Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 1/5/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 45

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 45 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4
"Article 5.

 
5    Section 5-5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6Sections 19-4, 19-8, and 19-10 as follows:
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/19-4)   (from Ch. 46, par. 19-4)
8    Sec. 19-4. Mailing or delivery of ballots; time.
9Immediately upon the receipt of such application either by
10mail or electronic means, not more than 90 days nor less than 5
11days prior to such election, or by personal delivery not more
12than 90 days nor less than one day prior to such election, at
13the office of such election authority, it shall be the duty of
14such election authority to examine the records to ascertain
15whether or not such applicant is lawfully entitled to vote as

 

 

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1requested, including a verification of the applicant's
2signature on file with the office of the election authority by
3comparison with the signature on the official registration
4record card, and if found so to be entitled to vote, to post
5within one business day thereafter the name, street address,
6ward and precinct number or township and district number, as
7the case may be, of such applicant given on a list, the pages
8of which are to be numbered consecutively to be kept by such
9election authority for such purpose in a conspicuous, open and
10public place accessible to the public at the entrance of the
11office of such election authority, and in such a manner that
12such list may be viewed without necessity of requesting
13permission therefor. Within one day after posting the name and
14other information of an applicant for a vote by mail ballot,
15the election authority shall transmit by electronic means
16pursuant to a process established by the State Board of
17Elections that name and other posted information to the State
18Board of Elections, which shall maintain those names and other
19information in an electronic format on its website, arranged
20by county and accessible to State and local political
21committees. Within 2 business days after posting a name and
22other information on the list within its office, but no sooner
23than 40 days before an election, the election authority shall
24mail, postage prepaid, or deliver in person in such office, or
25deliver via electronic transmission pursuant to Section
2619-2.6, an official ballot or ballots if more than one are to

 

 

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1be voted at said election. Mail delivery of Temporarily Absent
2Student ballot applications pursuant to Section 19-12.3 shall
3be by nonforwardable mail. However, for the consolidated
4election, vote by mail ballots for certain precincts may be
5delivered to applicants not less than 25 days before the
6election if so much time is required to have prepared and
7printed the ballots containing the names of persons nominated
8for offices at the consolidated primary. The election
9authority shall enclose with each vote by mail ballot or
10application written instructions on how voting assistance
11shall be provided pursuant to Section 17-14 and a document,
12written and approved by the State Board of Elections,
13informing the vote by mail voter of the required postage for
14returning the application and ballot, and enumerating the
15circumstances under which a person is authorized to vote by
16vote by mail ballot pursuant to this Article; such document
17shall also include a statement informing the applicant that if
18he or she falsifies or is solicited by another to falsify his
19or her eligibility to cast a vote by mail ballot, such
20applicant or other is subject to penalties pursuant to Section
2129-10 and Section 29-20 of the Election Code. Each election
22authority shall maintain a list of the name, street address,
23ward and precinct, or township and district number, as the
24case may be, of all applicants who have returned vote by mail
25ballots to such authority, and the name of such vote by mail
26voter shall be added to such list within one business day from

 

 

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1receipt of such ballot. If the vote by mail ballot envelope
2indicates that the voter was assisted in casting the ballot,
3the name of the person so assisting shall be included on the
4list. The list, the pages of which are to be numbered
5consecutively, shall be kept by each election authority in a
6conspicuous, open, and public place accessible to the public
7at the entrance of the office of the election authority and in
8a manner that the list may be viewed without necessity of
9requesting permission for viewing.
10    Each election authority shall maintain a list for each
11election of the voters to whom it has issued vote by mail
12ballots. The list shall be maintained for each precinct within
13the jurisdiction of the election authority. Prior to the
14opening of the polls on election day, the election authority
15shall deliver to the judges of election in each precinct the
16list of registered voters in that precinct to whom vote by mail
17ballots have been issued by mail.
18    Each election authority shall maintain a list for each
19election of voters to whom it has issued temporarily absent
20student ballots. The list shall be maintained for each
21election jurisdiction within which such voters temporarily
22abide. Immediately after the close of the period during which
23application may be made by mail or electronic means for vote by
24mail ballots, each election authority shall mail to each other
25election authority within the State a certified list of all
26such voters temporarily abiding within the jurisdiction of the

 

 

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1other election authority.
2    In the event that the return address of an application for
3ballot by a physically incapacitated elector is that of a
4facility licensed or certified under the Nursing Home Care
5Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013,
6the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act, within the
7jurisdiction of the election authority, and the applicant is a
8registered voter in the precinct in which such facility is
9located, the ballots shall be prepared and transmitted to a
10responsible judge of election no later than 9 a.m. on the
11Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday immediately preceding the
12election as designated by the election authority under Section
1319-12.2. Such judge shall deliver in person on the designated
14day the ballot to the applicant on the premises of the facility
15from which application was made. The election authority shall
16by mail notify the applicant in such facility that the ballot
17will be delivered by a judge of election on the designated day.
18    All applications for vote by mail ballots shall be
19available at the office of the election authority for public
20inspection upon request from the time of receipt thereof by
21the election authority until 30 days after the election,
22except during the time such applications are kept in the
23office of the election authority pursuant to Section 19-7, and
24except during the time such applications are in the possession
25of the judges of election.
26    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the

 

 

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1contrary, pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 30 of the
2Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence,
3Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, or Stalking Act, neither
4the name nor the address of a program participant under that
5Act shall be included in any list of registered voters
6available to the public, including the lists referenced in
7this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-819, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
9    (10 ILCS 5/19-8)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-8)
10    Sec. 19-8. Time and place of counting ballots.
11    (a) (Blank.)
12    (b) Each vote by mail voter's ballot returned to an
13election authority, by any means authorized by this Article,
14and received by that election authority before the closing of
15the polls on election day shall be endorsed by the receiving
16election authority with the day and hour of receipt and may be
17processed by the election authority beginning on the day it is
18received by the election authority in the central ballot
19counting location of the election authority, but the results
20of the processing may not be counted until the day of the
21election after 7:00 p.m., except as provided in subsections
22(g) and (g-5).
23    (c) Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
24election authority and postmarked no later than election day,
25but that is received by the election authority after the polls

 

 

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1close on election day and before the close of the period for
2counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be
3endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of
4receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting
5location of the election authority during the period for
6counting provisional ballots.
7    Each vote by mail voter's ballot that is mailed to an
8election authority absent a postmark or a barcode usable with
9an intelligent mail barcode tracking system, but that is
10received by the election authority after the polls close on
11election day and before the close of the period for counting
12provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be endorsed
13by the receiving authority with the day and hour of receipt,
14opened to inspect the date inserted on the certification, and,
15if the certification date is election day or earlier and the
16ballot is otherwise found to be valid under the requirements
17of this Section, counted at the central ballot counting
18location of the election authority during the period for
19counting provisional ballots. Absent a date on the
20certification, the ballot shall not be counted.
21    If an election authority is using an intelligent mail
22barcode tracking system, a ballot that is mailed to an
23election authority absent a postmark may be counted if the
24intelligent mail barcode tracking system verifies the envelope
25was mailed no later than election day.
26    (d) Special write-in vote by mail voter's blank ballots

 

 

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1returned to an election authority, by any means authorized by
2this Article, and received by the election authority at any
3time before the closing of the polls on election day shall be
4endorsed by the receiving election authority with the day and
5hour of receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot
6counting location of the election authority during the same
7period provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots
8under subsections (b), (g), and (g-5). Special write-in vote
9by mail voter's blank ballots that are mailed to an election
10authority and postmarked no later than election day, but that
11are received by the election authority after the polls close
12on election day and before the closing of the period for
13counting provisional ballots cast at that election, shall be
14endorsed by the receiving authority with the day and hour of
15receipt and shall be counted at the central ballot counting
16location of the election authority during the same periods
17provided for counting vote by mail voters' ballots under
18subsection (c).
19    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, vote by
20mail voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
21blank ballots received by the election authority after the
22closing of the polls on an election day shall be endorsed by
23the election authority receiving them with the day and hour of
24receipt and shall be safely kept unopened by the election
25authority for the period of time required for the preservation
26of ballots used at the election, and shall then, without being

 

 

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1opened, be destroyed in like manner as the used ballots of that
2election.
3    (f) Counting required under this Section to begin on
4election day after the closing of the polls shall commence no
5later than 8:00 p.m. and shall be conducted by a panel or
6panels of election judges appointed in the manner provided by
7law. The counting shall continue until all vote by mail
8voters' ballots and special write-in vote by mail voter's
9blank ballots required to be counted on election day have been
10counted.
11    (g) The procedures set forth in Articles 17 and 18 of this
12Code shall apply to all ballots counted under this Section. In
13addition, within 2 days after a vote by mail ballot is
14received, but in all cases before the close of the period for
15counting provisional ballots, the election judge or official
16shall compare the voter's signature on the certification
17envelope of that vote by mail ballot with the voter's
18signature on the application verified in accordance with
19Section 19-4 or the signature of the voter on file in the
20office of the election authority. If the election judge or
21official determines that the 2 signatures match, and that the
22vote by mail voter is otherwise qualified to cast a vote by
23mail ballot, the election authority shall cast and count the
24ballot on election day or the day the ballot is determined to
25be valid, whichever is later, adding the results to the
26precinct in which the voter is registered. If the election

 

 

