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90_HB0652 10 ILCS 5/1-3 from Ch. 46, par. 1-3 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/2A-36 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-36 10 ILCS 5/2A-43 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-43 10 ILCS 5/2A-48 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48 10 ILCS 5/2A-49 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-49 10 ILCS 5/2A-50 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-50 10 ILCS 5/2A-51 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-51 10 ILCS 5/2A-52 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-52 10 ILCS 5/2A-54 10 ILCS 5/4-11 from Ch. 46, par. 4-11 10 ILCS 5/10-6 from Ch. 46, par. 10-6 10 ILCS 5/11-7 from Ch. 46, par. 11-7 10 ILCS 5/12-1 from Ch. 46, par. 12-1 10 ILCS 5/16-4.1 from Ch. 46, par. 16-4.1 10 ILCS 5/24-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 24-1.2 70 ILCS 705/4.02 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 24.02 110 ILCS 805/2-12.1 from Ch. 122, par. 102-12.1 110 ILCS 805/3-7 from Ch. 122, par. 103-7 Amends the Election Code, the Public Community College Act and the Fire Protection District Act to abolish the nonpartisan election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years. Transfers elections of officers held at the nonpartisan election to the consolidated election held on the first Tuesday in April of odd-numbered years. Provides for the terms of incumbents elected before the nonpartisan election is abolished to expire one month after the election of their successors. Effective immediately. LRB9003210MWpc LRB9003210MWpc 1 AN ACT in relation to elections. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 1-3, 2A-1.1, 2A-1.2, 2A-36, 2A-43, 2A-48, 2A-49, 6 2A-50, 2A-51, 2A-52, 2A-54, 4-11, 10-6, 11-7, 12-1, 16-4.1 7 and 24-1.2 as follows: 8 (10 ILCS 5/1-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 1-3) 9 Sec. 1-3. As used in this Act, unless the context 10 otherwise requires: 11 1. "Election" includes the submission of all questions 12 of public policy, propositions, and all measures submitted to 13 popular vote, and includes primary elections when so 14 indicated by the context. 15 2. "Regular election" means the general, general 16 primary,nonpartisan,consolidated and consolidated primary 17 elections regularly scheduled in Article 2A. The even 18 numbered year municipal primary established in Article 2A is 19 a regular election only with respect to those municipalities 20 in which a primary is required to be held on such date. 21 3. "Special election" means an election not regularly 22 recurring at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether it is 23 held at the same time and place and by the same election 24 officers as a regular election. 25 4. "General election" means the biennial election at 26 which members of the General Assembly are elected. "General 27 primary election","nonpartisan election","consolidated 28 election" and "consolidated primary election" mean the 29 respective elections or the election dates designated and 30 established in Article 2A of this Code. 31 5. "Municipal election" means an election or primary, -2- LRB9003210MWpc 1 either regular or special, in cities, villages, and 2 incorporated towns; and "municipality" means any such city, 3 village or incorporated town. 4 6. "Political or governmental subdivision" means any 5 unit of local government, or school district in which 6 elections are or may be held. "Political or governmental 7 subdivision" also includes, for election purposes, Regional 8 Boards of School Trustees, and Township Boards of School 9 Trustees. 10 7. The word "township" and the word "town" shall apply 11 interchangeably to the type of governmental organization 12 established in accordance with the provisions of the Township 13 Code. The term "incorporated town" shall mean a municipality 14 referred to as an incorporated town in the Illinois Municipal 15 Code, as now or hereafter amended. 16 8. "Election authority" means a county clerk or a Board 17 of Election Commissioners. 18 9. "Election Jurisdiction" means (a) an entire county, 19 in the case of a county in which no city board of election 20 commissioners is located or which is under the jurisdiction 21 of a county board of election commissioners; (b) the 22 territorial jurisdiction of a city board of election 23 commissioners; and (c) the territory in a county outside of 24 the jurisdiction of a city board of election commissioners. 25 In each instance election jurisdiction shall be determined 26 according to which election authority maintains the permanent 27 registration records of qualified electors. 28 10. "Local election official" means the clerk or 29 secretary of a unit of local government or school district, 30 as the case may be, the treasurer of a township board of 31 school trustees, and the regional superintendent of schools 32 with respect to the various school officer elections and 33 school referenda for which the regional superintendent is 34 assigned election duties by The School Code, as now or -3- LRB9003210MWpc 1 hereafter amended. 2 11. "Judges of election", "primary judges" and similar 3 terms, as applied to cases where there are 2 sets of judges, 4 when used in connection with duties at an election during the 5 hours the polls are open, refer to the team of judges of 6 election on duty during such hours; and, when used with 7 reference to duties after the closing of the polls, refer to 8 the team of tally judges designated to count the vote after 9 the closing of the polls and the holdover judges designated 10 pursuant to Section 13-6.2 or 14-5.2. In such case, where, 11 after the closing of the polls, any act is required to be 12 performed by each of the judges of election, it shall be 13 performed by each of the tally judges and by each of the 14 holdover judges. 15 12. "Petition" of candidacy as used in Sections 7-10 and 16 7-10.1 shall consist of a statement of candidacy, candidate's 17 statement containing oath, and sheets containing signatures 18 of qualified primary electors bound together. 19 13. "Election district" and "precinct", when used with 20 reference to a 30-day residence requirement, means the 21 smallest constituent territory in which electors vote as a 22 unit at the same polling place in any election governed by 23 this Act. 24 14. "District" means any area which votes as a unit for 25 the election of any officer, other than the State or a unit 26 of local government or school district, and includes, but is 27 not limited to, legislative, congressional and judicial 28 districts, judicial circuits, county board districts, 29 municipal and sanitary district wards, school board 30 districts, and precincts. 31 15. "Question of public policy" or "public question" 32 means any question, proposition or measure submitted to the 33 voters at an election dealing with subject matter other than 34 the nomination or election of candidates and shall include, -4- LRB9003210MWpc 1 but is not limited to, any bond or tax referendum, and 2 questions relating to the Constitution. 3 16. "Ordinance providing the form of government of a 4 municipality or county pursuant to Article VII of the 5 Constitution" includes ordinances, resolutions and petitions 6 adopted by referendum which provide for the form of 7 government, the officers or the manner of selection or terms 8 of office of officers of such municipality or county, 9 pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4, 6 or 7 of Article 10 VII of the Constitution. 