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      (65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 20 heading)
DIVISION 20. ELECTED CITY OFFICERS

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑5)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑5. Clerk and treasurer. The city clerk and the city treasurer shall be elected at the same time that the mayor is elected, except in the case of an election to fill a mayoral vacancy and except in the case of a city having 10,000 or fewer inhabitants in which, by ordinance, the position of city treasurer is an appointed position. If a vacancy occurs in the office of city clerk or city treasurer, it shall be filled by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. The person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of the officer elected.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119; 88‑572, eff. 8‑11‑94.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑10)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑10. Aldermen; number.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, Section 3.1‑20‑20, or as otherwise provided in the case of aldermen‑at‑large, the number of aldermen, when not elected by the minority representation plan, shall be determined using the most recent federal decennial census results as follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000 inhabitants, 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 16 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 18 aldermen; and from 90,000 to 500,000, 20 aldermen. No redistricting shall be required in order to reduce the number of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
    (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 aldermen; and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 aldermen.
    (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 40,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 16 aldermen.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1156, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑15)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑15. Division into wards. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20, every city shall have one‑half as many wards as the total number of aldermen to which the city is entitled. The city council, from time to time, shall divide the city into that number of wards.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑20)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑20. Aldermen; restrict or reinstate number.
    (a) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10, with one alderman representing each ward, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (state number) (one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10 of the Illinois Municipal Code), with one alderman representing each ward?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (b) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one alderman per ward, with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional number of aldermen not to exceed the number of wards in the city to be elected at large, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (number), with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional (number) alderman (aldermen) to be elected at large?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (c) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants where a proposition under subsection (a) or (b) has been successful, a proposition to reinstate the number of aldermen in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑10 shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action has been signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition has been filed with the city clerk.
    The election authority must submit the proposition in substantially the following form:
        Shall (name of city) reinstate the number of
     aldermen to (number of aldermen allowed by Section 3.1‑20‑10)?
The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
    If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in the affirmative, then, if the restriction in the number of aldermen has taken effect, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term and thereafter terms shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35.
(Source: P.A. 92‑727, eff. 7‑25‑02.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑22) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑22)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑22. Aldermen; staggered terms. In any city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to stagger the terms of aldermen, with as nearly as possible one‑half of the aldermen elected every 2 years, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authority, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering at least 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and is filed with the city clerk.
    The ballot shall have printed on it, but not as a part of the proposition submitted, the following information for voters: one alderman elected from each even‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 2 years; one alderman elected from each odd‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 4 years.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) adopt a system of staggered
     terms for aldermen?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, then at the next regular election for aldermen one alderman shall be elected from each even‑numbered ward for a term of 2 years and one alderman shall be elected from each odd‑numbered ward for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑25)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑25)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑25. Redistricting a city.
    (a) In the formation of wards, the number of inhabitants of the city immediately preceding the division of the city into wards shall be as nearly equal in population, and the wards shall be of as compact and contiguous territory, as practicable. Wards shall be created in a manner so that, as far as practicable, no precinct shall be divided between 2 or more wards.
    (b) Whenever an official census shows that a city contains more or fewer wards than it is entitled to, the city council of the city, by ordinance, shall redistrict the city into as many wards as the city is entitled. This redistricting shall be completed not less than 30 days before the first day set by the general election law for the filing of candidate petitions for the next succeeding election for city officers. At this election there shall be elected the number of aldermen to which the city is entitled, except as provided in subsection (c).
    (c) If it appears from any official census that a city has the requisite number of inhabitants to authorize it to increase the number of aldermen, the city council shall immediately proceed to redistrict the city and shall hold the next city election in accordance with the new redistricting. At this election the aldermen whose terms of office are not expiring shall be considered aldermen for the new wards respectively in which their residences are situated. At this election, in a municipality that is not a newly incorporated municipality, a candidate for alderman may be elected from any ward that contains a part of the ward in which he or she resided at least one year next preceding the election that follows the redistricting, and, if elected, that person may be reelected from the new ward he or she represents if he or she resides in that ward for at least one year next preceding reelection. If there are 2 or more aldermen with terms of office not expiring and residing in the same ward under the new redistricting, the alderman who holds over for that ward shall be determined by lot in the presence of the city council, in the manner directed by the council, and all other aldermen shall fill their unexpired terms as aldermen‑at‑large. The aldermen‑at‑large, if any, shall have the same powers and duties as all other aldermen, but upon the expiration of their terms the offices of aldermen‑at‑large shall be abolished.
