Bill Text: IL HB4446 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State's Attorney Division of the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning on December 1, 2024, the Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County will include 5 elected Deputy State's Attorneys and one elected, at large, State's Attorney. Provides that each Deputy State's Attorney will represent a district, consisting of 3 Cook County judicial subcircuit districts, and have all powers and duties of the State's Attorney within that district, except that the State's Attorney will retain powers relating to: (i) defense of Cook County; (ii) internal operations; (iii) performing the duties of a vacant office of a Deputy State's Attorney; and (iv) arbitration of disputes between Deputy State's Attorneys and approval of shared operations between the two or more jurisdictions. Contains other provisions about the election of Deputy State's Attorneys and vacancies in the office of a Deputy State's Attorney. Limits home rule powers. Amends the Election Code making conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-03 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4446 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4446-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4446 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/2A-21 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-21
10 ILCS 5/7-10 from Ch. 46, par. 7-10
10 ILCS 5/7-34 from Ch. 46, par. 7-34
55 ILCS 5/3-9014 new
Amends the State's Attorney Division of the Counties Code. Provides that, beginning on December 1, 2024, the Office of the State's Attorney of Cook County will include 5 elected Deputy State's Attorneys and one elected, at large, State's Attorney. Provides that each Deputy State's Attorney will represent a district, consisting of 3 Cook County judicial subcircuit districts, and have all powers and duties of the State's Attorney within that district, except that the State's Attorney will retain powers relating to: (i) defense of Cook County; (ii) internal operations; (iii) performing the duties of a vacant office of a Deputy State's Attorney; and (iv) arbitration of disputes between Deputy State's Attorneys and approval of shared operations between the two or more jurisdictions. Contains other provisions about the election of Deputy State's Attorneys and vacancies in the office of a Deputy State's Attorney. Limits home rule powers. Amends the Election Code making conforming changes.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
Sections 2A-21, 7-10, and 7-34 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/2A-21) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-21)
Sec. 2A-21. State's Attorney and Deputy State's Attorney -
Time of Election.
(a) State's Attorneys shall be elected at the general
election in 1980 and at the general election every 4 years
thereafter.
(b) Deputy State's Attorneys in Cook County shall be
elected at the general election in 2024 and at the general
election every 4 years thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 80-936.)
(10 ILCS 5/7-10) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)
Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no
candidate for nomination, or State central committeeperson, or
township committeeperson, or precinct committeeperson, or ward
committeeperson or candidate for delegate or alternate
delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed
upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has

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been filed in his behalf as provided in this Article in
substantially the following form:
We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the
.... party and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in
the .... of ...., in the county of .... and State of Illinois,
do hereby petition that the following named person or persons
shall be a candidate or candidates of the .... party for the
nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for election to)
the office or offices hereinafter specified, to be voted for at
the primary election to be held on (insert date).
Name Office Address
John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.
Jane James Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.
Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.
Name.................. Address.......................
State of Illinois)
) ss.
County of........)
I, ...., do hereby certify that I reside at No. ....
street, in the .... of ...., county of ...., and State of
....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that I am a citizen
of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet
were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at

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the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the ....
party, and that their respective residences are correctly
stated, as above set forth.
.........................
Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).
.........................
Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of
candidacy and candidate's statement shall be of uniform size
and shall contain above the space for signatures an appropriate
heading giving the information as to name of candidate or
candidates, in whose behalf such petition is signed; the
office, the political party represented and place of residence;
and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.
Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary electors
residing in the political division for which the nomination is
sought in their own proper persons only and opposite the
signature of each signer, his residence address shall be
written or printed. The residence address required to be
written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's
name shall include the street address or rural route number of
the signer, as the case may be, as well as the signer's county,
and city, village or town, and state. However the county or
city, village or town, and state of residence of the electors
may be printed on the petition forms where all of the electors
signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village

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or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in
writing the residence address, including street number, if any.
At the bottom of each sheet of such petition shall be added a
circulator statement signed by a person 18 years of age or
older who is a citizen of the United States, stating the street
address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well as
the county, city, village or town, and state; and certifying
that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed
in his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are
genuine; and either (1) indicating the dates on which that
sheet was circulated, or (2) indicating the first and last
dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3) certifying that
none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90
days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition and
certifying that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief
the persons so signing were at the time of signing the
petitions qualified voters of the political party for which a
nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before
some officer authorized to administer oaths in this State.
No petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days
preceding the last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing
of such petition.
The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on
whose behalf the petition is circulated, may strike any
signature from the petition, provided that:
(1) the person striking the signature shall initial the

