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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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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 Election Code is amended by adding the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | heading of Article 19B and Sections 19B-5, 19B-10, 19B-15, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 19B-20, 19B-25, 19B-30, 19B-35, 19B-40, 19B-45, 19B-50, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 19B-55, 19B-60, 19B-65, 19B-70, 19B-75, 19B-80, 19B-85, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 19B-90, 19B-95, 19B-145, 19B-150, and 19B-200 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (10 ILCS 5/Art. 19B heading new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ARTICLE 19B. ELECTIONS WITH VOTER CONSENT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "NONE OF THE ABOVE" OPTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-5 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Sec. 19B-5. None of the Above on the ballot. On all ballots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | electing a candidate to office, other than primary ballots and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | other than the offices of United States President and Vice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | President and their electors, there shall appear, after the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | list of candidates for each office, a votable line identified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | with the words "None of the Above; For a New Election". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | A voter may choose to vote for "None of the Above; For a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | New Election" instead of voting for a candidate. If a voter may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | vote for multiple candidates for an office, a vote for "None of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the Above; For a New Election" counts as one vote. Votes cast |
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1 | for "None of the Above; For a New Election" shall be counted | ||||||
2 | and reported as are votes for listed candidates. | ||||||
3 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-10 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 19B-10. When a candidate receives fewer votes than | ||||||
5 | None of the Above. Any candidate for office who receives fewer | ||||||
6 | votes than the votes cast for "None of the Above; For a New | ||||||
7 | Election" for that office shall not be elected. | ||||||
8 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-15 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 19B-15. None of the Above (NOTA) election. In any | ||||||
10 | election where no candidate is elected to an office because of | ||||||
11 | votes cast for "None of the Above; For a New Election", a None | ||||||
12 | of the Above (NOTA) election shall be held to fill that office | ||||||
13 | not less than 60 days and not more than 80 days after the prior | ||||||
14 | election. | ||||||
15 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-20 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 19B-20. Election of the President of the United | ||||||
17 | States. In elections to the offices of President and Vice | ||||||
18 | President of the United States and their electors, "Prefer None | ||||||
19 | of the Above" shall appear after the list of candidates. Voters | ||||||
20 | may choose to vote both for "Prefer None of the Above" as well | ||||||
21 | as for a candidate. Votes cast for "Prefer None of the Above" | ||||||
22 | shall be counted and reported in the same manner as are votes | ||||||
23 | for listed candidates but shall not otherwise affect the |
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1 | election outcome. | ||||||
2 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-25 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 19B-25. Statement about NOTA options. The State Board | ||||||
4 | of Elections shall prepare a statement titled "Your Voter | ||||||
5 | Consent Ballot Options", to be displayed so it is legible to | ||||||
6 | voters at the polling place prior to voting as well as within | ||||||
7 | each voting booth, indicating the options available to the | ||||||
8 | voter. For example, the statement may contain the following: | ||||||
9 | "Your Voter Consent Ballot Options: | ||||||
10 | YOU MAY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE OR "None of the Above; For a | ||||||
11 | New Election". | ||||||
12 | O Candidate A | ||||||
13 | O Candidate B | ||||||
14 | O None of the Above; For a New Election | ||||||
15 | When "None of the Above; For a New Election" appears on the | ||||||
16 | ballot after the list of candidates for an office, then you may | ||||||
17 | vote for "None of the Above; For a New Election" instead of | ||||||
18 | voting for a candidate. If you may vote for more than one | ||||||
19 | candidate for an office, then a vote for "None of the Above; | ||||||
20 | For a New Election" counts as one vote. | ||||||
21 | If "None of the Above; For a New Election" receives more |
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1 | votes for an office than any candidate, then no one is elected | ||||||
2 | to that office and a new election with new candidates must be | ||||||
3 | held, not less than 60 days and not more that 80 days after | ||||||
4 | this election, to fill the office. | ||||||
5 | YOU MAY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE AND FOR "Prefer None of the | ||||||
