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1    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The Public Library District Act of 1991 is 
5amended  by changing Section 30-20 as follows:
 



6    (75 ILCS 16/30-20)



7    Sec. 30-20. Nomination of candidates; ballot. 

8    (a) Nomination of candidates for election as trustees shall 
9be by
petition, signed by a number of qualified voters 
10equivalent to at least
2% of the votes cast at the last 
11election for library trustees, or 50,
whichever is less, 
12residing within the district,
and
filed with the secretary of 
13the district within the time provided by the
Election Code. No 
14party name or affiliation may
appear on the petition.

15    (b) The names of all candidates for the office of
trustee 
16shall be certified by the secretary to the proper election

17authority, who shall conduct the election in accordance
with 
18the Election Code.

19    (c) The ballot for election of trustees shall not
designate 
20any political party, platform, or political principle.
21    (d) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee 
22unless he or she is a qualified elector of the library district 
23and has resided in the library district at least one year at 
 
 
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1the time he or she files nomination papers or a declaration of 
2intent to become a write-in candidate or is presented for 
3appointment.
4    (e) A person is not eligible to serve as a library trustee 
5who, at the time of his or her appointment or filing of 
6nomination papers or a declaration of intent to become a 
7write-in candidate, is in arrears in the payment of a tax or 
8other indebtedness due to the library district or has been 
9convicted in any court in the United States of any infamous 
10crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.
11    (f) The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th 
12General Assembly apply only to candidates by petition or 
13write-in candidates in the consolidated election of 2019 and 
14thereafter and to all appointees appointed after the effective 
15date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. 

16(Source: P.A. 92-355, eff. 1-1-02.)

 

17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.