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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 3.1-10-50 and 3.1-10-51, and by adding
6Section 8-1-2.10 as follows:
 
7    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-50)
8    Sec. 3.1-10-50. Events upon which an elective office
9becomes vacant in municipality with population under 500,000.
10    (a) Vacancy by resignation. A resignation is not effective
11unless it is in writing, signed by the person holding the
12elective office, and notarized.
13        (1) Unconditional resignation. An unconditional
14    resignation by a person holding the elective office may
15    specify a future date, not later than 60 days after the
16    date the resignation is received by the officer authorized
17    to fill the vacancy, at which time it becomes operative,
18    but the resignation may not be withdrawn after it is
19    received by the officer authorized to fill the vacancy. The
20    effective date of a resignation that does not specify a
21    future date at which it becomes operative is the date the
22    resignation is received by the officer authorized to fill
23    the vacancy. The effective date of a resignation that has a

 

 

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1    specified future effective date is that specified future
2    date or the date the resignation is received by the officer
3    authorized to fill the vacancy, whichever date occurs
4    later.
5        (2) Conditional resignation. A resignation that does
6    not become effective unless a specified event occurs can be
7    withdrawn at any time prior to the occurrence of the
8    specified event, but if not withdrawn, the effective date
9    of the resignation is the date of the occurrence of the
10    specified event or the date the resignation is received by
11    the officer authorized to fill the vacancy, whichever date
12    occurs later.
13        (3) Vacancy upon the effective date. For the purpose of
14    determining the time period that would require an election
15    to fill the vacancy by resignation or the commencement of
16    the 60-day time period referred to in subsection (e), the
17    resignation of an elected officer is deemed to have created
18    a vacancy as of the effective date of the resignation.
19        (4) Duty of the clerk. If a resignation is delivered to
20    the clerk of the municipality, the clerk shall forward a
21    certified copy of the written resignation to the official
22    who is authorized to fill the vacancy within 7 business
23    days after receipt of the resignation.
24    (b) Vacancy by death or disability. A vacancy occurs in an
25office by reason of the death of the incumbent. The date of the
26death may be established by the date shown on the death

 

 

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1certificate. A vacancy occurs in an office by permanent
2physical or mental disability rendering the person incapable of
3performing the duties of the office. The corporate authorities
4have the authority to make the determination whether an officer
5is incapable of performing the duties of the office because of
6a permanent physical or mental disability. A finding of mental
7disability shall not be made prior to the appointment by a
8court of a guardian ad litem for the officer or until a duly
9licensed doctor certifies, in writing, that the officer is
10mentally impaired to the extent that the officer is unable to
11effectively perform the duties of the office. If the corporate
12authorities find that an officer is incapable of performing the
13duties of the office due to permanent physical or mental
14disability, that person is removed from the office and the
15vacancy of the office occurs on the date of the determination.
16    (c) Vacancy by other causes.
17        (1) Abandonment and other causes. A vacancy occurs in
18    an office by reason of abandonment of office; removal from
19    office; or failure to qualify; or more than temporary
20    removal of residence from the municipality; or in the case
21    of an alderman of a ward or councilman or trustee of a
22    district, more than temporary removal of residence from the
23    ward or district, as the case may be. The corporate
24    authorities have the authority to determine whether a
25    vacancy under this subsection has occurred. If the
26    corporate authorities determine that a vacancy exists, or

 

 

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1    if a third violation of Section 8-1-2.10 of this Code
2    occurs, the office is deemed vacant as of the date of that
3    determination for all purposes including the calculation
4    under subsections (e), (f), and (g).
5        (2) Guilty of a criminal offense. An admission of guilt
6    of a criminal offense that upon conviction would disqualify
7    the municipal officer from holding the office, in the form
8    of a written agreement with State or federal prosecutors to
9    plead guilty to a felony, bribery, perjury, or other
10    infamous crime under State or federal law, constitutes a
11    resignation from that office, effective on the date the
12    plea agreement is made. For purposes of this Section, a
13    conviction for an offense that disqualifies a municipal
14    officer from holding that office occurs on the date of the
15    return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by
16    the court, on the entry of a finding of guilt.
17        (3) Election declared void. A vacancy occurs on the
18    date of the decision of a competent tribunal declaring the
19    election of the officer void.
20    (d) Election of an acting mayor or acting president. The
21election of an acting mayor or acting president pursuant to
22subsection (f) or (g) does not create a vacancy in the original
23office of the person on the city council or as a trustee, as
24the case may be, unless the person resigns from the original
25office following election as acting mayor or acting president.
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1election as acting mayor or acting president, then the original
2office must be filled pursuant to the terms of this Section and
3the acting mayor or acting president shall exercise the powers
4of the mayor or president and shall vote and have veto power in
5the manner provided by law for a mayor or president. If the
6person does not resign from the original office following
7election as acting mayor or acting president, then the acting
8mayor or acting president shall exercise the powers of the
9mayor or president but shall be entitled to vote only in the
10manner provided for as the holder of the original office and
11shall not have the power to veto. If the person does not resign
12from the original office following election as acting mayor or
13acting president, and if that person's original term of office
14has not expired when a mayor or president is elected and has
15qualified for office, the acting mayor or acting-president
16shall return to the original office for the remainder of the
17term thereof.
18    (e) Appointment to fill alderman or trustee vacancy. An
19appointment by the mayor or president or acting mayor or acting
20president, as the case may be, of a qualified person as
21described in Section 3.1-10-5 of this Code to fill a vacancy in
22the office of alderman or trustee must be made within 60 days
23after the vacancy occurs. Once the appointment of the qualified
24person has been forwarded to the corporate authorities, the
25corporate authorities shall act upon the appointment within 30
26days. If the appointment fails to receive the advice and

