(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, judicial elections to fill vacancies in the office of Supreme Court Judge held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor under subsection (a‑5) of Section 2A‑9, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 88‑511.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in February; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in March; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07; 96‑886, eff. 1‑1‑11.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1a)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1a) Sec. 2A‑1.1a. Whenever the date designated in paragraph (b) of Section 2A‑1.1 for the consolidated election conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover. (Source: P.A. 82‑1014.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.2) Sec. 2A‑1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections ‑ Offices Designated. (a) At the general election in the appropriate even‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code: (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
United States;
(2) United States Senator and United States
Representative;
(3) State Executive Branch elected officers; (4) State Senator and State Representative; (5) County elected officers, including State's
Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and elected President of the County Board or County Chief Executive;
(6) Circuit Court Clerk; (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in
counties or educational service regions in which that office has been abolished;
(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and newly created judicial offices;
(9) (Blank); (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
(11) Special District elected officers, not
otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual election and permits or requires election of candidates of political parties.
(b) At the general primary election: (1) in each even‑numbered year candidates of
political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the general election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus.
(2) in the appropriate even‑numbered years the
political party offices of State central committeeman, township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the even‑numbered years in which a Presidential election is to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary shall also be on the ballot.
(3) in each even‑numbered year, where the
municipality has provided for annual elections to elect municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held on the date of the general primary election, provided that the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal elections in even‑numbered years, a primary to nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 weeks preceding that election.
(4) in each school district which has adopted the
provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to the members of the board of education whose terms expire in the year in which the general primary is held shall be elected.
(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled: (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, the runoff election where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law, shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and provided further, in the case of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance providing the form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided by such ordinance;
(2) Village and incorporated town library directors; (3) City boards of stadium commissioners; (4) Commissioners of park districts; (5) Trustees of public library districts; (6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
designated in this section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district permits or requires election of candidates of political parties;
(7) Township officers, including township park
commissioners, township library directors, and boards of managers of community buildings, and Multi‑Township Assessors;
(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks; (9) Members of school boards in school districts
which adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O Lakes
‑ Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
(12) Elected members of school boards, school
trustees, directors of boards of school directors, trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in counties or educational service regions having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(13) Members of Community College district boards; (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts; (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Districts;
(17) Elected Officers of special districts not
otherwise designated in this Section for which the law governing those districts does not permit candidates of political parties.
(d) At the consolidated primary election in each odd‑numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of subsection (c). At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates of political parties. At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution. (e) (Blank). (f) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officials established in this Article, any community college district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant to Section 6‑6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board members at the next regularly scheduled election following the effective date of the new district. (g) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, if in any precinct there are no offices or public questions required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be held in the precinct on that date. (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with the provisions of Division 6‑4 of the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 89‑5, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑95, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑626, eff. 8‑9‑96; 90‑358, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.3) Sec. 2A‑1.3. Calendar of Elections ‑ Determination and Publication ‑ State Board. On December 1, 1980 and on December 1 of each even‑numbered year the State Board of Elections shall have prepared and published an official State calendar of elections listing the elections to be held during that year and the following year, the election dates, and the offices to be on the ballot at each such election and any functional dates or other information relevant to the conduct of elections. The official calendar shall include all offices in the State. The official State Calendar shall comply with the schedule of elections established in this Article 2A. The official calendar may be amended from time to time by the Board by adoption and publication of modifications or additions or by adoption and publication of a revised official calendar. On December 1, 1981 and each odd‑numbered year thereafter the Board shall have prepared and published a revised official calendar if any modifications or additions were made by separate publication after the initial adoption of the official calendar for that biennium. (Source: P.A. 81‑929.