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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		Sections 2A-1.2 and 2A-48 as follows:
6		(10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2)
7		Sec. 2A-1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections - Offices
8		Designated.
9		(a) At the general election in the appropriate
10		even-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or
11		shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code:
12		(1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
13		United States;
14		(2) United States Senator and United States
15		Representative;
16		(3) State Executive Branch elected officers;
17		(4) State Senator and State Representative;
18		(5) County elected officers, including State's
19		Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and
20		elected President of the County Board or County Chief
21		Executive;
22		(6) Circuit Court Clerk;
23		(7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in

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1		counties or educational service regions in which that
2		office has been abolished;
3		(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
4		Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and
5		newly created judicial offices;
6		(9) (Blank);
7		(10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of
8		Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
9		(11) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
10		designated in this Section, where the statute creating or
11		authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual
12		election and permits or requires election of candidates of
13		political parties.
14		(b) At the general primary election:
15		(1) in each even-numbered year candidates of political
16		parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled
17		at the general election in that year, except where pursuant
18		to law nomination of candidates of political parties is
19		made by caucus.
20		(2) in the appropriate even-numbered years the
21		political party offices of State central committeeman,
22		township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct
23		committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate
24		delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be
25		elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the
26		even-numbered years in which a Presidential election is to

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1		be held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary
2		shall also be on the ballot.
3		(3) in each even-numbered year, where the municipality
4		has provided for annual elections to elect municipal
5		officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article
6		VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal
7		Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of
8		such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held
9		on the date of the general primary election, provided that
10		the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election
11		where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan
12		municipal elections in even-numbered years, a primary to
13		nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at
14		the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6
15		weeks preceding that election.
16		(4) in each school district which has adopted the
17		provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to
18		the members of the board of education whose terms expire in
19		the year in which the general primary is held shall be
20		elected.
21		(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate
22		odd-numbered years, the following offices shall be filled:
23		(1) Municipal officers, provided that in
24		municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other
25		municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates
26		of political parties, the runoff election where required by

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1		law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law,
2		shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and
3		provided further, in the case of municipal officers
4		provided for by an ordinance providing the form of
5		government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of
6		Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be
7		filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided
8		by such ordinance;
9		(2) Village and incorporated town library directors;
10		(3) City boards of stadium commissioners;
11		(4) Commissioners of park districts;
12		(5) Trustees of public library districts;
13		(6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
14		designated in this section, where the statute creating or
15		authorizing the creation of the district permits or
16		requires election of candidates of political parties;
17		(7) Township officers, including township park
18		commissioners, township library directors, and boards of
19		managers of community buildings, and Multi-Township
20		Assessors;
21		(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks;
22		(9) Members of school boards in school districts which
23		adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
24		(10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O Lakes -
25		Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
26		(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected

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1		under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District
2		Act;
3		(12) Elected members of school boards, school
4		trustees, directors of boards of school directors,
5		trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in
6		counties or educational service regions having a
7		population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants), and members
8		of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in
9		school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
10		(13) Members of Community College district boards;
11		(14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts;
12		(15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
13		Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
14		(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
15		Districts;
16		(17) Elected Officers of special districts not
17		otherwise designated in this Section for which the law
18		governing those districts does not permit candidates of
19		political parties; .
20		(18) Beginning with the 2019 consolidated election and
21		every 4 years thereafter, elected members of the Chicago
22		Board of Education.
23		(d) At the consolidated primary election in each
24		odd-numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be
25		nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated
26		election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination

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1		of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and
2		except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of
3		subsection (c).
4		At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
5		odd-numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen
6		shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for
7		mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law
8		to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff
9		elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be
10		required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a
11		nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law
12		candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates
13		of political parties.
14		At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate
15		odd-numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or
16		elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by
17		an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality
18		pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution.
19		(e) (Blank).
20		(f) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, public
21		questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and
22		any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or
23		by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code.
24		Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers
25		established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for
26		the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are

