
16a particular notarization.
17    (b) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by a person that
18the person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated
19therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative
20capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper
21authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity
22represented and identified therein.
23    (c) "Verification upon oath or affirmation" means a
24declaration that a statement is true made by a person upon oath
25or affirmation.
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1        (1) for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership,
2    trust, or other entity, as an authorized officer, agent,
3    partner, trustee, or other representative;
4        (2) as a public officer, personal representative,
5    guardian, or other representative, in the capacity recited
6    in the instrument;
7        (3) as an attorney in fact for a principal; or
8        (4) in any other capacity as an authorized
9    representative of another.
10(Source: P.A. 84-322.)
 
11    (5 ILCS 312/6-102)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-102)
12    Sec. 6-102. Notarial Acts.
13    (a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notary public must
14determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory
15evidence, that the person appearing before the notary and
16making the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is
17on the instrument.
18    (b) In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the
19notary public must determine, either from personal knowledge or
20from satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before
21the notary and making the verification is the person whose true
22signature is on the statement verified.
23    (c) In witnessing or attesting a signature, the notary
24public must determine, either from personal knowledge or from
25satisfactory evidence, that the signature is that of the person

 

 

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1appearing before the notary and named therein.
2    (d) A notary public has satisfactory evidence that a person
3is the person whose true signature is on a document if that
4person:
5        (1) is personally known to the notary;
6        (2) is identified upon the oath or affirmation of a
7    credible witness personally known to the notary; or
8        (3) is identified on the basis of identification
9    documents. Identification documents are documents that are
10    valid at the time of the notarial act, issued by a state
11    agency, federal government agency, or consulate, and
12    bearing the photographic image of the individual's face and
13    signature of the individual.
14    (e) The provisions of this Section do not apply to
15electronic notarial acts as provided under Section 6-102.5.
16(Source: P.A. 97-397, eff. 1-1-12; 98-29, eff. 6-21-13.)
 
17    (5 ILCS 312/6-102.5 new)
18    Sec. 6-102.5. Electronic Notarial Acts and Notarization.
19    (a) The Secretary of State shall develop standards for
20electronic notarial acts and notarization, and the Department
21of Innovation and Technology shall provide assistance to the
22Secretary relating to the equipment, security, and
23technological aspects of the electronic notarization
24standards.
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1applicant to become an electronic notary public shall submit a
2registration form established by the Secretary for registering
3and being commissioned as an electronic notary public, which
4shall include:
5        1. the applicant's full legal and official notary
6    names;
7        2. a general description of the technology or
8    technologies the registrant will use to create an
9    electronic signature in performing official acts;
10        3. certification of compliance with electronic notary
11    standards developed under subsection (a);
12        4. the electronic mail address of the registrant; and
13        5. any other information the Secretary may deem
14    necessary.
15    (c) The registration form provided under this Section shall
16(i) be signed by the applicant using the electronic signature
17described in the form; (ii) include any decrypting
18instructions, codes, keys, or software that allow the
19registration to be read; and (iii) be transmitted
20electronically to the Secretary.
21    (d) Upon being commissioned as an electronic notary public,
22a person may perform the notarial acts specified under
23subsection (a) of Section 6-101. In the case of an electronic
24notarization, satisfactory evidence of identity of the person
25for whom the notarial act is being performed may be based upon
26video and audio conference technology that permits the notary

 

 

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1to communicate with and identify that person at the time of the
2notarial act, provided that such identification is confirmed by
3(i) personal knowledge; (ii) an antecedent in-person identity
4proofing process; or (iii) any other form of confirmation as
5may be required by the Secretary.
 