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.4) Sec. 2A‑1.4. Emergency Referenda ‑ Petition ‑ Approval. Whenever any public question is to be submitted pursuant to law, whether by action of the governing body of a unit of local government or school district, by petition, or by court order, the governing body of the unit of local government or school district whose powers or duties are directly affected by the result of the vote on the public question may petition the circuit court for an order declaring such proposition to be an emergency and fixing a date other than a regularly scheduled election date under Section 2A‑1.1 on which a special referendum election shall be held for the submission of the public question. The petition shall set forth the public question and the action taken which requires the submission of the question, the next regularly scheduled election under Section 2A‑1.1 at which the proposition could otherwise be placed on the ballot, the estimated costs of conducting a separate special election, and the reasons why an emergency exists to justify such special election prior to the next ensuing regular election. The petition must be approved by a majority of the members, elected or appointed, of the governing body. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition. Any resident of the area in which the referendum is to be conducted may oppose the petition. The court may approve the petition for an emergency referendum only upon a finding, supported by the evidence, that the referendum is necessitated by an imminent need for approval of additional authority in order to maintain the operations or facilities of the unit of government or school district and that such need is due to circumstances beyond the control of the governing body. (Source: P.A. 80‑2dSS‑6.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑2) Sec. 2A‑2. Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors ‑ Time of Election. As many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as this State may be entitled to elect shall be elected at the general election, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the incumbent President of the United States. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑3) Sec. 2A‑3. United States Senator ‑ Time of Election. A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of an incumbent United States Senator from this State. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑4) Sec. 2A‑4. United States Representative ‑ Time of Election. The Representatives in the United States Congress from this State shall be elected at each general election, and vacancies shall be filled at special elections pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑5)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑5) Sec. 2A‑5. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller ‑ Time of Election. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Comptroller shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑6)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑6) Sec. 2A‑6. State Treasurer ‑ Time of Election. The State Treasurer shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑7)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑7) Sec. 2A‑7. State Senator ‑ Time of Election. A State Senator shall be elected in a legislative district at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term of that district's incumbent Senator. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑8)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑8) Sec. 2A‑8. State Representative ‑ Time of Election. Members of the State House of Representatives shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at each general election every 2 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑9)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑9) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9. Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Judges. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the following events occurs 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year: (1) the judge dies; (2) the Chief Justice receives a written resignation
or notice of retirement, signed and submitted by the judge, which specifies a date of resignation or retirement on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(3) a statute mandates the judge's retirement for
reason of age on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(4) the judge was eligible to seek retention in the
next general election but failed to timely file a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or, having timely filed such declaration, withdrew it;
(5) the judge is convicted of a felony or other
infamous crime;
(6) the judge is removed from office. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the preceding events occurs less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter. (a‑5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme Court Judge, including one of the events described in subsection (a) or a vacancy occurring because of the failure of the Judge to be retained in office, the Governor shall issue writs of election to fill that vacancy in a manner provided in this subsection. The Governor shall issue a writ of election within 5 days after the occurrence of that vacancy to the county clerks of the several counties in the Judicial District where the vacancy exists, appointing a day within 115 days to hold a judicial election to fill such vacancy. The Governor shall issue a writ of election to hold a judicial primary election to nominate candidates for the office of Supreme Court Judge at least 30 days preceding the judicial election. A Supreme Court Judge elected under this subsection (a‑5) shall begin his or her term upon certification of his or her election by the State Board of Elections. If the vacancy occurred 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the next general election, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. If the vacancy occurred less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. (b) Judges of the Appellate and Circuit Courts shall be elected in their respective districts or circuits at the general election of each even‑numbered year immediately preceding the expiration of the term of each incumbent judge, not retained, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of December after their election. (c) Whenever an additional appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9.
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, judicial elections to fill vacancies in the office of Supreme Court Judge held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor under subsection (a‑5) of Section 2A‑9, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 88‑511.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in February; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in March; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07; 96‑886, eff. 1‑1‑11.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1a)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1a) Sec. 2A‑1.1a. Whenever the date designated in paragraph (b) of Section 2A‑1.1 for the consolidated election conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover. (Source: P.A. 82‑1014.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.2) Sec. 2A‑1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections ‑ Offices Designated. (a) At the general election in the appropriate even‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code: (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
United States;
(2) United States Senator and United States
Representative;
(3) State Executive Branch elected officers; (4) State Senator and State Representative; (5) County elected officers, including State's
Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and elected President of the County Board or County Chief Executive;
(6) Circuit Court Clerk; (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in
counties or educational service regions in which that office has been abolished;
(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and newly created judicial offices;
(9) (Blank); (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
(11) Special District elected officers, not
otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual election and permits or requires election of candidates of political parties.
