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Rep. Jack D. Franks
Filed: 1/12/2009
 
 
 
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| 1 |  | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 761
 
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| 2 |  |     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 761, AS AMENDED,  | 
| 3 |  | with reference to the page and line numbers of House Amendment  | 
| 4 |  | No. 1, as follows:
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| 5 |  | on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:
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| 6 |  | "Section 9-35 and by adding Sections 16-12, 24A-23, 24B-21,  | 
| 7 |  | 24C-20, and 25-9 as follows:"; and
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| 8 |  | on page 5,  by inserting after line 2 the following:
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| 9 |  |     "(10 ILCS 5/16-12  new) | 
| 10 |  |     Sec. 16-12. Separate ballots for 2009 special election.  | 
| 11 |  | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an election  | 
| 12 |  | authority may prepare and use ballots for the special election  | 
| 13 |  | conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are separate from the  | 
| 14 |  | 2009 consolidated election ballots. This Section is repealed on  | 
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| 1 |  | January 1, 2010.
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| 2 |  |     (10 ILCS 5/24A-23  new) | 
| 3 |  |     Sec. 24A-23. Separate ballot cards for 2009 special  | 
| 4 |  | election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an  | 
| 5 |  | election authority may prepare and use ballot cards for the  | 
| 6 |  | special election conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are  | 
| 7 |  | separate from the 2009 consolidated election ballot cards. This  | 
| 8 |  | Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
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| 9 |  |     (10 ILCS 5/24B-21  new) | 
| 10 |  |     Sec. 24B-21. Separate ballot sheets for 2009 special  | 
| 11 |  | election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an  | 
| 12 |  | election authority may prepare and use ballot sheets for the  | 
| 13 |  | special election conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are  | 
| 14 |  | separate from the 2009 consolidated election ballot sheets.  | 
| 15 |  | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
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| 16 |  |     (10 ILCS 5/24C-20  new) | 
| 17 |  |     Sec. 24C-20. Separate ballot screens for 2009 special  | 
| 18 |  | election. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an  | 
| 19 |  | election authority may prepare and use ballot screens for the  | 
| 20 |  | special election conducted pursuant to Section 25-9 that are  | 
| 21 |  | separate from the 2009 consolidated election ballot screens.  | 
| 22 |  | This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.
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| 1 |  |     (10 ILCS 5/25-9  new) | 
| 2 |  |     Sec. 25-9. Special provisions for filling a vacancy in the  | 
| 3 |  | office of U. S. Senator. | 
| 4 |  |     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, each  | 
| 5 |  | vacancy following the 2008 general election and occurring on or  | 
| 6 |  | before January 1, 2009  in the office of United States Senator  | 
| 7 |  | must be filled in accordance with the provisions of this  | 
| 8 |  | Section. Any temporary appointment made pursuant to Section  | 
| 9 |  | 25-8 shall expire upon certification of the results of any  | 
| 10 |  | special election conducted pursuant to this Section. | 
| 11 |  |     (b) Each vacancy in the office of United States Senator  | 
| 12 |  | occurring on or before January 1, 2009 shall be filled by the  | 
| 13 |  | people at a non-partisan special election to be held on the  | 
| 14 |  | same day as the next consolidated election. The candidate  | 
| 15 |  | receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared the  | 
| 16 |  | winner. | 
| 17 |  |     (c) The State Board of Elections shall by emergency  rule  | 
| 18 |  | establish the time periods with respect to the special election  | 
| 19 |  | required under this Section for (i) circulation and filing of  | 
| 20 |  | nominating petitions, (ii) filing, hearing, and determination  | 
| 21 |  | of objections, (iii) certification of candidates, (iv)  | 
| 22 |  | notification to qualified electors, (v) absentee voting, (vi)  | 
| 23 |  | canvassing of votes, (vii) declaration of results,  and (viii)  | 
| 24 |  | any other activity required for the conduct of the special  | 
| 25 |  | election.  | 
| 26 |  |     (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2010.".
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