    (d) If the redistricting results in one or more wards in which no aldermen reside whose terms of office have not expired, 2 aldermen shall be elected in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35, unless the city elected only one alderman per ward pursuant to a referendum under subsection (a) of Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (e) A redistricting ordinance that has decreased the number of wards of a city because of a decrease in population of the city shall not be effective if, not less than 60 days before the time fixed for the next succeeding general municipal election, an official census is officially published that shows that the city has regained a population that entitles it to the number of wards that it had just before the passage of the last redistricting ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 95‑646, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑30)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑30. Validation of actions. After an official census is officially published, if a city is divided into a greater number of wards and has elected a greater number of aldermen than the city is entitled to, the division and election shall, nevertheless, be valid and all acts, resolutions, and ordinances of the city council of that city, if in other respects in compliance with law, are valid.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑35)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑35. Determining terms.
    (a) Aldermen elected at the first election for city officers after the election of aldermen for the initial terms provided for in Section 2‑2‑11 shall draw lots to determine which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 4 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified, and which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 2 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. All aldermen thereafter elected shall hold office for a term of 4 years, and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except in cities that adopt a 2 year term under Section 3.1‑10‑65 and except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (b) If a city that has had the minority representation plan has voted not to retain the plan, then at the first election for city officers following the vote 2 aldermen shall be elected from each ward in the city and their terms shall be staggered in the manner set forth in subsection (a). The tenure of these aldermen and their successors shall be the same as that stated in subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑40)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑40. Other officers; election rather than appointment. Instead of providing for the appointment of the following officers as provided in Section 3.1‑30‑5, the city council, in its discretion, may provide by ordinance passed by a two‑thirds vote of all the aldermen elected for the election by the electors of the city of a city collector, a city marshal, a city superintendent of streets, a corporation counsel, a city comptroller, or any of them, and any other officers which the city council considers necessary or expedient. By ordinance or resolution, to take effect at the end of the current fiscal year, the city council, by a like vote, may discontinue any office so created and devolve the duties of that office on any other city officer. After discontinuance of an office, no officer filling that office before its discontinuance shall have any claim against the city for salary alleged to accrue after the date of discontinuance.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑45)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑45. Nonpartisan primary elections; uncontested office. A city incorporated under this Code that elects municipal officers at nonpartisan primary and general elections shall conduct the elections as provided in the Election Code, except that no office for which nomination is uncontested shall be included on the primary ballot and no primary shall be held for that office. For the purposes of this Section, an office is uncontested when not more than 4 persons to be nominated for each office have timely filed valid nominating papers seeking nomination for the election to that office.
    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, when a person (i) who has not timely filed valid nomination papers and (ii) who intends to become a write‑in candidate for nomination for any office for which nomination is uncontested files a written statement or notice of that intent with the proper election official with whom the nomination papers for that office are filed, if the write‑in candidate becomes the fifth candidate filed, a primary ballot must be prepared and a primary must be held for the office. The statement or notice must be filed on or before the 61st day before the consolidated primary election. The statement must contain (i) the name and address of the person intending to become a write‑in candidate, (ii) a statement that the person intends to become a write‑in candidate, and (iii) the office the person is seeking as a write‑in candidate. An election authority has no duty to conduct a primary election or prepare a primary ballot unless a statement meeting the requirements of this paragraph is filed in a timely manner.
(Source: P.A. 95‑699, eff. 11‑9‑07.)

