101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1015

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-1025  from Ch. 34, par. 5-1025

    Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a tax for the expense of conducting elections and maintaining a system of permanent registration of voters.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1025 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1025)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1025)
7    Sec. 5-1025. Tax for expense of conducting elections and
8and maintaining system of permanent registration of voters. In
9counties of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, a county board may
10levy and collect, in odd numbered years, a tax of not to exceed
11.05% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department
12of Revenue, of all the taxable property in the county, for the
13expense of conducting elections and maintaining a system of
14permanent registration of voters. Such tax shall not be
15included within any statutory limitation of rate or amount for
16other county purposes, but shall be excluded therefrom and be
17in addition thereto and in excess thereof; provided that this
18tax shall not be levied or collected on property situated
19within the jurisdiction of any municipal board of election
20commissioners.
21    Beginning with calendar year 1986 and annually thereafter,
22any county with less than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall pay over
23to any municipal board of election commissioners in the county,

 

 

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1for the expense of conducting elections and maintaining a
2system of permanent registration of voters, an amount at least
3equal to the proceeds of the tax collected on property situated
4within the jurisdiction of that board under this Section during
5calendar year 1985; provided, however, such amount shall be
6increased or decreased annually in proportion to any increase
7or decrease in the equalized assessed valuation of such
8municipality. Such amount shall be payable from the tax levied
9and collected under Section 5-1024.
10(Source: P.A. 86-962.)