11 17. "List" as used in Sections 4-11, 4-22, 5-14, 5-29, 12 6-60, and 6-66 shall include a computer tape or computer disc 13 or other electronic data processing information containing 14 voter information. 15 18. "Accessible" means accessible to handicapped and 16 elderly individuals for the purpose of voting or 17 registration, as determined by rule of the State Board of 18 Elections. 19 19. "Elderly" means 65 years of age or older. 20 20. "Handicapped" means having a temporary or permanent 21 physical disability. 22 21. "Leading political party" means one of the two 23 political parties whose candidates for governor at the most 24 recent three gubernatorial elections received either the 25 highest or second highest average number of votes. The 26 political party whose candidates for governor received the 27 highest average number of votes shall be known as the first 28 leading political party and the political party whose 29 candidates for governor received the second highest average 30 number of votes shall be known as the second leading 31 political party. 32 22. "Business day" means any day in which the office of 33 an election authority, local election official or the State 34 Board of Elections is open to the public for a minimum of 7 -5- LRB9003210MWpc 1 hours. 2 23. "Homeless individual" means any person who has a 3 nontraditional residence, including but not limited to, a 4 shelter, day shelter, park bench, street corner, or space 5 under a bridge. 6 (Source: P.A. 87-1241; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1) 8 Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections - Consolidated Schedule. (a) 9 In even-numbered years, the general election shall be held on 10 the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an 11 election to be known as the general primary election shall be 12 held on the third Tuesday in March; 13 (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as 14 the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday 15 in April except as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act; 16 and an election to be known as the consolidated primary 17 election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February.;18(c) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as19the nonpartisan election shall be held on the first Tuesday20after the first Monday in November.21 (Source: P.A. 82-1014.) 22 (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2) 23 Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections - 24 Offices Designated. 25 (a) At the general election in the appropriate 26 even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or 27 shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code: 28 (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the 29 United States; 30 (2) United States Senator and United States 31 Representative; 32 (3) State Executive Branch elected officers; -6- LRB9003210MWpc 1 (4) State Senator and State Representative; 2 (5) County elected officers, including State's 3 Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and 4 elected President of the County Board or County Chief 5 Executive; 6 (6) Circuit Court Clerk; 7 (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in 8 counties or educational service regions in which that 9 office has been abolished; 10 (8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit 11 Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies 12 and newly created judicial offices; 13 (9) (Blank); 14 (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District 15 of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary 16 Districts; 17 (11) Special District elected officers, not 18 otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute 19 creating or authorizing the creation of the district 20 requires an annual election and permits or requires 21 election of candidates of political parties. 22 (b) At the general primary election: 23 (1) in each even-numbered year candidates of 24 political parties shall be nominated for those offices to 25 be filled at the general election in that year, except 26 where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of 27 political parties is made by caucus. 28 (2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the 29 political party offices of State central committeeman, 30 township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct 31 committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate 32 delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be 33 elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the 34 even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is -7- LRB9003210MWpc 1 to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference 2 primary shall also be on the ballot. 3 (3) in each even-numbered year, where the 4 municipality has provided for annual elections to elect 5 municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 6 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the 7 Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal 8 charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be 9 filled at an election held on the date of the general 10 primary election, provided that the municipal election 11 shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the 12 Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal 13 elections in even-numbered years, a primary to nominate 14 candidates for municipal office to be elected at the 15 general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 16 weeks preceding that election. 17 (4) in each school district which has adopted the 18 provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors 19 to the members of the board of education whose terms 20 expire in the year in which the general primary is held 21 shall be elected. 22 (c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate 23 odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled: 24 (1) Municipal officers, provided that in 25 municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other 26 municipal office are not permitted by law to be 27 candidates of political parties, the runoff election 28 where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where 29 required by law, shall be held on the date of the 30 consolidated election; and provided further, in the case 31 of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance 32 providing the form of government of the municipality 33 pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, 34 such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff -8- LRB9003210MWpc 1 election as may be provided by such ordinance; 2 (2) Village and incorporated town library 3 directors; 4 (3) City boards of stadium commissioners; 5 (4) Commissioners of park districts; 6 (5) Trustees of public library districts; 7 (6) Special District elected officers, not 8 otherwise designated in this section, where the statute 9 creating or authorizing the creation of the district 10 permits or requires election of candidates of political 11 parties; 12 (7) Township officers, including township park 13 commissioners, township library directors, and boards of 14 managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township 15 Assessors; 16 (8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks; 17 (9) Members of school boards in school districts 18 which adopt Article 33 of the School Code; 19 (10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O 20 Lakes - Fox River Waterway Management Agency; 21 (11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected 22 under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve 23 District Act. 24 (12) Elected members of school boards, school 25 trustees, directors of boards of school directors, 26 trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in 27 counties or educational service regions having a 28 population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members 29 of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in 30 school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School 31 Code; 32 (13) Members of Community College district boards; 33 (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts; 34 (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan -9- LRB9003210MWpc 1 Exposition and Auditorium Authority; 2 (16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium 3 Districts; 4 (17) Elected Officers of special districts not 5 otherwise designated in this Section for which the law 6 governing those districts does not permit candidates of 7 political parties. 