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 1        AN ACT concerning 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    Section 1-7 as follows:

 6        (10 ILCS 5/1-7)
 7        Sec. 1-7.  No straight party voting.  Notwithstanding any
 8    provision of law to the contrary, except as provided in  this
 9    Section,  straight  party  voting  by  a  single  vote is not
10    permitted in  Illinois.  A  county  board  by  ordinance  may
11    approve  straight  party voting by a single vote for township
12    elections only.
13    (Source: P.A. 89-700, eff. 1-17-97.)

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