6 | Above". | ||||||
7 | O Candidate A | ||||||
8 | O Candidate B | ||||||
9 | O Prefer None of the Above | ||||||
10 | When "Prefer None of the Above" appears on the ballot after | ||||||
11 | the list of candidates for an office, you may vote for a | ||||||
12 | candidate and also vote for "Prefer None of the Above". Voting | ||||||
13 | for "Prefer None of the Above" indicates you found no listed | ||||||
14 | candidate acceptable. | ||||||
15 | The "Prefer None of the Above" votes are counted and | ||||||
16 | reported; however, the candidate for an office with the most | ||||||
17 | votes is elected whatever the "Prefer None of the Above" | ||||||
18 | vote.". | ||||||
19 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-30 new) | ||||||
20 | Sec. 19B-30. Temporary appointment to offices and | ||||||
21 | assignment of duties. Temporary appointment to offices, | ||||||
22 | pending NOTA elections and an elected candidate taking office, |
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1 | required to execute the duties of an office, may be made by | ||||||
2 | majority vote of the governing body of a political subdivision, | ||||||
3 | for offices of that political subdivision, or by the Governor, | ||||||
4 | for all other offices; provided that the person so appointed is | ||||||
5 | either the office's current incumbent or would be otherwise | ||||||
6 | eligible for election to that office. Temporary appointment to | ||||||
7 | the office of Governor shall be by joint resolution of the | ||||||
8 | General Assembly adopted by majority vote of the elected | ||||||
9 | members of each house. No temporary appointment under this | ||||||
10 | Section shall be made to the offices of State Representative, | ||||||
11 | State Senator, United States Representative, and United States | ||||||
12 | Senator. | ||||||
13 | If no appointment is made by the day before expiration of | ||||||
14 | an office's current term, the office's incumbent is appointed | ||||||
15 | by default. | ||||||
16 | In elections to the office of county clerk, or an office | ||||||
17 | for which the incumbent county clerk is a candidate, in | ||||||
18 | election jurisdictions where the county clerk is the election | ||||||
19 | authority the duties normally performed by the election | ||||||
20 | authority under this Code shall be performed by the office of | ||||||
21 | the county clerk under the direction of the State's Attorney | ||||||
22 | for that election jurisdiction. | ||||||
23 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-35 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 19B-35. Campaign finance reporting. Candidates in a | ||||||
25 | NOTA election must conform to the same, or equivalent, campaign |
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1 | financing and reporting requirements as a candidate for that | ||||||
2 | office in a non-NOTA election. Campaign financing and reporting | ||||||
3 | for activities related to the issue of voters voting for "None | ||||||
4 | of the Above; For a New Election", or for "Prefer None of the | ||||||
5 | Above", shall have the same, or equivalent, requirements as a | ||||||
6 | ballot question. All such requirements shall be subject to | ||||||
7 | those changes necessary, as determined by the State Board of | ||||||
8 | Elections, to adjust for the varying election dates and | ||||||
9 | campaign durations of NOTA elections, provided those changes | ||||||
10 | adhere to the original intent of those requirements and avoid | ||||||
11 | unreasonable burden to election participants. | ||||||
12 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-40 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 19B-40. Nomination of candidates. Any person who is | ||||||
14 | eligible for nomination as a candidate in a non-NOTA election | ||||||
15 | for an office shall be eligible for nomination as a candidate | ||||||
16 | in a NOTA election for that office, provided the person did not | ||||||
17 | receive, as a listed candidate in a prior election for the same | ||||||
18 | office and term, fewer votes than those cast for "None of the | ||||||
19 | Above; For a New Election" for the office. | ||||||
20 | All candidates for office in NOTA elections shall be | ||||||
21 | nominated to be listed on the ballot either by nominating | ||||||
22 | petition or by receiving a requisite number of write-in votes | ||||||
23 | in the prior election for that office. | ||||||
24 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-45 new) |
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1 | Sec. 19B-45. Nomination by petition; eligibility to sign | ||||||
2 | petitions; collecting signatures at polling places. The | ||||||
3 | nomination period for a NOTA election shall commence on the day | ||||||
4 | of the prior election. The nomination period shall continue for | ||||||
5 | 14 days after the results of the prior election for that office | ||||||
6 | are officially announced as provided in this Code. | ||||||
7 | Voters eligible to vote in the NOTA election for an office | ||||||
8 | are eligible to sign, once for each nomination, one or more | ||||||
9 | nominating petitions for one or more candidates for that office | ||||||
10 | during the nomination period. | ||||||
11 | Signatures for nominating petitions may be gathered at | ||||||
12 | polling places, provided they are gathered in one, or 2 if | ||||||
13 | required, petition areas that shall be reserved at each polling | ||||||
14 | place for that purpose, in a manner that provides easy access | ||||||
