Illinois Statutes § 5/1A-6 Election of chairman of board
Statute Text
One member of the State Board of Elections shall be elected by the members of the Board to be
chair
[chairman]
and shall serve as
chair
[chairman]
of the Board for a term ending June 30, 1979. On July 1 of 1979 and on July 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, a
chair
[chairman]
shall be elected by the members of the Board for a 2 year term ending June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. If July 1 of any odd-numbered year does not fall on a business day, said election shall be held on the first business day thereafter. The
chair
[chairman]
elected for each 2 year term shall not be of the same political party affiliation as the prior
chair
[chairman]
. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of
chair
[chairman]
, a new
chair
[chairman]
of the same political party affiliation shall be elected for the remainder of the vacating
chair's
[chairman's]
term. Whenever a
chair
[chairman]
is elected, the Board shall elect from among its members, a vice
chair
[chairman]
who shall not be of the same political party affiliation as the
chair
[chairman]
.
Upon the confirmation of all of the members of the State Board of Elections initially appointed under the amendatory Act of 1978, the Governor shall designate one of the members as interim
chair
[chairman]
who shall preside over the Board until a
chair
[chairman]
is elected pursuant to this Section.
Source
P.A. 80-1178.
History
Amended by P.A. 100-1027 , § 5 , eff. 1/1/2019 .
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