SB0283eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0283 Engrossed LRB096 04645 JAM 14704 b

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 7-43 and by adding Section 1A-45 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1A-45 new)

Sec. 1A-45. Candidate information sheet. The State Board of Elections shall prepare an easy to read, one page information sheet that local election authorities may give to any person interested in running for public office. The one page sheet must include:

(1) Directions to information about petition requirements, including administrative directions such as what the petition should look like.

(2) Directions for obtaining a Candidates Guide.

(3) Directions to a list of key election dates.

(4) Directions for finding out more information about campaign finance disclosure.

(10 ILCS 5/7-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)

Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 months and in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary therein who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years, shall be entitled to vote at such primary.

The following regulations shall be applicable to primaries:

No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

(a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as required by this Article.

(b) (Blank.)

(c) (Blank.)

(c.5) If that person has participated in the town political party caucus, under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of another political party by signing an affidavit of voters attending the caucus within 45 days before the first day of the calendar month in which the primary is held.

(d) (Blank.)

(e) In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a board of election commissioners only voters registered as provided by Article 6 of this Act shall be entitled to vote at such primary.

(f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless he is registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 of this Act, when his registration is required by any of said Articles to entitle him to vote at the election with reference to which the primary is held.

Nothing in this Code shall be construed to prohibit an otherwise qualified person who votes in the primary of an established political party from being nominated subsequently as the candidate of a different established political party.

(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.