6    (5 ILCS 312/6-103)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-103)
7    Sec. 6-103. Certificate of Notarial Acts.
8    (a) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate
9signed and dated by the notary public. The certificate must
10include identification of the jurisdiction in which the
11notarial act is performed and the official seal of office.
12    (a-5) An electronic notarial act must be evidenced by an
13electronic notarial certificate with an electronic signature
14and dated by the electronic notary public. The certificate must
15include identification of the jurisdiction in which the
16notarial act is performed and the official electronic seal of
17office.
18    (b) A certificate of a notarial act or an electronic
19notarial certificate is sufficient if it meets the requirements
20of subsections subsection (a) or (a-5) and it:
21        (1) is in the short form set forth in Section 6-105;
22        (2) is in a form otherwise prescribed by the law of
23    this State; or
24        (3) sets forth the actions of the notary public and
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1    designated notarial act.
2(Source: P.A. 84-322.)
 
3    (5 ILCS 312/6-104)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-104)
4    Sec. 6-104. Acts Prohibited.
5    (a) A notary public shall not use any name or initial in
6signing certificates other than that by which the notary was
7commissioned.
8    (b) A notary public shall not acknowledge any instrument in
9which the notary's name appears as a party to the transaction.
10    (c) A notary public shall not affix his signature to a
11blank form of affidavit or certificate of acknowledgment and
12deliver that form to another person with intent that it be used
13as an affidavit or acknowledgment.
14    (d) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of or
15administer an oath to any person whom the notary actually knows
16to have been adjudged mentally ill by a court of competent
17jurisdiction and who has not been restored to mental health as
18a matter of record.
19    (e) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of
20any person who is blind until the notary has read the
21instrument to such person.
22    (f) A notary public shall not take the acknowledgment of
23any person who does not speak or understand the English
24language, unless the nature and effect of the instrument to be
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1understand.
2    (g) A notary public shall not change anything in a written
3instrument after it has been signed by anyone.
4    (h) No notary public shall be authorized to prepare any
5legal instrument, or fill in the blanks of an instrument, other
6than a notary certificate; however, this prohibition shall not
7prohibit an attorney, who is also a notary public, from
8performing notarial acts for any document prepared by that
9attorney.
10    (i) If a notary public accepts or receives any money from
11any one to whom an oath has been administered or on behalf of
12whom an acknowledgment has been taken for the purpose of
13transmitting or forwarding such money to another and willfully
14fails to transmit or forward such money promptly, the notary is
15personally liable for any loss sustained because of such
16failure. The person or persons damaged by such failure may
17bring an action to recover damages, together with interest and
18reasonable attorney fees, against such notary public or his
19bondsmen.
20    (j) An electronic notary public shall not take the
21acknowledgement of any person certifying nominating petitions
22for political party candidates, judicial office candidates, or
23any office subject to the provisions of the Election Code.
24(Source: P.A. 85-421.)
 
25    (5 ILCS 312/6-105)  (from Ch. 102, par. 206-105)

 

 

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1    Sec. 6-105. Short Forms. The following short form
2certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes
3indicated. Such forms may be made available in electronic form
4for use in electronic notarial acts.
5    (a) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:
6State of _________________
7County of ________________
8    This instrument was acknowledged before me on
9___________(date) by ___________________(name/s of person/s).
 
10
11
____________________________
12
(Signature of Notary Public)
13(Seal)
 
14    (b) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
15State of ______________________
16County of _____________________
17    This instrument was acknowledged before me on
18_________(date) by __________________(name/s of person/s) as
19_________________________________(type of authority, e.g.,
20officer, trustee, etc.) of _________________________(name of
21party on behalf of whom instrument was executed).
 
22
23
_______________________________

 

 

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1
(Signature of Notary Public)
2(Seal)
 
3    (c) For a verification upon oath or affirmation:
4State of _________________
5County of_________________
6    Signed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me on
7_________(date) by _____________________(name/s of person/s
8making statement).
 
9
10
_______________________________
11
(Signature of Notary Public)
12(Seal)
 
13    (d) For witnessing or attesting a signature:
14State of_________________
15County of _______________
16    Signed or attested before me on __________(date) by
17__________________(name/s of person/s).
 
18
19
_______________________________
20
(Signature of Notary Public)
21(Seal)
22(Source: P.A. 84-322.)
 