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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter65 > 802 > 006500050HArt_3_1_Div_20


      (65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 20 heading)
DIVISION 20. ELECTED CITY OFFICERS

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑5)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑5. Clerk and treasurer. The city clerk and the city treasurer shall be elected at the same time that the mayor is elected, except in the case of an election to fill a mayoral vacancy and except in the case of a city having 10,000 or fewer inhabitants in which, by ordinance, the position of city treasurer is an appointed position. If a vacancy occurs in the office of city clerk or city treasurer, it shall be filled by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. The person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of the officer elected.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119; 88‑572, eff. 8‑11‑94.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑10)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑10. Aldermen; number.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, Section 3.1‑20‑20, or as otherwise provided in the case of aldermen‑at‑large, the number of aldermen, when not elected by the minority representation plan, shall be determined using the most recent federal decennial census results as follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000 inhabitants, 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 16 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 18 aldermen; and from 90,000 to 500,000, 20 aldermen. No redistricting shall be required in order to reduce the number of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
    (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 aldermen; and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 aldermen.
    (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 40,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 16 aldermen.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1156, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑15)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑15. Division into wards. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20, every city shall have one‑half as many wards as the total number of aldermen to which the city is entitled. The city council, from time to time, shall divide the city into that number of wards.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑20)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑20. Aldermen; restrict or reinstate number.
    (a) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10, with one alderman representing each ward, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (state number) (one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10 of the Illinois Municipal Code), with one alderman representing each ward?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (b) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one alderman per ward, with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional number of aldermen not to exceed the number of wards in the city to be elected at large, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (number), with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional (number) alderman (aldermen) to be elected at large?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (c) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants where a proposition under subsection (a) or (b) has been successful, a proposition to reinstate the number of aldermen in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑10 shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action has been signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition has been filed with the city clerk.
    The election authority must submit the proposition in substantially the following form:
        Shall (name of city) reinstate the number of
     aldermen to (number of aldermen allowed by Section 3.1‑20‑10)?
The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
    If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in the affirmative, then, if the restriction in the number of aldermen has taken effect, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term and thereafter terms shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35.
(Source: P.A. 92‑727, eff. 7‑25‑02.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑22) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑22)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑22. Aldermen; staggered terms. In any city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to stagger the terms of aldermen, with as nearly as possible one‑half of the aldermen elected every 2 years, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authority, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering at least 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and is filed with the city clerk.
    The ballot shall have printed on it, but not as a part of the proposition submitted, the following information for voters: one alderman elected from each even‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 2 years; one alderman elected from each odd‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 4 years.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) adopt a system of staggered
     terms for aldermen?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, then at the next regular election for aldermen one alderman shall be elected from each even‑numbered ward for a term of 2 years and one alderman shall be elected from each odd‑numbered ward for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑25)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑25)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑25. Redistricting a city.
    (a) In the formation of wards, the number of inhabitants of the city immediately preceding the division of the city into wards shall be as nearly equal in population, and the wards shall be of as compact and contiguous territory, as practicable. Wards shall be created in a manner so that, as far as practicable, no precinct shall be divided between 2 or more wards.
    (b) Whenever an official census shows that a city contains more or fewer wards than it is entitled to, the city council of the city, by ordinance, shall redistrict the city into as many wards as the city is entitled. This redistricting shall be completed not less than 30 days before the first day set by the general election law for the filing of candidate petitions for the next succeeding election for city officers. At this election there shall be elected the number of aldermen to which the city is entitled, except as provided in subsection (c).
    (c) If it appears from any official census that a city has the requisite number of inhabitants to authorize it to increase the number of aldermen, the city council shall immediately proceed to redistrict the city and shall hold the next city election in accordance with the new redistricting. At this election the aldermen whose terms of office are not expiring shall be considered aldermen for the new wards respectively in which their residences are situated. At this election, in a municipality that is not a newly incorporated municipality, a candidate for alderman may be elected from any ward that contains a part of the ward in which he or she resided at least one year next preceding the election that follows the redistricting, and, if elected, that person may be reelected from the new ward he or she represents if he or she resides in that ward for at least one year next preceding reelection. If there are 2 or more aldermen with terms of office not expiring and residing in the same ward under the new redistricting, the alderman who holds over for that ward shall be determined by lot in the presence of the city council, in the manner directed by the council, and all other aldermen shall fill their unexpired terms as aldermen‑at‑large. The aldermen‑at‑large, if any, shall have the same powers and duties as all other aldermen, but upon the expiration of their terms the offices of aldermen‑at‑large shall be abolished.