(b) At the general primary election: (1) in each even‑numbered year candidates of
political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the general election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus.
(2) in the appropriate even‑numbered years the
political party offices of State central committeeman, township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the even‑numbered years in which a Presidential election is to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary shall also be on the ballot.
(3) in each even‑numbered year, where the
municipality has provided for annual elections to elect municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held on the date of the general primary election, provided that the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal elections in even‑numbered years, a primary to nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 weeks preceding that election.
(4) in each school district which has adopted the
provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to the members of the board of education whose terms expire in the year in which the general primary is held shall be elected.
(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled: (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, the runoff election where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law, shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and provided further, in the case of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance providing the form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided by such ordinance;
(2) Village and incorporated town library directors; (3) City boards of stadium commissioners; (4) Commissioners of park districts; (5) Trustees of public library districts; (6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
designated in this section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district permits or requires election of candidates of political parties;
(7) Township officers, including township park
commissioners, township library directors, and boards of managers of community buildings, and Multi‑Township Assessors;
(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks; (9) Members of school boards in school districts
which adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O Lakes
‑ Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
(12) Elected members of school boards, school
trustees, directors of boards of school directors, trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in counties or educational service regions having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(13) Members of Community College district boards; (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts; (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Districts;
(17) Elected Officers of special districts not
otherwise designated in this Section for which the law governing those districts does not permit candidates of political parties.
(d) At the consolidated primary election in each odd‑numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of subsection (c). At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates of political parties. At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution. (e) (Blank). (f) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officials established in this Article, any community college district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant to Section 6‑6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board members at the next regularly scheduled election following the effective date of the new district. (g) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, if in any precinct there are no offices or public questions required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be held in the precinct on that date. (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with the provisions of Division 6‑4 of the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 89‑5, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑95, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑626, eff. 8‑9‑96; 90‑358, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.3) Sec. 2A‑1.3. Calendar of Elections ‑ Determination and Publication ‑ State Board. On December 1, 1980 and on December 1 of each even‑numbered year the State Board of Elections shall have prepared and published an official State calendar of elections listing the elections to be held during that year and the following year, the election dates, and the offices to be on the ballot at each such election and any functional dates or other information relevant to the conduct of elections. The official calendar shall include all offices in the State. The official State Calendar shall comply with the schedule of elections established in this Article 2A. The official calendar may be amended from time to time by the Board by adoption and publication of modifications or additions or by adoption and publication of a revised official calendar. On December 1, 1981 and each odd‑numbered year thereafter the Board shall have prepared and published a revised official calendar if any modifications or additions were made by separate publication after the initial adoption of the official calendar for that biennium. (Source: P.A. 81‑929.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.4) Sec. 2A‑1.4. Emergency Referenda ‑ Petition ‑ Approval. Whenever any public question is to be submitted pursuant to law, whether by action of the governing body of a unit of local government or school district, by petition, or by court order, the governing body of the unit of local government or school district whose powers or duties are directly affected by the result of the vote on the public question may petition the circuit court for an order declaring such proposition to be an emergency and fixing a date other than a regularly scheduled election date under Section 2A‑1.1 on which a special referendum election shall be held for the submission of the public question. The petition shall set forth the public question and the action taken which requires the submission of the question, the next regularly scheduled election under Section 2A‑1.1 at which the proposition could otherwise be placed on the ballot, the estimated costs of conducting a separate special election, and the reasons why an emergency exists to justify such special election prior to the next ensuing regular election. The petition must be approved by a majority of the members, elected or appointed, of the governing body. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition. Any resident of the area in which the referendum is to be conducted may oppose the petition. The court may approve the petition for an emergency referendum only upon a finding, supported by the evidence, that the referendum is necessitated by an imminent need for approval of additional authority in order to maintain the operations or facilities of the unit of government or school district and that such need is due to circumstances beyond the control of the governing body. (Source: P.A. 80‑2dSS‑6.