 

 

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1consent of the corporate authorities within 30 days, the mayor
2or president or acting mayor or acting president shall appoint
3and forward to the corporate authorities a second qualified
4person as described in Section 3.1-10-5. Once the appointment
5of the second qualified person has been forwarded to the
6corporate authorities, the corporate authorities shall act
7upon the appointment within 30 days. If the appointment of the
8second qualified person also fails to receive the advice and
9consent of the corporate authorities, then the mayor or
10president or acting mayor or acting president, without the
11advice and consent of the corporate authorities, may make a
12temporary appointment from those persons who were appointed but
13whose appointments failed to receive the advice and consent of
14the corporate authorities. The person receiving the temporary
15appointment shall serve until an appointment has received the
16advice and consent and the appointee has qualified or until a
17person has been elected and has qualified, whichever first
18occurs.
19    (f) Election to fill vacancies in municipal offices with
204-year terms. If a vacancy occurs in an elective municipal
21office with a 4-year term and there remains an unexpired
22portion of the term of at least 28 months, and the vacancy
23occurs at least 130 days before the general municipal election
24next scheduled under the general election law, then the vacancy
25shall be filled for the remainder of the term at that general
26municipal election. Whenever an election is held for this

 

 

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1purpose, the municipal clerk shall certify the office to be
2filled and the candidates for the office to the proper election
3authorities as provided in the general election law. If a
4vacancy occurs with less than 28 months remaining in the
5unexpired portion of the term or less than 130 days before the
6general municipal election, then:
7        (1) Mayor or president. If the vacancy is in the office
8    of mayor or president, the vacancy must be filled by the
9    corporate authorities electing one of their members as
10    acting mayor or acting president. Except as set forth in
11    subsection (d), the acting mayor or acting president shall
12    perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of
13    the mayor or president until a mayor or president is
14    elected at the next general municipal election and has
15    qualified. However, in villages with a population of less
16    than 5,000, if each of the trustees either declines the
17    election as acting president or is not elected by a
18    majority vote of the trustees presently holding office,
19    then the trustees may elect, as acting president, any other
20    village resident who is qualified to hold municipal office,
21    and the acting president shall exercise the powers of the
22    president and shall vote and have veto power in the manner
23    provided by law for a president.
24        (2) Alderman or trustee. If the vacancy is in the
25    office of alderman or trustee, the vacancy must be filled
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1    president, as the case may be, in accordance with
2    subsection (e).
3        (3) Other elective office. If the vacancy is in any
4    elective municipal office other than mayor or president or
5    alderman or trustee, the mayor or president or acting mayor
6    or acting president, as the case may be, must appoint a
7    qualified person to hold the office until the office is
8    filled by election, subject to the advice and consent of
9    the city council or the board of trustees, as the case may
10    be.
11    (g) Vacancies in municipal offices with 2-year terms. In
12the case of an elective municipal office with a 2-year term, if
13the vacancy occurs at least 130 days before the general
14municipal election next scheduled under the general election
15law, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term
16at that general municipal election. If the vacancy occurs less
17than 130 days before the general municipal election, then:
18        (1) Mayor or president. If the vacancy is in the office
19    of mayor or president, the vacancy must be filled by the
20    corporate authorities electing one of their members as
21    acting mayor or acting president. Except as set forth in
22    subsection (d), the acting mayor or acting president shall
23    perform the duties and possess all the rights and powers of
24    the mayor or president until a mayor or president is
25    elected at the next general municipal election and has
26    qualified. However, in villages with a population of less

 

 