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1judge or official determines that the signatures do not match,
2or that the vote by mail voter is not qualified to cast a vote
3by mail ballot, then without opening the certification
4envelope, the judge or official shall mark across the face of
5the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and shall not
6cast or count the ballot.
7    In addition to the voter's signatures not matching, a vote
8by mail ballot may be rejected by the election judge or
9official:
10        (1) if the ballot envelope is open or has been opened
11    and resealed;
12        (2) if the voter has already cast an early or grace
13    period ballot;
14        (3) if the voter voted in person on election day or the
15    voter is not a duly registered voter in the precinct; or
16        (4) on any other basis set forth in this Code.
17    If the election judge or official determines that any of
18these reasons apply, the judge or official shall mark across
19the face of the certification envelope the word "Rejected" and
20shall not cast or count the ballot.
21    (g-5) If a vote by mail ballot is rejected by the election
22judge or official for any reason, the election authority
23shall, within 2 days after the rejection but in all cases
24before the close of the period for counting provisional
25ballots, notify the vote by mail voter that his or her ballot
26was rejected. The notice shall inform the voter of the reason

 

 

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1or reasons the ballot was rejected and shall state that the
2voter may appear before the election authority, on or before
3the 14th day after the election, to show cause as to why the
4ballot should not be rejected. The voter may present evidence
5to the election authority supporting his or her contention
6that the ballot should be counted. The election authority
7shall appoint a panel of 3 election judges to review the
8contested ballot, application, and certification envelope, as
9well as any evidence submitted by the vote by mail voter. No
10more than 2 election judges on the reviewing panel shall be of
11the same political party. The reviewing panel of election
12judges shall make a final determination as to the validity of
13the contested vote by mail ballot. The judges' determination
14shall not be reviewable either administratively or judicially.
15    A vote by mail ballot subject to this subsection that is
16determined to be valid shall be counted before the close of the
17period for counting provisional ballots.
18    (g-10) All vote by mail ballots determined to be valid
19shall be added to the vote totals for the precincts for which
20they were cast in the order in which the ballots were opened.
21    (h) Each political party, candidate, and qualified civic
22organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher
23for each panel of election judges therein assigned.
24(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
25    (10 ILCS 5/19-10)  (from Ch. 46, par. 19-10)

 

 

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1    Sec. 19-10. Pollwatchers may be appointed to observe early
2voting procedures and view all reasonably requested records
3relating to the conduct of the election, provided the secrecy
4of the ballot is not impinged, at the office of the election
5authority as well as at municipal, township or road district
6clerks' offices where such early voting is conducted. Such
7pollwatchers shall qualify and be appointed in the same manner
8as provided in Sections 7-34 and 17-23, except each candidate,
9political party or organization of citizens may appoint only
10one pollwatcher for each location where early voting is
11conducted. Pollwatchers must be registered to vote in Illinois
12and possess valid pollwatcher credentials.
13    Where certain vote by mail voters' ballots are processed
14or counted on the day of the election in the office of the
15election authority as provided in Section 19-8 of this Act,
16each political party, candidate and qualified civic
17organization shall be entitled to have present one pollwatcher
18for each panel of election judges therein assigned. Such
19pollwatchers shall be subject to the same provisions as are
20provided for pollwatchers in Sections 7-34 and 17-23 of this
21Code, and shall be permitted to observe the election judges
22making the signature comparison as provided in Section 19-8
23between that which is on the ballot envelope and that which is
24on the permanent voter registration record card taken from the
25master file.
26(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1
Article 10.

 
2    Section 10-1. Legislative Intent.
3    (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly for this
4Article to make changes to the Judicial Circuits Districting
5Act of 2022 and the Circuit Courts Act to effectuate the intent
6of Public Act 102-693 by correcting drafting errors and making
7clarifications, while converting the remaining at-large
8judgeships in the 6th and 17th judicial circuits to resident
9judgeships similar to other circuits, including, but not
10limited to, the 3rd and 19th judicial circuits.
11    (b) This Article corrects a drafting error in Public Act
12102-693 that included Lake County precincts in subcircuit 1 of
13the 22nd Circuit. Lake County is not in the 22nd Circuit. The
14inclusion of those precincts was inadvertent.
15    (c) This Article also clarifies that, in accordance with
16the Illinois Constitution of 1970, no change in the boundaries
17shall affect an incumbent judge's qualification for office or
18right to run for retention. Incumbent circuit judges have the
19right to run for retention in the circuit. Nothing in Public
20Act 102-693 or this Article is intended to affect the tenure of
21any circuit judge elected or appointed or limit retention
22elections to an area less than the whole circuit as provided
23for by the Constitution.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10-5. The Judicial Circuits Districting Act of
22022 is amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
 
3    (705 ILCS 24/45)
4    Sec. 45. 22nd Judicial Circuit. On and after December 2,
52024, the 22nd Judicial Circuit is divided into 4 subcircuits
6as follows:
 
7Judicial Subcircuit 1 consists of the following:
 
8In McHenry
9VOTING PRECINCTS:
10Algonquin 2, Algonquin 3, Algonquin 4, Algonquin 5, Algonquin
117, Algonquin 8, Algonquin 10, Algonquin 11, Algonquin 12,
12Algonquin 13, Algonquin 15, Algonquin 19, Algonquin 20,
13Algonquin 21, Algonquin 22, Algonquin 23, Algonquin 24,
14Algonquin 25, Algonquin 26, Algonquin 27, Algonquin 28,
15Algonquin 29, Algonquin 31, Algonquin 34, Algonquin 35,
16Algonquin 36, Algonquin 37, Algonquin 38, Algonquin 40,
17Algonquin 41, Algonquin 42, Algonquin 43, Algonquin 46,
18Algonquin 47, Algonquin 48, Algonquin 50, Algonquin 51,
19Algonquin 52, Algonquin 53, Algonquin 54, Algonquin 57,
20Algonquin 58, Algonquin 59, Algonquin 60, Algonquin 61,
21Algonquin 62, Algonquin 63, Algonquin 65, Algonquin 66,
22Algonquin 67, Algonquin 68, Grafton 8, Grafton 10, Grafton 30,
23Grafton 31, Nunda 2, Nunda 3, Nunda 5, Nunda 13

 

 

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1In Lake
2VOTING PRECINCTS:
3Avon 18, Avon 19, Avon 20, Avon 24, Avon 25, Avon 26, Avon 27,
4Avon 28, Avon 29, Avon 30, Avon 31, Avon 37, Avon 40, Avon 47,
5Grant 136, Grant 140, Grant 142, Lake Villa 164, Lake Villa 165
 
6In Voting Precinct: Avon 21, in Lake
7BLOCKS:
8170978612021053, 170978612021054, 170978612022015,
9170978612022016, 170978612022019, 170978612022020,
10170978612022021, 170978612022022, 170978612022025,
11170978612022026, 170978612022027
 
12In Voting Precinct: Avon 32, in Lake
13BLOCKS:
14170978612012016, 170978612012017, 170978612014029,
15170978614032000, 170978614041001, 170978614041002,
16170978614041005, 170978614041006, 170978614041007,
17170978614041008, 170978614041015, 170978614041016,
18170978614041017, 170978614041018, 170978614041021,
19170978614041022, 170978614041023, 170978614041024,
20170978614041025, 170978614041026, 170978614041027,
21170978614041028, 170978614041029, 170978614041030,
22170978614042000, 170978614042001, 170978614042002,
23170978614042003, 170978614042004, 170978614042005,
24170978614042006, 170978614042007, 170978614043000,

 

 

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1170978614043001, 170978614043002, 170978614043003,
2170978614043004, 170978614043005, 170978614043006,
3170978614043007, 170978614043008, 170978614043009,
4170978614044007
 
5In Voting Precinct: Avon 38, in Lake
6BLOCKS:
7170978614021044, 170978614022016, 170978614022017,
8170978614022018, 170978614023000, 170978614023001,
9170978614023002, 170978614023003, 170978614024027
 
10In Voting Precinct: Avon 39, in Lake
11BLOCKS:
12170978614022001, 170978614022002, 170978614022003,
13170978614022004, 170978614022011, 170978614022012,
14170978614022013, 170978614022014, 170978614022015,
15170978614022019, 170978614022020, 170978614032013,
16170978614032014, 170978614032015, 170978614032016,
17170978614032017, 170978614032018, 170978614032019,
18170978614042008, 170978614042009, 170978614042010,
19170978614042011, 170978614042012, 170978614042013,
20170978614042014, 170978614042015, 170978614042016,
21170978614042017, 170978614044004, 170978614044005,
22170978614044011, 170978614044012, 170978614044013,
23170978614044014, 170978614044015, 170978614044016,
24170978614044017
 

 

 

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1In Voting Precinct: Avon 41, in Lake
2BLOCKS:
3170978614024000, 170978614024001, 170978614024002,
4170978614024009, 170978614024030, 170978614024031,
5170978614024032
 
6In Voting Precinct: Avon 44, in Lake
7BLOCKS:
8170978611052007, 170978611052008, 170978611052009,
9170978611052010, 170978611052011, 170978611052012,
10170978611052013, 170978611052014, 170978614024004,
11170978614024005, 170978614024006, 170978614024007,
12170978614024008, 170978614024033, 170978614024034,
13170978614024035
 
14In Voting Precinct: Fremont 106, in Lake
15BLOCKS:
16170978641091000, 170978641091001, 170978641091002,
17170978641091003, 170978641091004, 170978641091005,
18170978641091006, 170978641091007, 170978641091008,
19170978641091009, 170978641091010, 170978641091025,
20170978641091026, 170978641091027, 1709789, Algonquin 31,
21Algonquin 34, Algonquin 35, Algonquin 36, Algonquin 37,
22Algonquin 38, Algonquin 40, Algonquin 41, Algonquin 42,
23Algonquin 43, Algonquin 46, Algonquin 47, Algonquin 48,

