Bill > SB0173

This bill amends the Illinois Election Code to provide counties with fewer than 100,000 residents the option to dissolve a municipal board of election commissioners and transfer its functions to the county clerk through an ordinance or resolution. The bill modifies Section 6-17 of the Election Code, specifically addressing the process by which cities with 250,000 or fewer residents can potentially reject certain election-related articles through a voter petition. Specifically, the bill allows 1,000 legal voters (or up to one-eighth of the city's legal voters if 1,000 exceeds that proportion) to petition the circuit court to submit a proposition to voters about rejecting specific election articles. The court would then be required to schedule this vote at the next general, state, county, or municipal election, which must occur at least 30 days after the court's order. This change appears to provide more flexibility for smaller counties in managing their election administration processes.

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https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=173&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104