Bill Text: IL SB0153 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education starting with the 2023 consolidated primary election. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0153 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0153-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0153 Introduced 1/29/2019, by Sen. Antonio Muñoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2
10 ILCS 5/2A-48 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48
105 ILCS 5/34-3 from Ch. 122, par. 34-3
105 ILCS 5/34-4 from Ch. 122, par. 34-4
105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new
105 ILCS 5/34-4.2 new
105 ILCS 5/34-13.1
105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new
Amends the Election Code. Provides for the election of the Chicago Board of Education starting with the 2023 consolidated primary election. Makes related changes. Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that a person shall be a U.S. citizen and registered voter and shall have been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at least one year immediately preceding his or her election. Sets forth provisions concerning nominating petitions and ballots. Sets forth provisions providing that the City of Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board of Education. Sets forth provisions providing that in the year following each decennial census, the General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to reflect the results of each decennial census. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
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-1.2 and 2A-48 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)
Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated schedule of elections - offices
designated.
(a) At the general election in the appropriate
even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or
shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code:
(1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
United States;
(2) United States Senator and United States
Representative;
(3) State Executive Branch elected officers;
(4) State Senator and State Representative;
(5) County elected officers, including State's
Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and
elected President of the County Board or County Chief
Executive;
(6) Circuit Court Clerk;
(7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in

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counties or educational service regions in which that
office has been abolished;
(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and
newly created judicial offices;
(9) (Blank);
(10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of
Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
(11) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual
election and permits or requires election of candidates of
political parties.
(b) At the general primary election:
(1) in each even-numbered year candidates of political
parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled
at the general election in that year, except where pursuant
to law nomination of candidates of political parties is
made by caucus.
(2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the
political party offices of State central committeeperson,
township committeeperson, ward committeeperson, and
precinct committeeperson shall be filled and delegates and
alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions
shall be elected as may be required pursuant to this Code.
In the even-numbered years in which a Presidential election

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is to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference
primary shall also be on the ballot.
(3) in each even-numbered year, where the municipality
has provided for annual elections to elect municipal
officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article
VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal
Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of
such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held
on the date of the general primary election, provided that
the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election
where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan
municipal elections in even-numbered years, a primary to
nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at
the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6
weeks preceding that election.
(4) in each school district which has adopted the
provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to
the members of the board of education whose terms expire in
the year in which the general primary is held shall be
elected.
(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate
odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled:
(1) Municipal officers, provided that in
municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other
municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates
of political parties, the runoff election where required by

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law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law,
shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and
provided further, in the case of municipal officers
provided for by an ordinance providing the form of
government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of
Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be
filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided
by such ordinance;
(2) Village and incorporated town library directors;
(3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
(4) Commissioners of park districts;
(5) Trustees of public library districts;
(6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
authorizing the creation of the district permits or
requires election of candidates of political parties;
(7) Township officers, including township park
commissioners, township library directors, and boards of
managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township
Assessors;
(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
(9) Members of school boards in school districts which
adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(10) The directors and chair of the Chain O Lakes - Fox
River Waterway Management Agency;
(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected

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under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District
Act;
(12) Elected members of school boards, school
trustees, directors of boards of school directors,
trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in
counties or educational service regions having a
population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants), and members
of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in
school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(13) Members of Community College district boards;
(14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts;
(15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Districts;
(17) Elected Officers of special districts not
otherwise designated in this Section for which the law
governing those districts does not permit candidates of
political parties.
(d) At the consolidated primary election in each
odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be
nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated
election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination
of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and
except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of
subsection (c).