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑2) Sec. 2A‑2. Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors ‑ Time of Election. As many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as this State may be entitled to elect shall be elected at the general election, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the incumbent President of the United States. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑3) Sec. 2A‑3. United States Senator ‑ Time of Election. A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of an incumbent United States Senator from this State. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑4) Sec. 2A‑4. United States Representative ‑ Time of Election. The Representatives in the United States Congress from this State shall be elected at each general election, and vacancies shall be filled at special elections pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑5)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑5) Sec. 2A‑5. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller ‑ Time of Election. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Comptroller shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑6)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑6) Sec. 2A‑6. State Treasurer ‑ Time of Election. The State Treasurer shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑7)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑7) Sec. 2A‑7. State Senator ‑ Time of Election. A State Senator shall be elected in a legislative district at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term of that district's incumbent Senator. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑8)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑8) Sec. 2A‑8. State Representative ‑ Time of Election. Members of the State House of Representatives shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at each general election every 2 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑9)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑9) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9. Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Judges. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the following events occurs 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year: (1) the judge dies; (2) the Chief Justice receives a written resignation
or notice of retirement, signed and submitted by the judge, which specifies a date of resignation or retirement on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(3) a statute mandates the judge's retirement for
reason of age on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(4) the judge was eligible to seek retention in the
next general election but failed to timely file a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or, having timely filed such declaration, withdrew it;
(5) the judge is convicted of a felony or other
infamous crime;
(6) the judge is removed from office. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the preceding events occurs less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter. (a‑5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme Court Judge, including one of the events described in subsection (a) or a vacancy occurring because of the failure of the Judge to be retained in office, the Governor shall issue writs of election to fill that vacancy in a manner provided in this subsection. The Governor shall issue a writ of election within 5 days after the occurrence of that vacancy to the county clerks of the several counties in the Judicial District where the vacancy exists, appointing a day within 115 days to hold a judicial election to fill such vacancy. The Governor shall issue a writ of election to hold a judicial primary election to nominate candidates for the office of Supreme Court Judge at least 30 days preceding the judicial election. A Supreme Court Judge elected under this subsection (a‑5) shall begin his or her term upon certification of his or her election by the State Board of Elections. If the vacancy occurred 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the next general election, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. If the vacancy occurred less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. (b) Judges of the Appellate and Circuit Courts shall be elected in their respective districts or circuits at the general election of each even‑numbered year immediately preceding the expiration of the term of each incumbent judge, not retained, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of December after their election. (c) Whenever an additional appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9. {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://statutes.laws.com/test/","url":"https://statutes.laws.com/test/","name":"State Codes and Statutes - Statutes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://statutes.laws.com/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-03-10T03:31:37+00:00","dateModified":"2019-12-27T23:25:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://statutes.laws.com/test/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://statutes.laws.com/test/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://statutes.laws.com/test/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://statutes.laws.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"State Codes and Statutes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://statutes.laws.com/#website","url":"https://statutes.laws.com/","name":"Statutes","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://statutes.laws.com/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, judicial elections to fill vacancies in the office of Supreme Court Judge held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor under subsection (a‑5) of Section 2A‑9, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑1. All Elections ‑ Governed by this Code ‑ Construction of Article 2A. (a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter. However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute. (b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A‑1.1 and 2A‑1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which an election is scheduled under Section 2A‑1.1, except special elections to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor, township referenda and votes of the town electors held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to Section 2A‑1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1, 1995 under Section 34‑53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated town primary elections in even‑numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for annual partisan elections. (c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A‑1.1, candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A‑1.2. (d) If the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 conflict with any specific provision of Sections 2A‑2 through 2A‑54, as applied to any office or election, the requirements of Section 2A‑1.2 prevail, and shall be enforced by the State Board of Elections. (e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an election void, the court may order another election without regard to the schedule of elections set forth in this Article. (Source: P.A. 88‑511.