 

 

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1Algonquin 50, Algonquin 51, Algonquin 52, Algonquin 53,
2Algonquin 54, Algonquin 57, Algonquin 58, Algonquin 59,
3Algonquin 60, Algonquin 61, Algonquin 62, Algonquin 63,
4Algonquin 65, Algonquin 66, Algonquin 67, Algonquin 68,
5Grafton 8, Grafton 10, Grafton 30, Grafton 31, Nunda 2, Nunda
63, Nunda 5, Nunda 13
 
7Judicial Subcircuit 2 consists of the following:
 
8In County: McHenry
9TOWNSHIPS:
10Dorr township
 
11In McHenry
12VOTING PRECINCTS:
13Grafton 2, Grafton 3, Grafton 5, Grafton 6, Grafton 7, Grafton
1425, Greenwood 2, Greenwood 4, Grafton 11, Grafton 12, Grafton
1513, Grafton 16, Grafton 18, Grafton 19, Grafton 20, Grafton
1621, Grafton 23, Grafton 24, Grafton 28, Grafton 29, McHenry
1734, Nunda 10, Nunda 11, Nunda 15, Nunda 17, Nunda 18, Nunda 19,
18Nunda 20, Nunda 29
 
19In Voting Precinct: Greenwood 6, in McHenry
20BLOCKS:
21171118704021000, 171118704021001, 171118704021035,
22171118704021037, 171118704041005, 171118704041006,

 

 

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1171118704041007, 171118704041008, 171118704041010,
2171118704041011, 171118704041012, 171118704041014,
3171118704041015, 171118704041021, 171118704041022,
4171118704041023, 171118704041024, 171118704041025,
5171118704041026, 171118704041027, 171118704041028,
6171118704041029, 171118704041030, 171118704041031,
7171118704041032, 171118704041033, 171118704041034,
8171118704041035, 171118704041040
 
9In Voting Precinct: McHenry 11, in McHenry
10BLOCKS:
11171118705011002, 171118705011013, 171118705011025,
12171118705011026, 171118705011027, 171118705011028,
13171118705011029, 171118705011030, 171118705011031,
14171118705011032, 171118705011033, 171118705011034,
15171118705011035, 171118705011036, 171118705011037,
16171118705011038, 171118705011039, 171118705011048
 
17In Voting Precinct: Nunda 21, in McHenry
18BLOCKS:
19171118708133005, 171118708133007, 171118708133012,
20171118708133013, 171118708133014, 171118708133015,
21171118708133016
 
22In Voting Precinct: Nunda 27, in McHenry
23BLOCKS:

 

 

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1171118708131020, 171118708131021, 171118708131022,
2171118708131034, 171118708131035, 171118708131037,
3171118708132000, 171118708132004, 171118708132005,
4171118708132006, 171118708132007, 171118708132008,
5171118708132009, 171118708132010, 171118708132011,
6171118708132012, 171118708132013, 171118708132014,
7171118708132015
 
8Judicial Subcircuit 3 consists of the following:
 
9In McHenry
10VOTING PRECINCTS:
11Algonquin 1, Algonquin 6, Algonquin 9, Algonquin 14, Algonquin
1216, Algonquin 17, Algonquin 18, Algonquin 30, Algonquin 32,
13Algonquin 33, Algonquin 39, Algonquin 44, Algonquin 45,
14Algonquin 49, Algonquin 55, Algonquin 56, Algonquin 64,
15McHenry 2, McHenry 3, McHenry 4, McHenry 6, McHenry 7, McHenry
169, McHenry 12, McHenry 13, McHenry 14, McHenry 15, McHenry 16,
17McHenry 17, McHenry 18, McHenry 20, McHenry 21, McHenry 22,
18McHenry 23, McHenry 24, McHenry 25, McHenry 26, McHenry 27,
19McHenry 28, McHenry 30, McHenry 31, McHenry 32, Nunda 1, Nunda
204, Nunda 6, Nunda 7, Nunda 8, Nunda 9, Nunda 12, Nunda 14,
21Nunda 16, Nunda 22, Nunda 23, Nunda 24, Nunda 25, Nunda 26,
22Nunda 28
 
23In Voting Precinct: McHenry 1, in McHenry

 

 

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1BLOCKS:
2171118706042000, 171118706042001, 171118706042002,
3171118706042003, 171118706042004, 171118706042005,
4171118706043000, 171118707032021, 171118707032022,
5171118707032023, 171118707032024, 171118707032034,
6171118707032035, 171118707032036, 171118707032037,
7171118707032038, 171118707032039, 171118707032040,
8171118707032043, 171118707032048, 171118707032049,
9171118707032050, 171118707032051, 171118707032052
 
10In Voting Precinct: McHenry 11, in McHenry
11BLOCKS:
12171118706051000, 171118706051001, 171118706051002,
13171118706051003, 171118706051004, 171118706051005,
14171118706051006, 171118706051007, 171118706051008,
15171118706051009, 171118706051010, 171118706051011,
16171118706051012, 171118706051013, 171118706051014,
17171118706051015, 171118706054004, 171118706054005
 
18In Voting Precinct: McHenry 29, in McHenry
19BLOCKS:
20171118705012048, 171118706031000, 171118706031001,
21171118706031003, 171118706031004, 171118706031005,
22171118706031006, 171118706031007, 171118706031009,
23171118706031010, 171118706031014, 171118706031015,
24171118706031043, 171118706031044, 171118706031049,

 

 

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1171118706031050, 171118706031051, 171118706031052,
2171118706031053, 171118706031054, 171118706031055,
3171118706031056, 171118706031057, 171118706031058,
4171118706031059, 171118706031060, 171118706031062,
5171118706031063, 171118706031064, 171118706031065,
6171118706031066, 171118706031067, 171118706031068,
7171118706031069, 171118706031076
 
8In Voting Precinct: McHenry 35, in McHenry
9BLOCKS:
10171118707032025, 171118707032026, 171118707032027,
11171118707032028, 171118707032029, 171118707032032,
12171118707034021, 171118707034032
 
13In Voting Precinct: Nunda 21, in McHenry
14BLOCKS:
15171118708081000, 171118708093000, 171118708093001,
16171118708093002, 171118708093003, 171118708093004,
17171118708093005, 171118708093006, 171118708093007,
18171118708093008, 171118708093009, 171118708093017,
19171118708093018, 171118708093019, 171118708093020,
20171118708093021, 171118708093027, 171118708093028,
21171118708093029, 171118708093030, 171118708093031,
22171118708093032, 171118708093033, 171118708094039,
23171118708094040, 171118708094041, 171118708132018,
24171118708132019, 171118708132025, 171118708132026,

 

 

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1171118708133000, 171118708133001, 171118708133002,
2171118708133003, 171118708133004, 171118708133023,
3171118708133030
 
4In Voting Precinct: Nunda 27, in McHenry
5BLOCKS:
6171118708094008, 171118708094009, 171118708094010,
7171118708094011, 171118708094012, 171118708094013,
8171118708094014, 171118708094015, 171118708094016,
9171118708094017, 171118708094018, 171118708094019,
10171118708094020, 171118708094021, 171118708094022,
11171118708094023, 171118708094024, 171118708094025,
12171118708094026, 171118708094027, 171118708094028,
13171118708094029, 171118708094030, 171118708094031,
14171118708094032, 171118708094033, 171118708094034,
15171118708094035, 171118708094036, 171118708094037,
16171118708094038
 
17Judicial Subcircuit 4 consists of the following:
 
18In County: McHenry
19TOWNSHIPS:
20Alden township, Burton township, Chemung township, Coral
21township, Dunham township, Hartland township, Hebron township,
22Marengo township, Richmond township, Riley township, Seneca
23township
 

 

 

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1In McHenry
2VOTING PRECINCTS:
3Grafton 1, Grafton 4, Greenwood 1, Greenwood 3, Greenwood 5,
4Greenwood 7, Grafton 9, Grafton 14, Grafton 15, Grafton 17,
5Grafton 22, Grafton 26, Grafton 27, McHenry 5, McHenry 8,
6McHenry 10, McHenry 19, McHenry 33
 
7In Voting Precinct: Greenwood 6, in McHenry
8BLOCKS:
9171118704031048, 171118704031049, 171118704031050
 
10In Voting Precinct: McHenry 1, in McHenry
11BLOCKS:
12171118701042065, 171118707032002, 171118707032003,
13171118707032004, 171118707032005, 171118707032006,
14171118707032007, 171118707032008, 171118707032009,
15171118707032010, 171118707032013, 171118707032014,
16171118707032015, 171118707032016, 171118707032017,
17171118707032018, 171118707032019, 171118707032020,
18171118707032030, 171118707032031, 171118707032033
 
19In Voting Precinct: McHenry 29, in McHenry
20BLOCKS:
21171118705012000, 171118705012001, 171118705012002,
22171118705012003, 171118705012004, 171118705012005,

 

 

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1171118705012006, 171118705012013, 171118705012014,
2171118705012015, 171118705012016, 171118705012023,
3171118705012024, 171118705012025, 171118705012026,
4171118705012027, 171118705012074, 171118705012075,
5171118705012076, 171118705012077
 
