Rep. David Reis

Filed: 1/12/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 761

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 761, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to the page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, as follows:
 
5 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:
 
6 "Sections 2A-1, 9-35, and 19A-15 and by adding Sections 16-12,
7 24A-23, 24B-21, 24C-20, and 25-9 as follows:
 
8     (10 ILCS 5/2A-1)  (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1)
9     (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-719,
10 which has been held unconstitutional)
11     Sec. 2A-1. All Elections - Governed by this Code -
12 Construction of Article 2A.
13     (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in
14 this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office
15 or elected to public or political party office in this State

 

 

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1 except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of
2 any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code
3 shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions
4 of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of
5 the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or
6 drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by
7 another statute.
8     (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance
9 with the consolidated schedule of elections established in
10 Sections 2A-1.1 and 2A-1.2. No election may be held on any date
11 other than a date on which an election is scheduled under
12 Section 2A-1.1, except special primaries and special elections
13 pursuant to Section 25-9, special elections to fill
14 congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election
15 issued by the Governor, judicial elections to fill vacancies in
16 the office of Supreme Court Judge held pursuant to writs of
17 election issued by the Governor under subsection (a-5) of
18 Section 2A-9, township referenda and votes of the town electors
19 held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved
20 pursuant to Section 2A-1.4, special elections held between
21 January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34-53 of the
22 School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary
23 elections in even-numbered years expressly authorized in this
24 Article to provide for annual partisan elections.
25     (c) At the respective elections established in Section
26 2A-1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for

 

 

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1 election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required
2 by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as
3 specified in Section 2A-1.2.
4     (d) If the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 conflict with any
5 specific provision of Sections 2A-2 through 2A-54, as applied
6 to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A-1.2
7 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections.
8     (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction
9 declares an election void, the court may order another election
10 without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this
11 Article.
12 (Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)
 
13     (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-719,
14 which has been held unconstitutional)
15     Sec. 2A-1. All Elections - Governed by this Code -
16 Construction of Article 2A.
17     (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in
18 this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office
19 or elected to public or political party office in this State
20 except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of
21 any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code
22 shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions
23 of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of
24 the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or
25 drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by

 

 

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1 another statute.
2     (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance
3 with the consolidated schedule of elections established in
4 Sections 2A-1.1 and 2A-1.2. No election may be held on any date
5 other than a date on which an election is scheduled under
6 Section 2A-1.1, except special primaries and special elections
7 pursuant to Section 25-9, special elections to fill
8 congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election
9 issued by the Governor, township referenda and votes of the
10 town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency
11 referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A-1.4, special
12 elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under
13 Section 34-53 of the School Code, and city, village or
14 incorporated town primary elections in even-numbered years
15 expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual
16 partisan elections.
17     (c) At the respective elections established in Section
18 2A-1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for
19 election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required
20 by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as
21 specified in Section 2A-1.2.
22     (d) If the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 conflict with any
23 specific provision of Sections 2A-2 through 2A-54, as applied
24 to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A-1.2
25 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections.
26     (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction

 

 

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1 declares an election void, the court may order another election
2 without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this
3 Article.
4 (Source: P.A. 88-511.)"; and
 
5 on page 5, by inserting after line 2 the following:
 
6     "(10 ILCS 5/16-12 new)
7     Sec. 16-12. Separate ballots for 2009 special primary and
8 special election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
9 Code, an election authority may prepare and use ballots for the
10 special primary and special election conducted pursuant to
11 Section 25-9 that are separate from the 2009 consolidated
12 primary and consolidated election ballots. This Section is
13 repealed on January 1, 2010.
 
14     (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
15     Sec. 19A-15. Period for early voting; hours.
16     (a) The period for early voting by personal appearance
17 begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated
18 primary, consolidated, or general election, a special primary
19 conducted pursuant to Section 25-9, or a special election
20 conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 and extends through the 5th
21 day before election day.
22     (b) A permanent polling place for early voting must remain
23 open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9:00 a.m.

 

 

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1 to 5:00 p.m., on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on
2 Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
3 (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
4     (10 ILCS 5/24A-23 new)
5     Sec. 24A-23. Separate ballot cards for 2009 special primary
6 and special election. Notwithstanding any other provision of
7 this Code, an election authority may prepare and use ballot
8 cards for the special primary and special election conducted
9 pursuant to Section 25-9 that are separate from the 2009
10 consolidated primary and consolidated election ballot cards.
11 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
 
12     (10 ILCS 5/24B-21 new)
13     Sec. 24B-21. Separate ballot sheets for 2009 special
14 primary and special election. Notwithstanding any other
15 provision of this Code, an election authority may prepare and
16 use ballot sheets for the special primary and special election
17 conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are separate from the
18 2009 consolidated primary and consolidated election ballot
19 sheets. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
 
20     (10 ILCS 5/24C-20 new)
21     Sec. 24C-20. Separate ballot screens for 2009 special
22 primary and special election. Notwithstanding any other
23 provision of this Code, an election authority may prepare and

 

 

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1 use ballot screens for the special primary and special election
2 conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are separate from the
3 2009 consolidated primary and consolidated election ballot
4 screens. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
 
5     (10 ILCS 5/25-9 new)
6     Sec. 25-9. Special provisions for filling a vacancy in the
7 office of U. S. Senator.
8     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, each
9 vacancy following the 2008 general election and occurring on or
10 before January 1, 2009 in the office of United States Senator
11 must be filled in accordance with the provisions of this
12 Section. Any temporary appointment made pursuant to Section
13 25-8 shall expire upon certification of the results of any
14 special election conducted pursuant to this Section.
15     (b) If and only if this amendatory Act of the 95th General
16 Assembly takes effect on or before January 1, 2009, each
17 vacancy in the office of United States Senator occurring on or
18 before January 1, 2009 shall be filled by the people at a
19 special election to be held on the same day as the next
20 consolidated election. Candidates of established political
21 parties shall be nominated for the office to be filled by
22 special election at a primary election to be held on the same
23 day as the next consolidated primary election.
24     (c) If and only if this amendatory Act of the 95th General
25 Assembly takes effect on or after January 2, 2009, each vacancy

 

 

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1 in the office of United States Senator occurring on or before
2 January 1, 2009 shall be filled by the people at a special
3 election to be held on May 26, 2009. Candidates of established
4 political parties shall be nominated for the office to be
5 filled by special election at a special primary election to be
6 held on the same day as the consolidated election held on April
7 7, 2009.
8     (d) Within 5 days after the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Governor must
10 issue all writs of election necessary to carry out the
11 provisions of this Section. If the Governor fails to issue all
12 such writs within the 5-day period, then the Lieutenant
13 Governor shall issue those writs within 3 days after the end of
14 that 5-day period.
15     (e) If this Section requires that a special primary be
16 conducted at the 2009 consolidated primary within a
17 municipality that by law is permitted to not conduct a
18 consolidated primary, then the special primary required by this
19 Section must nonetheless be conducted in that municipality on
20 the day specified by this Code for the consolidated primary.
21     (f) The State Board of Elections shall by emergency rule
22 establish the time periods with respect to special primaries
23 and special elections required under this Section for (i)
24 circulation and filing of nominating petitions, (ii) filing,
25 hearing, and determination of objections, (iii) certification
26 of candidates, (iv) notification to qualified electors, (v)

 

 

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1 absentee voting, (vi) canvassing of votes, (vii) declaration of
2 results, and (viii) any other activity required for the conduct
3 of the special primary or special election.
4     (g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.".