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91_HB0958

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Election  Code  by  changing  Section
 2    7-10.2.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Election  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 6    Section 7-10.2 as follows:

 7        (10 ILCS 5/7-10.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2)
 8        Sec.   7-10.2.    Names   of   candidates;   petition  or
 9    certificate for nomination.  In the designation of  the  name
10    of a candidate on a petition for nomination or certificate of
11    nomination  the  candidate's  given name or names, initial or
12    initials, a nickname  by  which  the  candidate  is  commonly
13    known,  or  a combination thereof, may be used in addition to
14    the candidate's surname. No other designation such as a title
15    or degree, or nickname suggesting or implying possession of a
16    title, degree or professional status,    similar  information
17    may  be  used  in  connection  with  the candidate's surname,
18    except that the title "Mrs." may be used in  the  case  of  a
19    married woman.
20    (Source: P.A. 81-135.)

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