6In Voting Precinct: McHenry 35, in McHenry
7BLOCKS:
8171118707032000, 171118707032001, 171118707034000,
9171118707034001, 171118707034002, 171118707034003,
10171118707034004, 171118707034005, 171118707034006,
11171118707034007, 171118707034008, 171118707034009,
12171118707034010, 171118707034011, 171118707034012,
13171118707034013, 171118707034014, 171118707034015,
14171118707034016, 171118707034017, 171118707034018,
15171118707034019, 171118707034020
16(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
17    Section 10-10. The Circuit Courts Act is amended by
18changing Sections 2, 2f, 2f-2, 2f-4, 2f-5, 2f-6, 2f-9, 2f-13,
192f-14, 2f-15, 2f-18, and 37 as follows:
 
20    (705 ILCS 35/2)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2)
21    Sec. 2. Circuit judges. Circuit judges shall be elected at
22the general elections and for terms as provided in Article VI
23of the Illinois Constitution. Ninety-four circuit judges shall

 

 

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1be elected in the Circuit of Cook County, and 3 circuit judges
2shall be elected in each of the other circuits except as
3provided in this Section. In circuits other than Cook County
4containing a population of 230,000 or more inhabitants and in
5which there is included a county containing a population of
6200,000 or more inhabitants, or in circuits other than Cook
7County containing a population of 270,000 or more inhabitants,
8according to the last preceding federal census and in the
9circuit where the seat of State government is situated at the
10time fixed by law for the nomination of judges of the Circuit
11Court in such circuit and in any circuit which meets the
12requirements set out in Section 2a of this Act, 4 circuit
13judges shall be elected in the manner provided by law. In
14circuits other than Cook County in which each county in the
15circuit has a population of 475,000 or more, 4 circuit judges
16shall be elected in addition to the 4 circuit judges provided
17for in this Section. In any circuit composed of 2 counties
18having a total population of 350,000 or more, one circuit
19judge shall be elected in addition to the 4 circuit judges
20provided for in this Section.
21    In the 3rd judicial circuit, there shall be no at-large
22circuit judgeships, and only resident circuit judges shall be
23elected as provided in Section 2f-13.
24    In the 6th judicial circuit, there shall be no at-large
25circuit judgeships, and only resident circuit judges shall be
26elected as provided in Section 2f-14.

 

 

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1    In the 17th judicial circuit, there shall be no at-large
2circuit judgeships, and only resident circuit judges shall be
3elected as provided in Sections 2f-6 and 2q.
4    Any additional circuit judgeships in the 19th and 22nd
5judicial circuits resulting by operation of this Section shall
6be filled, if at all, at the general election in 2006 only as
7provided in Section 2f-1. Thereafter, however, this Section
8shall not apply to the determination of the number of circuit
9judgeships in the 19th and 22nd judicial circuits. The number
10of circuit judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit shall be
11determined thereafter in accordance with Section 2f-1 and
12Section 2f-2 and shall be reduced in accordance with those
13Sections. The number of circuit judgeships in the 22nd
14judicial circuit shall be determined thereafter in accordance
15with Section 2f-1 and Section 2f-5 and shall be reduced in
16accordance with those Sections. In the 19th judicial circuit,
17there shall be no at-large circuit judgeships, and only
18resident circuit judges shall be elected as provided in
19Sections 2f-2.
20    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any
21other law, the number of at-large judgeships of the 12th
22judicial circuit may be reduced as provided in subsections
23(a-10) and (a-15) of Section 2f-4.
24    In the 23rd judicial circuit, there shall be no at-large
25circuit judgeships, and only resident circuit judges shall be
26elected as provided in Sections 2f-10 and 2f-11.

 

 

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1    In the 24th judicial circuit, there shall be no at-large
2circuit judgeships, and only resident circuit judges shall be
3elected as provided in Section 2f-12.
4    The several judges of the circuit courts of this State,
5before entering upon the duties of their office, shall take
6and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, which shall
7be filed in the office of the Secretary of State:
8    "I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I
9will support the constitution of the United States, and the
10constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will
11faithfully discharge the duties of judge of.... court,
12according to the best of my ability."
13    One of the 3 additional circuit judgeships authorized by
14this amendatory Act in circuits other than Cook County in
15which each county in the circuit has a population of 475,000 or
16more may be filled when this Act becomes law. The 2 remaining
17circuit judgeships in such circuits shall not be filled until
18on or after July 1, 1977.
19(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 35/2f)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.2f)
21    Sec. 2f. Circuit of Cook County.
22    (a) Until December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County
23shall be divided into 15 units to be known as subcircuits. On
24and after December 2, 2024, the Circuit of Cook County is
25divided into 20 subcircuits as drawn by the General Assembly.

 

 

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1The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
2substantially equal in population. Beginning in 2031, the
3General Assembly shall, in the year following each federal
4decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to
5reflect the results of the most recent federal decennial
6census.
7    In accordance with subsection (d), a resident judgeship
8assigned to a subcircuit shall continue to be assigned to that
9subcircuit. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or
10occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
11boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
12the redrawn subcircuit.
13    (b) The 165 resident judges to be elected from the Circuit
14of Cook County shall be determined under paragraph (4) of
15subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act.
16    (c) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on or
17before the 2022 general election Until December 2, 2024, the
18Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional resident
19judgeships provided by paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of
20Section 2 of the Judicial Vacancies Act and (ii) all vacancies
21in resident judgeships existing on or occurring on or after
22the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, with
23respect to the other resident judgeships of the Circuit of
24Cook County, for election from the various subcircuits until
25there are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of the 15
26subcircuits (for a total of 165). A resident judgeship

 

 

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1authorized before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
21990 that became vacant and was filled by appointment by the
3Supreme Court before that effective date shall be filled by
4election at the general election in November of 1992 from the
5unit of the Circuit of Cook County within Chicago or the unit
6of that Circuit outside Chicago, as the case may be, in which
7the vacancy occurred.
8    (d) As soon as practicable after the subcircuits are
9created by law, the Supreme Court shall determine by lot a
10numerical order for the 15 subcircuits. That numerical order
11shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
12are assigned to the subcircuits. After the first round of
13assignments, the second and all later rounds shall be based on
14the same numerical order. Once a resident judgeship is
15assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
16that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
17judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run
18for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
19Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. No
20elected judge of the Circuit of Cook County serving on January
217, 2022 shall be required to change his or her residency in
22order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
23office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
24Court in accordance with this Section.
25    (d-5) For resident judgeships to be filled by election on
26or after the 2024 general election, a vacancy of a resident

 

 

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1judgeship to be elected from a subcircuit shall be allotted by
2the Supreme Court to the subcircuit created under the Judicial
3Circuits Districting Act of 2022 that numerically corresponds
4to the subcircuit from which the resident judgeship was
5previously allotted. For any resident judgeship to be elected
6from a subcircuit that was not previously allotted to a
7subcircuit, vacancies shall be allotted in numerical order to
8subcircuits created under the Judicial Circuits Districting
9Act of 2022 which numerically correspond to subcircuits that
10had less than 11 resident judges on January 7, 2022 until there
11are 11 resident judges to be elected from each of the
12respective subcircuits. Any vacancies in formerly associate
13judgeships converted to resident circuit judgeships in the
14Circuit of Cook County occurring on or after June 1, 2023 shall
15be allotted in numerical order to Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17,
1618, 19, and 20 until there are 11 resident judges to be elected
17from each of those subcircuits (for a total of 55). The maximum
18number of formerly associate judgeships converted to resident
19circuit judgeships which may be allotted to Judicial
20Subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in an election cycle shall
21be 2 judgeships per subcircuit All vacancies in circuit
22judgeships in the Circuit of Cook County, which are not
23allotted to Judicial Subcircuits 1 through 15 pursuant to
24subsection (c) of this Section, existing on or occurring on or
25after June 1, 2022 shall be allotted in numerical order to
26Judicial Subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 until there are 11

 

 

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1resident judges to be elected from each of those subcircuits
2(for a total of 55).
3    (e) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
4continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
5holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
6after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
7voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
8at large thereafter.
9(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
10102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 35/2f-2)
12    Sec. 2f-2. 19th judicial circuit; subcircuits; additional
13judges.
14    (a) Prior to December 5, 2022, the 19th circuit shall be
15divided into 6 subcircuits. The subcircuits shall be compact,
16contiguous, and substantially equal in population. The General
17Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits, using population
18data as determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall
19determine a numerical order for the 6 subcircuits. That
20numerical order shall be the basis for the order in which
21resident judgeships are assigned to the subcircuits. The 6
22resident judgeships to be assigned that are not added by or
23converted from at-large judgeships as provided in this
24amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be assigned
25to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th subcircuits, in that

 

 

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1order. The 6 resident judgeships to be assigned that are added
2by or converted from at-large judgeships as provided in this
3amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be assigned
4to the 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st subcircuits, in that
5order. Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit,
6it shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all
7purposes; provided that a resident judge elected from a
8subcircuit seeking retention shall run for retention at large
9in the circuit in accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of
10the Illinois Constitution.
11    (a-3) On and after December 5, 2022, the 19th circuit is
12divided into 12 subcircuits. Beginning in 2031, the General
13Assembly shall, in the year following each federal decennial
14census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect
15the results of the most recent federal decennial census. In
162022, the General Assembly shall redraw the boundaries of the
17subcircuits to reflect the results of the 2020 federal
18decennial census and divide the 19th circuit into at least 10
19subcircuits. The General Assembly shall redraw the subcircuit
20boundaries after every federal decennial census. The
21subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and substantially
22equal in population. Once a judgeship is assigned to a
23subcircuit or an at-large judgeship is converted to a resident
24judgeship and assigned to a subcircuit, it shall be assigned
25to that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
26judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run

