101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5877

 

Introduced , by Rep. Karina Villa

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
10 ILCS 5/7-10.1  from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.1

    Amends the Election Code. Changes provisions requiring a petition or certificate of nomination to include a statement that the filing candidate is not affiliated with a communist organization or specified group which advocates the overthrow of constitutional government by force or other means not permitted under the U.S. Constitution or the Illinois Constitution to include any hate group and white supremacist organization.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
57-10.1 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/7-10.1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.1)
7    Sec. 7-10.1. Each petition or certificate of nomination
8shall include as a part thereof, a statement for each of the
9candidates filing, or in whose behalf the petition or
10certificate of nomination is filed, said statement shall be
11subscribed and sworn to by such candidate or nominee before
12some officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in this
13State and shall be in substantially the following form:
14United States of America )
15                         ) ss
16State of Illinois        )
17    I, .... do swear that I am a citizen of the United States
18and the State of Illinois, that I am not affiliated directly or
19indirectly with any communist organization or any communist
20front organization, any hate group, any white supremacist
21organization, or any foreign political agency, party,
22organization or government which advocates the overthrow of
23constitutional government by force or other means not permitted

 

 

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1under the Constitution of the United States or the constitution
2of this State; that I do not directly or indirectly teach or
3advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States
4or of this State or any unlawful change in the form of the
5governments thereof by force or any unlawful means.
6
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7    Subscribed and sworn to by me on (insert date).
8
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9
(Notary Public)
    
10My commission expires: .....
11(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)