Bill Text: IL SB0196 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that appointments made to the State Board of Elections occurring in 2019 shall be made and submitted by the Governor no later than May 15. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0005 [SB0196 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB0196-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 101-0005 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning 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 Election Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
1A-3 as follows:
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(10 ILCS 5/1A-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-3)
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Sec. 1A-3.
Subject to the confirmation requirements of | ||||
Section 1A-4, 4
members of the State Board of Elections shall | ||||
be appointed in each odd-numbered
year as follows:
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(1) The Governor shall appoint 2 members of the same | ||||
political party with
which he is affiliated, one from each area | ||||
of required residence.
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(2) The Governor shall appoint 2 members of the political | ||||
party whose
candidate for Governor in the most recent general | ||||
election received the
second highest number of votes, one from | ||||
each area of required residence,
from a list of nominees | ||||
submitted by the first state executive officer in
the order | ||||
indicated herein affiliated with such political party: | ||||
Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and | ||||
Treasurer.
If none of the State executive officers listed | ||||
herein is affiliated with
such political party, the nominating | ||||
State officer shall be the first State
executive officer in the | ||||
order indicated herein affiliated with an
established |
political party other than that of the Governor.
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(3) The nominating state officer shall submit in writing to | ||
the Governor
3 names of qualified persons for each membership | ||
on the Board of Election to be
appointed from the political | ||
party of that officer. The Governor may reject
any or all of | ||
the nominees on any such list and may request an additional
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list. The second list shall be submitted by the nominating | ||
officer and
shall contain 3 new names of qualified persons for | ||
each remaining appointment,
except that if the Governor | ||
expressly reserves any nominee's name from the
first list, that | ||
nominee shall not be replaced on the second list. The
second | ||
list shall be final.
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(4) Whenever all the state executive officers designated in | ||
paragraph
(2) are affiliated with the same political party as | ||
that of the Governor,
all 4 members of the Board to be | ||
appointed that year, from both designated
political parties, | ||
shall be appointed by the Governor without nominations.
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(5) The Governor shall submit in writing to the President | ||
of the Senate
the name of each person appointed to the State | ||
Board of Elections, and shall
designate the term for which the | ||
appointment is made and the name of the
member whom the | ||
appointee is to succeed.
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(6) The appointments shall be made and submitted by the | ||
Governor no later
than April 1 and a nominating state officer | ||
required to submit a list of
nominees to the Governor pursuant | ||
to paragraph (3) shall submit a list no
later than March 1. For |
appointments occurring in 2019, the appointments shall be made | ||
and submitted by the Governor no later than May 15.
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(7) In the appointment of the initial members of the Board | ||
pursuant to
this amendatory Act of 1978, the provisions of | ||
paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
(5) and (6) of this Section shall | ||
apply except that the Governor shall appoint
all 8 members, 2 | ||
from each of the designated political parties from each
area of | ||
required residence.
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(Source: P.A. 85-958.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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