 

 

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1for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
2Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. Any
3vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after
4the effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the
5subcircuits shall be filled by election by a resident of the
6redrawn subcircuit. When a vacancy occurs in a resident
7judgeship, the resident judgeship shall be allotted by the
8Supreme Court under subsection (c) and filled by election.
9    (a-5) Of the at-large judgeships of the 19th judicial
10circuit, the first 3 that are or become vacant on or after the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
12Assembly shall become resident judgeships of the 19th judicial
13circuit to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection
14(c) and filled by election, except that the Supreme Court may
15fill those judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a
16vacated term until the resident judgeships are filled
17initially by election. As used in this subsection, a vacancy
18does not include the expiration of a term of an at-large judge
19who seeks retention in that office at the next term.
20    (a-10) The 19th judicial circuit shall have 3 additional
21resident judgeships to be allotted by the Supreme Court under
22subsection (c). One of the additional resident judgeships
23shall be filled by election beginning at the 2010 general
24election. Two of the additional resident judgeships shall be
25filled by election beginning at the 2012 general election.
26    (a-15) On and after January 7, 2022, each at-large

 

 

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1judgeship of the 19th judicial circuit existing on January 7,
22022 shall be converted to a resident judgeship as it is or
3becomes vacant and shall be allotted by the Supreme Court
4according to subsection (c) of this Section. It is the intent
5of the General Assembly not to create any additional
6judgeships in the 19th judicial circuit by this amendatory Act
7of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other
8provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of at-large
9judgeships to resident judgeships under this subsection shall
10not entitle the 19th judicial circuit to any additional
11circuit judgeships elected at-large The 19th judicial circuit
12shall have additional resident judgeships as provided by
13subsection (a-3) to be allotted by the Supreme Court under
14subsection (c). The resident judgeships shall be allotted by
15the Supreme Court in numerical order as provided by the
16General Assembly upon the redrawing of boundaries and the
17division of subcircuits pursuant to subsection (a-3). Two
18additional resident judgeships allotted by the Supreme Court
19pursuant to this subsection, in numerical order as provided by
20the General Assembly, shall be filled by election beginning at
21the 2022 general election. The remainder of the additional
22resident judgeships shall be filled by election at the 2024
23election.
24    (a-20) Any In addition to the 2 judgeships filled by
25election at the 2022 election as provided by subsection
26(a-15), any judgeship that became vacant after January 1, 2020

 

 

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1and on June 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 102-380)
2this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly is held by an
3individual appointed by the Supreme Court also shall be filled
4by election at the 2022 general election.
5    (b) Prior to December 5, 2022, the 19th circuit shall have
6a total of 12 resident judgeships (6 resident judgeships
7existing on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
896th General Assembly, 3 formerly at-large judgeships as
9provided in subsection (a-5), and 3 resident judgeships added
10by subsection (a-10)). The number of resident judgeships
11allotted to subcircuits of the 19th judicial circuit pursuant
12to this Section shall constitute all the resident judgeships
13of the 19th judicial circuit.
14    (c) Prior to January 7, 2022 (the effective date of Public
15Act 102-693) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
16Assembly, the Supreme Court shall allot (i) all vacancies in
17resident judgeships of the 19th circuit existing on or
18occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory
19Act of the 93rd General Assembly and not filled at the 2004
20general election, (ii) the resident judgeships of the 19th
21circuit filled at the 2004 general election as those
22judgeships thereafter become vacant, (iii) the 3 formerly
23at-large judgeships described in subsection (a-5) as they
24become available, (iv) the 3 resident judgeships added by
25subsection (a-10), and (v) the additional resident judgeships
26provided for by subsection (a-3), for election from the

 

 