8 (d) At the consolidated primary election in each 9 odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be 10 nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated 11 election in that year, except where pursuant to law 12 nomination of candidates of political parties is made by 13 caucus, and except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) 14 through (17) of subsection (c). 15 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate 16 odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen 17 shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for 18 mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law 19 to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff 20 elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be 21 required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in 22 a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to 23 law candidates for such office are not permitted to be 24 candidates of political parties. 25 At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate 26 odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or 27 elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided 28 by an ordinance providing a form of government of the 29 municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the 30 Constitution. 31 (e) (Blank).At the nonpartisan election in each32odd-numbered year the following offices shall be filled in33nonpartisan elections:34(1) Elected members of school boards, school-10- LRB9003210MWpc 1trustees, directors of boards of school directors,2trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in3counties or educational service regions having a4population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants), and members5of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in6school districts which adopt Article 33 of the School7Code;8(2) Member of Community College district boards;9(3) Trustee of Fire Protection Districts;10(4) Commissioner of Springfield Metropolitan11Exposition and Auditorium Authority;12(5) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium13Districts;14(6) Elected Officers of special districts not15otherwise designated in this Section for which the law16governing such districts does not permit candidates of17political parties.18 (f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, 19 public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this 20 Code and any special election otherwise required or 21 authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant 22 to this Code. 23 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of 24 officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum 25 is held for the establishment of a political subdivision 26 whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall 27 be elected at the election at which such referendum is held 28 if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election 29 of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum. 30 Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of 31 officials established in this Article, any community college 32 district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant 33 to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now 34 or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board -11- LRB9003210MWpc 1 members at the next regularly scheduled election following 2 the effective date of the new district. 3 (g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in 4 any precinct there are no offices or public questions 5 required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election 6 shall be held in the precinct on that date. 7 (h)Except at the nonpartisan election in 1981,There 8 may be conducted a referendum in accordance with the 9 provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code. 10 (Source: P.A. 88-89; 88-443; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-5, eff. 11 1-1-96; 89-95, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.) 12 (10 ILCS 5/2A-36) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-36) 13 Sec. 2A-36. Fire Protection District - Trustee - Time of 14 Election. A trustee of a Fire Protection District which 15 elects its trustees shall be elected at each consolidated 16nonpartisanelection in odd-numbered years to succeed each 17 incumbent trustee whose term expires before the following 18 consolidatednonpartisanelection. 19 (Source: P.A. 80-936.) 20 (10 ILCS 5/2A-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-43) 21 Sec. 2A-43. Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and 22 Auditorium Authority - Commissioner - Time of Election. A 23 commissioner of the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and 24 Auditorium Authority shall be elected at the consolidated 25nonpartisanelection of each odd-numbered year to succeed 26 each incumbent commissioner whose term expires before the 27 following consolidatednonpartisanelection. 28 (Source: P.A. 80-936.) 29 (10 ILCS 5/2A-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48) 30 Sec. 2A-48. Board of School Directors - Member - Time of 31 Election. A member of a Board of School Directors or a member -12- LRB9003210MWpc 1 of an elected Board of Education, as the case may be, shall 2 be elected at each consolidatednonpartisanelection to 3 succeed each incumbent member whose term ends before the 4 following consolidatednonpartisanelection. 5 (Source: P.A. 80-936.) 6 (10 ILCS 5/2A-49) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-49) 7 Sec. 2A-49. Board of School Inspectors - Member - Time 8 of Election. A member of a Board of School Inspectors shall 9 be elected at the consolidatednonpartisanelection which 10 immediately precedes the expiration of the term of any 11 incumbent school inspector, to succeed each incumbent school 12 inspector whose term ends before the following consolidated 13nonpartisanelection. 14 (Source: P.A. 80-936.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/2A-50) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-50) 16 Sec. 2A-50. Regional Board of School Trustees - Trustee 17 - Time of Election. Except in educational service regions 18 having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, a 19 trustee of a Regional Board of School Trustees shall be 20 elected at the consolidatednonpartisanelection to succeed 21 each incumbent trustee whose term ends before the following 22 consolidatednonpartisanelection. 