 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Election Code is amended by changing
2Sections 7-10, 8-8, and 10-4 as follows:
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/7-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
4    Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
5candidate for nomination, or State central committeeman, or
6township committeeman, or precinct committeeman, or ward
7committeeman or candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to
8national nominating conventions, shall be printed upon the
9primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed
10in his behalf as provided in this Article in substantially the
11following form:
12    We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
13.... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in
14the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of Illinois,
15do hereby petition that the following named person or persons
16shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party for the
17nomination for (or in case of committeemen for election to) the
18office or offices hereinafter specified, to be voted for at the
19primary election to be held on (insert date).
20    NameOfficeAddress
21John JonesGovernorBelvidere, Ill.
22Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
23Thomas SmithAttorney GeneralOakland, Ill.

 

 

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1Name..................         Address.......................
 
2State of Illinois)
3                 ) ss.
4County of........)
5    I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
6street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
7....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
8of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
9were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
10best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at
11the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
12party, and that their respective residences are correctly
13stated, as above set forth.
14
.........................
15    Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
16
.........................

 
17    Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
18candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
19and shall contain above the space for signatures an appropriate
20heading giving the information as to name of candidate or
21candidates, in whose behalf such petition is signed; the
22office, the political party represented and place of residence;
23and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
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1residing in the political division for which the nomination is
2sought in their own proper persons only and opposite the
3signature of each signer, his residence address shall be
4written or printed. The residence address required to be
5written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's
6name shall include the street address or rural route number of
7the signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county,
8and city, village or town, and state. However the county or
9city, village or town, and state of residence of the electors
10may be printed on the petition forms where all of the electors
11signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village
12or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in
13writing the residence address, including street number, if any.
14At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a
15circulator statement signed by a person 18 years of age or
16older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the street
17address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well as
18the county, city, village or town, and state; and certifying
19that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed
20in his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are
21genuine; and either (1) indicating the dates on which that
22sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last
23dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that
24none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
25days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition and
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1the persons so signing were at the time of signing the
2petitions qualified voters of the political party for which a
3nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before
4some officer authorized to administer oaths in this State, but
5such statement shall not be sworn to by using an electronic
6notary public as defined in Section 1-104 of the Illinois
7Notary Public Act.
8    No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days
9preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing
10of such petition.
11    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
12whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
13signature from the petition, provided that:
14        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial the
15    petition at the place where the signature is struck; and
16        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
17    certification listing the page number and line number of
18    each signature struck from the petition. Such
19    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
20    Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
21together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
22fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
23manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
24The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
25to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
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1officials, election authorities or the State Board of Elections
2shall be the original sheets which have been signed by the
3voters and by the circulator thereof, and not photocopies or
4duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must include as a part
5thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates
6filing, or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
7statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the
8office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
9candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
10the petition relates and is qualified for the office specified
11(in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney it shall state
12that the candidate is at the time of filing such statement a
13licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall state that he
14has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing
15period) a statement of economic interests as required by the
16Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the
17candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot, and shall
18be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some
19officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State
20and shall be in substantially the following form:
21
Statement of Candidacy
22NameAddressOfficeDistrictParty
23John Jones102 Main St.GovernorStatewideRepublican
24Belvidere,
25Illinois

 

 

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1State of Illinois)
2                 ) ss.
3County of .......)
4    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
5Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
6State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
7qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
8candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
9committeeman and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
10office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
11held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
12being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
13requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold
14such office and that I have filed (or I will file before the
15close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
16interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
17and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
18primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case
19of committeemen and delegates and alternate delegates) such
20office.
21
Signed ......................
22    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
23who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
24
Signed ....................
25
(Official Character)
26(Seal, if officer has one.)
 