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At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen
shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for
mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law
to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff
elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be
required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a
nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law
candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates
of political parties.
At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or
elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by
an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality
pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution.
At the consolidated primary election in 2023 and at the
consolidated primary election every 4 years thereafter,
members of the Chicago Board of Education shall be elected in a
nonpartisan election.
(e) (Blank).
(f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, public
questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and
any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or
by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code.
Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers
established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for

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the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are
to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the
election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so
provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial
officers shall be subject to the referendum.
Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
officials established in this Article, any community college
district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant
to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or
hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
members at the next regularly scheduled election following the
effective date of the new district.
(g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in
any precinct there are no offices or public questions required
to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be
held in the precinct on that date.
(h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with
the provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-1027, eff. 1-1-19.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48)
Sec. 2A-48. Board of School Directors and Board of
Education - Member - Time of Election. A member of a Board of
School Directors or a member of an elected Board of Education,
as the case may be, shall be elected at each consolidated
election to succeed each incumbent member whose term ends

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before the following consolidated election. A member of the
Chicago Board of Education shall be elected at the appropriate
consolidated primary election to succeed each incumbent member
whose term expires in the year in which the consolidated
primary election is held.
(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
34-3, 34-4, and 34-13.1 and by adding Sections 34-21.9, 34-4.1
and 34-4.2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/34-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
(a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago
Board of Education holding office on that date are abolished
and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or approval of
the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School Reform Board of
Trustees which shall take office upon the appointment of the
fifth member. The Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and
its members shall serve until, and the terms of all members of
the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on,
June 30, 1999 or upon the appointment of a new Chicago Board of
Education as provided in subsection (b), whichever is later.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Trustees shall be filled

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through appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or
approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of
the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be
designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees.
The Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief
executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief
executive officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor,
at his or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
simultaneously as the chief executive officer.
(b) This subsection (b) applies until May 9, 2023. Within
30 days before the expiration of the terms of the members of
the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as provided in subsection
(a), a new Chicago Board of Education consisting of 7 members
shall be appointed by the Mayor to take office on the later of
July 1, 1999 or the appointment of the seventh member. Three of
the members initially so appointed under this subsection shall
serve for terms ending June 30, 2002, 4 of the members
initially so appointed under this subsection shall serve for
terms ending June 30, 2003, and each member initially so
appointed shall continue to hold office until his or her
successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter at the
expiration of the term of any member a successor shall be
appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office for a term of 4
years, from July 1 of the year in which the term commences and
until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in
the membership of the Chicago Board of Education shall be

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filled through appointment by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
No appointment to membership on the Chicago Board of Education
that is made by the Mayor under this subsection shall require
the approval of the City Council, whether the appointment is
made for a full term or to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term
on the Board.
(b-5) On May 9, 2023, the terms of all members of the
Chicago Board of Education appointed under subsection (b) of
this Section are abolished when the new board, consisting of 21
members, is elected by the electors of the school district as
provided in this subsection (b-5) and takes office.
Each member shall be elected for a term of 4 years,
commencing on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which
the member is elected, and until the member's successor is
elected and has qualified. For purposes of elections conducted
pursuant to this subsection (b-5), the City of Chicago shall be
subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly
for seats on the Chicago Board of Education, as provided under
Section 34-21.9 of this Code. Each district shall be
represented by a member, and one member shall be elected at
large and serve as the president of the board.
Within 28 days after each board enters office, the board
shall organize by electing its vice president and fixing a time
and place for the regular meetings. No less than a majority of
the board's regular meetings shall take place after regular
business hours in order to maximize community participation.

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Upon organizing itself as provided in this subsection (b-5),
the board shall enter upon the discharge of its duties.
Whenever a vacancy in the board occurs, the remaining
members of the board shall notify the Mayor of that vacancy
within 5 days after its occurrence and shall proceed to fill
the vacancy until the next board election, at which election a
successor shall be elected to serve the remainder of the
unexpired term. However, if the vacancy occurs with less than
28 months remaining in the term or if the vacancy occurs less
than 88 days before the next board election, then the person so
appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term, and
no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. The successor
shall have the same residential and other qualifications as his
or her predecessor. Should the remaining board members fail to
act within 45 days after the vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall,
within 30 days after the remaining members have failed to fill
the vacancy, fill the vacancy as provided for in this Section.
Upon the Mayor's failure to fill the vacancy, the vacancy shall
be filled at the next board election. The successor shall have
the same residential and other qualifications as his or her
predecessor.
(b-10) The board shall elect annually from its number a
president and vice-president, in such manner and at such time
as the board determines by its rules. The president elected by
the voters and vice-president elected by the board officers so
elected shall each perform the duties imposed upon his or her