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petition at the place where the signature is struck; and
(2) the person striking the signature shall sign a
certification listing the page number and line number of
each signature struck from the petition. Such
certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.
Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened
together in book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and
fastening them together at one edge in a secure and suitable
manner, and the sheets shall then be numbered consecutively.
The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting them together end
to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll. All petition
sheets which are filed with the proper local election
officials, election authorities or the State Board of Elections
shall be the original sheets which have been signed by the
voters and by the circulator thereof, and not photocopies or
duplicates of such sheets. Each petition must include as a part
thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates
filing, or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This
statement shall set out the address of such candidate, the
office for which he is a candidate, shall state that the
candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which
the petition relates and is qualified for the office specified
(in the case of a candidate for State's Attorney or Deputy
State's Attorney, it shall state that the candidate is at the
time of filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of
this State), shall state that he has filed (or will file before

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the close of the petition filing period) a statement of
economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental
Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed
upon the official ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to
by such candidate before some officer authorized to take
acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in
substantially the following form:
Statement of Candidacy
Name Address Office District Party
John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican
Belvidere,
Illinois
State of Illinois)
) ss.
County of .......)
I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ....
Street in the city (or village) of ...., in the county of ....,
State of Illinois; that I am a qualified voter therein and am a
qualified primary voter of the .... party; that I am a
candidate for nomination (for election in the case of
committeeperson and delegates and alternate delegates) to the
office of .... to be voted upon at the primary election to be
held on (insert date); that I am legally qualified (including
being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility
requirement for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold

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such office and that I have filed (or I will file before the
close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic
interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act
and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official
primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in the case
of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates)
such office.
Signed ......................
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ....,
who is to me personally known, on (insert date).
Signed ....................
(Official Character)
(Seal, if officer has one.)
The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added
to, and no signatures shall be revoked except by revocation
filed in writing with the State Board of Elections, election
authority or local election official with whom the petition is
required to be filed, and before the filing of such petition.
Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any petition required
by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on conviction
thereof shall be punished accordingly.
A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must
obtain the number of signatures specified in this Section on
his or her petition for nomination.
(a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating

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convention. If a candidate seeks to run for statewide office or
as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national nominating
convention elected from the State at-large, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000
but not more than 10,000 signatures.
(b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a
national nominating convention. If a candidate seeks to run for
United States Congress or as a congressional delegate or
alternate congressional delegate to a national nominating
convention elected from a congressional district, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of his or her party in his or her congressional
district. In the first primary election following a
redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's
petition for nomination must contain at least 600 signatures of
qualified primary electors of the candidate's political party
in his or her congressional district.
(c) County office. If a candidate seeks to run for any
countywide office, including but not limited to county board
chairperson or county board member, elected on an at-large
basis, in a county other than Cook County, then the candidate's
petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or
her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election
in his or her county. If a candidate seeks to run for county

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board member elected from a county board district, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of his or her party in the county board district. In
the first primary election following a redistricting of county
board districts or the initial establishment of county board
districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain
at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who
cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by
the total number of county board districts comprising the
county board; provided that in no event shall the number of
signatures be less than 25.
(d) County office; Cook County only.
(1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office
in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
who cast votes at the last preceding general election in
Cook County.
(2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination
must contain at least the number of signatures equal to
0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party
in his or her county board district. In the first primary
election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of

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Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures
equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party
in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding
general election divided by the total number of county
board districts comprising the county board; provided that
in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.
(3) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board
of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district
pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property
Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of
the total number of registered voters in his or her board
of review district in the last general election at which a
commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from
that board of review district. In no event shall the number
of signatures required be greater than the requisite number
for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County
under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first
primary election following a redistricting of Cook County
Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at
least the number of signatures required for a countywide
candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the
qualified electors of his or her party in the district.
(e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to

