Bill Text: IL SB0910 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that when a county board creates or modifies the apportionment of districts in the county, each district shall also (i) provide racial minorities or language minorities with equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice; (ii) provide racial minorities or language minorities who constitute less than a voting-age majority of a district with an opportunity to substantially influence the outcome of an election; and (iii) shall not discriminate against or in favor of any political party or individual.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-11-08 - Total Veto Stands [SB0910 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0910-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that when a county board creates or modifies the apportionment of districts in the county, each district shall also (i) provide racial minorities or language minorities with equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice; (ii) provide racial minorities or language minorities who constitute less than a voting-age majority of a district with an opportunity to substantially influence the outcome of an election; and (iii) shall not discriminate against or in favor of any political party or individual.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-11-08 - Total Veto Stands [SB0910 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0910-Enrolled.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 Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011 is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-15 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 120/5-15 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-15. County apportionment. | ||||||
8 | (a) An apportionment plan pursuant to Section 2-3003 of the | ||||||
9 | Counties Code shall provide racial minorities or language | ||||||
10 | minorities with equal opportunity to participate in the | ||||||
11 | political process and elect candidates of their choice. | ||||||
12 | (b) An apportionment plan pursuant to Section 2-3003 of the | ||||||
13 | Counties Code shall provide racial minorities or language | ||||||
14 | minorities who constitute less than a voting-age majority of a | ||||||
15 | district with an opportunity to substantially influence the | ||||||
16 | outcome of an election. | ||||||
17 | (c) To the extent practicable, districts shall be drawn to | ||||||
18 | create crossover districts, coalition districts, or influence | ||||||
19 | districts. | ||||||
20 | (d) The requirements imposed by this Section are in | ||||||
21 | addition and subordinate to any requirements or obligations | ||||||
22 | imposed by the United States Constitution; any federal law, | ||||||
23 | including, but not limited to, the federal Voting Rights Act; |
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1 | and the Illinois Constitution.
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2 | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing | ||||||
3 | Section 2-3003 as follows:
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4 | (55 ILCS 5/2-3003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3003)
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5 | Sec. 2-3003. Apportionment plan.
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6 | (1) If the county board determines
that members shall be | ||||||
7 | elected by districts, it shall develop an
apportionment plan | ||||||
8 | and specify the number of districts and the number of
county | ||||||
9 | board members to be elected from each district and whether | ||||||
10 | voters will
have cumulative voting rights in multi-member | ||||||
11 | districts. Each such district:
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12 | a. Shall be substantially equal in population to each | ||||||
13 | other district;
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14 | b. Shall be comprised of contiguous territory, as | ||||||
15 | nearly compact as
practicable; and
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16 | c. May divide townships or municipalities only when | ||||||
17 | necessary to conform
to the population requirement of | ||||||
18 | paragraph a. of this Section ; .
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19 | d. Shall be created in such a manner so that no | ||||||
20 | precinct shall be
divided between 2 or more districts, | ||||||
21 | insofar as is practicable ; and .
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22 | e. Shall comply with Section 5-15 of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Voting Rights Act of 2011. | ||||||
24 | (2) The county board of each county having a population of |
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1 | less than
3,000,000 inhabitants may, if it should so decide, | ||||||
2 | provide within that
county for single member districts outside | ||||||
3 | the corporate limits and
multi-member districts within the | ||||||
4 | corporate limits of any municipality with
a population in | ||||||
5 | excess of 75,000. Paragraphs a, b, c , and d , and e of | ||||||
6 | subsection
(1) of this Section shall apply to the apportionment | ||||||
7 | of both single and
multi-member districts within a county to | ||||||
8 | the extent that compliance with
paragraphs a, b, c , and d , and | ||||||
9 | e still permit the establishment of such districts,
except that | ||||||
10 | the population of any multi-member district shall be equal to
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11 | the population of any single member district, times the number | ||||||
12 | of members
found within that multi-member district. | ||||||
13 | (3) In a county where the Chairman of the County Board is | ||||||
14 | elected by the voters of the county as provided in Section | ||||||
15 | 2-3007, the Chairman of the County Board may develop and | ||||||
16 | present to the Board by the third Wednesday in May in the year | ||||||
17 | after a federal decennial census year an apportionment plan in | ||||||
18 | accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this | ||||||
19 | Section. If the Chairman presents a plan to the Board by the | ||||||
20 | third Wednesday in May, the Board shall conduct at least one | ||||||
21 | public hearing to receive comments and to discuss the | ||||||
22 | apportionment plan, the hearing shall be held at least 6 days | ||||||
23 | but not more than 21 days after the Chairman's plan was | ||||||
24 | presented to the Board, and the public shall be given notice of | ||||||
25 | the hearing at least 6 days in advance. If the Chairman | ||||||
26 | presents a plan by the third Wednesday in May, the Board is |
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1 | prohibited from enacting an apportionment plan until after a | ||||||
2 | hearing on the plan presented by the Chairman. The Chairman | ||||||
3 | shall have access to the federal decennial census available to | ||||||
4 | the Board. | ||||||
5 | (4) In a county where a County Executive is elected by the | ||||||
6 | voters of the county as provided in Section 2-5007 of the | ||||||
7 | Counties Code, the County Executive may develop and present to | ||||||
8 | the Board by the third Wednesday in May in the year after a | ||||||
9 | federal decennial census year an apportionment plan in | ||||||
10 | accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this | ||||||
11 | Section. If the Executive presents a plan to the Board by the | ||||||
12 | third Wednesday in May, the Board shall conduct at least one | ||||||
13 | public hearing to receive comments and to discuss the | ||||||
14 | apportionment plan, the hearing shall be held at least 6 days | ||||||
15 | but not more than 21 days after the Executive's plan was | ||||||
16 | presented to the Board, and the public shall be given notice of | ||||||
17 | the hearing at least 6 days in advance. If the Executive | ||||||
18 | presents a plan by the third Wednesday in May, the Board is | ||||||
19 | prohibited from enacting an apportionment plan until after a | ||||||
20 | hearing on the plan presented by the Executive. The Executive | ||||||
21 | shall have access to the federal decennial census available to | ||||||
22 | the Board.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 96-1540, eff. 3-7-11; 97-986, eff. 8-17-12.)
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