15 | for voters wishing to sign the petitions or not, and in a | ||||||
16 | manner so that voters shall pass by those collecting nominating | ||||||
17 | signatures before and after voting. | ||||||
18 | Any person collecting nominating signatures at a polling | ||||||
19 | place for one or more petitions, referred to in this Article as | ||||||
20 | a collector, must be registered to vote at that polling place. | ||||||
21 | A collector may assist in the gathering of signatures for any | ||||||
22 | nominating petition. No signed petition may be removed from a | ||||||
23 | petition area, except, after the polls close, by the election | ||||||
24 | judges, who shall deliver all signed petitions to the election | ||||||
25 | authority for signature verification. | ||||||
26 | The collector shall be seated in a chair behind a table, |
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1 | provided at no cost to the collector, upon which the petitions | ||||||
2 | shall be placed and kept while collecting signatures. The | ||||||
3 | collector shall not speak to, or otherwise communicate with, | ||||||
4 | any voter unless addressed first by that voter, and shall | ||||||
5 | display no sign except, optionally, one reading "Nominating | ||||||
6 | Petition: <office>", where <office> shall be the name of the | ||||||
7 | office for which the petition is being gathered, using letters | ||||||
8 | no greater than 3 inches in height and affixed to the table in | ||||||
9 | such a manner as to be visible to passing voters. The number of | ||||||
10 | collectors in each petition area shall be no more than 2 per | ||||||
11 | one or more petition sheets with the same candidate and party | ||||||
12 | designation. A petition may be brought into and left unattended | ||||||
13 | in the petition area by any person. | ||||||
14 | The petition area shall be part of the polling place, and | ||||||
15 | any person failing to conform to its requirements shall be | ||||||
16 | considered a disorderly person. | ||||||
17 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-50 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 19B-50. Nomination by write-in. An unlisted write-in | ||||||
19 | candidate in the prior election may be nominated to be listed | ||||||
20 | as a candidate for an office in the following NOTA election by | ||||||
21 | receiving write-in votes equal to at least 10% of either: (i) | ||||||
22 | the number of nominating signatures required for that office; | ||||||
23 | or (ii) the total votes cast for the office in the current | ||||||
24 | election. That candidate shall submit to the appropriate | ||||||
25 | election authority, by the last day of the nomination period, a |
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1 | completed nominating petition, containing no filled in | ||||||
2 | signature lines, with an attached affirmation by the candidate, | ||||||
3 | stating the candidate received the requisite write-in votes for | ||||||
4 | that office in the prior election. Unlisted write-in candidates | ||||||
5 | who do not receive the number of write-in votes needed for | ||||||
6 | nomination may seek nomination by petition. | ||||||
7 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-55 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 19B-55. Signature verification; number of signatures | ||||||
9 | required; submitting petitions. The election authority | ||||||
10 | responsible for signature verification for nominations for an | ||||||
11 | office in a non-NOTA election shall be responsible for | ||||||
12 | verifying that the signatures on the nominating petitions for a | ||||||
13 | NOTA election are valid and of the requisite number within 14 | ||||||
14 | days after the end of the nomination period. | ||||||
15 | The number of valid signatures required for nomination by | ||||||
16 | petition shall be the same for all candidates for the same | ||||||
17 | office and shall be the greater of (i) the number of the most | ||||||
18 | signatures required for a non-NOTA election nomination for the | ||||||
19 | office, divided by the number of days in the non-NOTA election | ||||||
20 | nomination period, and then multiplied by the number of days in | ||||||
21 | the current nomination period, and then divided by 3; or (ii) | ||||||
22 | 20. | ||||||
23 | Each original nominating petition sheet shall be submitted | ||||||
24 | to the offices of the same election authority as for
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25 | elections within 3 days after the end of the nomination period. |
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2 | Sec. 19B-60. Multiple nominations of a candidate. This | ||||||
3 | Section applies to a NOTA election following a general | ||||||
4 | election. In a NOTA election, if a candidate has been | ||||||
5 | separately nominated with different political party | ||||||
6 | designations, the candidate shall appear on the ballot | ||||||
7 | separately for each nomination. The same political party | ||||||
8 | designation may not appear with more candidates for an office | ||||||
9 | than the number of persons to be elected to that office. The | ||||||
10 | party designation of either "No Party" or "Write-In" shall be | ||||||
11 | allowed once each for a candidate so nominated. | ||||||
12 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-65 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 19B-65. Nomination notification and acceptance. The | ||||||
14 | election authority shall have delivered to each nominee, within | ||||||
15 | 3 days after the nominee qualifies for the nomination, a | ||||||
16 | nomination notification, notifying the nominee of the | ||||||