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1various subcircuits until there are 2 resident judges to be
2elected from each subcircuit. On and after January 7, 2022 the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
4Assembly, the Supreme Court shall allot all vacancies in the
515 resident judgeships of the 19th circuit (the 12 resident
6judgeships existing on January 7, 2022 and the 3 formerly
7at-large judgeships converted under subsection (a-15) the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
9Assembly) for election from the various subcircuits created by
10Public Act 102-693 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
11Assembly in numerical order until there is one resident judge
12to be elected from each subcircuit, except the 1st, 2nd, and
133rd subcircuits which shall have 2 resident judges each;
14provided that the first vacancy shall be allotted to the 12th
15subcircuit, that the second vacancy shall be allotted to the
163rd subcircuit, that the third vacancy shall be allotted to
17the 4th subcircuit, that the fourth forth vacancy shall be
18allotted to the 2nd subcircuit, that the fifth vacancy shall
19be allotted to the 1st subcircuit, and the sixth vacancy shall
20be allotted to the 3rd subcircuit. Following these allotments,
21judicial vacancies shall be allotted in numerical order
22starting with the 5th subcircuit. No resident judge of the
2319th circuit serving on January 7, 2022 the effective date of
24this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be
25required to change his or her residency in order to continue
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1judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance
2with this Section.
3    (c-5) If 2 or more judgeships in the same subcircuit are to
4be filled at the same election under this Section, the State
5Board of Elections shall designate those vacancies
6alphabetically.
7    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
8continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
9holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
10after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
11voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
12at-large thereafter.
13    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 19th circuit
14shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
15Illinois Constitution.
16(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-380, eff. 8-13-21;
17102-668, eff. 11-15-21; 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
18    (705 ILCS 35/2f-4)
19    Sec. 2f-4. 12th circuit; subcircuits; additional judges.
20    (a) The 12th circuit shall be divided into 5 subcircuits.
21The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
22substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
23shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
24determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
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1shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
2are assigned to the subcircuits. The 5 resident judgeships to
3be assigned after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4the 96th General Assembly shall be assigned to the 3rd, 4th,
55th, 1st, and 2nd subcircuits, in that order. Once a resident
6judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be
7assigned to that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a
8resident judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention
9shall run for retention at large in the circuit in accordance
10with Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution.
11    (a-5) In 2022, the General Assembly shall redraw the
12boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
132020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
14redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
15census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
16substantially equal in population. In accordance with
17subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
18shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit; provided
19that a resident judge elected from a subcircuit seeking
20retention shall run for retention at large in the circuit in
21accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois
22Constitution. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on
23or occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
24boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
25the redrawn subcircuit.
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1existing circuit judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but
2not in the additional judgeships described in subsections (b)
3and (b-5), that exists on or after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall not be
5filled, by appointment or election, and that judgeship is
6eliminated. Of the 12th judicial circuit's 10 existing circuit
7judgeships (8 at large and 2 resident), but not the additional
8judgeships described in subsections (b) and (b-5), the second
9to be vacant or become vacant on or after the effective date of
10this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly shall be
11allotted as a 12th circuit resident judgeship under subsection
12(c).
13    (a-15) Of the at large judgeships of the 12th judicial
14circuit not affected by subsection (a-10), the first 2 that
15are or become vacant on or after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall become
17resident judgeships of the 12th judicial circuit to be
18allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection (c) and filled
19by election, except that the Supreme Court may fill those
20judgeships by appointment for any remainder of a vacated term
21until the resident judgeships are filled initially by
22election.
23    (a-20) As used in subsections (a-10) and (a-15), a vacancy
24does not include the expiration of a term of an at large or
25resident judge who seeks retention in that office at the next
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1    (b) The 12th circuit shall have 6 additional resident
2judgeships, as well as its existing resident judgeship as
3established in subsection (a-10), and existing at large
4judgeships, for a total of 15 judgeships available to be
5allotted under subsection (c) to the 10 subcircuit resident
6judgeships. The additional resident judgeship created by
7Public Act 93-541 shall be filled by election beginning at the
8general election in 2006. The 2 additional resident judgeships
9created by this amendatory Act of 2004 shall be filled by
10election beginning at the general election in 2008. The
11additional resident judgeships created by this amendatory Act
12of the 96th General Assembly shall be filled by election
13beginning at the general election in 2010. After the
14subcircuits are created by law, the Supreme Court may fill by
15appointment the additional resident judgeships created by
16Public Act 93-541, this amendatory Act of 2004, and this
17amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly until the 2006,
182008, or 2010 general election, as the case may be.
19    (b-5) In addition to the number of circuit judges and
20resident judges otherwise authorized by law, and
21notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on April
221, 2006 there shall be one additional resident judge who is a
23resident of and elected from the fourth judicial subcircuit of
24the 12th judicial circuit. That additional resident judgeship
25may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court until filled
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1whether the judgeships for subcircuits 1, 2, and 3 have been
2filled.
3    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the additional
4resident judgeships of the 12th circuit created by Public Act
593-541, this amendatory Act of 2004, and this amendatory Act
6of the 96th General Assembly, (ii) the second vacancy in the at
7large and resident judgeships of the 12th circuit as provided
8in subsection (a-10), and (iii) the 2 formerly at large
9judgeships described in subsection (a-15) as they become
10available, for election from the various subcircuits until,
11with the additional judge of the fourth subcircuit described
12in subsection (b-5), there are 2 resident judges to be elected
13from each subcircuit. No at large or resident judge of the 12th
14circuit serving on August 18, 2003 shall be required to change
15his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
16to seek retention in office as at large or resident judgeships
17are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this
18Section.
19    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
20continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
21holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
22after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
23voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
24at large thereafter.
25    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 12th circuit
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1Illinois Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this
2Section.
3(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 35/2f-5)
5    Sec. 2f-5. 22nd circuit; subcircuits; additional resident
6judgeship.
7    (a) The 22nd circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
8The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
9substantially equal in population. The General Assembly by law
10shall create the subcircuits, using population data as
11determined by the 2000 federal census, and shall determine a
12numerical order for the 4 subcircuits. That numerical order
13shall be the basis for the order in which resident judgeships
14are assigned to the subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is
15assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to
16that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
17judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run
18for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
19Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution.
20    (a-5) In 2022, the General Assembly shall redraw the
21boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
222020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
23redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
24census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
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1subsection (a), a resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit
2shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit; provided
3that a resident judge elected from a subcircuit seeking
4retention shall run for retention at-large in the circuit in
5accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois
6Constitution. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on
7or occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
8boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
9the redrawn subcircuit.
10    (b) Other than the resident judgeship added by this
11amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the 22nd circuit
12shall have one additional resident judgeship, as well as its 3
13existing resident judgeships, for a total of 4 resident
14judgeships to be allotted to the 4 subcircuit resident
15judgeships. The additional resident judgeship created by this
16amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be filled by
17election beginning at the general election in 2006 and shall
18not be filled by appointment before the general election in
192006. The number of resident judgeships allotted to
20subcircuits of the 22nd judicial circuit pursuant to this
21Section, and the resident judgeship added by this amendatory
22Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall constitute all the
23resident judgeships of the 22nd judicial circuit.
24    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) all eligible
25vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit existing
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1the 2004 general election, (ii) the resident judgeships of the
222nd circuit filled at the 2004 general election as those
3judgeships thereafter become vacant, and (iii) the additional
4resident judgeship of the 22nd circuit created by this
5amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, for election from
6the various subcircuits until there is one resident judge to
7be elected from each subcircuit. No resident judge of the 22nd
8circuit serving on August 18, 2003 shall be required to change
9his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
10to seek retention in office as resident judgeships are
11allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance with this Section.
12    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
13continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
14holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
15after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
16voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
17at large thereafter.
18    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 22nd circuit
19shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
20Illinois Constitution.
21(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 35/2f-6)
23    Sec. 2f-6. 17th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
24    (a) Until December 2, 2024, the 17th circuit shall be
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117th circuit is divided into 2 subcircuits as drawn by the
2General Assembly. The subcircuits shall be compact,
3contiguous, and substantially equal in population. Beginning
4in 2031, the General Assembly shall, in the year following
5each federal decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the
6subcircuits to reflect the results of the most recent federal
7decennial census. Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a
8subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to that
9subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident judge
10elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run for
11retention at-large in the circuit in accordance with Article
12VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution.
13    Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or
14occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
15boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
16the redrawn subcircuit.
17    (a-10) Of the 17th circuit's 9 circuit judgeships existing
18on April 7, 2005 (6 at large and 3 resident), but not including
19the one resident judgeship added by Public Act 96-108 this
20amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the 3 resident
21judgeships shall be allotted as 17th circuit resident
22judgeships under subsection (c) as those resident judgeships
23are or become vacant on or after that date the effective date
24of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. Of the
2517th circuit's associate judgeships, the first associate
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
2Assembly shall become a resident judgeship of the 17th circuit
3to be allotted by the Supreme Court under subsection (c) as a
4resident subcircuit judgeship; provided that a resident judge
5elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run for
6retention at-large in the circuit in accordance with Article
7VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. These resident
8judgeships, and the one resident judgeship added by this
9amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall constitute
10all of the resident judgeships of the 17th circuit. As used in
11this subsection, a vacancy does not include the expiration of
12a term of a resident judge who seeks retention in that office
13at the next term. A vacancy does not exist or occur at the
14expiration of an associate judge's term if the associate judge
15is reappointed.
16    (b) The 17th circuit shall have a total of 4 judgeships (3
17resident judgeships existing on April 7, 2005 and one
18associate judgeship), but not including the one resident
19judgeship added by this amendatory Act of the 96th General
20Assembly, available to be allotted to the 4 subcircuit
21resident judgeships. The One at-large judgeships judgeship
22existing on January 7, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
23102-693) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
24shall be converted to a resident judgeships judgeship as they
25are it is or become becomes vacant and shall be allotted by the
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1    (c) The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the 3 resident
2judgeships of the 17th circuit existing on April 7, 2005 as
3they are or become vacant as provided in subsection (a-10) and
4(ii) the one associate judgeship converted into a resident
5judgeship of the 17th circuit as it is or becomes vacant as
6provided in subsection (a-10), for election from the various
7subcircuits until there is one resident judge to be elected
8from each subcircuit. No resident or associate judge of the
917th circuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory
10Act of the 93rd General Assembly shall be required to change
11his or her residency in order to continue serving in office or
12to seek retention or reappointment in office as resident
13judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in accordance
14with this Section.
15    (c-5) For vacancies to be filled beginning with the 2024
16general election, the The Supreme Court shall allot (i) the 4
17resident judgeships of the 17th circuit existing on the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
19Assembly as they become vacant after January 7, 2022 (the
20effective date of Public Act 102-693) this amendatory Act of
21the 102nd General Assembly and (ii) the at-large judgeships
22judgeship converted to a resident judgeships judgeship under
23subsection (b) as they become it becomes vacant after that
24date the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
25General Assembly, to the subcircuits created by Public Act
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1numerical order until there are 6 three to be elected from the
21st subcircuit and 4 two to be elected from the 2nd subcircuit.
3    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
4continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
5holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
6after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
7voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