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1		to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the
2		election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so
3		provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial
4		officers shall be subject to the referendum.
5		Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of
6		officials established in this Article, any community college
7		district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant
8		to Section 6-6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or
9		hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board
10		members at the next regularly scheduled election following the
11		effective date of the new district.
12		(g) At any election established in Section 2A-1.1, if in
13		any precinct there are no offices or public questions required
14		to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be
15		held in the precinct on that date.
16		(h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with
17		the provisions of Division 6-4 of the Counties Code.
18		(Source: P.A. 89-5, eff. 1-1-96; 89-95, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626,
19		eff. 8-9-96; 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
20		(10 ILCS 5/2A-48) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-48)
21		Sec. 2A-48. Board of School Directors and Board of
22		Education - Member - Time of Election. A member of a Board of
23		School Directors or a member of an elected Board of Education,
24		as the case may be, shall be elected at each consolidated
25		election to succeed each incumbent member whose term ends

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1		before the following consolidated election or whose term
2		expires in the year in which the consolidated election is held.
3		(Source: P.A. 90-358, eff. 1-1-98.)
4		Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
5		34-3, 34-4, and 34-13.1 and by adding Sections 34-21.9, 34-4.1
6		and 34-4.2 as follows:
7		(105 ILCS 5/34-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-3)
8		Sec. 34-3. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees; new
9		Chicago Board of Education; members; term; vacancies.
10		(a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
11		amendatory Act of 1995, the terms of all members of the Chicago
12		Board of Education holding office on that date are abolished
13		and the Mayor shall appoint, without the consent or approval of
14		the City Council, a 5 member Chicago School Reform Board of
15		Trustees which shall take office upon the appointment of the
16		fifth member. The Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees and
17		its members shall serve until, and the terms of all members of
18		the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees shall expire on,
19		June 30, 1999 or upon the appointment of a new Chicago Board of
20		Education as provided in subsection (b), whichever is later.
21		Any vacancy in the membership of the Trustees shall be filled
22		through appointment by the Mayor, without the consent or
23		approval of the City Council, for the unexpired term. One of
24		the members appointed by the Mayor to the Trustees shall be

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1		designated by the Mayor to serve as President of the Trustees.
2		The Mayor shall appoint a full-time, compensated chief
3		executive officer, and his or her compensation as such chief
4		executive officer shall be determined by the Mayor. The Mayor,
5		at his or her discretion, may appoint the President to serve
6		simultaneously as the chief executive officer.
7		(b) This subsection (b) applies until May 14, 2019. Within
8		30 days before the expiration of the terms of the members of
9		the Chicago Reform Board of Trustees as provided in subsection
10		(a), a new Chicago Board of Education consisting of 7 members
11		shall be appointed by the Mayor to take office on the later of
12		July 1, 1999 or the appointment of the seventh member. Three of
13		the members initially so appointed under this subsection shall
14		serve for terms ending June 30, 2002, 4 of the members
15		initially so appointed under this subsection shall serve for
16		terms ending June 30, 2003, and each member initially so
17		appointed shall continue to hold office until his or her
18		successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter at the
19		expiration of the term of any member a successor shall be
20		appointed by the Mayor and shall hold office for a term of 4
21		years, from July 1 of the year in which the term commences and
22		until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in
23		the membership of the Chicago Board of Education shall be
24		filled through appointment by the Mayor for the unexpired term.
25		No appointment to membership on the Chicago Board of Education
26		that is made by the Mayor under this subsection shall require