    (d) If the redistricting results in one or more wards in which no aldermen reside whose terms of office have not expired, 2 aldermen shall be elected in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35, unless the city elected only one alderman per ward pursuant to a referendum under subsection (a) of Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (e) A redistricting ordinance that has decreased the number of wards of a city because of a decrease in population of the city shall not be effective if, not less than 60 days before the time fixed for the next succeeding general municipal election, an official census is officially published that shows that the city has regained a population that entitles it to the number of wards that it had just before the passage of the last redistricting ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 95‑646, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑30)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑30. Validation of actions. After an official census is officially published, if a city is divided into a greater number of wards and has elected a greater number of aldermen than the city is entitled to, the division and election shall, nevertheless, be valid and all acts, resolutions, and ordinances of the city council of that city, if in other respects in compliance with law, are valid.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑35)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑35. Determining terms.
    (a) Aldermen elected at the first election for city officers after the election of aldermen for the initial terms provided for in Section 2‑2‑11 shall draw lots to determine which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 4 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified, and which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 2 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. All aldermen thereafter elected shall hold office for a term of 4 years, and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except in cities that adopt a 2 year term under Section 3.1‑10‑65 and except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (b) If a city that has had the minority representation plan has voted not to retain the plan, then at the first election for city officers following the vote 2 aldermen shall be elected from each ward in the city and their terms shall be staggered in the manner set forth in subsection (a). The tenure of these aldermen and their successors shall be the same as that stated in subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑40)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑40. Other officers; election rather than appointment. Instead of providing for the appointment of the following officers as provided in Section 3.1‑30‑5, the city council, in its discretion, may provide by ordinance passed by a two‑thirds vote of all the aldermen elected for the election by the electors of the city of a city collector, a city marshal, a city superintendent of streets, a corporation counsel, a city comptroller, or any of them, and any other officers which the city council considers necessary or expedient. By ordinance or resolution, to take effect at the end of the current fiscal year, the city council, by a like vote, may discontinue any office so created and devolve the duties of that office on any other city officer. After discontinuance of an office, no officer filling that office before its discontinuance shall have any claim against the city for salary alleged to accrue after the date of discontinuance.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑45)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑45. Nonpartisan primary elections; uncontested office. A city incorporated under this Code that elects municipal officers at nonpartisan primary and general elections shall conduct the elections as provided in the Election Code, except that no office for which nomination is uncontested shall be included on the primary ballot and no primary shall be held for that office. For the purposes of this Section, an office is uncontested when not more than 4 persons to be nominated for each office have timely filed valid nominating papers seeking nomination for the election to that office.
    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, when a person (i) who has not timely filed valid nomination papers and (ii) who intends to become a write‑in candidate for nomination for any office for which nomination is uncontested files a written statement or notice of that intent with the proper election official with whom the nomination papers for that office are filed, if the write‑in candidate becomes the fifth candidate filed, a primary ballot must be prepared and a primary must be held for the office. The statement or notice must be filed on or before the 61st day before the consolidated primary election. The statement must contain (i) the name and address of the person intending to become a write‑in candidate, (ii) a statement that the person intends to become a write‑in candidate, and (iii) the office the person is seeking as a write‑in candidate. An election authority has no duty to conduct a primary election or prepare a primary ballot unless a statement meeting the requirements of this paragraph is filed in a timely manner.
(Source: P.A. 95‑699, eff. 11‑9‑07.)

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      (65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 20 heading)
DIVISION 20. ELECTED CITY OFFICERS

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑5)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑5. Clerk and treasurer. The city clerk and the city treasurer shall be elected at the same time that the mayor is elected, except in the case of an election to fill a mayoral vacancy and except in the case of a city having 10,000 or fewer inhabitants in which, by ordinance, the position of city treasurer is an appointed position. If a vacancy occurs in the office of city clerk or city treasurer, it shall be filled by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. The person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of the officer elected.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119; 88‑572, eff. 8‑11‑94.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑10)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑10. Aldermen; number.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, Section 3.1‑20‑20, or as otherwise provided in the case of aldermen‑at‑large, the number of aldermen, when not elected by the minority representation plan, shall be determined using the most recent federal decennial census results as follows: in cities not exceeding 3,000 inhabitants, 6 aldermen; exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding 15,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 16 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 18 aldermen; and from 90,000 to 500,000, 20 aldermen. No redistricting shall be required in order to reduce the number of aldermen in order to comply with this Section.