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their respective office by the rules of the board, provided
that (i) the president shall preside at meetings of the board
and vote as any other member but have no power of veto, and
(ii) the vice president shall perform the duties of the
president if that office is vacant or the president is absent
or unable to act. The secretary of the board Board shall be
selected by the board Board and shall be an employee of the
board Board rather than a member of the board Board,
notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties of
the secretary shall be imposed by the rules of the board Board.
(b-15) No member shall have, or be an employee or owner of
a company that has, a contract with the school district. No
former officer, member, or employee of the board shall, within
a period of one year immediately after termination of service
on the board, knowingly accept employment or receive
compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
the officer, member, or employee, during the year immediately
preceding termination of service on the board, participated
personally and substantially in the award of contracts with the
board or the school district, or the issuance of contract
change orders with the board or the school district, with a
cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or
its parent or subsidiary.
(c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve
in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a
term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the

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student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the
student member as an advisor. The student member may not
participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)
Sec. 34-4. Eligibility.
(a) To be eligible for election appointment to the board, a
person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a
registered voter as provided in the Election Code, shall have
been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at
least one year 3 years immediately preceding his or her
election appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender as
defined in Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. A
person is ineligible for election or appointment to the board
if that person is an employee of the school district. All
persons eligible for election to the board shall be nominated
by a petition signed by no less than 250 voters residing within
the electoral district on a petition in order to be placed on
the ballot, except that persons eligible for election to the
board at large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no
less than 2,500 voters residing within the city.
Permanent removal from the city by any member of the board
during his or her term of office constitutes a resignation
therefrom and creates a vacancy in the board. Board Except for
the President of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees

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who may be paid compensation for his or her services as chief
executive officer as determined by the Mayor as provided in
subsection (a) of Section 34-3, board members shall serve
without any compensation; provided, that board members shall be
reimbursed for expenses incurred while in the performance of
their duties upon submission of proper receipts or upon
submission of a signed voucher in the case of an expense
allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement or
allowance to the president of the board for verification and
approval. Board members The board of education may continue to
provide health care insurance coverage, employer pension
contributions, employee pension contributions, and life
insurance premium payments for an employee required to resign
from an administrative, teaching, or career service position in
order to qualify as a member of the board of education. They
shall not hold other public office under the Federal, State or
any local government other than that of Director of the
Regional Transportation Authority, member of the economic
development commission of a city having a population exceeding
500,000, notary public or member of the National Guard, and by
accepting any such office while members of the board, or by not
resigning any such office held at the time of being elected
appointed to the board within 30 days after such election
appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership
in the board.
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)

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(105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new)
Sec. 34-4.1. Nomination petitions. In addition to the
requirements of the general election law, the form of petitions
under Section 34-4 of this Code shall be substantially as
follows:
NOMINATING PETITIONS
(LEAVE OUT THE INAPPLICABLE PART.)
To the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of
Chicago:
We the undersigned, being (.... or more) of the voters
residing within said district, hereby petition that .... who
resides at .... in the City of Chicago shall be a candidate for
the office of .... of the board of education (full term)
(vacancy) to be voted for at the election to be held on (insert
date).
Name: .................. Address: ...................
In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition
for nomination, the candidate's given name or names, initial or
initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,
or a combination thereof may be used in addition to the
candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her
name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in
Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the
last day for filing the petition, then (i) the candidate's name
on the petition must be followed by "formerly known as (list