17 | nomination, along with other materials determined by the | ||||||
18 | election authority. The nominee shall respond to the nomination | ||||||
19 | notification within 5 days by returning the nomination | ||||||
20 | acceptance, as defined by the State Board of Elections, to the | ||||||
21 | offices of the notifying election authority. Failure to respond | ||||||
22 | shall be deemed an acceptance of the nomination. | ||||||
23 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-70 new) |
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1 | Sec. 19B-70. Candidate statement; requirements and | ||||||
2 | limitations; qualifying for distribution. To assist the voters | ||||||
3 | in assessing candidates for office in NOTA elections, the | ||||||
4 | election authority with whom candidates have filed petitions | ||||||
5 | shall distribute candidate statements by mail to the electorate | ||||||
6 | at least 7 days before the election at no cost to the | ||||||
7 | candidates. | ||||||
8 | When a candidate submits a nomination acceptance for an | ||||||
9 | office, the candidate may also submit a candidate statement for | ||||||
10 | distribution that meets the following requirements and | ||||||
11 | limitations: | ||||||
12 | (1) the statement must be a black and white statement, | ||||||
13 | consisting only of spaces, letters, punctuation marks, and | ||||||
14 | numeric or other textual notation, contained within both | ||||||
15 | sides of a single 8.5 x 11 inch white paper sheet, and, | ||||||
16 | optionally, one photograph of the candidate from the neck | ||||||
17 | up no greater than 3 x 3 inches, for the purpose of | ||||||
18 | allowing the candidate to communicate with the voters; | ||||||
19 | (2) the statement must be limited to identifying the | ||||||
20 | candidate and, optionally, describing the candidate's | ||||||
21 | qualifications for office, party affiliations, proposed | ||||||
22 | policies, and contact information; | ||||||
23 | (3) the statement must be limited to one per candidate, | ||||||
24 | even if the candidate receives multiple nominations for an | ||||||
25 | office; and | ||||||
26 | (4) the statement must contain no solicitation for |
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1 | funds nor refer to other candidates. | ||||||
2 | The requirements and limitations of the candidate | ||||||
3 | statement must be met, in the opinion of the receiving election | ||||||
4 | authority, in order to qualify for distribution as a candidate | ||||||
5 | statement. | ||||||
6 | Across the top inch of the first page of every candidate | ||||||
7 | statement shall be the statement header. The statement header | ||||||
8 | shall be blank except for the State seal and the words, in | ||||||
9 | large font, "Candidate Statement of <candidate name> for < | ||||||
10 | office>", where <candidate name> shall be the name of the | ||||||
11 | candidate as it shall appear on the ballot and <office> as it | ||||||
12 | shall appear on the ballot; then, in a smaller font, "Prepared | ||||||
13 | by the candidate and distributed to voters without cost to the | ||||||
14 | candidate by the Office of the <election authority>."; then, a | ||||||
15 | line at the lower boundary of the statement header; and, | ||||||
16 | anywhere within the statement header, any other content | ||||||
17 | determined by the election authority. At nomination | ||||||
18 | notification, the candidate shall receive sample candidate | ||||||
19 | statements and an assigned statement header from the election | ||||||
20 | authority that the candidate is required to use as the | ||||||
21 | statement header for any candidate statement the candidate | ||||||
22 | submits. | ||||||
23 | The area of the candidate statement apart from the | ||||||
24 | statement header is the candidate content determined by the | ||||||
25 | candidate. The election authority shall take care to distribute | ||||||
26 | candidate content as submitted, except as follows: The election |
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1 | authority shall review each candidate statement submitted to it | ||||||
2 | to ensure the statement qualifies for distribution as a | ||||||
3 | candidate statement. The election authority shall have | ||||||
4 | delivered to the State Board of Elections all candidate | ||||||
5 | statements, along with their candidate instructions, if any, | ||||||
6 | for final review, within 3 days after receipt, along with an | ||||||
7 | election authority opinion, defined by the State Board of | ||||||
8 | Elections, indicating whether the candidate statement meets | ||||||
9 | the requirements and limits of a candidate statement. | ||||||
10 | If, in the opinion of the election authority, a candidate | ||||||
11 | statement does not meet the requirements and limits of a | ||||||
12 | candidate statement, the election authority Opinion shall | ||||||
13 | include an explanation of the nonconformance, along with a | ||||||
14 | proposed deletion notification to make the candidate statement | ||||||
15 | conformant, and any other relevant document. Before submitting | ||||||
16 | the election authority opinion to the State Board of Elections, | ||||||
17 | the election authority may contact the candidate directly to | ||||||
18 | verbally suggest changes to the candidate statement to make it | ||||||
19 | conformant. If the candidate then submits one or more revised | ||||||
20 | drafts, the election authority shall submit the last draft as | ||||||
21 | the candidate statement, retaining prior drafts as part of the | ||||||