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in February; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96‑886) Sec. 2A‑1.1. All Elections ‑ Consolidated Schedule. (a) In even‑numbered years, the general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November; and an election to be known as the general primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday in March; (b) In odd‑numbered years, an election to be known as the consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in April except as provided in Section 2A‑1.1a of this Act; and an election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in February. (Source: P.A. 95‑6, eff. 6‑20‑07; 96‑886, eff. 1‑1‑11.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.1a)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.1a) Sec. 2A‑1.1a. Whenever the date designated in paragraph (b) of Section 2A‑1.1 for the consolidated election conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover. (Source: P.A. 82‑1014.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.2) Sec. 2A‑1.2. Consolidated Schedule of Elections ‑ Offices Designated. (a) At the general election in the appropriate even‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled or shall be on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code: (1) Elector of President and Vice President of the
United States;
(2) United States Senator and United States
Representative;
(3) State Executive Branch elected officers; (4) State Senator and State Representative; (5) County elected officers, including State's
Attorney, County Board member, County Commissioners, and elected President of the County Board or County Chief Executive;
(6) Circuit Court Clerk; (7) Regional Superintendent of Schools, except in
counties or educational service regions in which that office has been abolished;
(8) Judges of the Supreme, Appellate and Circuit
Courts, on the question of retention, to fill vacancies and newly created judicial offices;
(9) (Blank); (10) Trustee of the Metropolitan Sanitary District
of Chicago, and elected Trustee of other Sanitary Districts;
(11) Special District elected officers, not
otherwise designated in this Section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district requires an annual election and permits or requires election of candidates of political parties.
(b) At the general primary election: (1) in each even‑numbered year candidates of
political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the general election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus.
(2) in the appropriate even‑numbered years the
political party offices of State central committeeman, township committeeman, ward committeeman, and precinct committeeman shall be filled and delegates and alternate delegates to the National nominating conventions shall be elected as may be required pursuant to this Code. In the even‑numbered years in which a Presidential election is to be held, candidates in the Presidential preference primary shall also be on the ballot.
(3) in each even‑numbered year, where the
municipality has provided for annual elections to elect municipal officers pursuant to Section 6(f) or Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code or pursuant to the municipal charter, the offices of such municipal officers shall be filled at an election held on the date of the general primary election, provided that the municipal election shall be a nonpartisan election where required by the Illinois Municipal Code. For partisan municipal elections in even‑numbered years, a primary to nominate candidates for municipal office to be elected at the general primary election shall be held on the Tuesday 6 weeks preceding that election.
(4) in each school district which has adopted the
provisions of Article 33 of the School Code, successors to the members of the board of education whose terms expire in the year in which the general primary is held shall be elected.
(c) At the consolidated election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the following offices shall be filled: (1) Municipal officers, provided that in
municipalities in which candidates for alderman or other municipal office are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, the runoff election where required by law, or the nonpartisan election where required by law, shall be held on the date of the consolidated election; and provided further, in the case of municipal officers provided for by an ordinance providing the form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution, such offices shall be filled by election or by runoff election as may be provided by such ordinance;
(2) Village and incorporated town library directors; (3) City boards of stadium commissioners; (4) Commissioners of park districts; (5) Trustees of public library districts; (6) Special District elected officers, not otherwise
designated in this section, where the statute creating or authorizing the creation of the district permits or requires election of candidates of political parties;
(7) Township officers, including township park
commissioners, township library directors, and boards of managers of community buildings, and Multi‑Township Assessors;
(8) Highway commissioners and road district clerks; (9) Members of school boards in school districts
which adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(10) The directors and chairman of the Chain O Lakes
‑ Fox River Waterway Management Agency;
(11) Forest preserve district commissioners elected
under Section 3.5 of the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
(12) Elected members of school boards, school
trustees, directors of boards of school directors, trustees of county boards of school trustees (except in counties or educational service regions having a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants) and members of boards of school inspectors, except school boards in school districts that adopt Article 33 of the School Code;
(13) Members of Community College district boards; (14) Trustees of Fire Protection Districts; (15) Commissioners of the Springfield Metropolitan
Exposition and Auditorium Authority;
(16) Elected Trustees of Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Districts;
(17) Elected Officers of special districts not
otherwise designated in this Section for which the law governing those districts does not permit candidates of political parties.