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1		the approval of the City Council, whether the appointment is
2		made for a full term or to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term
3		on the Board.
4		(b-5) On May 14, 2019, the terms of all members of the
5		Chicago Board of Education appointed under subsection (b) of
6		this Section are abolished when the new board, consisting of 21
7		members, is elected by the electors of the school district as
8		provided in this subsection (b-5) and takes office.
9		Each member shall be elected for a term of 4 years,
10		commencing on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which
11		the member is elected, and until the member's successor is
12		elected and has qualified. For purposes of elections conducted
13		pursuant to this subsection (b-5), the City of Chicago shall be
14		subdivided into 20 electoral districts by the General Assembly
15		for seats on the Chicago Board of Education, as provided under
16		Section 34-21.9 of this Code. Each district shall be
17		represented by a member, and one member shall be elected at
18		large and serve as the president of the board.
19		Within 28 days after each board enters office, the board
20		shall organize by electing its vice president and fixing a time
21		and place for the regular meetings. No less than a majority of
22		the board's regular meetings shall take place after regular
23		business hours in order to maximize community participation.
24		Upon organizing itself as provided in this subsection (b-5),
25		the board shall enter upon the discharge of its duties.
26		Whenever a vacancy in the board occurs, the remaining

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1		members of the board shall notify the Mayor of that vacancy
2		within 5 days after its occurrence and shall proceed to fill
3		the vacancy until the next board election, at which election a
4		successor shall be elected to serve the remainder of the
5		unexpired term. However, if the vacancy occurs with less than
6		28 months remaining in the term or if the vacancy occurs less
7		than 88 days before the next board election, then the person so
8		appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term, and
9		no election to fill the vacancy shall be held. The successor
10		shall have the same residential and other qualifications as his
11		or her predecessor. Should the remaining board members fail to
12		act within 45 days after the vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall,
13		within 30 days after the remaining members have failed to fill
14		the vacancy, fill the vacancy as provided for in this Section.
15		Upon the Mayor's failure to fill the vacancy, the vacancy shall
16		be filled at the next board election. The successor shall have
17		the same residential and other qualifications as his or her
18		predecessor.
19		(b-10) The board shall elect annually from its number a
20		president and vice-president, in such manner and at such time
21		as the board determines by its rules. The president elected by
22		the voters and vice-president elected by the board officers so
23		elected shall each perform the duties imposed upon his or her
24		their respective office by the rules of the board, provided
25		that (i) the president shall preside at meetings of the board
26		and vote as any other member but have no power of veto, and

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1		(ii) the vice president shall perform the duties of the
2		president if that office is vacant or the president is absent
3		or unable to act. The secretary of the board Board shall be
4		selected by the board Board and shall be an employee of the
5		board Board rather than a member of the board Board,
6		notwithstanding subsection (d) of Section 34-3.3. The duties of
7		the secretary shall be imposed by the rules of the board Board.
8		(b-15) No member shall have, or be an employee or owner of
9		a company that has, a contract with the school district. No
10		former officer, member, or employee of the board shall, within
11		a period of one year immediately after termination of service
12		on the board, knowingly accept employment or receive
13		compensation or fees for services from a person or entity if
14		the officer, member, or employee, during the year immediately
15		preceding termination of service on the board, participated
16		personally and substantially in the award of contracts with the
17		board or the school district, or the issuance of contract
18		change orders with the board or the school district, with a
19		cumulative value of $25,000 or more to the person or entity, or
20		its parent or subsidiary.
21		(c) The board may appoint a student to the board to serve
22		in an advisory capacity. The student member shall serve for a
23		term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the
24		student member any voting privileges, but shall consider the
25		student member as an advisor. The student member may not
26		participate in or attend any executive session of the board.

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1		(Source: P.A. 94-231, eff. 7-14-05.)
2		(105 ILCS 5/34-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)
3		Sec. 34-4. Eligibility.
4		(a) To be eligible for election appointment to the board, a
5		person shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a
6		registered voter as provided in the Election Code, shall have
7		been a resident of the city and the electoral district for at
8		least one year 3 years immediately preceding his or her
9		election appointment, and shall not be a child sex offender as
10		defined in Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. A
11		person is ineligible for election or appointment to the board
12		if that person is an employee of the school district. All
13		persons eligible for election to the board shall be nominated
14		by a petition signed by no less than 250 voters residing within
15		the electoral district on a petition in order to be placed on
16		the ballot, except that persons eligible for election to the
17		board at large shall be nominated by a petition signed by no
18		less than 2,500 voters residing within the city.
19		Permanent removal from the city by any member of the board
20		during his or her term of office constitutes a resignation
21		therefrom and creates a vacancy in the board. Board Except for
22		the President of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees
23		who may be paid compensation for his or her services as chief
24		executive officer as determined by the Mayor as provided in
25		subsection (a) of Section 34-3, board members shall serve