    (b) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 15,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 15,000 but not exceeding 20,000, 8 aldermen; exceeding 20,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 10 aldermen; exceeding 50,000 but not exceeding 70,000, 14 aldermen; exceeding 70,000 but not exceeding 90,000, 16 aldermen; and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000, 18 aldermen.
    (c) Instead of the number of aldermen set forth in subsection (a), a municipality with 40,000 or more inhabitants may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution, not more than one year after the municipality's receipt of the new federal decennial census results, the following number of aldermen: in cities exceeding 40,000 but not exceeding 50,000, 16 aldermen.
(Source: P.A. 96‑1156, eff. 7‑21‑10.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑15)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑15. Division into wards. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20, every city shall have one‑half as many wards as the total number of aldermen to which the city is entitled. The city council, from time to time, shall divide the city into that number of wards.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑20)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑20. Aldermen; restrict or reinstate number.
    (a) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10, with one alderman representing each ward, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (state number) (one‑half of the total authorized by Section 3.1‑20‑10 of the Illinois Municipal Code), with one alderman representing each ward?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (b) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of aldermen to one alderman per ward, with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional number of aldermen not to exceed the number of wards in the city to be elected at large, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition is filed with the city clerk.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) restrict the number of aldermen
     to (number), with one alderman representing each ward, plus an additional (number) alderman (aldermen) to be elected at large?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term.
    (c) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants where a proposition under subsection (a) or (b) has been successful, a proposition to reinstate the number of aldermen in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑10 shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action has been signed by electors of the city numbering not less than 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and the petition has been filed with the city clerk.
    The election authority must submit the proposition in substantially the following form:
        Shall (name of city) reinstate the number of
     aldermen to (number of aldermen allowed by Section 3.1‑20‑10)?
The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
    If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in the affirmative, then, if the restriction in the number of aldermen has taken effect, all existing aldermanic terms shall expire as of the date of the next regular aldermanic election, at which time a full complement of aldermen shall be elected for the full term and thereafter terms shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35.
(Source: P.A. 92‑727, eff. 7‑25‑02.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑22) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑22)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑22. Aldermen; staggered terms. In any city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to stagger the terms of aldermen, with as nearly as possible one‑half of the aldermen elected every 2 years, shall be certified by the city clerk to the proper election authority, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law, if a petition requesting that action is signed by electors of the city numbering at least 10% of the total vote cast at the last election for mayor of the city and is filed with the city clerk.
    The ballot shall have printed on it, but not as a part of the proposition submitted, the following information for voters: one alderman elected from each even‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 2 years; one alderman elected from each odd‑numbered ward shall serve a term of 4 years.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
        Shall (name of city) adopt a system of staggered
     terms for aldermen?
    If a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, then at the next regular election for aldermen one alderman shall be elected from each even‑numbered ward for a term of 2 years and one alderman shall be elected from each odd‑numbered ward for a term of 4 years. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑25)(from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑25)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑25. Redistricting a city.
    (a) In the formation of wards, the number of inhabitants of the city immediately preceding the division of the city into wards shall be as nearly equal in population, and the wards shall be of as compact and contiguous territory, as practicable. Wards shall be created in a manner so that, as far as practicable, no precinct shall be divided between 2 or more wards.
    (b) Whenever an official census shows that a city contains more or fewer wards than it is entitled to, the city council of the city, by ordinance, shall redistrict the city into as many wards as the city is entitled. This redistricting shall be completed not less than 30 days before the first day set by the general election law for the filing of candidate petitions for the next succeeding election for city officers. At this election there shall be elected the number of aldermen to which the city is entitled, except as provided in subsection (c).