23 (Source: P.A. 87-969.) 24 (10 ILCS 5/2A-51) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-51) 25 Sec. 2A-51. Schools - Trustee - Time of Election. 26 Except in a township in which all school districts located 27 therein have withdrawn from the jurisdiction and authority of 28 the trustees of schools under the provisions of subsection 29 (b) of Section 5-1 of the School Code and except in townships 30 in which the office of trustee of schools has been abolished 31 as provided in subsection (c) of Section 5-1 of the School -13- LRB9003210MWpc 1 Code, a trustee of schools shall be elected in townships at 2 the consolidatednonpartisanelection which immediately 3 precedes the expiration of the term of any incumbent trustee, 4 to succeed each incumbent trustee whose term ends before the 5 following consolidatednonpartisanelection. 6 (Source: P.A. 86-1441; 87-473.) 7 (10 ILCS 5/2A-52) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-52) 8 Sec. 2A-52. Community College District - Member - Time 9 of Election. A member of the Board of a Community College 10 District shall be elected at each consolidatednonpartisan11 election to succeed each elected incumbent member of the 12 Board whose term expires before the following consolidated 13nonpartisanelection. 14 (Source: P.A. 80-936.) 15 (10 ILCS 5/2A-54) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-54) 16 Sec. 2A-54. In those cases in which the election to an 17 office is changed by the consolidation of elections to an 18 earlier or later month in the same year or to a different 19 year, the term of any incumbent serving on December 1, 1980 20 is extended to the first Monday in the first month following 21 the election of his successor and until the successor has 22 qualified, and the term of the successor in office shall 23 commence on that first Monday. 24 The term of an incumbent in a political subdivision 25 conducting a nonpartisan election who was elected to serve 26 until the qualification of a successor elected on the first 27 Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an odd-numbered 28 year is shortened to expire upon the first Monday in the 29 first month following the election of his or her successor at 30 the consolidated and nonpartisan election and until the 31 successor has qualified. The term of the successor shall 32 begin on that first Monday. -14- LRB9003210MWpc 1 However, this general provision for the transition of 2 terms of office in relation to the adoption of a uniform 3 schedule of elections shall be subject to the specific 4 provisions for the transition of terms of office in the 5 several Acts creating or governing the creation of various 6 units of local government and school districts, as amended. 7 (Source: P.A. 81-1433.) 8 (10 ILCS 5/4-11) (from Ch. 46, par. 4-11) 9 Sec. 4-11. At least 2 weeks prior to the general 10 November election in each even numbered year and the 11 consolidatednonpartisanelection in each odd-numbered year 12 the county clerk shall cause a list to be made for each 13 precinct of all names upon the registration record cards not 14 marked or erased, in alphabetical order, with the address, 15 provided, that such list may be arranged geographically, by 16 street and number, in numerical order, with respect to all 17 precincts in which all, or substantially all residences of 18 voters therein shall be located upon and numbered along 19 streets, avenues, courts, or other highways which are either 20 named or numbered, upon direction either of the county board 21 or of the circuit court. On the list, the county clerk shall 22 indicate, by italics, asterisk, or other means, the names of 23 all persons who have registered since the last regularly 24 scheduled election in the consolidated schedule of elections 25 established in Section 2A-1.1 of this Act. The county clerk 26 shall cause such precinct lists to be printed or typed in 27 sufficient numbers to meet all reasonable demands, and upon 28 application a copy of the same shall be given to any person 29 applying therefor. By such time, the county clerk shall give 30 the precinct lists to the chairman of a county central 31 committee of an established political party, as such party is 32 defined in Section 10-2 of this Act, or to the chairman's 33 duly authorized representative. Within 30 days of the -15- LRB9003210MWpc 1 effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1983, the county 2 clerk shall give the precinct lists compiled prior to the 3 general November election of 1982 to the chairman of county 4 central committee of an established political party or to the 5 chairman's duly authorized representative. 6 Prior to the opening of the polls for other elections, 7 the county clerk shall transmit or deliver to the judges of 8 election of each polling place a corrected list of registered 9 voters in the precinct, or the names of persons added to and 10 erased or withdrawn from the list for such precinct. At 11 other times such list, currently corrected, shall be kept 12 available for public inspection in the office of the county 13 clerk. 14 Within 60 days after each general election the county 15 clerk shall indicate by italics, asterisk, or other means, on 16 the list of registered voters in each precinct, each 17 registrant who voted at that general election, and shall 18 provide a copy of such list to the chairman of the county 19 central committee of each established political party or to 20 the chairman's duly authorized representative. 21 Within 60 days after the effective date of this 22 amendatory Act of 1983, the county clerk shall indicate by 23 italics, asterisk, or other means, on the list of registered 24 voters in each precinct, each registrant who voted at the 25 general election of 1982, and shall provide a copy of such 26 coded list to the chairman of the county central committee of 27 each established political party or to the chairman's duly 28 authorized representative. 29 The county clerk may charge a fee to reimburse the actual 30 cost of duplicating each copy of a list provided under 31 either of the 2 preceding paragraphs. 32 (Source: P.A. 83-1263.) 33 (10 ILCS 5/10-6) (from Ch. 46, par. 10-6) -16- LRB9003210MWpc 1 Sec. 10-6. Except as provided in Section 10-3, 2 certificates of nomination and nomination papers for the 3 nomination of candidates for offices to be filled by electors 4 of the entire State, or any district not entirely within a 5 county, or for congressional, state legislative or judicial 6 offices, shall be presented to the principal office of the 7 State Board of Elections not more than 99 nor less than 92 8 days previous to the day of election for which the candidates 9 are nominated. The State Board of Elections shall endorse 10 the certificates of nomination or nomination papers, as the 11 case may be, and the date and hour of presentment to it. 12 Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other 13 certificates for the nomination of candidates shall be filed 14 with the county clerk of the respective counties not more 15 than 99 but at least 92 days previous to the day of such 16 election. Certificates of nomination and nomination papers 17 for the nomination of candidates for the offices of political 18 subdivisions to be filled at regular elections other than the 19 general election shall be filed with the local election 20 official of such subdivision: 21 (1) (Blank);not more than 78 or less than 71 days prior22to the nonpartisan election; or23 (2) not more than 78 nor less than 71 days prior to the 24 consolidated election; or 25 (3) not more than 78 nor less than 71 days prior to the 26 general primary in the case of municipal offices to be filled 27 at the general primary election; or 28 (4) not more than 78 nor less than 71 days before the 29 consolidated primary in the case of municipal offices to be 30 elected on a nonpartisan basis pursuant to law (including 31 without limitation, those municipal offices subject to 32 Articles 4 and 5 of the Municipal Code); or 33 (5) not more than 78 nor less than 71 days before the 34 municipal primary in even numbered years for such nonpartisan -17- LRB9003210MWpc 1 municipal offices where annual elections are provided; or 2 (6) in the case of petitions for the office of 3 multi-township assessor, such petitions shall be filed with 4 the election authority not more than 78 nor less than 71 days 5 before the consolidated election. 