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90_SB0333

      40 ILCS 5/5-179           from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179
          Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Pension Code  to
      provide  that  all  active  policemen may vote for all active
      police officer positions on the board,  regardless  of  rank.
      Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Pension Code by changing
 2    Section 5-179.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is  amended by
 6    changing Section 5-179 as follows:
 7        (40 ILCS 5/5-179) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-179)
 8        Sec. 5-179.  Board elections.  The regular elections  for
 9    members  of  the board shall be held under rules of the board
10    at least 30 days prior to  the  expiration  of  the  term  of
11    office of any elective member.
12        At  any  election  for active policemen members, all such
13    policemen of the appropriate rank employed by the  city  when
14    the  election  is  held  have  a right to vote for all active
15    police officer positions on the board, regardless of rank for
16    members of the board of the same class of rank.
17        At any election for the pensioner  or  annuitant  member,
18    all  annuitants and pensioners (except children less than age
19    18) and the legal guardian of any child  annuitant  or  child
20    pensioner,  whose mother or stepmother is not an annuitant or
21    pensioner of the fund, shall have a right to vote.
22        Ballots to be cast in such elections shall be of a secret
23    character.
24    (Source: P.A. 80-671.)
25        Section 99. Effective date.  This Act takes  effect  upon
26    becoming law.

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