    (c) If it appears from any official census that a city has the requisite number of inhabitants to authorize it to increase the number of aldermen, the city council shall immediately proceed to redistrict the city and shall hold the next city election in accordance with the new redistricting. At this election the aldermen whose terms of office are not expiring shall be considered aldermen for the new wards respectively in which their residences are situated. At this election, in a municipality that is not a newly incorporated municipality, a candidate for alderman may be elected from any ward that contains a part of the ward in which he or she resided at least one year next preceding the election that follows the redistricting, and, if elected, that person may be reelected from the new ward he or she represents if he or she resides in that ward for at least one year next preceding reelection. If there are 2 or more aldermen with terms of office not expiring and residing in the same ward under the new redistricting, the alderman who holds over for that ward shall be determined by lot in the presence of the city council, in the manner directed by the council, and all other aldermen shall fill their unexpired terms as aldermen‑at‑large. The aldermen‑at‑large, if any, shall have the same powers and duties as all other aldermen, but upon the expiration of their terms the offices of aldermen‑at‑large shall be abolished.
    (d) If the redistricting results in one or more wards in which no aldermen reside whose terms of office have not expired, 2 aldermen shall be elected in accordance with Section 3.1‑20‑35, unless the city elected only one alderman per ward pursuant to a referendum under subsection (a) of Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (e) A redistricting ordinance that has decreased the number of wards of a city because of a decrease in population of the city shall not be effective if, not less than 60 days before the time fixed for the next succeeding general municipal election, an official census is officially published that shows that the city has regained a population that entitles it to the number of wards that it had just before the passage of the last redistricting ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 95‑646, eff. 1‑1‑08.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑30)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑30. Validation of actions. After an official census is officially published, if a city is divided into a greater number of wards and has elected a greater number of aldermen than the city is entitled to, the division and election shall, nevertheless, be valid and all acts, resolutions, and ordinances of the city council of that city, if in other respects in compliance with law, are valid.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑35)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑35. Determining terms.
    (a) Aldermen elected at the first election for city officers after the election of aldermen for the initial terms provided for in Section 2‑2‑11 shall draw lots to determine which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 4 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified, and which aldermen in each ward shall hold office for a 2 year term, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. All aldermen thereafter elected shall hold office for a term of 4 years, and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except in cities that adopt a 2 year term under Section 3.1‑10‑65 and except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1‑20‑20.
    (b) If a city that has had the minority representation plan has voted not to retain the plan, then at the first election for city officers following the vote 2 aldermen shall be elected from each ward in the city and their terms shall be staggered in the manner set forth in subsection (a). The tenure of these aldermen and their successors shall be the same as that stated in subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1‑20‑40)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑40. Other officers; election rather than appointment. Instead of providing for the appointment of the following officers as provided in Section 3.1‑30‑5, the city council, in its discretion, may provide by ordinance passed by a two‑thirds vote of all the aldermen elected for the election by the electors of the city of a city collector, a city marshal, a city superintendent of streets, a corporation counsel, a city comptroller, or any of them, and any other officers which the city council considers necessary or expedient. By ordinance or resolution, to take effect at the end of the current fiscal year, the city council, by a like vote, may discontinue any office so created and devolve the duties of that office on any other city officer. After discontinuance of an office, no officer filling that office before its discontinuance shall have any claim against the city for salary alleged to accrue after the date of discontinuance.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1119.)

    (65 ILCS 5/3.1‑20‑45)
    Sec. 3.1‑20‑45. Nonpartisan primary elections; uncontested office. A city incorporated under this Code that elects municipal officers at nonpartisan primary and general elections shall conduct the elections as provided in the Election Code, except that no office for which nomination is uncontested shall be included on the primary ballot and no primary shall be held for that office. For the purposes of this Section, an office is uncontested when not more than 4 persons to be nominated for each office have timely filed valid nominating papers seeking nomination for the election to that office.
    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, when a person (i) who has not timely filed valid nomination papers and (ii) who intends to become a write‑in candidate for nomination for any office for which nomination is uncontested files a written statement or notice of that intent with the proper election official with whom the nomination papers for that office are filed, if the write‑in candidate becomes the fifth candidate filed, a primary ballot must be prepared and a primary must be held for the office. The statement or notice must be filed on or before the 61st day before the consolidated primary election. The statement must contain (i) the name and address of the person intending to become a write‑in candidate, (ii) a statement that the person intends to become a write‑in candidate, and (iii) the office the person is seeking as a write‑in candidate. An election authority has no duty to conduct a primary election or prepare a primary ballot unless a statement meeting the requirements of this paragraph is filed in a timely manner.
(Source: P.A. 95‑699, eff. 11‑9‑07.)

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