6 However, where a political subdivision's boundaries are 7 co-extensive with or are entirely within the jurisdiction of 8 a municipal board of election commissioners, the certificates 9 of nomination and nomination papers for candidates for such 10 political subdivision offices shall be filed in the office of 11 such Board. 12 (Source: P.A. 84-861.) 13 (10 ILCS 5/11-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-7) 14 Sec. 11-7. For the purpose of the conduct of any 15 consolidated election, consolidated primary election, 16nonpartisan election,special municipal primary election or 17 emergency referendum, an election authority may cluster up to 18 four contiguous precincts as provided in this Section, which 19 shall constitute a clustered voting zone. The common polling 20 place for the clustered voting zone shall be located within 21 the territory comprising the clustered precincts. Unless the 22 election authority specifies a larger number, only one 23 election judge shall be appointed for each of the precincts 24 in each clustered voting zone. 25 The judges so appointed may not all be affiliated with 26 the same political party. 27 The conduct of an election in a clustered voting zone 28 shall be under the general supervision of all the judges of 29 election designated to serve in the clustered voting zone. 30 The designated judges may perform the duties of election 31 judges for the entire clustered voting zone. However, the 32 requirements of Section 17-14 shall apply to voter 33 assistance, the requirements of Section 24-10 shall apply to -18- LRB9003210MWpc 1 voter instruction, the requirement of Section 24A-10 shall 2 apply to examination of absentee ballots, and any disputes as 3 to entitlement to vote, challenges, counting of ballots or 4 other matters pertaining directly to voting shall be decided 5 by those designated judges appointed for the precinct in 6 which the affected voter resides or the disputed vote is to 7 be counted. 8 This Section does not apply to any elections in 9 municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. 10 (Source: P.A. 83-685.) 11 (10 ILCS 5/12-1) (from Ch. 46, par. 12-1) 12 Sec. 12-1. At least 60 days prior to each general and,13 consolidatedand nonpartisanelection, the election 14 authority shall provide public notice, calculated to reach 15 elderly and handicapped voters, of the availability of 16 registration and voting aids under the Federal Voting 17 Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, of the 18 availability of assistance in marking the ballot, and 19 procedures for voting by absentee ballot. 20 At least 30 days before any general election, and at 21 least 20 days before any special congressional election, the 22 county clerk shall publish a notice of the election in 2 or 23 more newspapers published in the county, city, village, 24 incorporated town or town, as the case may be, or if there is 25 no such newspaper, then in any 2 or more newspapers published 26 in the county and having a general circulation throughout the 27 community. The notice may be substantially as follows: 28 Notice is hereby given that on (give date), at (give the 29 place of holding the election and the name of the precinct or 30 district) in the county of (name county), an election will be 31 held for (give the title of the several offices to be 32 filled), which election will be open at 6:00 a. m. and 33 continued open until 7:00 p. m. of that day. -19- LRB9003210MWpc 1 Dated at .... this .... day of ...., 19... 2 (Source: P.A. 84-808.) 3 (10 ILCS 5/16-4.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 16-4.1) 4 Sec. 16-4.1. Ballots; Form;Nonpartisan andConsolidated 5 Elections. This Section shall apply only tothe nonpartisan6election,the consolidated primary election, and the 7 consolidated election, except as otherwise expressly provided 8 herein. 9 The ballot for the nomination or election of officers of 10 each political subdivision shall be considered a separate 11 ballot, and candidates for such offices shall be grouped 12 together. Where paper ballots are used, the names of 13 candidates for nomination or election to more than one 14 political subdivision may be contained on a common ballot, 15 provided that such ballot clearly indicates and separates 16 each political subdivision from which such officers are to be 17 nominated or elected. In the case of partisan elections of 18 officers, a separate party circle shall be included at the 19 head of the portion of the ballot for each political 20 subdivision for which candidates of political parties have 21 been nominated. When an electronic voting system is used 22 which utilizes a ballot label booklet, the party circles for 23 straight party voting shall be on the same ballot page on 24 which are listed the candidates for the political subdivision 25 election for which that party circle applies. 26 At the consolidatednonpartisanelection, the ballot for 27 school district offices shall precede the ballot for 28 community college district offices, and thereafter the ballot 29 order of the political subdivision officers to be elected 30 shall be as determined by the election authority. In the 31 case of school districts other than community consolidated 32 school districts, the ballot for non-high school district 33 offices shall precede the ballot for high school district -20- LRB9003210MWpc 1 offices. 2 At the consolidated primary and at the consolidated 3 election, the ballot for nomination or election of municipal 4 officers shall precede the ballot for township officers. At 5 the consolidated election, following the ballot for municipal 6 and township offices shall be the ballots for park district 7 and library district offices, following which shall be the 8 ballots for other political subdivision offices in the order 9 determined by the election authority. 10 The election authority, in determining the order of 11 ballot placement for offices of political subdivisions whose 12 ballot placement is not specified in this Section, shall give 13 due regard to the clarity of the ballot presentation to the 14 voters, cost and administrative ease, and the requirement to 15 provide separate ballot formats within precincts in which the 16 electors are not entitled to vote for the same offices or 17 propositions. At the request of a political subdivision 18 which extends into more than one election jurisdiction, the 19 election authority shall endeavor to coordinate placement and 20 color of the ballot for such subdivision with the other 21 election authorities responsible for preparing ballots for 22 such subdivision election. The election authority may 23 conduct a lottery to determine the order of ballot placement 24 of political subdivision ballots where such order is not 25 specified in this Section. Such lottery may be conducted 26 jointly by two or more election authorities. 