8at large thereafter.
9    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 17th circuit
10shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
11Illinois Constitution.
12(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21;
13102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 35/2f-9)
15    Sec. 2f-9. 16th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
16    (a) The 16th circuit shall be divided into 4 subcircuits.
17Subcircuits 1, 2, and 4 of the 16th circuit in existence on
18April 15, 2011 shall continue to use their established
19boundaries in the new 16th circuit as of December 3, 2012.
20Subcircuit 3 in existence on April 15, 2011 shall continue to
21use its established boundary until December 3, 2012. For a
22judge elected to subcircuit 3 as of April 15, 2011, the current
23boundaries in existence as of April 15, 2011 shall continue
24until the conclusion of the existing term of office, following
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1existing term of office, the new boundary shall go into
2effect. The new boundary for subcircuit 3 shall contain and be
3made up of the following townships in the County of Kane,
4excluding the portions of the townships currently served by
5subcircuit 1, 2, or 4: Aurora, Blackberry, Big Rock,
6Burlington, Campton, Dundee, Elgin, Hampshire, Kaneville,
7Plato, Rutland, Sugar Grove, and Virgil. The subcircuits shall
8be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
9The General Assembly by law shall create the subcircuits,
10using population data as determined by the 2000 federal
11census, and shall determine a numerical order for the 4
12subcircuits. That numerical order shall be the basis for the
13order in which resident judgeships are assigned to the
14subcircuits. Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a
15subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned to that
16subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident judge
17elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run for
18retention at-large in the circuit in accordance with Article
19VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution.
20    (a-5) In 2022, the General Assembly shall redraw the
21boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
222020 federal decennial census. The General Assembly shall
23redraw the subcircuit boundaries after every federal decennial
24census. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
25substantially equal in population. In accordance with
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1shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit; provided
2that a resident judge elected from a subcircuit seeking
3retention shall run for retention at-large in the circuit in
4accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois
5Constitution. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on
6or occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the
7boundaries of the subcircuits shall be filled by a resident of
8the redrawn subcircuit.
9    (b) (Blank).
10    (c) No resident judge of the 16th circuit serving on the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
12Assembly shall be required to change his or her residency in
13order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
14office as judgeships are allotted by the Supreme Court in
15accordance with this Section. No resident judge elected from a
16subcircuit serving on the effective date of this amendatory
17Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be required to change
18his or her residency in order to continue serving in or to seek
19retention in office until the 2012 general election, or until
20the conclusion of the existing term.
21    (d) A resident judge elected from a subcircuit shall
22continue to reside in that subcircuit as long as he or she
23holds that office. A resident judge elected from a subcircuit
24after January 1, 2008, must retain residency as a registered
25voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from the circuit
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1subcircuit after January 1, 2011, must retain residency as a
2registered voter in the subcircuit to run for retention from
3the circuit at large thereafter.
4    (e) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 16th circuit
5shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
6Illinois Constitution.
7(Source: P.A. 101-477, eff. 6-1-20; 102-668, eff. 11-15-21.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 35/2f-13)
9    Sec. 2f-13. 3rd judicial circuit; subcircuits.
10    (a) The 3rd judicial circuit is divided into 4 subcircuits
11as drawn by the General Assembly. The 4th subcircuit shall
12contain and be made up of Bond County. The 3 remaining
13subcircuits shall be contained within Madison County and shall
14be compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population.
15Beginning in 2031, the General Assembly shall, in the year
16following each federal decennial census, redraw the boundaries
17of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the most recent
18federal decennial census.
19    (b) The at-large judgeships of the 3rd judicial circuit
20existing on January 7, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
21102-693) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
22shall be converted to resident judgeships and allotted to the
23subcircuits as provided in this subsection as those judgeships
24are or become vacant on or after that date the effective date
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1resident judgeship from Bond County existing on January 7,
22022 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
3General Assembly shall be allotted by the Supreme Court to the
44th subcircuit as the judgeship is or becomes vacant on or
5after that date the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 102nd General Assembly. Of the 3rd circuit's remaining 8
7circuit judgeships existing on January 7, 2022 the effective
8date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
9Supreme Court shall allot: (i) the first 3 judgeships as they
10are or become vacant, including the vacancies to be filled by
11election at the 2022 general election, to the 1st subcircuit,
12(ii) the next 3 judgeships as they are or become vacant to the
132nd subcircuit, and (iii) the last 2 judgeships as they are or
14become vacant to the 3rd subcircuit. Once a resident judgeship
15is assigned to a subcircuit, it shall continue to be assigned
16to that subcircuit for all purposes; provided that a resident
17judge elected from a subcircuit seeking retention shall run
18for retention at large in the circuit in accordance with
19Article VI, Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution. No
20elected judge of the 3rd judicial circuit serving on January
217, 2022 shall be required to change his or her residency in
22order to continue serving in office or to seek retention in
23office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
24Court in accordance with this Section. A resident judge
25elected from a subcircuit shall continue to reside in that
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1    (c) If 2 or more judgeships in a subcircuit are to be
2filled at the same election under this Section, the State
3Board of Elections shall designate those vacancies
4alphabetically.
5    (d) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 3rd judicial
6circuit shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of
7the Illinois Constitution.
8    (e) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create
9any additional judgeships in the 3rd judicial circuit by this
10amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding
11any other provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of
12at-large judgeships to resident judgeships under subsection
13(b) of this Section shall not entitle the 3rd judicial circuit
14to any additional circuit judgeships elected at-large.
15(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 35/2f-14)
17    Sec. 2f-14. 6th judicial circuit; resident judgeships.
18    (a) The at-large judgeships of the 6th judicial circuit
19existing on January 7, 2022 shall be converted to resident
20judgeships as provided in this subsection as those judgeships
21are or become vacant. The Of the at-large judgeships of the 6th
22judicial circuit, the first 3 that become vacant after January
237, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-693) this
24amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be
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1County. The remaining two at-large judgeships that become
2vacant shall be converted to resident judgeships elected from
3Macon County. Thereafter, persons elected to those resident
4judgeships shall be residents of the county which elects them
5Champaign County.
6    (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create
7any additional judgeships in the 6th judicial circuit by
8Public Act 102-693 and this amendatory Act of the 102nd
9General Assembly this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
10Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
11contrary, the conversion of at-large judgeships to resident
12judgeships under subsection (a) of this Section shall not
13entitle the 6th judicial circuit to any additional circuit
14judgeships elected at-large.
15(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 35/2f-15)
17    Sec. 2f-15. 7th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
18    (a) On and after December 2, 2024, the 7th judicial
19circuit is divided into 7 subcircuits as drawn by the General
20Assembly. The 1st and 2nd subcircuits shall be contained
21within Sangamon County and shall be compact, contiguous, and
22substantially equal in population. The 3rd subcircuit shall
23contain and be made up of Macoupin County. The 4th subcircuit
24shall contain and be made up of Morgan County. The 5th
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16th subcircuit shall contain and be made up of Greene County.
2The 7th subcircuit shall contain and be made up of Jersey
3County. Beginning in 2031, the General Assembly shall, in the
4year following each federal decennial census, redraw the
5boundaries of the subcircuits to reflect the results of the
6most recent federal decennial census.
7    (b) Of the 5 at-large judgeships of the 7th judicial
8circuit existing on January 7, 2022 (the effective date of
9Public Act 102-693) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
10Assembly, 4 at-large judgeships shall be converted to resident
11judgeships and allotted to the subcircuits as provided in this
12subsection as those judgeships are or become vacant on or
13after that date the effective date of this amendatory Act of
14the 102nd General Assembly. The resident judgeship from
15Macoupin County existing on January 7, 2022 the effective date
16of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be
17allotted by the Supreme Court to the 3rd subcircuit as the
18judgeship is or becomes vacant on or after that date the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly. The resident judgeship from Morgan County existing
21on January 7, 2022 the effective date of this amendatory Act of
22the 102nd General Assembly shall be allotted by the Supreme
23Court to the 4th subcircuit as the judgeship is or becomes
24vacant on or after that date the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The resident
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
2Assembly shall be allotted by the Supreme Court to the 5th
3subcircuit as the judgeship is or becomes vacant on or after
4that date the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
5102nd General Assembly. The resident judgeship from Greene
6County existing on January 7, 2022 the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be allotted
8by the Supreme Court to the 6th subcircuit as the judgeship is
9or becomes vacant on or after that date the effective date of
10this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The
11resident judgeship from Jersey County existing on January 7,
122022 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
13General Assembly shall be allotted by the Supreme Court to the
147th subcircuit as the judgeship is or becomes vacant on or
15after that date the effective date of this amendatory Act of
16the 102nd General Assembly. Of the 7th Circuit's remaining 6
17resident judgeships (the 2 resident judgeships from Sangamon
18County existing on January 7, 2022 the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and the 4
20at-large judgeships converted to resident judgeships), the
21Supreme Court shall allot (i) the first 3 judgeships as they
22are or become vacant to the 1st subcircuit and (ii) the next 3
23judgeships as they are or become vacant to the 2nd subcircuit.
24Once a resident judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it
25shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all
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1subcircuit seeking retention shall run for retention at large
2in the circuit in accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of
3the Illinois Constitution. No elected judge of the 7th
4judicial circuit serving on January 7, 2022 the effective date
5of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly shall be
6required to change his or her residency in order to continue
7serving in office or to seek retention or reappointment in
8office as resident judgeships are allotted by the Supreme
9Court in accordance with this Section. A resident judge
10elected from a subcircuit shall continue to reside in that
11subcircuit as long as he or she holds that office.
12    (c) If 2 or more judgeships in a subcircuit are to be
13filled at the same election under this Section, the State
14Board of Elections shall designate those vacancies
15alphabetically.
16    (d) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 7th judicial
17circuit shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of
18the Illinois Constitution.
19    (e) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create
20any additional judgeships in the 7th judicial circuit by this
21amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding
22any other provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of
23at-large judgeships to resident judgeships under subsection
24(b) of this Section shall not entitle the 7th judicial circuit
25to any additional circuit judgeships elected at-large.
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1    (705 ILCS 35/2f-18)
2    Sec. 2f-18. 18th judicial circuit; subcircuits.
3    (a) On and after December 2, 2024, the 18th judicial
4circuit is divided into 7 subcircuits as drawn by the General
5Assembly. The subcircuits shall be compact, contiguous, and
6substantially equal in population. Beginning in 2031, the
7General Assembly shall, in the year following each federal
8decennial census, redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits to
9reflect the results of the most recent federal decennial
10census.
11    (b) The at-large judgeships of the 18th judicial circuit
12shall be converted to resident judgeships and allotted to the
13subcircuits as provided in this subsection as those judgeships
14are or become vacant on or after January 7, 2022 (the effective
15date of Public Act 102-693) this amendatory Act of the 102nd
16General Assembly. The Supreme Court shall allocate the circuit
17judgeships of the 18th judicial circuit existing on January 7,
182022 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
19General Assembly as those judgeships are or become vacant on
20or after that date the effective date of this amendatory Act of
21the 102nd General Assembly to the subcircuits in numerical
22order until there are at least 2 resident judges for each
23subcircuit. Once a judgeship is assigned to a subcircuit, it
24shall continue to be assigned to that subcircuit for all
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1subcircuit seeking retention shall run for retention at large
2in the circuit in accordance with Article VI, Section 12(d) of
3the Illinois Constitution. A resident judge elected from a
4subcircuit shall continue to reside in that subcircuit as long
5as he or she holds that office.
6    (c) Vacancies in resident judgeships of the 18th judicial
7circuit shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of
8the Illinois Constitution.
9    (d) It is the intent of the General Assembly not to create
10any additional judgeships in the 18th judicial circuit by this
11amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Notwithstanding
12any other provision of law to the contrary, the conversion of
13at-large judgeships to resident judgeships under subsection
14(b) of this Section shall not entitle the 18th judicial
15circuit to any additional circuit judgeships elected at-large.
16(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
17    (705 ILCS 35/37)
18    Sec. 37. Currently serving circuit judges.
19    (a) Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
20Assembly shall affect the tenure of any circuit judge serving
21on the effective date of this amendatory Act. No circuit judge
22serving on August 13, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act
23102-380) this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
24shall be required to change his or her residency in order to
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1circuit judge elected to that office prior to August 13, 2021
2the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
3Assembly who files to run for retention after that date the
4effective date of this amendatory Act shall have the right to
5seek retention in the circuit the judge was elected from or to
6seek retention in the circuit created by Public Act 102-380
7this amendatory Act. The Secretary of State, not less than 63
8days before the election, shall certify the judge's candidacy
9to the proper election officials.
10    (b) Nothing in Public Act 102-693 shall affect the tenure
11of any circuit judge serving on January 7, 2022. No elected
12circuit judge serving on January 7, 2022 shall be required to
13change his or her residency under Public Act 102-693 in order
14to continue serving in office or to seek retention in office.
15Any circuit judge elected to that office prior to January 7,
162022 who files to run for retention after the effective date of
17this amendatory Act shall have the right to seek retention in
18the circuit the judge was elected from.
19(Source: P.A. 102-380, eff. 8-13-21.)
 