22 | candidate statement's record. | ||||||
23 | If the State Board of Elections determine a candidate | ||||||
24 | statement does not qualify for distribution because it does not | ||||||
25 | meet the requirements and limits of a candidate statement, then | ||||||
26 | the State Board of Elections shall have delivered to the |
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1 | candidate, within 10 days after the submission of the candidate | ||||||
2 | statement by the candidate, a deletion notification, defined by | ||||||
3 | the State Board of Elections, which shall include a copy of the | ||||||
4 | candidate statement to show the deletions needed to bring the | ||||||
5 | statement into compliance and a letter stating the reasons for | ||||||
6 | those deletions. The State Board of Elections, or its | ||||||
7 | representative, shall meet with the candidate at the offices of | ||||||
8 | the State Board of Elections, upon the candidate's request, | ||||||
9 | within 2 days after receipt of a request for such a meeting, to | ||||||
10 | review the candidate statement with the candidate's | ||||||
11 | representatives. The candidate shall have delivered to the | ||||||
12 | State Board of Elections within 5 days after receipt of the | ||||||
13 | deletion notification or within 2 days after such meeting, | ||||||
14 | whichever is later, any or all of the following: the | ||||||
15 | candidate's response to the deletion notification; a corrected | ||||||
16 | candidate statement; a candidate instruction, to be defined by | ||||||
17 | the State Board of Elections, in the event of a non-qualifying | ||||||
18 | candidate statement, instructing the State Board of Elections | ||||||
19 | either to withdraw the candidate statement completely or to | ||||||
20 | distribute the original candidate statement with the deletions | ||||||
21 | indicated by the deletion notification. | ||||||
22 | Changes to the candidate content by the State Board of | ||||||
23 | Elections shall be by deletion only, using methods to be | ||||||
24 | established in advance of the election by the State Board of | ||||||
25 | Elections so as to be obvious to voters which parts of the
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26 | candidate content were deleted. If the candidate fails to |
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1 | provide an acceptable, corrected candidate statement and fails | ||||||
2 | to provide candidate instructions for such an event, the State | ||||||
3 | Board of Elections shall distribute the original candidate | ||||||
4 | statement with the deletions specified in the deletion | ||||||
5 | notification. The State Board of Elections shall make available | ||||||
6 | at its offices to any person, within one day after a written | ||||||
7 | request, copies of any original candidate statement as well as | ||||||
8 | any associated election authority opinion, corrected candidate | ||||||
9 | statement, deletion notification, and candidate instruction, | ||||||
10 | and other related documents during the election campaign and | ||||||
11 | for 10 years after the election. | ||||||
12 | Whenever possible, all candidate statements for the same | ||||||
13 | office shall be assembled into a single ballot pamphlet for | ||||||
14 | distribution. Reference copies of the candidate statements | ||||||
15 | shall be made available at polling places for voter use. | ||||||
16 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-75 new) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 19B-75. Confirming nominations. This Section applies | ||||||
18 | to a NOTA election following a general election. The election | ||||||
19 | authority shall confirm by party confirmation, as defined by | ||||||
20 | the State Board of Elections, with the governing body of the | ||||||
21 | designated political party, that the party accepts the party | ||||||
22 | designation on the ballot for a candidate. If the party | ||||||
23 | designation of the nomination is not accepted by the governing | ||||||
24 | body of the party within 10 days after notification, or if the | ||||||
25 | authority of the governing body is determined by the State |
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1 | Board of Elections to be in dispute, then the candidate shall | ||||||
2 | be listed with a "No Party" party designation. Write-in | ||||||
3 | nominations shall be designated as "Write-In", or with any | ||||||
4 | other political party designation acceptable to both the | ||||||
5 | candidate and the governing body of the political party. | ||||||
6 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-80 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 19B-80. Ballot determination; election date | ||||||
8 | determination. The State Board of Elections shall determine the | ||||||
9 | date, offices, and candidate lists for NOTA elections and shall | ||||||
10 | announce those determinations, whenever possible, at least 30 | ||||||
11 | days in advance of the date set for the NOTA election. | ||||||
12 | The State Board of Elections shall ensure, whenever | ||||||
13 | possible, various NOTA elections take place throughout the | ||||||
14 | State on the same day. | ||||||
15 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-85 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 19B-85. Counting votes; recounts. In cases of multiple | ||||||
17 | listings of a candidate for an office, the number of votes cast | ||||||
18 | for each listing of a candidate shall be counted and reported | ||||||
19 | separately; however, the sum of all votes for a candidate for | ||||||