27 (Source: P.A. 81-1433.) 28 (10 ILCS 5/24-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 24-1.2) 29 Sec. 24-1.2. Paper ballots may be used for the conduct 30 ofthe non-partisan election andthe consolidated election 31electionsin odd-numbered years, the special municipal 32 primary in even-numbered years, and emergency referenda held 33 at any time, except in regular elections in which the only -21- LRB9003210MWpc 1 offices or propositions on the ballot are for political 2 subdivisions for which offices have heretofore been voted on 3 using voting machines or electronic voting systems and except 4 as otherwise provided by regulation of the State Board of 5 Elections adopted pursuant to this Section. 6 The State Board of Elections may adopt regulations 7 requiring the use of voting machines or electronic voting 8 devices, as are available in the jurisdiction of the election 9 authority, in such elections. Such regulations shall be 10 applicable uniformly statewide, and shall require the use of 11 such voting equipment only in those elections and only in 12 those precincts where (1) the ballots to be voted are 13 complex, due to large numbers of offices, candidates, or 14 public questions required to be on the ballot, (2) the number 15 of political subdivisions whose officers or public questions 16 are to be included on the ballot is substantial, and (3) the 17 use of such voting equipment is efficient, cost effective, 18 and does not result in unjustified election expenses to be 19 reimbursed by the political subdivisions that will share such 20 expenses pursuant to Sections 17-30 through 17-33. Such 21 regulations may provide reasonable classifications based on 22 the above factors. 23 (Source: P.A. 80-1469.) 24 Section 10. The Fire Protection District Act is amended 25 by changing Section 4.02 as follows: 26 (70 ILCS 705/4.02) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 24.02) 27 Sec. 4.02. In a district governed by an elected or 28 appointed 5-member board, upon presentation of a petition, 29 signed by not less than 5% of the electors of the district 30 governed by the board, requesting that a proposition to 31 increase the board of trustees to a 7-member board be 32 submitted to the electors of the district, the secretary of -22- LRB9003210MWpc 1 the board of trustees shall certify the proposition to the 2 appropriate election authorities who shall submit the 3 proposition at a regular election in accordance with the 4 general election law. The general election law shall apply 5 to and govern such election. The proposition shall be in 6 substantially the following form: 7 ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Shall the number of trustees YES 9 of ..... Fire Protection District ------------------------ 10 be increased from 5 to 7? NO 11 ------------------------------------------------------------- 12 If a majority of the votes cast on such proposition are 13 in the affirmative, the board of trustees of the district 14 shall thereafter be increased to a 7-member board and the 2 15 additional trustees shall be appointed as provided by Section 16 4.01 in a district governed by an appointed board of 17 trustees. 18 In a district governed by an elected 5-member board, if a 19 majority of the votes cast on such proposition are in the 20 affirmative, three trustees shall be elected at the next 21 consolidatednonpartisanelection and shall serve one for 2 22 years, one for 4 years and one for 6 years, the length of the 23 term of each to be determined by lot at the first board 24 meeting following the election. Thereafter, one trustee or 25 two trustees, as necessary to maintain a 7-member board of 26 trustees, shall be elected at the election provided by the 27 general election law for a term of 6 years. 28 Trustees in office on the effective date of this 29 amendatory Act of 1987 shall continue to hold office for the 30 remainder of their terms. The term of each elected trustee 31 shall commence on the first Monday in the month following his 32 election and each shall hold office until his term expires 33 and until a successor is elected and qualified. 34 (Source: P.A. 85-535.) -23- LRB9003210MWpc 1 Section 15. The Public Community College Act is amended 2 by changing Sections 2-12.1 and 3-7 as follows: 3 (110 ILCS 805/2-12.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12.1) 4 Sec. 2-12.1. Experimental district; abolition of 5 experimental district and establishment of new community 6 college district. 7 (a) The State Board shall establish an experimental 8 community college district, referred to in this Act as the 9 "experimental district", to be comprised of territory which 10 includes the City of East St. Louis, Illinois. The State 11 Board shall determine the area and fix the boundaries of the 12 territory of the experimental district. Within 30 days of the 13 establishment of the experimental district, the State Board 14 shall file with the county clerk of the county, or counties, 15 concerned a map showing the territory of the experimental 16 district. 17 Within the experimental district, the State Board shall 18 establish, maintain and operate, until the experimental 19 district is abolished and a new community college district is 20 established under subsection (c), an experimental community 21 college to be known as the State Community College of East 22 St. Louis. 23 (b) (Blank). 24 (c) The experimental district shall be abolished and 25 replaced by a new community college district as follows: 26 (1) The establishment of the new community college 27 district shall become effective for all purposes on July 28 1, 1996, notwithstanding any minimum population, 29 equalized assessed valuation or other requirements 30 provided by Section 3-1 or any other provision of this 31 Act for the establishment of a community college 32 district. 33 (2) The experimental district established pursuant -24- LRB9003210MWpc 1 to subsection (a) shall be abolished on July 1, 1996 when 2 the establishment of the new community college district 3 becomes effective for all purposes. 4 (3) The territory of the new community college 5 district shall be comprised of the territory of, and its 6 boundaries shall be coterminous with the boundaries of 7 the experimental district which it will replace, as those 8 boundaries existed on November 7, 1995. 9 (4) Notwithstanding the fact that the establishment 10 of the new community college district does not become 11 effective for all purposes until July 1, 1996, the 12 election for the members of the initial board of the new 13 community college district, to consist of 7 members, 14 shall be held at the nonpartisan election in November of 15 1995 in the manner provided by the general election law, 16 nominating petitions for members of the initial board 17 shall be filed with the regional superintendent in the 18 manner provided by Section 3-7.10 with respect to newly 19 organized districts, and the persons entitled to nominate 20 and to vote at the election for the members of the board 21 of the new community college district shall be the 22 electors in the territory referred to in paragraph (3) of 23 this subsection. In addition, for purposes of the levy, 24 extension, and collection of taxes as provided in 25 paragraph (5.5) of this subsection and for the purposes 26 of establishing the territory and boundaries of the new 27 community college district within and for which those 28 taxes are to be levied, the new community college 29 district shall be deemed established and effective when 30 the 7 members of the initial board of the new community 31 college district are elected and take office as provided 32 in this subsection (c). 