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[ Engrossed ][ House Amendment 002 ]

90_SB0433

      10 ILCS 5/7-12.2 new
      10 ILCS 5/8-9.2 new
      10 ILCS 5/10-7.1 new
          Amends the Election Code.  Provides the  State  Board  of
      Elections shall examine nominating petitions filed with it to
      determine  whether those petitions are in apparent conformity
      with the requirements of the Code.  Further provides  for  an
      informal  hearing  to  determine  whether  candidates,  whose
      petitions  the  Board  has  determined  are  not  in apparent
      conformity, shall be certified.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the  Election  Code  by  adding  Sections
 2    7-12.2, 8-9.2 and 10-7.1.
 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  adding
 6    Sections 7-12.2, 8-9.2 and 10-7.1 as follows:
 7        (10 ILCS 5/7-12.2 new)
 8        Sec.  7-12.2.  State  Board  of Elections; Examination of
 9    Nomination Papers.
10        (a) All nomination petitions filed with the  State  Board
11    of  Elections  shall,  within  5  business days of filing, be
12    examined by the Board to determine whether the petitions  are
13    in apparent conformity with the requirements of this Article.
14    The  petitions  shall  be deemed to be in apparent conformity
15    with the requirements of this Article  with  respect  to  the
16    examination by the State Board of Elections if the petitions:
17             (1)  include  all papers and forms that are required
18        by this Article for the office for which the candidate is
19        seeking nomination or election;
20             (2)  appear to contain all of  the  information  and
21        statements,  sworn  and  attested  to  when necessary, as
22        required by this Article; and
23             (3)  appear  to  contain,  when  required  by   this
24        Article  or  any  other  statute, the requisite number of
25        presumptively valid signatures.
26        (b)  If, after an examination of a candidate's nomination
27    petition, the State Board of Elections  determines  that  the
28    petition  is not in apparent conformity with the requirements
29    of this Article, the Board  shall  notify  the  candidate  in
30    writing  that the petition is not in apparent conformity with
31    the requirements of this Article.  The notice shall state the
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 1    reasons why  the  nomination  petition  is  not  in  apparent
 2    conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this  Article, shall
 3    inform the candidate that the Board  will  be  conducting  an
 4    informal hearing to decide whether or not to certify the name
 5    of  the  candidate to be placed upon the official ballot, and
 6    shall inform the candidate that he or she has  the  right  to
 7    appear  before the Board at the hearing.  The notice shall be
 8    sent by certified mail by the Board within  5  business  days
 9    following the last day for the filing of nomination petitions
10    and shall be addressed to the candidate at the address listed
11    on  the candidate's statement of candidacy.  Service shall be
12    deemed complete when the notice is sent by certified mail  to
13    the address listed on the candidate's statement of candidacy.
14        (c)  Before  the  date  set for its certification for the
15    general primary election, the Board shall conduct an informal
16    hearing to determine whether the names of  those  candidates,
17    who have been notified as provided in this Section that their
18    nomination  petitions are not in apparent conformity with the
19    requirements  of  this  Article,  shall  be   certified   for
20    placement  on  the ballot.  Candidates so notified shall have
21    the right to appear before  the  Board  at  the  hearing,  to
22    present  evidence  and  argument why the nomination petitions
23    are in apparent conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this
24    Article,  and  to  be  represented  by  counsel of his or her
25    choice and at his or her expense at  the  hearing.   If  upon
26    conclusion  of the informal hearing the Board determines that
27    a  candidate's  nomination  petition  is  not   in   apparent
28    conformity   with  the  requirements  of  this  Article,  the
29    nomination petition shall be deemed  invalid  and  the  Board
30    shall   not   include  the  name  of  the  candidate  in  its
31    certification of candidates.  The decision of the Board shall
32    be in writing, shall state the underlying reasons  supporting
33    the  decision,  and shall be served upon the candidate either
34    personally or by certified  mail.   Any  candidate  adversely
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 1    affected  by  the Board's decision may secure judicial review
 2    of the decision in the circuit court in the  same  manner  as
 3    provided in Section 10-10.1 of this Code.
 4        (10 ILCS 5/8-9.2 new)
 5        Sec.  8-9.2.  State  Board  of  Elections; Examination of
 6    Nomination Papers.
 7        (a) All nomination petitions filed with the  State  Board
 8    of  Elections  shall,  within  5  business days of filing, be
 9    examined by the Board to determine whether the petitions  are
10    in apparent conformity with the requirements of this Article.
11    The  petitions  shall  be deemed to be in apparent conformity
12    with the requirements of this Article  with  respect  to  the
13    examination by the State Board of Elections if the petitions:
14             (1)  include  all papers and forms that are required
15        by this Article for the office for which the candidate is
16        seeking nomination or election;
17             (2)  appear to contain all of  the  information  and
18        statements,  sworn  and  attested  to  when necessary, as
19        required by this Article; and
20             (3)  appear  to  contain,  when  required  by   this
21        Article  or  any  other  statute, the requisite number of
22        presumptively valid signatures.
23        (b)  If, after an examination of a candidate's nomination
24    petition, the State Board of Elections  determines  that  the
25    petition  is not in apparent conformity with the requirements
26    of this Article, the Board  shall  notify  the  candidate  in
27    writing  that the petition is not in apparent conformity with
28    the requirements of this Article.  The notice shall state the
29    reasons why  the  nomination  petition  is  not  in  apparent
30    conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this  Article, shall