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1		without any compensation; provided, that board members shall be
2		reimbursed for expenses incurred while in the performance of
3		their duties upon submission of proper receipts or upon
4		submission of a signed voucher in the case of an expense
5		allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement or
6		allowance to the president of the board for verification and
7		approval. Board members The board of education may continue to
8		provide health care insurance coverage, employer pension
9		contributions, employee pension contributions, and life
10		insurance premium payments for an employee required to resign
11		from an administrative, teaching, or career service position in
12		order to qualify as a member of the board of education. They
13		shall not hold other public office under the Federal, State or
14		any local government other than that of Director of the
15		Regional Transportation Authority, member of the economic
16		development commission of a city having a population exceeding
17		500,000, notary public or member of the National Guard, and by
18		accepting any such office while members of the board, or by not
19		resigning any such office held at the time of being elected
20		appointed to the board within 30 days after such election
21		appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership
22		in the board.
23		(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
24		(105 ILCS 5/34-4.1 new)
25		Sec. 34-4.1. Nomination petitions. In addition to the

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1		requirements of the general election law, the form of petitions
2		under Section 34-4 of this Code shall be substantially as
3		follows:
4		NOMINATING PETITIONS
5		(LEAVE OUT THE INAPPLICABLE PART.)
6		To the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of
7		Chicago:
8		We the undersigned, being (.... or more) of the voters
9		residing within said district, hereby petition that .... who
10		resides at .... in the City of Chicago shall be a candidate for
11		the office of .... of the board of education (full term)
12		(vacancy) to be voted for at the election to be held on (insert
13		date).
14		Name: .................. Address: ...................
15		In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition
16		for nomination, the candidate's given name or names, initial or
17		initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known,
18		or a combination thereof may be used in addition to the
19		candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her
20		name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in
21		Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the
22		last day for filing the petition, then (i) the candidate's name
23		on the petition must be followed by "formerly known as (list
24		all prior names during the 3-year period) until name changed on
25		(list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition
26		must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the

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1		candidate's previous names during the period specified in
2		clause (i) and the date or dates each of those names was
3		changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds
4		for denying certification of the candidate's name for the
5		ballot, but these requirements do not apply to name changes
6		resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's or
7		parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or
8		dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of
9		marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation, such
10		as a political slogan, as defined by Section 7-17 of the
11		Election Code, title or degree, or nickname suggesting or
12		implying possession of a title, degree or professional status,
13		or similar information may be used in connection with the
14		candidate's surname.
15		All petitions for the nomination of members of a board of
16		education shall be filed with the board of election
17		commissioners of the jurisdiction in which the principal office
18		of the school district is located within the time provided for
19		by the general election law. The board of election
20		commissioners shall receive and file only those petitions that
21		include a statement of candidacy, the required number of voter
22		signatures, the notarized signature of the petition
23		circulator, and a receipt from the County Clerk showing that
24		the candidate has filed a statement of economic interest on or
25		before the last day to file as required by the Illinois
26		Governmental Ethics Act. The board of election commissioners

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1		may have petition forms available for issuance to potential
2		candidates and may give notice of the petition filing period by
3		publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the
4		school district not less than 10 days prior to the first day of
5		filing. The board of election commissioners shall make
6		certification to the proper election authorities in accordance
7		with the general election law.
8		The board of election commissioners of the jurisdiction in
9		which the principal office of the school district is located
10		shall notify the candidates for whom a petition for nomination
11		is filed or the appropriate committee of the obligations under
12		the Campaign Financing Act as provided in the general election
13		law. Such notice shall be given on a form prescribed by the
14		State Board of Elections and in accordance with the
15		requirements of the general election law. The board of election
16		commissioners shall within 7 days of filing or on the last day
17		for filing, whichever is earlier, acknowledge to the petitioner
18		in writing the office's acceptance of the petition.
19		A candidate for membership on the board of education who
20		has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and to fill a
21		vacant term to be voted upon at the same election must withdraw
22		his or her petition for nomination from either the full term or
23		the vacant term by written declaration.
24		Nomination petitions are not valid unless the candidate
25		named therein files with the board of election commissioners a
26		receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has