33 (5) Each member elected to the initial board of the 34 new community college district must, on the date of his -25- LRB9003210MWpc 1 election, be a citizen of the United States, of the age 2 of 18 years or over, and a resident of the State and the 3 territory referred to in paragraph (3) of this subsection 4 for at least one year preceding his election. Election 5 to the initial board of the new community college 6 district of a person who on July 1, 1996 is a member of a 7 common school board constitutes his resignation from, and 8 creates a vacancy on that common school board effective 9 July 1, 1996. 10 (5.5) The members first elected to the board of 11 trustees shall take office on the first Monday of 12 December, 1995, for the sole and limited purpose of 13 levying, at the rates specified in the proposition 14 submitted to the electors under subsection (b), taxes for 15 the educational purposes and for the operations and 16 maintenance of facilities purposes of the new community 17 college district. The taxes shall be levied in calendar 18 year 1995 for extension and collection in calendar year 19 1996, notwithstanding the fact that the new community 20 college district does not become effective for the 21 purposes of administration of the community college until 22 July 1, 1996. The regional superintendent shall convene 23 the meeting under this paragraph and the members shall 24 organize for the purpose of that meeting by electing, pro 25 tempore, a chairperson and a secretary. At that meeting 26 the board is authorized to levy taxes for educational 27 purposes and for operations and maintenance of facilities 28 purposes as authorized in this paragraph without adopting 29 any budget for the new community college district and 30 shall certify the levy to the appropriate county clerk or 31 county clerks in accordance with law. The county clerks 32 shall extend the levy notwithstanding any law that 33 otherwise requires adoption of a budget before extension 34 of the levy. The funds produced by the levy made under -26- LRB9003210MWpc 1 this paragraph to the extent received by a county 2 collector before July 1, 1996 shall immediately be 3 invested in lawful investments and held by the county 4 collector for payment and transfer to the new community 5 college district, along with all accrued interest or 6 other earnings accrued on the investment, as provided by 7 law on July 1, 1996. All funds produced by the levy and 8 received by a county collector on or after July 1, 1996 9 shall be transferred to the new community college 10 district as provided by law at such time as they are 11 received by the county collector. 12 (5.75) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 13 Section or the fact that establishment of the new 14 community college district as provided in this subsection 15 does not take effect until July 1, 1996, the members 16 first elected to the board of trustees of the new 17 community college district are authorized to meet, 18 beginning on June 1, 1996 and thereafter for purposes of: 19 (i) arranging for and approving educational programs, 20 ancillary services, staffing, and associated expenditures 21 that relate to the offering by the new community college 22 district of educational programs beginning on or after 23 July 1, 1996 and before the fall term of the 1996-97 24 academic year, and (ii) otherwise facilitating the 25 orderly transition of operations from the experimental 26 district known as State Community College of East St. 27 Louis to the new community college district established 28 under this subsection. The persons elected to serve, pro 29 tempore, as chairperson and secretary of the board for 30 purposes of paragraph (5.5) shall continue to serve in 31 that capacity for purposes of this paragraph (5.75). 32 (6) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 33 (5.5) and (5.75), each of the members first elected to 34 the board of the new community college district shall -27- LRB9003210MWpc 1 take office on July 1, 1996, and the Illinois Community 2 College Board, publicly by lot and not later than July 1, 3 1996, shall determine the length of term to be served by 4 each member of the initial board as follows: 2 shall 5 serve until their successors are elected at the 6 consolidatednonpartisanelection in 1997 and have 7 qualified, 2 shall serve until their successors are 8 elected at the consolidatednonpartisanelection in 1999 9 and have qualified, and 3 shall serve until their 10 successors are elected at the consolidatednonpartisan11 election in 2001 and have qualified. Their successors 12 shall serve 6 year terms. 13 (7) The regional superintendent shall convene the 14 initial board of the new community college district on 15 July 1, 1996, and the non-voting student member initially 16 selected to that board as provided in Section 3-7.24 17 shall serve a term beginning on the date of selection and 18 expiring on the next succeeding April 15. Upon being 19 convened on July 1, 1996, the board shall proceed to 20 organize in accordance with Section 3-8, and shall 21 thereafter continue to exercise the powers and duties of 22 a board in the manner provided by law for all boards of 23 community college districts except where obviously 24 inapplicable or otherwise provided by this Act. 25 Vacancies shall be filled, and members shall serve 26 without compensation subject to reimbursement for 27 reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their 28 service as members, as provided in Section 3-7. The duly 29 elected and organized board of the new community college 30 district shall levy taxes at a rate not to exceed .175 31 percent for educational purposes and at a rate not to 32 exceed .05 percent for operations and maintenance of 33 facilities purposes; provided that the board may act to 34 increase such rates at a regular election in accordance -28- LRB9003210MWpc 1 with Section 3-14 and the general election law. 2 (d) Upon abolition of the experimental district and 3 establishment of the new community college district as 4 provided in this Section, all tangible personal property, 5 including inventory, equipment, supplies, and library books, 6 materials, and collections, belonging to the experimental 7 district and State Community College of East St. Louis at the 8 time of their abolition under this Section shall be deemed 9 transferred, by operation of law, to the board of trustees of 10 the new community college district. In addition, all real 11 property, and the improvements situated thereon, held by 12 State Community College of East St. Louis or on its behalf by 13 its board of trustees shall, upon abolition of the 14 experimental district and college as provided in this 15 Section, be conveyed by the Illinois Community College Board, 16 in the manner prescribed by law, to the board of trustees of 17 the new community college district established under this 18 Section for so long as that real property is used for the 19 conduct and operation of a public community college and the 20 related purposes of a public community college district of 21 this State. Neither the new community college district nor 22 its board of trustees shall have any responsibility to any 23 vendor or other person making a claim relating to the 24 property, inventory, or equipment so transferred. 