 

 

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1    The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
2to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
3filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
4authority or local election official with whom the petition is
5required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
6Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
7by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
8thereof shall be punished accordingly.
9    A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
10obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
11his or her petition for nomination.
12    (a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating
13convention. If a candidate seeks to run for statewide office or
14as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating
15convention elected from the State at-large, then the
16candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000
17but not more than 10,000 signatures.
18    (b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
19national nominating convention. If a candidate seeks to run for
20United States Congress or as a congressional delegate or
21alternate congressional delegate to a national nominating
22convention elected from a congressional district, then the
23candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
24number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
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1district. In the first primary election following a
2redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's
3petition for nomination must contain at least 600 signatures of
4qualified primary electors of the candidate's political party
5in his or her congressional district.
6    (c) County office. If a candidate seeks to run for any
7countywide office, including but not limited to county board
8chairperson or county board member, elected on an at-large
9basis, in a county other than Cook County, then the candidate's
10petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
11signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or
12her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election
13in his or her county. If a candidate seeks to run for county
14board member elected from a county board district, then the
15candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
16number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
17electors of his or her party in the county board district. In
18the first primary election following a redistricting of county
19board districts or the initial establishment of county board
20districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
21at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
22qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
23cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
24the total number of county board districts comprising the
25county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
26signatures be less than 25.

 

 

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1    (d) County office; Cook County only.
2        (1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
3    in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
4    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
5    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
6    who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
7    Cook County.
8        (2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
9    Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
10    must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
11    0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
12    in his or her county board district. In the first primary
13    election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of
14    Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
15    nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
16    equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
17    in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
18    general election divided by the total number of county
19    board districts comprising the county board; provided that
20    in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
21        (3) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
22    of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district
23    pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property
24    Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
25    contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
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1    of review district in the last general election at which a
2    commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
3    that board of review district. In no event shall the number
4    of signatures required be greater than the requisite number
5    for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County
6    under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first
7    primary election following a redistricting of Cook County
8    Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for
9    nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at
10    least the number of signatures required for a countywide
11    candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the
12    qualified electors of his or her party in the district.
13    (e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to
14run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
15petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
16signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
17his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
18candidate seeks to run for alderman of a municipality, then the
19candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
20number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
21electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first primary
22election following redistricting of aldermanic wards or
23trustee districts of a municipality or the initial
24establishment of wards or districts, a candidate's petition for
25nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to at
26least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate

 

 

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1of that political party who received the highest number of
2votes in the entire municipality at the last regular election
3at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
4the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or
5districts. In no event shall the number of signatures be less
6than 25.
7    (f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
8run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
9petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures of
10the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
11congressional district.
12    (g) Sanitary district trustee. If a candidate seeks to run
13for trustee of a sanitary district in which trustees are not
14elected from wards, then the candidate's petition for
15nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal
16to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the
17sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a
18sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards,
19then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at
20least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary
21electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary
22district. In the first primary election following
23redistricting of sanitary districts elected from wards, a
24candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
25signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward
26of that sanitary district.

 

 

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1    (h) Judicial office. If a candidate seeks to run for
2judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition
3for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to
40.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the
5candidate for his or her political party for the office of
6Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was
7elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a
8candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a circuit or
9subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
10contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number
11of votes cast for the judicial candidate of his or her
12political party who received the highest number of votes at the
13last general election at which a judicial officer from the same
14circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled to be elected,
15but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and
16subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500
17signatures in every other Judicial District.
18    (i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. If a
19candidate seeks to run for precinct committeeperson, then the
20candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 10
21signatures of the primary electors of his or her party for the
22precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
23then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no
24less than the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary
25electors of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16%
26of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of

 

 

