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Public Act 101-0114 |
SB1536 Enrolled | LRB101 09923 AWJ 55025 b |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
Section 3.1-10-17 as follows: |
(65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-17 new) |
Sec. 3.1-10-17. Term limits. |
(a) The imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, |
or otherwise must be prospective. Elective office held prior to |
the effective date of any term limit imposed by a municipality |
shall not prohibit a person otherwise eligible from running for |
or holding elective office in that municipality. Term limits |
imposed in a manner inconsistent with this Section remain valid |
prospectively, but are invalid as they apply to service prior |
to the enactment of the term limits. |
(b) The imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, |
or otherwise shall only apply to terms for the same office or |
that category of municipal office. Term limits imposed in a |
manner inconsistent with this subsection are invalid as they |
apply to service in other categories of municipal offices. |
(c) A home rule unit may not regulate term limits in a |
manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a |
limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of |