Full Text of HB4842 96th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 12A-5 as follows:
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| (10 ILCS 5/12A-5)
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| Sec. 12A-5. Internet Guide.
The Board shall publish, no | 8 |
| later than the 45th day before a general election
in which a
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| statewide candidate appears on the ballot, an Internet website | 10 |
| with the
following
information:
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| (1) The date and time of the general election.
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| (2) Requirements for a citizen to qualify as an | 13 |
| elector.
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| (3) The deadline for registering as an elector in the | 15 |
| State of Illinois
for
the next
election.
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| (4) Contact information for local election | 17 |
| authorities.
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| (5) A description of the following offices, when they | 19 |
| appear on the
ballot,
including their term of office, basic | 20 |
| duties, and base salary: United States
President,
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| States Senator, United States Representative, Governor, | 22 |
| Lieutenant
Governor,
Attorney
General, Secretary of State, | 23 |
| Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and |
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| Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include | 2 |
| information on any office other than the offices listed in | 3 |
| this item (5).
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| (6) The names and party affiliations of qualified | 5 |
| candidates for the
following
offices, when these offices | 6 |
| appear on the ballot: United States President,
United | 7 |
| States
Senator, United States Representative, Governor, | 8 |
| Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General,
Secretary of State, | 9 |
| Treasurer, Comptroller, Illinois Supreme Court Judge, and | 10 |
| Illinois Appellate Court Judge. The Board shall not include | 11 |
| information on candidates for any office other than the | 12 |
| offices listed in this item (6).
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| (7) Challenged candidates. Where a candidate's right | 14 |
| to appear on the
general
election ballot has been | 15 |
| challenged, and any appeal remains pending regarding
those
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| challenges, the challenged candidate may appear on the | 17 |
| Internet Guide, subject
to the
other provisions of Section | 18 |
| 12A-10. In this instance, the Board may note that
the
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| candidate's
candidacy has been challenged and that he or | 20 |
| she may be removed from the
ballot prior
to election day. | 21 |
| If the candidate is removed from the ballot prior to | 22 |
| election
day, the
Board shall remove the candidate's name | 23 |
| and other information from the Internet
Guide.
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| (8) Any personal statement and photograph submitted by | 25 |
| a candidate named
in
the
Internet Guide, subject to | 26 |
| Sections 12A-10 and 12A-35.
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| (9) A means by which an elector may determine what type | 2 |
| of balloting
equipment
is used by his or her local election | 3 |
| authority, and the instructions for
properly
using that
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| equipment.
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| (10) The text of any public question that may appear on | 6 |
| the ballot.
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| (11) A mechanism by which electors may determine in | 8 |
| which congressional and judicial districts they reside. | 9 |
| The Internet Guide shall allow
visitors to
search for | 10 |
| candidates by office (e.g., Governor or United States | 11 |
| Senator) and
candidate's name.
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| (12) Information concerning how to become an election | 13 |
| judge.
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| The Board shall archive the contents of the Internet Guide | 15 |
| for a period of at
least 5
years.
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| In addition, the Board shall has the discretion to publish | 17 |
| a voters' guide before a general primary election in the manner | 18 |
| provided in this Article.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-645, eff. 8-22-05.)
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