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1signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is
2greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township
3committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination
4must contain no less than the number of signatures equal to 5%
5of the primary electors of his or her party of the township,
6but no more than 8% of those same electors; provided that the
7maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum
8number, whichever is greater.
9    (j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
10for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
11attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
12than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
13must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
14the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
15comprising the counties.
16    (k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
17office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
18contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
19registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
20division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
21whichever is greater.
22    For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors
23shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in the
24applicable district, for the candidate for that political party
25who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at the
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1President of the United States were elected. For political
2subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
3determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
4that political party who received the highest number of votes
5in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
6which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
7that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
8subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
9determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
10that political party who received the highest number of votes
11in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
12an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that ward
13or district.
14    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
15petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
16party.
17    The changes made to this Section of this amendatory Act of
18the 93rd General Assembly are declarative of existing law,
19except for item (3) of subsection (d).
20    Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
21specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
22names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
23the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
24Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
25one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
26(Source: P.A. 96-1018, eff. 1-1-11; 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (10 ILCS 5/8-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 8-8)
2    Sec. 8-8. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
3candidate for nomination shall be printed upon the primary
4ballot unless a petition for nomination shall have been filed
5in his behalf as provided for in this Section. Each such
6petition shall include as a part thereof the oath required by
7Section 7-10.1 of this Act and a statement of candidacy by the
8candidate filing or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
9statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the
10office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
11candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
12the petition relates, is qualified for the office specified and
13has filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
14Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, shall request that the
15candidate's name be placed upon the official ballot and shall
16be subscribed and sworn by such candidate before some officer
17authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in this State and
18may be in substantially the following form:
19State of Illinois)
20                 ) ss.
21County ..........)
22    I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
23street in the city (or village of) .... in the county of ....
24State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
25qualified primary voter of .... party; that I am a candidate

 

 

