FOREST PRESERVE DIST-ELECTIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Carole Pankau-Don Harmon-Pamela J. Althoff 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 70 ILCS 805/3cAmends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that, beginning with the general election in 2012 and each succeeding general election, a forest preserve district shall be divided into 6 districts and one commissioner of the forest preserve district shall be elected from each district that is co-extensive with a county with a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000 (now, commissioners of the forest preserve district are elected from the same districts as members of the county board). Provides that by July 1, 2011 and each 10 years thereafter, the board of commissioners of a forest preserve district shall develop an apportionment plan for the district. Sets forth the requirements for the apportionment plan. Provides that, if any forest preserve district fails to complete the reapportionment of its district by July 1 in 2011 or any 10 years thereafter, the county clerk of that county shall convene the county apportionment commission to develop the apportionment plan. Sets forth the requirements for filing an apportionment plan. Provides that, if no apportionment plan is filed, then the commissioners of the forest preserve district shall be elected at large in the district. Effective immediately. 2/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau 2/8/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/2/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/2/2011SenateAssigned to Executive 3/3/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 3/10/2011SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on Election Law; - 3/16/2011 - Postponed 3/17/2011SenatePostponed - Executive 3/18/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die