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run for municipal or township office, then the candidate's
petition for nomination must contain at least the number of
signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of
his or her party in the municipality or township. If a
candidate seeks to run for alderman of a municipality, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary
electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first primary
election following redistricting of aldermanic wards or
trustee districts of a municipality or the initial
establishment of wards or districts, a candidate's petition for
nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to at
least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate
of that political party who received the highest number of
votes in the entire municipality at the last regular election
at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or
districts. In no event shall the number of signatures be less
than 25.
(f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to
run for State central committeeperson, then the candidate's
petition for nomination must contain at least 100 signatures of
the primary electors of his or her party of his or her
congressional district.
(g) Sanitary district trustee. If a candidate seeks to run
for trustee of a sanitary district in which trustees are not

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elected from wards, then the candidate's petition for
nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal
to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the
sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a
sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards,
then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at
least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary
electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary
district. In the first primary election following
redistricting of sanitary districts elected from wards, a
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the
signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward
of that sanitary district.
(h) Judicial office. If a candidate seeks to run for
judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition
for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to
0.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the
candidate for his or her political party for the office of
Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was
elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a
candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a circuit or
subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number
of votes cast for the judicial candidate of his or her
political party who received the highest number of votes at the
last general election at which a judicial officer from the same

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circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled to be elected,
but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and
subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500
signatures in every other Judicial District.
(i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. If a
candidate seeks to run for precinct committeeperson, then the
candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 10
signatures of the primary electors of his or her party for the
precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,
then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no
less than the number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary
electors of his or her party of the ward, but no more than 16%
of those same electors; provided that the maximum number of
signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever is
greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township
committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination
must contain no less than the number of signatures equal to 5%
of the primary electors of his or her party of the township,
but no more than 8% of those same electors; provided that the
maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum
number, whichever is greater.
(j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools
for multiple counties. If a candidate seeks to run for State's
attorney or regional Superintendent of Schools who serves more
than one county, then the candidate's petition for nomination
must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of

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the primary electors of his or her party in the territory
comprising the counties.
(k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other
office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must
contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the
registered voters of the political subdivision, district, or
division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,
whichever is greater.
For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors
shall be determined by taking the total vote cast, in the
applicable district, for the candidate for that political party
who received the highest number of votes, statewide, at the
last general election in the State at which electors for
President of the United States were elected. For political
subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
that political party who received the highest number of votes
in the political subdivision at the last regular election at
which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from
that subdivision. For wards or districts of political
subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be
determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for
that political party who received the highest number of votes
in the ward or district at the last regular election at which
an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that ward
or district.

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A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not sign
petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than one
party.
The changes made to this Section of this amendatory Act of
the 93rd General Assembly are declarative of existing law,
except for item (3) of subsection (d).
Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein
specified, to be filed with the same officer, may contain the
names of 2 or more candidates of the same political party for
the same or different offices. In the case of the offices of
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including
one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
(10 ILCS 5/7-34) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-34)
Sec. 7-34. Pollwatchers in a primary election shall be
authorized in the following manner:
(1) Each established political party shall be entitled
to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. Such pollwatchers
must be affiliated with the political party for which they
are pollwatching and must be a registered voter in
Illinois.
(2) Each candidate shall be entitled to appoint two
pollwatchers per precinct. For Federal, State, county,
township, and municipal primary elections, the
pollwatchers must be registered to vote in Illinois.

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(3) Each organization of citizens within the county or
political subdivision, which has among its purposes or
interests the investigation or prosecution of election
frauds, and which shall have registered its name and
address and the names and addresses of its principal
officers with the proper election authority at least 40
days before the primary election, shall be entitled to
appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. For all primary
elections, the pollwatcher must be registered to vote in
Illinois.
(3.5) Each State nonpartisan civic organization within
the county or political subdivision shall be entitled to
appoint one pollwatcher per precinct, provided that no more
than 2 pollwatchers appointed by State nonpartisan civic
organizations shall be present in a precinct polling place
at the same time. Each organization shall have registered
the names and addresses of its principal officers with the
proper election authority at least 40 days before the
primary election. The pollwatchers must be registered to
vote in Illinois. For the purpose of this paragraph, a
"State nonpartisan civic organization" means any
corporation, unincorporated association, or organization
that:
(i) as part of its written articles of
incorporation, bylaws, or charter or by separate
written declaration, has among its stated purposes the

