Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

Filed: 10/25/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 204

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 204 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Public Officer Simultaneous Tenure Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
 
6     (50 ILCS 110/1)  (from Ch. 102, par. 4.10)
7     Sec. 1. Legislative findings; purpose). The General
8 Assembly finds and declares that questions raised regarding the
9 legality of simultaneously holding the office of county board
10 member and township supervisor are unwarranted, and in counties
11 of less than 100,000 population such questions regarding the
12 legality of simultaneously holding the office of county board
13 member and township trustee are unwarranted; that the General
14 Assembly viewed the office of township supervisor, and in
15 counties of less than 100,000 population the office of township
16 trustee, and the office of county board member as compatible;
17 and that to settle the question of legality and avoid confusion
18 among such counties and townships as may be affected by such
19 questions it is lawful to hold the office of county board
20 member simultaneously with the office of township supervisor,
21 and in counties of less than 100,000 population with the office
22 of township trustee, in accordance with this Act.
23     The General Assembly finds and declares that questions
24 raised regarding the legality of simultaneously holding the

 

 

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1 office of county board member and the office of community
2 college board member are unwarranted; that the General Assembly
3 views the office of community college board member and the
4 office of county board member as compatible; and that to settle
5 questions of legality and avoid confusion among the counties
6 and community college districts as may be affected by those
7 questions, it is lawful to simultaneously hold the office of
8 county board member and the office of community college board
9 member, in accordance with this Act.
10 (Source: P.A. 82-554.)
 
11     (50 ILCS 110/2)  (from Ch. 102, par. 4.11)
12     Sec. 2. Simultaneous tenure declared to be lawful. It is
13 lawful for any person to hold the office of county board member
14 and township supervisor, and in counties of less than 100,000
15 population the office of county board member and township
16 trustee, simultaneously. It is lawful for any person to hold
17 the office of county board member and the office of township
18 assessor or town clerk, simultaneously, in counties of less
19 than 300,000 population.
20     It is lawful for any person to simultaneously hold the
21 office of county board member and the office of community
22 college board member.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-748, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
24     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.".