(d) At the consolidated primary election in each odd‑numbered year, candidates of political parties shall be nominated for those offices to be filled at the consolidated election in that year, except where pursuant to law nomination of candidates of political parties is made by caucus, and except those offices listed in paragraphs (12) through (17) of subsection (c). At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, the mayor, clerk, treasurer, and aldermen shall be elected in municipalities in which candidates for mayor, clerk, treasurer, or alderman are not permitted by law to be candidates of political parties, subject to runoff elections to be held at the consolidated election as may be required by law, and municipal officers shall be nominated in a nonpartisan election in municipalities in which pursuant to law candidates for such office are not permitted to be candidates of political parties. At the consolidated primary election in the appropriate odd‑numbered years, municipal officers shall be nominated or elected, or elected subject to a runoff, as may be provided by an ordinance providing a form of government of the municipality pursuant to Section 7 of Article VII of the Constitution. (e) (Blank). (f) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, public questions may be submitted to voters pursuant to this Code and any special election otherwise required or authorized by law or by court order may be conducted pursuant to this Code. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officers established in this Article, whenever a referendum is held for the establishment of a political subdivision whose officers are to be elected, the initial officers shall be elected at the election at which such referendum is held if otherwise so provided by law. In such cases, the election of the initial officers shall be subject to the referendum. Notwithstanding the regular dates for election of officials established in this Article, any community college district which becomes effective by operation of law pursuant to Section 6‑6.1 of the Public Community College Act, as now or hereafter amended, shall elect the initial district board members at the next regularly scheduled election following the effective date of the new district. (g) At any election established in Section 2A‑1.1, if in any precinct there are no offices or public questions required to be on the ballot under this Code then no election shall be held in the precinct on that date. (h) There may be conducted a referendum in accordance with the provisions of Division 6‑4 of the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 89‑5, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑95, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑626, eff. 8‑9‑96; 90‑358, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.3) Sec. 2A‑1.3. Calendar of Elections ‑ Determination and Publication ‑ State Board. On December 1, 1980 and on December 1 of each even‑numbered year the State Board of Elections shall have prepared and published an official State calendar of elections listing the elections to be held during that year and the following year, the election dates, and the offices to be on the ballot at each such election and any functional dates or other information relevant to the conduct of elections. The official calendar shall include all offices in the State. The official State Calendar shall comply with the schedule of elections established in this Article 2A. The official calendar may be amended from time to time by the Board by adoption and publication of modifications or additions or by adoption and publication of a revised official calendar. On December 1, 1981 and each odd‑numbered year thereafter the Board shall have prepared and published a revised official calendar if any modifications or additions were made by separate publication after the initial adoption of the official calendar for that biennium. (Source: P.A. 81‑929.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑1.4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑1.4) Sec. 2A‑1.4. Emergency Referenda ‑ Petition ‑ Approval. Whenever any public question is to be submitted pursuant to law, whether by action of the governing body of a unit of local government or school district, by petition, or by court order, the governing body of the unit of local government or school district whose powers or duties are directly affected by the result of the vote on the public question may petition the circuit court for an order declaring such proposition to be an emergency and fixing a date other than a regularly scheduled election date under Section 2A‑1.1 on which a special referendum election shall be held for the submission of the public question. The petition shall set forth the public question and the action taken which requires the submission of the question, the next regularly scheduled election under Section 2A‑1.1 at which the proposition could otherwise be placed on the ballot, the estimated costs of conducting a separate special election, and the reasons why an emergency exists to justify such special election prior to the next ensuing regular election. The petition must be approved by a majority of the members, elected or appointed, of the governing body. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition. Any resident of the area in which the referendum is to be conducted may oppose the petition. The court may approve the petition for an emergency referendum only upon a finding, supported by the evidence, that the referendum is necessitated by an imminent need for approval of additional authority in order to maintain the operations or facilities of the unit of government or school district and that such need is due to circumstances beyond the control of the governing body. (Source: P.A. 80‑2dSS‑6.