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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2940
Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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10 ILCS 5/7-10.2 |
from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2 |
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Amends the Election Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
the names of candidates on a petition or certificate for nomination.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2940 |
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LRB094 05328 JAM 35372 b |
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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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| 7-10.2 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/7-10.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.2)
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| Sec. 7-10.2. In the
the designation of the name of a |
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| candidate on a petition for
nomination or certificate of |
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| nomination the candidate's given name or
names, initial or |
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| initials, a nickname by which the candidate is
commonly known, |
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| or a combination thereof, may be used in addition to the
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| candidate's surname. No other designation such as a political |
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| slogan, as
defined by Section 7-17, title or degree, or
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| nickname suggesting or implying possession of a title, degree |
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| or professional
status, or similar information may be used in |
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| connection with the candidate's
surname, except that the title |
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| "Mrs." may be used in the case of a
married woman. |
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| (Source: P.A. 93-574, eff. 8-21-03.)
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