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provision of voter information and education, the
protection of individual voters' rights, and the
promotion of free and equal elections;
(ii) is organized or primarily conducts its
activities within the State of Illinois; and
(iii) continuously maintains an office or business
location within the State of Illinois, together with a
current listed telephone number (a post office box
number without a current listed telephone number is not
sufficient).
(4) Each organized group of proponents or opponents of
a ballot proposition, which shall have registered the name
and address of its organization or committee and the name
and address of its chair with the proper election authority
at least 40 days before the primary election, shall be
entitled to appoint one pollwatcher per precinct. The
pollwatcher must be registered to vote in Illinois.
(5) In any primary election held to nominate candidates
for the offices of a municipality of less than 3,000,000
population that is situated in 2 or more counties, a
pollwatcher who is a resident of a county in which any part
of the municipality is situated shall be eligible to serve
as a pollwatcher in any polling place located within such
municipality, provided that such pollwatcher otherwise
complies with the respective requirements of subsections
(1) through (4) of this Section and is a registered voter

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whose residence is within Illinois.
All pollwatchers shall be required to have proper
credentials. Such credentials shall be printed in sufficient
quantities, shall be issued by and under the facsimile
signature(s) of the election authority and shall be available
for distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election. Such
credentials shall be authorized by the real or facsimile
signature of the State or local party official or the candidate
or the presiding officer of the civic organization or the chair
of the proponent or opponent group, as the case may be.
Pollwatcher credentials shall be in substantially the
following form:
POLLWATCHER CREDENTIALS
TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, the
undersigned hereby appoints ........... (name of pollwatcher)
at .......... (address) in the county of ...........,
.......... (township or municipality) of ........... (name),
State of Illinois and who is duly registered to vote from this
address, to act as a pollwatcher in the ........... precinct of
the .......... ward (if applicable) of the ...........
(township or municipality) of ........... at the ...........
election to be held on (insert date).
........................ (Signature of Appointing Authority)
........................ TITLE (party official, candidate,

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civic organization president,
proponent or opponent group chair)
Under penalties provided by law pursuant to Section 29-10
of the Election Code, the undersigned pollwatcher certifies
that he or she resides at .............. (address) in the
county of ........., ......... (township or municipality) of
.......... (name), State of Illinois, and is duly registered to
vote in Illinois.
........................... ..........................
(Precinct and/or Ward in (Signature of Pollwatcher)
Which Pollwatcher Resides)
Pollwatchers must present their credentials to the Judges
of Election upon entering the polling place. Pollwatcher
credentials properly executed and signed shall be proof of the
qualifications of the pollwatcher authorized thereby. Such
credentials are retained by the Judges and returned to the
Election Authority at the end of the day of election with the
other election materials. Once a pollwatcher has surrendered a
valid credential, he may leave and reenter the polling place
provided that such continuing action does not disrupt the
conduct of the election. Pollwatchers may be substituted during
the course of the day, but established political parties,
candidates, qualified civic organizations and proponents and
opponents of a ballot proposition can have only as many
pollwatchers at any given time as are authorized in this

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Article. A substitute must present his signed credential to the
judges of election upon entering the polling place. Election
authorities must provide a sufficient number of credentials to
allow for substitution of pollwatchers. After the polls have
closed, pollwatchers shall be allowed to remain until the
canvass of votes is completed; but may leave and reenter only
in cases of necessity, provided that such action is not so
continuous as to disrupt the canvass of votes.
Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
encompassing 2 or more counties shall be admitted to any and
all polling places throughout such district or municipality
without regard to the counties in which such candidates are
registered to vote. Actions of such candidates shall be
governed in each polling place by the same privileges and
limitations that apply to pollwatchers as provided in this
Section. Any such candidate who engages in an activity in a
polling place which could reasonably be construed by a majority
of the judges of election as campaign activity shall be removed
forthwith from such polling place.
Candidates seeking office in a district or municipality
encompassing 2 or more counties who desire to be admitted to
polling places on election day in such district or municipality
shall be required to have proper credentials. Such credentials
shall be printed in sufficient quantities, shall be issued by
and under the facsimile signature of the election authority of
the election jurisdiction where the polling place in which the