20 | an office shall be used in determining the candidate's vote for | ||||||
21 | election to the office. | ||||||
22 | A qualified write-in candidate who receives more votes than | ||||||
23 | any listed candidate, more votes than any other write-in | ||||||
24 | candidate, and more votes than "None of the Above; For a New |
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1 | Election" for that office shall be elected. | ||||||
2 | The State Board of Elections shall conduct a recount of any | ||||||
3 | election where the number of votes cast for "None of the Above; | ||||||
4 | For a New Election" would require, or would allow a candidate | ||||||
5 | to request, a recount if that number of votes had been cast for | ||||||
6 | a candidate, and otherwise act on behalf of voters who cast | ||||||
7 | votes for "None of the Above; For a New Election". Delegation | ||||||
8 | of this duty to the State Board of Elections shall in no way | ||||||
9 | limit voters, who affirm they voted for "None of the Above; For | ||||||
10 | a New Election" in an election, from also acting on behalf of | ||||||
11 | themselves and other such voters. | ||||||
12 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-90 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 19B-90. Failure to nominate. If no candidate qualifies | ||||||
14 | for nomination for an office in a NOTA election, the office | ||||||
15 | shall appear on the ballot with no listed candidate with only | ||||||
16 | the "None of the Above; For a New Election" line. | ||||||
17 | (10 ILCS 5/19B-95 new)
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18 | Sec. 19B-95. Nominating petition description. The NOTA | ||||||
19 | election nominating petitions shall consist of 8.5 x 11 inch | ||||||
20 | white paper with the first printed title line reading "NOTA | ||||||
21 | Election Nominating Petition". | ||||||
22 | The next printed line shall state: "To be signed only by | ||||||
23 | voters eligible to vote for the office.". | ||||||
24 | The next printed line of the petition shall state: "For the |
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1 | office of:", followed immediately by the title of the office, | ||||||
2 | as it shall appear on the ballot, for which the candidate is to | ||||||
3 | be nominated; and, followed immediately by the text "for"; and, | ||||||
4 | followed by the jurisdiction of the office. | ||||||
5 | The next printed line of the petition shall state: | ||||||
6 | "Nominating:", followed immediately by the candidate's legal | ||||||
7 | name as it shall appear on the ballot. | ||||||
8 | The next printed line of the petition shall state: "Whose | ||||||
9 | legal address is:", followed immediately by the candidate's | ||||||
10 | legal address. | ||||||
11 | If the nomination is for a NOTA election following a | ||||||
12 | general election, the next printed line of the petition shall | ||||||
13 | state: "Political Party:", followed immediately by the name of | ||||||
14 | the political party, as it shall appear on the ballot. "No | ||||||
15 | Party" is permitted. "Write-In" is permitted for candidates | ||||||
16 | nominated by write-in votes. "For the County or Municipality:", | ||||||
17 | followed immediately by the name of the county or municipality | ||||||
18 | where the petition signers must be registered to vote, shall be | ||||||
19 | next. | ||||||
20 | The next printed line shall identify the appropriate | ||||||
21 | columns for voters to fill out with the words "Voter's Name | ||||||
22 | (print)"; "Street Address"; "Signature"; and "Date". | ||||||
23 | There shall follow 16 thin, straight lines, indicating the | ||||||
24 | space for the voter to make a nomination. | ||||||
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2 | authority. References in this Article to "election authority", | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | with respect to the powers and duties of an election authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | as to NOTA election nomination petitions and candidate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | statements for offices whose non-NOTA election nomination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | petitions are filed with the State Board of Elections, shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | construed to mean the State Board of Elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | Sec. 19B-150. Conflicting provisions; modifications of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Code; rules. The provisions of this Article shall control over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | any conflicting provisions of this Code or of any other law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | In order to conduct NOTA elections in accordance with this | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Article, the State Board of Elections by rule may modify the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | time periods provided in this Code for such activities as, but | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | not limited to, (i) voter registration, (ii) ballot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | certification, preparation, and printing, (iii) application | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | for and distribution and return of absentee ballots, and (iv) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | early voting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 | Sec. 19B-200. Severability. The provisions of this Article | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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