20    Section 10-15. The Judicial Vacancies Act is amended by
21changing Section 2 as follows:
 
22    (705 ILCS 40/2)  (from Ch. 37, par. 72.42)
23    Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2),
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1office of a resident circuit judge in any county or in any unit
2or subcircuit of any circuit shall not be filled.
3        (1) If in any county of less than 45,000 inhabitants
4    there remains in office no other resident judge following
5    the occurrence of a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled.
6        (2) If in any county of 45,000 or more but less than
7    60,000 inhabitants there remains in office only one
8    resident judge following the occurrence of a vacancy, such
9    vacancy shall be filled.
10        (3) If in any county of 60,000 or more inhabitants,
11    other than the County of Cook or as provided in paragraph
12    (5), there remain in office no more than 2 resident judges
13    following the occurrence of a vacancy, such vacancy shall
14    be filled.
15        (4) The County of Cook shall have 220 165 resident
16    judges on and after the effective date of this amendatory
17    Act of 1990. Of those resident judgeships, (i) 56 shall be
18    those authorized before the effective date of this
19    amendatory Act of 1990 from the unit of the Circuit of Cook
20    County within Chicago, (ii) 27 shall be those authorized
21    before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990
22    from the unit of the Circuit of Cook County outside
23    Chicago, (iii) 12 shall be additional resident judgeships
24    first elected at the general election in November of 1992,
25    (iv) 10 shall be additional resident judgeships first
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1    (v) 60 shall be additional resident judgeships to be
2    authorized one each for each reduction upon vacancy in the
3    office of associate judge in the Circuit of Cook County as
4    those vacancies exist or occur on and after the effective
5    date of this amendatory Act of 1990 and as those vacancies
6    are determined under subsection (b) of Section 2 of the
7    Associate Judges Act until the total resident judgeships
8    authorized under this item (v) is 60, and (vi) 55 shall be
9    additional resident judgeships to be authorized one each
10    for each reduction upon vacancy in the office of associate
11    judge in the Circuit of Cook County as those vacancies
12    occur on and after the effective date of this amendatory
13    Act of 102nd General Assembly and as those vacancies are
14    determined under subsection (b-5) of Section 2 of the
15    Associate Judges Act until the total resident judgeships
16    authorized under this item (vi) is 55. Seven of the 12
17    additional resident judgeships provided in item (iii) may
18    be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court during the
19    period beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
20    Act of 1990 and ending 60 days before the primary election
21    in March of 1992; those judicial appointees shall serve
22    until the first Monday in December of 1992. Five of the 12
23    additional resident judgeships provided in item (iii) may
24    be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court during the
25    period beginning July 1, 1991 and ending 60 days before
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1    appointees shall serve until the first Monday in December
2    of 1992. Five of the 10 additional resident judgeships
3    provided in item (iv) may be filled by appointment by the
4    Supreme Court during the period beginning July 1, 1992 and
5    ending 60 days before the primary election in March of
6    1994; those judicial appointees shall serve until the
7    first Monday in December of 1994. The remaining 5 of the 10
8    additional resident judgeships provided in item (iv) may
9    be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court during the
10    period beginning July 1, 1993 and ending 60 days before
11    the primary election in March of 1994; those judicial
12    appointees shall serve until the first Monday in December
13    1994. The additional resident judgeships created upon
14    vacancy in the office of associate judge provided in item
15    (v) may be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court
16    beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
17    1990; but no additional resident judgeships created upon
18    vacancy in the office of associate judge provided in item
19    (v) shall be filled during the 59 day period before the
20    next primary election to nominate judges. The Circuit of
21    Cook County shall be divided into units to be known as
22    subcircuits as provided in Section 2f of the Circuit
23    Courts Act. A vacancy in the office of resident judge of
24    the Circuit of Cook County existing on or occurring on or
25    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990,
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1    shall be filled by appointment by the Supreme Court from
2    the unit within Chicago or the unit outside Chicago, as
3    the case may be, in which the vacancy occurs and filled by
4    election from the subcircuit to which it is allotted under
5    Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act. A vacancy in the
6    office of resident judge of the Circuit of Cook County
7    existing on or occurring on or after the date the
8    subcircuits are created by law shall be filled by
9    appointment by the Supreme Court and by election from the
10    subcircuit to which it is allotted under Section 2f of the
11    Circuit Courts Act.
12        (5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
13    this subsection (a), resident judges in the 12th, 16th,
14    17th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th judicial circuits are as
15    provided in Sections 2f-1, 2f-2, 2f-4, 2f-5, 2f-6, 2f-9,
16    2f-10, and 2f-12 of the Circuit Courts Act.
17    (b) Nothing in paragraphs (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of
18this Section shall be construed to require or permit in any
19county a greater number of resident judges than there were
20resident associate judges on January 1, 1967.
21    (c) Vacancies authorized to be filled by this Section 2
22shall be filled in the manner provided in Article VI of the
23Constitution.
24    (d) A person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of
25circuit judge shall be, at the time of appointment, a resident
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1filled was elected if the vacancy occurred in a circuit
2divided into subcircuits. If a vacancy in the office of
3circuit judge occurred in a circuit not divided into
4subcircuits, a person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be,
5at the time of appointment, a resident of the circuit from
6which the person whose vacancy is being filled was elected.
7Except as provided in Sections 2f-1, 2f-2, 2f-4, 2f-5, 2f-6,
8and 2f-9 of the Circuit Courts Act, if a vacancy occurred in
9the office of a resident circuit judge, a person appointed to
10fill the vacancy shall be, at the time of appointment, a
11resident of the county from which the person whose vacancy is
12being filled was elected.
13(Source: P.A. 102-380, eff. 8-13-21.)
 
14    Section 10-20. The Associate Judges Act is amended by
15changing Section 2 as follows:
 
16    (705 ILCS 45/2)  (from Ch. 37, par. 160.2)
17    Sec. 2. (a) The maximum number of associate judges
18authorized for each circuit is the greater of the applicable
19minimum number specified in this Section or one for each
2035,000 or fraction thereof in population as determined by the
21last preceding Federal census, except for circuits with a
22population of more than 3,000,000 where the maximum number of
23associate judges is one for each 29,000 or fraction thereof in
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1reduced in circuits of less than 200,000 inhabitants by the
2number of resident circuit judges elected in the circuit in
3excess of one per county, except that the maximum number of
4associate judges authorized for the 24th circuit shall be 3.
5In addition, in circuits of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants,
6there shall be one additional associate judge authorized for
7each municipal district of the circuit court. The number of
8associate judges to be appointed in each circuit, not to
9exceed the maximum authorized, shall be determined from time
10to time by the Circuit Court. The minimum number of associate
11judges authorized for any circuit consisting of a single
12county shall be 14, except that the minimum in the 22nd circuit
13shall be 8, the minimum in the 19th circuit on and after
14December 4, 2006 shall be 20, and the maximum number of
15associate judges in the 20th circuit on and after December 5,
162022 shall be 12. The minimum number of associate judges
17authorized for any circuit consisting of 2 counties with a
18combined population of at least 275,000 but less than 300,000
19shall be 10. The minimum number of associate judges authorized
20for any circuit with a population of at least 303,000 but not
21more than 309,000 shall be 10. The minimum number of associate
22judges authorized for any circuit with a population of at
23least 329,000, but not more than 349,999 shall be 11. The
24minimum number of associate judges authorized for any circuit
25with a population of at least 173,000 shall be 5. The number of
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1as a result of the 2020 federal decennial census. As used in
2this Section, the term "resident circuit judge" has the
3meaning given it in the Judicial Vacancies Act.
4    (b) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
5under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
6than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
7(b). For each vacancy that exists on or occurs on or after the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, that maximum
9number shall be reduced by one until the total number of
10associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is reduced by
1160. A vacancy exists or occurs when an associate judge dies,
12resigns, retires, is removed, or is not reappointed upon
13expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does not exist or
14occur at the expiration of a term if the associate judge is
15reappointed.
16    (b-5) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
17under subsection (a) for a circuit with a population of more
18than 3,000,000 shall be reduced as provided in this subsection
19(b-5). Each associate judgeship vacancy that occurs on or
20after June 1, 2023 shall be converted to a resident circuit
21judgeship and allotted to a subcircuit pursuant to subsection
22(d-5) of Section 2f of the Circuit Courts Act, and that maximum
23number shall be reduced by one until the total number of
24associate judges authorized under subsection (a) is reduced by
2555. The maximum number of formerly associate judgeships
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1to subcircuits 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in an election cycle
2shall be 2 judgeships per subcircuit. A vacancy occurs when an
3associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or is not
4reappointed upon expiration of his or her term; a vacancy does
5not occur at the expiration of a term if the associate judge is
6reappointed.
7    (c) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
8under subsection (a) for the 17th judicial circuit shall be
9reduced as provided in this subsection (c). Due to the vacancy
10that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
11Act of the 93rd General Assembly in the associate judgeship
12that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
13(a-10) of Section 2f-6 of the Circuit Courts Act, the maximum
14number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
15Section shall be reduced by one. A vacancy exists or occurs
16when an associate judge dies, resigns, retires, is removed, or
17is not reappointed upon expiration of his or her term; a
18vacancy does not exist or occur at the expiration of a term if
19the associate judge is reappointed.
20    (d) The maximum number of associate judges authorized
21under subsection (a) for the 23rd judicial circuit shall be
22reduced as provided in this subsection (d). Due to the vacancy
23that exists on or after the effective date of this amendatory
24Act of the 98th General Assembly in the associate judgeship
25that is converted into a resident judgeship under subsection
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1number of judges authorized under subsection (a) of this
2Section shall be reduced by one.
3(Source: P.A. 102-693, eff. 1-7-22.)
 
4
Article 99. Effective Date

 
5    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".