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1for nomination to the office of .... to be voted upon at the
2primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am legally
3qualified to hold such office and that I have filed a statement
4of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
5Ethics Act and I hereby request that my name be printed upon
6the official primary ballot for nomination for such office.
7
Signed ....................
8    Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
9who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
10
Signed .... (Official Character)
11
(Seal if officer has one.)
12    The receipt issued by the Secretary of State indicating
13that the candidate has filed the statement of economic
14interests required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act must
15be filed with the petitions for nomination as provided in
16subsection (8) of Section 7-12 of this Code.
17    All petitions for nomination for the office of State
18Senator shall be signed by at least 1,000 but not more than
193,000 of the qualified primary electors of the candidate's
20party in his legislative district.
21    All petitions for nomination for the office of
22Representative in the General Assembly shall be signed by at
23least 500 but not more than 1,500 of the qualified primary
24electors of the candidate's party in his or her representative
25district.
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1who signs a petition for nomination for the office of State
2Representative or State Senator such elector's residence
3address shall be written or printed. The residence address
4required to be written or printed opposite each qualified
5primary elector's name shall include the street address or
6rural route number of the signer, as the case may be, as well
7as the signer's county and city, village or town.
8    For the purposes of this Section, the number of primary
9electors shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in
10the applicable district, for the candidate for such political
11party who received the highest number of votes, state-wide, at
12the last general election in the State at which electors for
13President of the United States were elected.
14    A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
15petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
16party.
17    In the affidavit at the bottom of each sheet, the petition
18circulator, who shall be a person 18 years of age or older who
19is a citizen of the United States, shall state his or her
20street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as
21well as his or her county, city, village or town, and state;
22and shall certify that the signatures on that sheet of the
23petition were signed in his or her presence; and shall certify
24that the signatures are genuine; and shall certify that to the
25best of his or her knowledge and belief the persons so signing
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1voters for which the nomination is sought. Such statement shall
2be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths
3in this State, but such statement shall not be sworn to by
4using an electronic notary public as defined in Section 1-104
5of the Illinois Notary Public Act.
6    In the affidavit at the bottom of each petition sheet, the
7petition circulator shall either (1) indicate the dates on
8which he or she circulated that sheet, or (2) indicate the
9first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)
10certify that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed
11more than 90 days preceding the last day for the filing of the
12petition. No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90
13days preceding the last day provided in Section 8-9 for the
14filing of such petition.
15    All petition sheets which are filed with the State Board of
16Elections shall be the original sheets which have been signed
17by the voters and by the circulator, and not photocopies or
18duplicates of such sheets.
19    The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
20whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
21signature from the petition, provided that:
22        (1) the person striking the signature shall initial the
23    petition at the place where the signature is struck; and
24        (2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
25    certification listing the page number and line number of
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1    certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
2(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
3    (10 ILCS 5/10-4)  (from Ch. 46, par. 10-4)
4    Sec. 10-4. Form of petition for nomination. All petitions
5for nomination under this Article 10 for candidates for public
6office in this State, shall in addition to other requirements
7provided by law, be as follows: Such petitions shall consist of
8sheets of uniform size and each sheet shall contain, above the
9space for signature, an appropriate heading, giving the
10information as to name of candidate or candidates in whose
11behalf such petition is signed; the office; the party; place of
12residence; and such other information or wording as required to
13make same valid, and the heading of each sheet shall be the
14same. Such petition shall be signed by the qualified voters in
15their own proper persons only, and opposite the signature of
16each signer his residence address shall be written or printed.
17The residence address required to be written or printed
18opposite each qualified primary elector's name shall include
19the street address or rural route number of the signer, as the
20case may be, as well as the signer's county, and city, village
21or town, and state. However, the county or city, village or
22town, and state of residence of such electors may be printed on
23the petition forms where all of the electors signing the
24petition reside in the same county or city, village or town,
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1residence address, including street number, if any. No
2signature shall be valid or be counted in considering the
3validity or sufficiency of such petition unless the
4requirements of this Section are complied with. At the bottom
5of each sheet of such petition shall be added a circulator's
6statement, signed by a person 18 years of age or older who is a
7citizen of the United States; stating the street address or
8rural route number, as the case may be, as well as the county,
9city, village or town, and state; certifying that the
10signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in his or
11her presence; certifying that the signatures are genuine; and
12either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was
13circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last dates on which
14the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that none of the
15signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90 days preceding
16the last day for the filing of the petition; and certifying
17that to the best of his knowledge and belief the persons so
18signing were at the time of signing the petition duly
19registered voters under Articles 4, 5 or 6 of the Code of the
20political subdivision or district for which the candidate or
21candidates shall be nominated, and certifying that their
22respective residences are correctly stated therein. Such
23statement shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to
24administer oaths in this State, but such statement shall not be
25sworn to by using an electronic notary public as defined in
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1sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the last
2day provided in Section 10-6 for the filing of such petition.
3Such sheets, before being presented to the electoral board or
4filed with the proper officer of the electoral district or
5division of the state or municipality, as the case may be,
6shall be neatly fastened together in book form, by placing the
7sheets in a pile and fastening them together at one edge in a
8secure and suitable manner, and the sheets shall then be
9numbered consecutively. The sheets shall not be fastened by
10pasting them together end to end, so as to form a continuous
11strip or roll. All petition sheets which are filed with the
12proper local election officials, election authorities or the
13State Board of Elections shall be the original sheets which
14have been signed by the voters and by the circulator, and not
15photocopies or duplicates of such sheets. A petition, when
16presented or filed, shall not be withdrawn, altered, or added
17to, and no signature shall be revoked except by revocation in
18writing presented or filed with the officers or officer with
19whom the petition is required to be presented or filed, and
20before the presentment or filing of such petition. Whoever
21forges any name of a signer upon any petition shall be deemed
22guilty of a forgery, and on conviction thereof, shall be
23punished accordingly. The word "petition" or "petition for
24nomination", as used herein, shall mean what is sometimes known
25as nomination papers, in distinction to what is known as a
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1which the candidate is nominated", or its equivalent, shall
2mean the largest political division in which all qualified
3voters may vote upon such candidate or candidates, as the state
4in the case of state officers; the township in the case of
5township officers et cetera. Provided, further, that no person
6shall circulate or certify petitions for candidates of more
7than one political party, or for an independent candidate or
8candidates in addition to one political party, to be voted upon
9at the next primary or general election, or for such candidates
10and parties with respect to the same political subdivision at
11the next consolidated election.
12(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)".