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91_HB0332
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing
2 Sections 8-193 and 9-186.
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 Sections 8-193 and 9-186 as follows:
7 (40 ILCS 5/8-193) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-193)
8 Sec. 8-193. Board elections. In each year, the board
9 shall conduct a regular mail ballot election, under rules
10 adopted by it, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of
11 the term of the employee member whose term next expires, for
12 the election of a successor for a term of 3 years. Each
13 employee member and his successor shall be an employee who
14 holds a position by certification and appointment as a result
15 of a competitive civil service examination as distinguished
16 from temporary appointment for a period of not less than 5
17 years prior to the date of election or so holds a position
18 which is not exempt from the classified or the personnel
19 ordinance by a city that adopted a career service ordinance.
20 All nominations for board member elections shall be by
21 petition. A petition shall be signed by at least 400
22 participating employees who were participants during July of
23 the current year and who, if their employment status remains
24 unchanged, would be eligible to vote for such a candidate at
25 the following election.
26 At any such election including the initial election and
27 special elections to fill vacancies in such office, all
28 persons who are employee participants at the time such
29 election is held, shall have a right to vote. The ballot
30 shall be of secret character.
31 All voting in board elections shall be done by mail. To
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1 assure equal voting opportunities and no disruptions of city
2 services, there shall be no on-site voting. The board shall
3 prepare and mail ballots, ballot envelopes, pre-addressed
4 return envelopes, and election instructions to the employees
5 eligible to vote. Each candidate listed on the ballot shall
6 be afforded the opportunity to submit written campaign
7 material, limited to one letter-size page (8.5 by 11 inches),
8 and such campaign material shall be included with the mail
9 ballot.
10 The ballots shall contain the names of all candidates in
11 alphabetical order and an appropriate place where a name may
12 be written in on the ballot. The return envelope shall have
13 on the outside a form of certificate stating that the person
14 voting the ballot is a participating employee entitled to
15 vote.
16 Employees, upon receipt of the ballot and envelopes,
17 shall vote the ballot and place it in the ballot envelope,
18 seal the ballot envelope, place the ballot envelope in the
19 return envelope, seal the return envelope, execute the
20 certificate thereon, and return the ballot to the Fund by
21 U.S. Mail.
22 The board shall set a final date for ballot return, and
23 ballots received prior to that date in a ballot envelope and
24 return envelope with a properly executed certificate shall be
25 valid ballots.
26 The board shall set a day for counting the ballots and
27 name judges and clerks of election to conduct the count of
28 ballots and shall make any rules necessary for the conduct of
29 the count. Each candidate for the board may designate 2
30 representatives to be present when the ballots are counted.
31 Any elected member of the board shall hold office until
32 his successor is elected and qualified.
33 Any person elected or appointed as a member of the board
34 shall qualify by taking an oath of office to be administered
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1 by the city clerk. A copy thereof shall be kept in the office
2 of the city clerk.
3 (Source: P.A. 81-782.)
4 (40 ILCS 5/9-186) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-186)
5 Sec. 9-186. Board elections. In each year, the board
6 shall conduct a regular mail ballot election, under rules
7 adopted by it, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of
8 the term of each elected employee or annuitant member.
9 To be eligible to be a county employee member, a person
10 must be an employee of the county and must have at least 5
11 years of service credit in that capacity by December 1 of the
12 year of election. To be eligible to be a forest preserve
13 district member, a person must be an employee of the forest
14 preserve district and must have at least 5 years of service
15 credit in that capacity by December 1 of the year of
16 election.
17 Only those persons who are employees of the county shall
18 be eligible to vote for the 3 county employee members, only
19 those persons who are employees of the forest preserve
20 district shall be eligible to vote for the forest preserve
21 district member, and only those persons who are currently
22 receiving retirement or disability benefits under this
23 Article shall be eligible to vote for the annuitant member.
24 All nominations for board member elections shall be by
25 petition. A petition shall be signed by at least 400
26 participating employees who were participants during July of
27 the current year and who, if their employment status remains
28 unchanged, would be eligible to vote for such a candidate at
29 the following election.
30 The ballot shall be of secret character. All voting in
31 board elections shall be done by mail. To assure equal
32 voting opportunities and no disruptions of county services,
33 there shall be no on-site voting. The board shall prepare
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1 and mail ballots, ballot envelopes, pre-addressed return
2 envelopes, and election instructions to the employees
3 eligible to vote. Each candidate listed on the ballot shall
4 be afforded the opportunity to submit written campaign
5 material, limited to one letter-size page (8.5 by 11 inches),
6 and such campaign material shall be included with the mail
7 ballot.
8 The ballots shall contain the names of all candidates in
9 alphabetical order and an appropriate place where a name may
10 be written in on the ballot. The return envelope shall have
11 on the outside a form of certificate stating that the person
12 voting the ballot is a participating employee entitled to
13 vote.
14 Employees, upon receipt of the ballot and envelopes,
15 shall vote the ballot and place it in the ballot envelope,
16 seal the ballot envelope, place the ballot envelope in the
17 return envelope, seal the return envelope, execute the
18 certificate thereon, and return the ballot to the Fund by
19 U.S. Mail.
20 The board shall set a final date for ballot return, and
21 ballots received prior to that date in a ballot envelope and
22 return envelope with a properly executed certificate shall be
23 valid ballots.
24 The board shall set a day for counting the ballots and
25 name judges and clerks of election to conduct the count of
26 ballots and shall make any rules necessary for the conduct of
27 the count. Each candidate for the board may designate 2
28 representatives to be present when the ballots are counted.
29 Except as otherwise provided in Section 9-187, each
30 member of the board shall hold office until his successor is
31 chosen and has qualified.
32 Any person elected or appointed a member of the board
33 shall qualify for the office by taking an oath of office to
34 be administered by the county clerk or a person designated by
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1 him. A copy thereof shall be kept in the office of the county
2 clerk. Any appointment or notice of election shall be in
3 writing and the written instrument shall be filed with the
4 oath.
5 (Source: P.A. 85-964; 86-1488.)
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.