25 (Source: P.A. 89-141, eff. 7-14-95; 89-473, eff. 6-18-96.) 26 (110 ILCS 805/3-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-7) 27 Sec. 3-7. The election of the members of the board of 28 trustees shall be nonpartisan and shall be held at the time 29 and in the manner provided in the general election law. 30 Unless otherwise provided in this Act, members shall be -29- LRB9003210MWpc 1 elected to serve 6 year terms. The term of members elected 2 in 1985 and thereafter shall be from the date the member is 3 officially determined to be elected to the board by a canvass 4 conducted pursuant to the Election Code, to the date that the 5 winner of the seat is officially determined by the canvass 6 conducted pursuant to the Election Code the next time the 7 seat on the board is to be filled by election. 8 A board of trustees of a community college district which 9 is contiguous or has been contiguous to an experimental 10 community college district as authorized and defined by 11 Article IV of this Act may, on its own motion, or shall, upon 12 the petition of the lesser of 1/10 or 2,000 of the voters 13 registered in the district, order submitted to the voters of 14 the district at the next general election the proposition for 15 the election of board members by trustee district rather than 16 at large, and such proposition shall thereupon be certified 17 by the secretary of the board to the proper election 18 authority in accordance with the general election law for 19 submission. 20 If the proposition is approved by a majority of those 21 voting on the proposition, the State Board of Elections, in 22 1991, shall reapportion the trustee districts to reflect the 23 results of the last decennial census, and shall divide the 24 community college district into 7 trustee districts, each of 25 which shall be compact, contiguous and substantially equal in 26 population to each other district. In 2001, and in the year 27 following each decennial census thereafter, the board of 28 trustees of community college District #522 shall reapportion 29 the trustee districts to reflect the results of the census, 30 and shall divide the community college district into 7 31 trustee districts, each of which shall be compact, 32 contiguous, and substantially equal in population to each 33 other district. The division of the community college 34 district into trustee districts shall be completed and -30- LRB9003210MWpc 1 formally approved by a majority of the members appointed to 2 the State Board of Elections with respect to the initial 3 division of the community college district into 7 trustee 4 districts in 1991, and by a majority of the members of the 5 board of trustees of community college District #522 with 6 respect to the year following each decennial census 7 thereafter, not less than 60 days before the last date 8 established by the general election law for the submission of 9 nominating petitions for the next regularly scheduled 10 election for community college trustees. At the same meeting 11 of the board of trustees, the board shall, publicly by lot, 12 divide the trustee districts as equally as possible into 2 13 groups. Trustees or their successors from one group shall be 14 elected for successive terms of 4 years and 6 years; and 15 members or their successors from the second group shall be 16 elected for successive terms of 6 years and 4 years. One 17 member shall be elected from each such trustee district. 18 Each member must on the date of his election be a citizen 19 of the United States, of the age of 18 years or over, and a 20 resident of the State and the territory which on the date of 21 the election is included in the community college district 22 for at least one year immediately preceding his election. In 23 the event a person who is a member of a common school board 24 is elected or appointed to a board of trustees of a community 25 college district, that person shall be permitted to serve the 26 remainder of his or her term of office as a member of the 27 common school board. Upon the expiration of the common school 28 board term, that person shall not be eligible for election or 29 appointment to a common school board during the term of 30 office with the community college district board of trustees. 31 Whenever a vacancy occurs, the remaining members shall 32 fill the vacancy, and the person so appointed shall serve 33 until a successor is elected at the next regular election for 34 board members and is certified in accordance with Sections -31- LRB9003210MWpc 1 22-17 and 22-18 of the Election Code. If the remaining 2 members fail so to act within 60 days after the vacancy 3 occurs, the chairman of the State Board shall fill that 4 vacancy, and the person so appointed shall serve until a 5 successor is elected at the next regular election for board 6 members and is certified in accordance with Sections 22-17 7 and 22-18 of the Election Code. The person appointed to fill 8 the vacancy shall have the same residential qualifications as 9 his predecessor in office was required to have. In either 10 instance, if the vacancy occurs with less than 4 months 11 remaining before the next scheduled consolidatednonpartisan12 election, and the term of office of the board member vacating 13 the position is not scheduled to expire at that election, 14 then the term of the person so appointed shall extend through 15 that election and until the succeeding consolidated 16nonpartisanelection. If the term of office of the board 17 member vacating the position is scheduled to expire at the 18 upcoming consolidatednonpartisanelection, the appointed 19 member shall serve only until a successor is elected and 20 qualified at that election. 21 Members of the board shall serve without compensation but 22 shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in 23 connection with their service as members. Compensation, for 24 purposes of this Section, means any salary or other benefits 25 not expressly authorized by this Act to be provided or paid 26 to, for or on behalf of members of the board. The board of 27 each community college district may adopt a policy providing 28 for the issuance of bank credit cards, for use by any board 29 member who requests the same in writing and agrees to use the 30 card only for the reasonable expenses which he or she incurs 31 in connection with his or her service as a board member. 32 Expenses charged to such credit cards shall be accounted for 33 separately and shall be submitted to the chief financial 34 officer of the district for review prior to being reported to -32- LRB9003210MWpc 1 the board at its next regular meeting. 2 Except in an election of the initial board for a new 3 community college district created pursuant to Section 6-6.1, 4 the ballot for the election of members of the board for a 5 community college district shall indicate the length of term 6 for each office to be filled. In the election of a board for 7 any community college district, the ballot shall not contain 8 any political party designation. 9 (Source: P.A. 87-707; 87-776; 87-895; 88-686, eff. 1-24-95.) 10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 11 becoming law.