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑2)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑2) Sec. 2A‑2. Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors ‑ Time of Election. As many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as this State may be entitled to elect shall be elected at the general election, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the incumbent President of the United States. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑3)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑3) Sec. 2A‑3. United States Senator ‑ Time of Election. A United States Senator shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of an incumbent United States Senator from this State. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑4)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑4) Sec. 2A‑4. United States Representative ‑ Time of Election. The Representatives in the United States Congress from this State shall be elected at each general election, and vacancies shall be filled at special elections pursuant to writs of election issued by the Governor. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑5)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑5) Sec. 2A‑5. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller ‑ Time of Election. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Comptroller shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑6)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑6) Sec. 2A‑6. State Treasurer ‑ Time of Election. The State Treasurer shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑7)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑7) Sec. 2A‑7. State Senator ‑ Time of Election. A State Senator shall be elected in a legislative district at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term of that district's incumbent Senator. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑8)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑8) Sec. 2A‑8. State Representative ‑ Time of Election. Members of the State House of Representatives shall be elected at the general election in 1978 and at each general election every 2 years thereafter. (Source: P.A. 80‑936.)
(10 ILCS 5/2A‑9)(from Ch. 46, par. 2A‑9) (Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9. Supreme, Appellate and Circuit Judges. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the following events occurs 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year: (1) the judge dies; (2) the Chief Justice receives a written resignation
or notice of retirement, signed and submitted by the judge, which specifies a date of resignation or retirement on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(3) a statute mandates the judge's retirement for
reason of age on or before the first Monday in December of the next even‑numbered year;
(4) the judge was eligible to seek retention in the
next general election but failed to timely file a declaration of candidacy to succeed himself or, having timely filed such declaration, withdrew it;
(5) the judge is convicted of a felony or other
infamous crime;
(6) the judge is removed from office. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a‑5), if one of the preceding events occurs less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, the term of an incumbent judge will expire on the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter. (a‑5) If a vacancy occurs in the office of Supreme Court Judge, including one of the events described in subsection (a) or a vacancy occurring because of the failure of the Judge to be retained in office, the Governor shall issue writs of election to fill that vacancy in a manner provided in this subsection. The Governor shall issue a writ of election within 5 days after the occurrence of that vacancy to the county clerks of the several counties in the Judicial District where the vacancy exists, appointing a day within 115 days to hold a judicial election to fill such vacancy. The Governor shall issue a writ of election to hold a judicial primary election to nominate candidates for the office of Supreme Court Judge at least 30 days preceding the judicial election. A Supreme Court Judge elected under this subsection (a‑5) shall begin his or her term upon certification of his or her election by the State Board of Elections. If the vacancy occurred 92 or more days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the next general election, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. If the vacancy occurred less than 92 days before a general primary election at which judges are to be nominated, a Supreme Court Judge elected to fill a vacancy under this subsection (a‑5) shall hold his or her office until the first Monday in December following the second general election thereafter, at which general election a Supreme Court Judge shall be elected for a full term. (b) Judges of the Appellate and Circuit Courts shall be elected in their respective districts or circuits at the general election of each even‑numbered year immediately preceding the expiration of the term of each incumbent judge, not retained, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of December after their election. (c) Whenever an additional appellate or Circuit Judge is authorized by law, the office shall be filled in the manner provided for filling a vacancy in that office. (Source: P.A. 89‑719, eff. 3‑7‑97.) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89‑719, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 2A‑9.
