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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2008 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 10 ILCS 5/7-10.1 | from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.1 |
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that the candidate's statement shall include language affirming that the candidate is not affiliated directly or indirectly with any terrorist organization or any terrorist front organization (instead of any communist organization).
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2008 | | LRB097 09398 HLH 49533 b |
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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 changing Section |
| 5 | | 7-10.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (10 ILCS 5/7-10.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10.1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 7-10.1.
Each petition or certificate of nomination |
| 8 | | shall include as a
part thereof, a statement for each of the |
| 9 | | candidates filing, or in whose
behalf the petition or |
| 10 | | certificate of nomination is filed, said statement
shall be |
| 11 | | subscribed and sworn to by such candidate or nominee before |
| 12 | | some
officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in this |
| 13 | | State and shall
be in substantially the following form:
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| 14 | | United States of America )
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| 15 | | ) ss
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| 16 | | State of Illinois )
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| 17 | | I, .... do swear that I am a citizen of the United States |
| 18 | | and the State
of Illinois, that I am not affiliated directly or |
| 19 | | indirectly with any
terrorist communist organization or any |
| 20 | | terrorist communist front organization, or any foreign
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| 21 | | political agency, party, organization or government which |
| 22 | | advocates the
overthrow of constitutional government by force |
| 23 | | or other means not
permitted under the Constitution of the |