Bill Text: IL SB0666 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that a participant in a caucus shall be entitled to only one vote for each office for which he or she is voting. Provides that a participant's vote shall not be weighted to be equal to more than one vote. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0219 [SB0666 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0666-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Township Code. Provides that a participant in a caucus shall be entitled to only one vote for each office for which he or she is voting. Provides that a participant's vote shall not be weighted to be equal to more than one vote. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0219 [SB0666 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0666-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Township Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
5 | 45-50 as follows:
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6 | (60 ILCS 1/45-50)
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7 | Sec. 45-50. Caucus procedures.
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8 | (a) The rules of procedure for conducting a township or | ||||||
9 | multi-township
caucus must be approved and may be amended by a | ||||||
10 | majority vote of the qualified
participants attending the | ||||||
11 | caucus. No participant shall be able to participate
or vote at | ||||||
12 | any township or multi-township caucus if the person is or was | ||||||
13 | at
anytime during the 12 months before the caucus any of the | ||||||
14 | following:
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15 | (1) An elected or appointed public official of another | ||||||
16 | established
political party.
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17 | (2) An elected or appointed officer, director, | ||||||
18 | precinct committeeman or
representative of the township | ||||||
19 | committeeman of another established political
party.
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20 | (3) A judge of election under Article 13 or 14 of the | ||||||
21 | Election Code for
another statewide established political | ||||||
22 | party.
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23 | (4) A voter who voted in the primary election of |
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1 | another statewide
established political party different | ||||||
2 | from the party holding the caucus.
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3 | (b) The rules of procedure shall include the following:
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4 | (1) No caucus shall commence earlier than 6:00 p.m.
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5 | (2) The caucus shall commence at the place specified in | ||||||
6 | the notice of
caucus.
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7 | (3) Procedures by which qualified caucus participants | ||||||
8 | determine by a
majority vote the duties of caucus judges of | ||||||
9 | election. Caucus judges of
election shall be appointed by a | ||||||
10 | majority vote of the township or
multi-township central | ||||||
11 | committee. No judge of the Supreme Court, appellate
court, | ||||||
12 | or circuit court or associate judge shall serve as a caucus | ||||||
13 | judge of
election.
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14 | (4) Nominations for selection as a candidate shall be | ||||||
15 | accepted from any
qualified participant of the caucus.
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16 | (5) The method of voting (i.e., written ballot, voice | ||||||
17 | vote, show of hands,
standing vote) for determining the | ||||||
18 | candidate or candidates selected for
nomination.
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19 | (6) Whether candidates will be selected as a slate or | ||||||
20 | as individual
nominees for each office.
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21 | (7) Whether written notice of intent to be a caucus | ||||||
22 | nominee is required.
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23 | (8) Other rules deemed necessary by the central | ||||||
24 | committee at
the time the rules are promulgated or by the | ||||||
25 | majority of the qualified
caucus participants when the | ||||||
26 | rules are being considered at their meeting.
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1 | (9) A participant in a caucus shall be entitled to only | ||||||
2 | one vote for each office for which he or she is voting. A | ||||||
3 | participant's vote shall not be weighted to be equal to | ||||||
4 | more than one vote. | ||||||
5 | (c) Individuals participating at an established political | ||||||
6 | party township
or multi-township caucus shall comply with each | ||||||
7 | of the following:
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8 | (1) A participant shall be registered under Article 4, | ||||||
9 | 5, or 6 of
the Election Code.
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10 | (2) A participant shall be registered within the | ||||||
11 | territory for
which the nomination is made.
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12 | (3) A participant shall sign an affidavit that he or | ||||||
13 | she is a registered
voter and affiliated with the | ||||||
14 | established political party holding the caucus.
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15 | (4) A participant shall not take part in the | ||||||
16 | proceedings of more
than one established political party | ||||||
17 | township and multi-township caucus for the
same election. | ||||||
18 | This requirement also applies to the township and | ||||||
19 | multi-township
clerks.
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20 | (5) A participant shall not sign a petition of | ||||||
21 | nomination for an
independent or new political party | ||||||
22 | candidate for the same election.
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23 | (6) A participant shall not become an independent | ||||||
24 | candidate or a
candidate
of another established political | ||||||
25 | party or a new political party for the
same election.
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26 | (d) The voters participating at an established political |
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1 | party township or
multi-township caucus shall not select for | ||||||
2 | nomination more candidates than
there are to be elected for | ||||||
3 | each office.
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4 | (e) No candidate for nomination at a township or | ||||||
5 | multi-township caucus
shall be required to do either of the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | (1) Circulate and file nominating petitions to become a | ||||||
8 | candidate at the
caucus.
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9 | (2) File a fee to become a candidate at the caucus.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 92-119, eff. 1-1-02.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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