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1    than 5,000, if each of the trustees either declines the
2    election as acting president or is not elected by a
3    majority vote of the trustees presently holding office,
4    then the trustees may elect, as acting president, any other
5    village resident who is qualified to hold municipal office,
6    and the acting president shall exercise the powers of the
7    president and shall vote and have veto power in the manner
8    provided by law for a president.
9        (2) Alderman or trustee. If the vacancy is in the
10    office of alderman or trustee, the vacancy must be filled
11    by the mayor or president or acting mayor or acting
12    president, as the case may be, in accordance with
13    subsection (e).
14        (3) Other elective office. If the vacancy is in any
15    elective municipal office other than mayor or president or
16    alderman or trustee, the mayor or president or acting mayor
17    or acting president, as the case may be, must appoint a
18    qualified person to hold the office until the office is
19    filled by election, subject to the advice and consent of
20    the city council or the board of trustees, as the case may
21    be.
22    (h) In cases of vacancies arising by reason of an election
23being declared void pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection
24(c), persons holding elective office prior thereto shall hold
25office until their successors are elected and qualified or
26appointed and confirmed by advice and consent, as the case may

 

 

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1be.
2    (i) This Section applies only to municipalities with
3populations under 500,000.
4(Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05; 95-646, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
5    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-51)
6    Sec. 3.1-10-51. Vacancies in municipalities with a
7population of 500,000 or more.
8    (a) A municipal officer may resign from office. A vacancy
9occurs in an office by reason of resignation, failure to elect
10or qualify (in which case the incumbent shall remain in office
11until the vacancy is filled), death, permanent physical or
12mental disability rendering the person incapable of performing
13the duties of his or her office, conviction of a disqualifying
14crime, or if a third violation of Section 8-1-2.10 of this Code
15occurs, abandonment of office, removal from office, or removal
16of residence from the municipality or, in the case of an
17alderman of a ward, removal of residence from the ward. An
18admission of guilt of a criminal offense that would, upon
19conviction, disqualify the municipal officer from holding that
20office, in the form of a written agreement with State or
21federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a felony, bribery,
22perjury, or other infamous crime under State or federal law,
23shall constitute a resignation from that office, effective at
24the time the plea agreement is made. For purposes of this
25Section, a conviction for an offense that disqualifies the

 

 

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1municipal officer from holding that office occurs on the date
2of the return of a guilty verdict or, in the case of a trial by
3the court, the entry of a finding of guilt.
4    (b) If a vacancy occurs in an elective municipal office
5with a 4-year term and there remains an unexpired portion of
6the term of at least 28 months, and the vacancy occurs at least
7130 days before the general municipal election next scheduled
8under the general election law, then the vacancy shall be
9filled for the remainder of the term at that general municipal
10election. Whenever an election is held for this purpose, the
11municipal clerk shall certify the office to be filled and the
12candidates for the office to the proper election authorities as
13provided in the general election law. If the vacancy is in the
14office of mayor, the city council shall elect one of their
15members acting mayor. The acting mayor shall perform the duties
16and possess all the rights and powers of the mayor until a
17successor to fill the vacancy has been elected and has
18qualified. If the vacancy is in any other elective municipal
19office, then until the office is filled by election, the mayor
20shall appoint a qualified person to the office subject to the
21advice and consent of the city council.
22    (c) If a vacancy occurs later than the time provided in
23subsection (b) in a 4-year term, a vacancy in the office of
24mayor shall be filled by the corporate authorities electing one
25of their members acting mayor. The acting mayor shall perform
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1until a mayor is elected at the next general municipal election
2and has qualified. A vacancy occurring later than the time
3provided in subsection (b) in a 4-year term in any elective
4office other than mayor shall be filled by appointment by the
5mayor, with the advice and consent of the corporate
6authorities.
7    (d) A municipal officer appointed or elected under this
8Section shall hold office until the officer's successor is
9elected and has qualified.
10    (e) An appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of
11alderman shall be made within 60 days after the vacancy occurs.
12The requirement that an appointment be made within 60 days is
13an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial
14and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of
15the Illinois Constitution of the power of a home rule
16municipality to require that an appointment be made within a
17different period after the vacancy occurs.
18    (f) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
19population of 500,000 or more.
20(Source: P.A. 95-646, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.10 new)
22    Sec. 8-1-2.10. Use of municipal funds for advertisements.
23No advertisement may be purchased using municipal funds that
24would include the name of any person holding an elected office.
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1announcement that is purchased for promotional purposes for
2print in a book, publication, brochure, sign, or digital media
3including, but not limited to, a website, a sign, advertisement
4program, or electronic display. "Advertisement" does not
5include a community newsletter providing information
6pertaining to the community that is distributed to all
7residents and businesses within the community, a welcome sign
8posted upon entering a community, or a sign located at a
9governmental facility.
10    A violation of this Section shall result in the violator
11repaying the municipal funds used for the advertisement. A
12third violation of this Section will result in the violator's
13removal from municipal office, and the office declared vacant.