31    inform the candidate that the Board  will  be  conducting  an
32    informal hearing to decide whether or not to certify the name
33    of  the  candidate to be placed upon the official ballot, and
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 1    shall inform the candidate that he or she has  the  right  to
 2    appear  before the Board at the hearing.  The notice shall be
 3    sent by certified mail by the Board within  5  business  days
 4    following the last day for the filing of nomination petitions
 5    and shall be addressed to the candidate at the address listed
 6    on  the candidate's statement of candidacy.  Service shall be
 7    deemed complete when the notice is sent by certified mail  to
 8    the address listed on the candidate's statement of candidacy.
 9        (c)  Before  the  date  set for its certification for the
10    general primary election, the Board shall conduct an informal
11    hearing to determine whether the names of  those  candidates,
12    who have been notified as provided in this Section that their
13    nomination  petitions are not in apparent conformity with the
14    requirements  of  this  Article,  shall  be   certified   for
15    placement  on  the ballot.  Candidates so notified shall have
16    the right to appear before  the  Board  at  the  hearing,  to
17    present  evidence  and  argument why the nomination petitions
18    are in apparent conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this
19    Article,  and  to  be  represented  by  counsel of his or her
20    choice and at his or her expense at  the  hearing.   If  upon
21    conclusion  of the informal hearing the Board determines that
22    a  candidate's  nomination  petition  is  not   in   apparent
23    conformity   with  the  requirements  of  this  Article,  the
24    nomination petition shall be deemed  invalid  and  the  Board
25    shall   not   include  the  name  of  the  candidate  in  its
26    certification of candidates.  The decision of the Board shall
27    be in writing, shall state the underlying reasons  supporting
28    the  decision,  and shall be served upon the candidate either
29    personally or by certified  mail.   Any  candidate  adversely
30    affected  by  the Board's decision may secure judicial review
31    of the decision in the circuit court in the  same  manner  as
32    provided in Section 10-10.1 of this Code.
33        (10 ILCS 5/10-7.1 new)
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 1        Sec.  10-7.1.  State  Board  of Elections; Examination of
 2    Nomination Papers.
 3        (a) All nomination petitions filed with the  State  Board
 4    of  Elections  shall,  within  5  business days of filing, be
 5    examined by the Board to determine whether the petitions  are
 6    in apparent conformity with the requirements of this Article.
 7    The  petitions  shall  be deemed to be in apparent conformity
 8    with the requirements of this Article  with  respect  to  the
 9    examination by the State Board of Elections if the petitions:
10             (1)  include all papers and forms which are required
11        by this Article for the office for which the candidate is
12        seeking nomination or election;
13        (2)  appear   to  contain  all  of  the  information  and
14        statements, sworn and  attested  to  when  necessary,  as
15        required by this Article; and
16             (3)  appear   to  contain,  when  required  by  this
17        Article or any other statute,  the  requisite  number  of
18        presumptively valid signatures.
19        (b)  If, after an examination of a candidate's nomination
20    petition,  the  State  Board of Elections determines that the
21    petition is not in apparent conformity with the  requirements
22    of  this  Article,  the  Board  shall notify the candidate in
23    writing that the petition is not in apparent conformity  with
24    the requirements of this Article.  The notice shall state the
25    reasons  why  the  nomination  petition  is  not  in apparent
26    conformity with  the  requirements  of  this  Article,  shall
27    inform  the  candidate  that  the Board will be conducting an
28    informal hearing to decide whether or not to certify the name
29    of the candidate to be placed upon the official  ballot,  and
30    shall  inform  the  candidate that he or she has the right to
31    appear before the Board at the hearing.  The notice shall  be
32    sent  by  certified  mail by the Board within 5 business days
33    following the last day for the filing of nomination petitions
34    and shall be addressed to the candidate at the address listed
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 1    on the candidate's statement of candidacy.  Service shall  be
 2    deemed  complete when the notice is sent by certified mail to
 3    the address listed on the candidate's statement of candidacy.
 4        (c)  Before the date set for its  certification  for  the
 5    general election, the Board shall conduct an informal hearing
 6    to  determine whether the names of those candidates, who have
 7    been  notified  as  provided  in  this  Section  that   their
 8    nomination  petitions are not in apparent conformity with the
 9    requirements  of  this  Article,  shall  be   certified   for
10    placement  on  the ballot.  Candidates so notified shall have
11    the right to appear before  the  Board  at  the  hearing,  to
12    present  evidence  and  argument why the nomination petitions
13    are in apparent conformity  with  the  requirements  of  this
14    Article,  and  to  be  represented  by  counsel of his or her
15    choice and at his or her expense at  the  hearing.   If  upon
16    conclusion  of the informal hearing the Board determines that
17    a  candidate's  nomination  petition  is  not   in   apparent
18    conformity   with  the  requirements  of  this  Article,  the
19    nomination petition shall be deemed  invalid  and  the  Board
20    shall   not   include  the  name  of  the  candidate  in  its
21    certification of candidates.  The decision of the Board shall
22    be in writing, shall state the underlying reasons  supporting
23    the  decision,  and shall be served upon the candidate either
24    personally or by  certified  mail.  Any  candidate  adversely
25    affected  by  the Board's decision may secure judicial review
26    of the decision in the circuit court in the  same  manner  as
27    provided in Section 10-10.1 of this Code.
28        Section  99.  This  Act  takes effect upon its becoming a
29    law.

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