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1		filed a statement of economic interests as required by the
2		Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Such receipt shall be so
3		filed either previously during the calendar year in which his
4		or her nomination papers were filed or within the period for
5		the filing of nomination papers in accordance with the general
6		election law.
7		(105 ILCS 5/34-4.2 new)
8		Sec. 34-4.2. Ballots. The board of election commissioners
9		of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the school
10		district is located shall conduct a lottery to determine the
11		ballot order of candidates for full terms in the event of any
12		simultaneous petition filings. Such candidate lottery shall be
13		conducted as follows:
14		All petitions filed by persons waiting in line as of 8:00
15		a.m. on the first day for filing, or as of the normal opening
16		hour of the office involved on such day, shall be deemed
17		simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. or the normal opening
18		hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail and received
19		after midnight of the first day for filing and in the first
20		mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be deemed
21		simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the
22		normal opening hour of such day, as the case may be. All
23		petitions received thereafter shall be deemed filed in the
24		order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions filed
25		within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be deemed

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1		filed simultaneously.
2		Where 2 or more petitions are received simultaneously for
3		the same office as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for petition
4		filing or as of the normal opening hour of the office of the
5		board of election commissioners with whom such petitions are
6		filed, the board of election commissioners shall break ties and
7		determine the order of filing by means of a lottery or other
8		fair and impartial method of random selection. Such lottery
9		shall be conducted within 9 days following the last day for
10		petition filing and shall be open to the public. Seven days
11		written notice of the time and place of conducting such random
12		selection shall be given by the board of election commissioners
13		to all candidates who filed their petitions simultaneously and
14		to each organization of citizens within the election
15		jurisdiction that was entitled, under the general election law,
16		at the next preceding election, to have poll watchers present
17		on the day of election. The board of election commissioners
18		shall post in a conspicuous, open, and public place, at the
19		entrance of his or her office, notice of the time and place of
20		such lottery.
21		All candidates shall be certified in the order in which
22		their petitions have been filed and in the manner prescribed by
23		Section 10-15 of the Election Code. Where candidates have filed
24		simultaneously, they shall be certified in the order prescribed
25		by this Section and prior to candidates who filed for the same
26		office at a later time.

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1		Where elections are conducted for unexpired terms, a second
2		lottery to determine ballot order shall be conducted for
3		candidates who simultaneously file petitions for such
4		unexpired terms. Such lottery shall be conducted in the same
5		manner as prescribed by this Section for full term candidates.
6		Ballots for the election of school officers shall be in the
7		following form:
8		(BALLOT FORMAT
9		Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the
10		order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to this
11		Section.
12		The school district is divided into 20 electoral districts,
13		each of which elects one member to the board of education and
14		votes on one member to serve at-large.)
15		OFFICIAL BALLOT
16		DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
17		FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE
18		A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
19		VOTE FOR ONE
20		( ) .....................................
21		( ) .....................................
22		( ) .....................................
23		OFFICIAL BALLOT
24		AT LARGE
25		FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SERVE

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1		A FULL 4-YEAR TERM
2		VOTE FOR ONE
3		( ) .....................................
4		( ) .....................................
5		( ) .....................................
6		REVERSE SIDE:
7		OFFICIAL BALLOT
8		DISTRICT ....... (1 through 20)
9		(Precinct name or number)
10		School District No. ......, ........... County, Illinois
11		Election Tuesday (insert date)
12		(facsimile signature of Election Authority)
13		(County)
14		(105 ILCS 5/34-13.1)
15		Sec. 34-13.1. Inspector General.
16		(a) The Inspector General and his office in existence on
17		the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be
18		transferred to the jurisdiction of the board upon appointment
19		of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees. The Inspector
20		General shall have the authority to conduct investigations into
21		allegations of or incidents of waste, fraud, and financial
22		mismanagement in public education within the jurisdiction of
23		the board by a local school council member or an employee,
24		contractor, or member of the board or involving school projects
25		managed or handled by the Public Building Commission. The

