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    AN ACT concerning elections.

 
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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 
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7-43 and by adding Section 1A-45 as follows:
 
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    (10 ILCS 5/1A-45  new)
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    Sec. 1A-45. Candidate information sheet. The State Board of 
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Elections shall prepare an easy to read, one page information 
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sheet that local election authorities may give to any person 
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interested in running for public office.  The one page sheet 
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must include:
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        (1) Directions to information about petition 
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    requirements, including administrative directions such as 
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    what the petition should look like. 
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        (2) Directions for obtaining a Candidates Guide. 
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        (3) Directions to a list of key election dates. 
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        (4) Directions for finding out more information about 
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    campaign finance disclosure. 
 



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    (10 ILCS 5/7-43)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)



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    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 
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months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 
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therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age 
 


 






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of 18 or more
years, shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.

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    The following regulations shall be applicable to 
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primaries:

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    No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

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    (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as required 
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by this
Article.

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    (b) (Blank.)


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    (c) (Blank.)


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    (c.5) If that person has participated in the town political 
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party caucus,
under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of 
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another political party by
signing an affidavit of voters 
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attending the caucus within 45 days before the
first day of the 
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calendar month in which the primary is held.

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    (d) (Blank.)


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    (e) In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 
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board of
election commissioners only voters registered as 
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provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote at 
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such primary.

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    (f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless 
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he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 of 
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this Act, when
his registration is required by any of said 
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Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election with reference 
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to which the primary is held.

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    Nothing in this Code shall be construed to prohibit an 
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otherwise qualified person who votes in the primary of an 
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established political party from being nominated subsequently 
 


 






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as the candidate of a different established political party. 
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(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.