Bill Text: IL HB4627 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that, beginning with elections in 2013, the township collectors elected at the township election shall enter upon their duties on the third Monday in May (instead of January 1) following their election and qualification. Provides that, beginning with elections in 2013, the township and multi-township assessors shall enter upon their duties on the third Monday of May (instead of January 1) following their election. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-23 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB4627 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4627-Engrossed.html

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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 Township Code is amended by changing
Sections 50-5 and 50-15 as follows:
(60 ILCS 1/50-5)
Sec. 50-5. Time of election and terms outside Cook County.
(a) Except as provided for Cook County in Section 50-10,
and subject to the requirements of the general election law and
the referendum provisions in Sections 50-25 and 50-30, at the
time of the regular township election provided in the general
election law, there shall be elected one township collector.
Except as provided in subsection (a) of Section 50-15, the The
collector shall hold his or her office for a term of 4 years
and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) At the time of the regular township election provided
in the general election law, there shall be elected a township
supervisor. The supervisor shall be ex-officio supervisor of
general assistance. The supervisor shall hold office for a term
of 4 years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(c) At the time of the regular township election provided
in the general election law, there shall be elected one
township clerk. The clerk shall hold office for a term of 4

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years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(d) At the time of the regular township election provided
in the general election law, there shall be elected by ballot
one township or multi-township assessor, as the case may be, in
the manner provided in the general election law. Except as
provided in subsection (c) of Section 50-15, the The assessor
shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until a successor
is elected and qualified.
(Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
(60 ILCS 1/50-15)
Sec. 50-15. Time of entering upon duties.
(a) In all counties, the township collectors elected at the
township election shall enter upon their duties on January 1
next following their election and qualification until after the
first election following the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 96th General Assembly.
In all counties, the term of the township collector elected
at the first election following the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall begin on
January 1 next following his or her election and shall end on
the third Monday of May following the next election.
Thereafter, all township collectors shall serve a term of 4
years beginning on the third Monday of May following their
election.
(b) In all counties, township supervisors and township

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clerks shall enter upon their duties on the third Monday of May
following their election.
(c) Beginning with elections in 1981 and through the
election immediately preceding the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly in all counties,
the township and multi-township assessors shall enter upon
their duties on January 1 next following their election.
In all counties, the term of the assessor or multi-township
assessor elected at the first election following the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall
begin on January 1 next following his or her election and shall
end on the third Monday of May following the next election.
Thereafter, all assessors or multi-township assessors shall
serve a term of 4 years beginning on the third Monday of May
following their election.
(Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.