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1		Inspector General shall make recommendations to the board about
2		the investigations. The Inspector General in office on the
3		effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996 shall serve for a
4		term expiring on June 30, 1998. His or her successors in office
5		shall each be appointed by the Mayor, without the consent or
6		approval of the City Council, for 4 year terms expiring on June
7		30th of an even numbered year; however, beginning on May 14,
8		2019, successors shall be appointed by the board instead of the
9		Mayor. If the Inspector General leaves office or if a vacancy
10		in that office otherwise occurs, the Mayor shall appoint,
11		without the consent or approval of the City Council, a
12		successor to serve under this Section for the remainder of the
13		unexpired term; however, beginning on May 14, 2019, successors
14		shall be appointed by the board instead of the Mayor. The
15		Inspector General shall be independent of the operations of the
16		board and the School Finance Authority, and shall perform other
17		duties requested by the board.
18		(b) The Inspector General shall have access to all
19		information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of
20		the office. If the Inspector General determines that a possible
21		criminal act has been committed or that special expertise is
22		required in the investigation, he or she shall immediately
23		notify the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County
24		State's Attorney. All investigations conducted by the
25		Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner that ensures
26		the preservation of evidence for use in criminal prosecutions.

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1		(c) At all times the Inspector General shall be granted
2		access to any building or facility that is owned, operated, or
3		leased by the board, the Public Building Commission, or the
4		city in trust and for the use and benefit of the schools of the
5		district.
6		(d) The Inspector General shall have the power to subpoena
7		witnesses and compel the production of books and papers
8		pertinent to an investigation authorized by this Code. Any
9		person who (1) fails to appear in response to a subpoena; (2)
10		fails to answer any question; (3) fails to produce any books or
11		papers pertinent to an investigation under this Code; or (4)
12		knowingly gives false testimony during an investigation under
13		this Code, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
14		(e) The Inspector General shall provide to the board and
15		the Illinois General Assembly a summary of reports and
16		investigations made under this Section for the previous fiscal
17		year no later than January 1 of each year, except that the
18		Inspector General shall provide the summary of reports and
19		investigations made under this Section for the period
20		commencing July 1, 1998 and ending April 30, 1999 no later than
21		May 1, 1999. The summaries shall detail the final disposition
22		of those recommendations. The summaries shall not contain any
23		confidential or identifying information concerning the
24		subjects of the reports and investigations. The summaries shall
25		also include detailed recommended administrative actions and
26		matters for consideration by the General Assembly.

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1		(f) (Blank).
2		(g) (Blank).
3		(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95; 89-698, eff. 1-14-97.)
4		(105 ILCS 5/34-21.9 new)
5		Sec. 34-21.9. Creation of electoral districts;
6		reapportionment of districts.
7		(a) For purposes of elections conducted pursuant to
8		subsection (b-5) of Section 34-3 of this Code, the City of
9		Chicago shall be subdivided into 20 electoral districts after
10		the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
11		Assembly by the General Assembly for seats on the Chicago Board
12		of Education. The electoral districts must be drawn on or
13		before May 31, 2018. Each district must be compact, contiguous,
14		and substantially equal in population.
15		(b) In the year following each decennial census, the
16		General Assembly shall redistrict the electoral districts to
17		reflect the results of the decennial census consistent with the
18		requirements in subsection (a) of this Section. The
19		reapportionment plan shall be completed and formally approved
20		by the General Assembly not less than 90 days before the last
21		date established by law for the filing of nominating petitions
22		for the second school board election after the decennial census
23		year. If by reapportionment a board member no longer resides
24		within the electoral district from which the member was
25		elected, the member shall continue to serve in office until the

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1		expiration of the member's regular term. All new members shall
2		be elected from the electoral districts as reapportioned.