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all prior names during the 3-year period) until name changed on
(list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition
must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the
candidate's previous names during the period specified in
clause (i) and the date or dates each of those names was
changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds
for denying certification of the candidate's name for the
ballot, but these requirements do not apply to name changes
resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's or
parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or
dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of
marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation, such
as a political slogan, as defined by Section 7-17 of the
Election Code, title or degree, or nickname suggesting or
implying possession of a title, degree or professional status,
or similar information may be used in connection with the
candidate's surname.
All petitions for the nomination of members of a board of
education shall be filed with the board of election
commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the principal office
of the school district is located within the time provided for
by the general election law. The board of election
commissioners shall receive and file only those petitions that
include a statement of candidacy, the required number of voter
signatures, the notarized signature of the petition
circulator, and a receipt from the County Clerk showing that

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the candidate has filed a statement of economic interest on or
before the last day to file as required by the Illinois
Governmental Ethics Act. The board of election commissioners
may have petition forms available for issuance to potential
candidates and may give notice of the petition filing period by
publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the
school district not less than 10 days prior to the first day of
filing. The board of election commissioners shall make
certification to the proper election authorities in accordance
with the general election law.
The board of election commissioners of the jurisdiction in
which the principal office of the school district is located
shall notify the candidates for whom a petition for nomination
is filed or the appropriate committee of the obligations under
the Campaign Financing Act as provided in the general election
law. Such notice shall be given on a form prescribed by the
State Board of Elections and in accordance with the
requirements of the general election law. The board of election
commissioners shall within 7 days of filing or on the last day
for filing, whichever is earlier, acknowledge to the petitioner
in writing the office's acceptance of the petition.
A candidate for membership on the board of education who
has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a
vacant term to be voted upon at the same election must withdraw
his or her petition for nomination from either the full term or
the vacant term by written declaration.

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Nomination petitions are not valid unless the candidate
named therein files with the board of election commissioners a
receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has
filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such receipt shall be so
filed either previously during the calendar year in which his
or her nomination papers were filed or within the period for
the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general
election law.
(105 ILCS 5/34-4.2 new)
Sec. 34-4.2. Ballots. The board of election commissioners
of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the school
district is located shall conduct a lottery to determine the
ballot order of candidates for full terms in the event of any
simultaneous petition filings. Such candidate lottery shall be
conducted as follows:
All petitions filed by persons waiting in line as of 8:00
a.m. on the first day for filing, or as of the normal opening
hour of the office involved on such day, shall be deemed
simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal opening
hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail and received
after midnight of the first day for filing and in the first
mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be deemed
simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the
normal opening hour of such day, as the case may be. All

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petitions received thereafter shall be deemed filed in the
order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions filed
within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be deemed
filed simultaneously.
Where 2 or more petitions are received simultaneously for
the same office as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for petition
filing or as of the normal opening hour of the office of the
board of election commissioners with whom such petitions are
filed, the board of election commissioners shall break ties and
determine the order of filing by means of a lottery or other
fair and impartial method of random selection. Such lottery
shall be conducted within 9 days following the last day for
petition filing and shall be open to the public. Seven days
written notice of the time and place of conducting such random
selection shall be given by the board of election commissioners
to all candidates who filed their petitions simultaneously and
to each organization of citizens within the election
jurisdiction that was entitled, under the general election law,
at the next preceding election, to have poll watchers present
on the day of election. The board of election commissioners
shall post in a conspicuous, open, and public place, at the
entrance of his or her office, notice of the time and place of
such lottery.
All candidates shall be certified in the order in which
their petitions have been filed and in the manner prescribed by
Section 10-15 of the Election Code. Where candidates have filed

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simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order prescribed
by this Section and prior to candidates who filed for the same
office at a later time.
Where elections are conducted for unexpired terms, a second
lottery to determine ballot order shall be conducted for
candidates who simultaneously file petitions for such
unexpired terms. Such lottery shall be conducted in the same
manner as prescribed by this Section for full term candidates.
Ballots for the election of school officers shall be in the
following form:
(BALLOT FORMAT
Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the
order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to this
Section.
The school district is divided into 20 electoral districts,
each of which elects one member to the board of education and
votes on one member to serve at-large.)
OFFICIAL BALLOT
DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR ONE
( ) .....................................
( ) .....................................
( ) .....................................