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candidate seeks admittance is located, and shall be available
for distribution at least 2 weeks prior to the election. Such
credentials shall be signed by the candidate.
Candidate credentials shall be in substantially the
following form:
CANDIDATE CREDENTIALS
TO THE JUDGES OF ELECTION:
In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code, I
...... (name of candidate) hereby certify that I am a candidate
for ....... (name of office) and seek admittance to .......
precinct of the ....... ward (if applicable) of the .......
(township or municipality) of ....... at the ....... election
to be held on (insert date).
......................... .......................
(Signature of Candidate) OFFICE FOR WHICH
CANDIDATE SEEKS
NOMINATION OR
ELECTION
Pollwatchers shall be permitted to observe all proceedings
and view all reasonably requested records relating to the
conduct of the election, provided the secrecy of the ballot is
not impinged, and to station themselves in a position in the
voting room as will enable them to observe the judges making
the signature comparison between the voter application and the

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voter registration record card; provided, however, that such
pollwatchers shall not be permitted to station themselves in
such close proximity to the judges of election so as to
interfere with the orderly conduct of the election and shall
not, in any event, be permitted to handle election materials.
Pollwatchers may challenge for cause the voting qualifications
of a person offering to vote and may call to the attention of
the judges of election any incorrect procedure or apparent
violations of this Code.
If a majority of the judges of election determine that the
polling place has become too overcrowded with pollwatchers so
as to interfere with the orderly conduct of the election, the
judges shall, by lot, limit such pollwatchers to a reasonable
number, except that each candidate and each established or new
political party shall be permitted to have at least one
pollwatcher present.
Representatives of an election authority, with regard to an
election under its jurisdiction, the State Board of Elections,
and law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to a
United States Attorney, a State's attorney, a Deputy State's
Attorney, the Attorney General, and a State, county, or local
police department, in the performance of their official
election duties, shall be permitted at all times to enter and
remain in the polling place. Upon entering the polling place,
such representatives shall display their official credentials
or other identification to the judges of election.

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Uniformed police officers assigned to polling place duty
shall follow all lawful instructions of the judges of election.
The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
supervised casting of vote by mail ballots as provided in
Section 19-12.2 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
3-9014 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-9014 new)
Sec. 3-9014. Cook County Office of State's Attorney.
(a) Beginning on December 1, 2024, the Office of the
State's Attorney of Cook County will include 5 elected Deputy
State's Attorneys and one elected, at large, State's Attorney.
Beginning with the general election held in 2024 and at each
succeeding general election, the Deputy State's Attorneys
shall be elected from 5 districts as follows:
(1) District 1: Cook County judicial subcircuit
districts 9, 12, and 13.
(2) District 2: Cook County judicial subcircuit
districts 4, 10, and 11.
(3) District 3: Cook County judicial subcircuit
districts 6, 7, and 8.
(4) District 4: Cook County judicial subcircuit
districts 3, 5, and 14.

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(5) District 5: Cook County judicial subcircuit
districts 1, 2, and 15.
Each Deputy State's Attorney must be a resident of the
district to which he or she is elected for at least one year
prior to the commencement of the term of office. Nomination of
candidates for each Deputy State's Attorney at the initial and
each succeeding election shall be made by petition signed in
the aggregate for each candidate by not less than 1,000
qualified voters of the district.
(b) On and after December 1, 2024, each Deputy State's
Attorney elected under this Section has the powers and duties
enumerated for a State's Attorney under the law except those
powers of the Cook County State's Attorney listed under
subsection (c).
(c) On and after December 1, 2024, the Cook County State's
Attorney powers and duties are limited to: (i) those duties
under item (4) of subsection (a) of section 3-9005; (ii) those
duties under subsection (a) of Section 3-9006, including the
internal operations of the office of each Deputy State's
Attorney; (iii) performing the duties of a vacant office of a
Deputy State's Attorney until the vacancy is filled; and (iv)
to arbitrate any disputes between Deputy State's Attorneys
concerning powers, jurisdiction, operations, and negotiate and
approve any shared operations between two or more offices of
Deputy State's Attorneys.
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Attorney shall be filled in the same manner provided to fill
vacancies of the office of the State's Attorney under this
Division.
(e) Cook County may not organize or operate the Cook County
Office of the State's Attorney in a manner inconsistent with
this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i)
of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
exercised by the State.