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OFFICIAL BALLOT
AT LARGE
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
VOTE FOR ONE
( ) .....................................
( ) .....................................
( ) .....................................
REVERSE SIDE:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
(Precinct name or number)
School District No. ......, ........... County, Illinois
Election Tuesday (insert date)
(facsimile signature of Election Authority)
(County)
(105 ILCS 5/34-13.1)
Sec. 34-13.1. Inspector General.
(a) The Inspector General and his office in existence on
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be
transferred to the jurisdiction of the board upon appointment
of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. The Inspector
General shall have the authority to conduct investigations into
allegations of or incidents of waste, fraud, and financial
mismanagement in public education within the jurisdiction of

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the board by a local school council member or an employee,
contractor, or member of the board or involving school projects
managed or handled by the Public Building Commission. The
Inspector General shall make recommendations to the board about
the investigations. The Inspector General in office on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall serve for a
term expiring on June 30, 1998. His or her successors in office
shall each be appointed by the Mayor, without the consent or
approval of the City Council, for 4 year terms expiring on June
30th of an even numbered year; however, beginning on May 9,
2023, successors shall be appointed by the board instead of the
Mayor. If the Inspector General leaves office or if a vacancy
in that office otherwise occurs, the Mayor shall appoint,
without the consent or approval of the City Council, a
successor to serve under this Section for the remainder of the
unexpired term; however, beginning on May 9, 2023, successors
shall be appointed by the board instead of the Mayor. The
Inspector General shall be independent of the operations of the
board and the School Finance Authority, and shall perform other
duties requested by the board.
(b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of
the office. If the Inspector General determines that a possible
criminal act has been committed or that special expertise is
required in the investigation, he or she shall immediately
notify the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County

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State's Attorney. All investigations conducted by the
Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner that ensures
the preservation of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.
(c) At all times the Inspector General shall be granted
access to any building or facility that is owned, operated, or
leased by the board, the Public Building Commission, or the
city in trust and for the use and benefit of the schools of the
district.
(d) The Inspector General shall have the power to subpoena
witnesses and compel the production of books and papers
pertinent to an investigation authorized by this Code. Any
person who (1) fails to appear in response to a subpoena; (2)
fails to answer any question; (3) fails to produce any books or
papers pertinent to an investigation under this Code; or (4)
knowingly gives false testimony during an investigation under
this Code, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) The Inspector General shall provide to the board and
the Illinois General Assembly a summary of reports and
investigations made under this Section for the previous fiscal
year no later than January 1 of each year, except that the
Inspector General shall provide the summary of reports and
investigations made under this Section for the period
commencing July 1, 1998 and ending April 30, 1999 no later than
May 1, 1999. The summaries shall detail the final disposition
of those recommendations. The summaries shall not contain any
confidential or identifying information concerning the

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subjects of the reports and investigations. The summaries shall
also include detailed recommended administrative actions and
matters for consideration by the General Assembly.
(f) (Blank).
(g) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
(105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new)
Sec. 34-21.9. Creation of electoral districts;
reapportionment of districts.
(a) For purposes of elections conducted pursuant to
subsection (b-5) of Section 34-3 of this Code, the City of
Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
Assembly by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board
of Education. The electoral districts must be drawn on or
before May 31, 2022. Each district must be compact, contiguous,
and substantially equal in population.
(b) In the year following each decennial census, the
General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to
reflect the results of the decennial census consistent with the
requirements in subsection (a) of this Section. The
reapportionment plan shall be completed and formally approved
by the General Assembly not less than 90 days before the last
date established by law for the filing of nominating petitions
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year. If by reapportionment a board member no longer resides
within the electoral district from which the member was
elected, the member shall continue to serve in office until the
expiration of the member's regular term. All new members shall
be elected from the electoral districts as reapportioned.