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65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-40)Sec. 3.1-25-40. Ballots.(a) If the office of president is to be filled, only the names  of the 4   candidates receiving the highest number of votes for president  shall be placed on the ballot for president at the next succeeding general  municipal election.  The names of candidates in a number equal to 4   times  the number of trustee positions to be filled receiving the highest number of  votes for  trustee, or the names of all candidates if less than 4    times the number  of trustee positions to be filled, shall be placed on the ballot for that  office at the municipal election.(b) An elector, however, at either a primary election or a general municipal  election held under Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55, may write in  the names of the candidates of that elector's choice in accordance with the general  election law.  If, however, the name of only one candidate for a particular  office appeared on the primary ballot, the name of the person having the  largest number of write-in votes shall not be placed upon the ballot at  the general municipal election unless the number of votes received in the  primary election by that person was at least 10% of the number of votes received  by the candidate for the same office whose name appeared on the primary ballot.(c) If a nominee at a general primary election dies or withdraws before the general  municipal election, there shall be placed on the ballot the name of the  candidate receiving the next highest number of votes, and so on in case of  the death or withdrawal of more than one nominee.(d) If in the application of this Section there occurs the condition  provided  for in Section 3.1-25-45, there shall be placed on the ballot the name  of the candidate who was not chosen by lot under that Section where one  of 2 tied candidates had been placed on the ballot before the death or  withdrawal occurred.  If, however, in the application of this Section, the  candidate with the next highest number of votes cannot be determined because  of a tie among 2 or more candidates, the successor nominee whose name shall  be placed on the ballot shall be determined by lot as provided in Section  3.1-25-45.   (Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-45)Sec. 3.1-25-45.     Nomination; determination by lot.     If, upon the  canvass  of the returns of the primary election  specified in Section 3.1-25-20, the canvassing board finds that there are tied  candidates for president or trustee so that the appropriate number of  candidates  receiving the highest number of votes cannot be determined, the canvassing  board shall determine by lot which of the tied candidates shall be nominated  for the positions for which they are tied.  In these cases the canvassing board shall issue to the tied candidates  written notice of the tie vote, stating in the notice the place, the day (which  shall not be more than 5 days thereafter), and the hour when the nomination  is to be so determined.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-50
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-50)Sec. 3.1-25-50. General election; ballot positions. On the ballots  for the general municipal election, if the  office of president is to be filled, the names of the nominees for president  shall be placed first, in substantially the form specified in this Section.  Following  these names, the names of the nominees for trustees shall appear under each  office, in substantially the form specified in this Section.The ballots shall be in the form provided by the general election law,  except as otherwise provided in this Code, but they shall designate no party,  platform, political principle, appellation, or mark, nor shall  any circle be printed at the head of the ballots.  The ballots shall be in  substantially the following form:  OFFICIAL BALLOT  NOMINEES FOR (PRESIDENT AND) TRUSTEES OF (NAME OFVILLAGE) AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION  FOR PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR ONE)  JAMES SMITHLARRY FRANG  FOR TRUSTEES (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN (NUMBER))  EDWARD STUARTROBERT BUCKGEORGE MILLERWILLIAM BURKEARTHUR ROBBINSHARRY BROWN(Source: P.A. 95-862, eff. 8-19-08.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-55)Sec. 3.1-25-55.     General election; election contests.     All general  municipal elections under Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-50 shall be held,  conducted, and contested under the  general election law, except that the contest of the election of president  and trustees shall be conducted in the circuit court and the board of trustees  shall not be the judge of the election and qualification of its members.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-60)Sec. 3.1-25-60.     Referendum to require primary elections.     Any village  incorporated under this Code that has not  adopted the provisions of Section 3.1-25-45 or Articles 4, 5, or 6 of this Code  may,  by a vote of the electors of the village as provided in this Section, elect to  require  candidates for president and trustees to run in primary elections as provided  in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55.The question of requiring candidates for president and trustees to run  in primary elections as provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55 shall  be certified by the village clerk to the proper election authority, who shall  submit the proposition to the electors of the village upon a resolution  adopted by the council or upon petition filed with the village clerk and  signed by electors of the village equal in number to at least 10% of the  number of votes cast for the candidates for president at the last preceding  general municipal election.  The proposition shall be in substantially the  following form:Shall candidates for president and trustees of (name     of village) be elected in nonpartisan primary and general elections?If a majority of the electors in the village voting on the question  vote in the affirmative, candidates for president and trustees of the village  shall be elected as provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-65)Sec. 3.1-25-65.     Referendum to discontinue primary elections.     Any  village operating under the provisions of Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55  may by referendum elect to have the president and trustees nominated and  elected at partisan primary and general elections.The question may be submitted to the electors of the village by the council  or upon a petition signed by electors of the village equal in number to  at least 10% of the number of votes cast for candidates for president at  the last preceding general municipal election.  The question shall be certified  by the village clerk to the proper election authorities, who shall submit  the proposition at  an election in accordance with the general election law.  The question shall  be in substantially the following form:Shall candidates for president and trustees of (name     of village) no longer be elected in nonpartisan primary and general elections?If a majority of the electors in the village voting on the question  vote in the affirmative, candidates for president and trustees shall no  longer be elected as provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-70)Sec. 3.1-25-70. Trustees under special Acts.(a) In every village and  incorporated town incorporated and  existing under any special Act that, before June 4, 1909, pursuant to  any special Act, annually elected members of its legislative body, the  electors in the village or incorporated town, instead of the legislative  body now provided for by law,  shall elect 6 trustees. They shall hold their offices until their  respective successors are elected and have qualified. At the first meeting  of this board of 6 trustees, the terms of office of the trustees shall be  staggered, and thereafter shall be for the same length of time as provided  for alderpersons in Section 3.1-20-35.(b) The electors of the village or incorporated town may, however, adopt  a 2 year term for their trustees as provided in Section 3.1-10-65. If this 2  year term is adopted, then at the next general municipal election in the  adopting village or incorporated town, 3 trustees shall be elected, and they  shall hold their offices for terms of one year each. In the next succeeding  year, and in each year thereafter, 3 trustees shall be elected in the  adopting village or incorporated town, and they shall hold their offices  for terms of 2 years each.(c) A village or incorporated town that, before January 1, 1942, has  adopted a 2 year term for its trustees and is now electing 3 trustees each  year shall continue to elect 3 trustees each year for a term of 2 years  each. A village or incorporated town that, before January 1, 1942,  has adopted a 2 year term for its trustees but is not now electing 3  trustees each year shall elect 3 trustees at the next general municipal  election in that municipality, and they shall hold their offices for terms  of one year each. In the next succeeding year, and in each year thereafter,  3 trustees shall be elected, and they shall hold their offices for terms of  2 years each.(d) This Section shall not apply to or change the method of election of the  members of the legislative body of incorporated towns that have superseded  civil townships.   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-75
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-75)Sec. 3.1-25-75. Districts; election of trustees.(a) After a village with a  population of 5,000 or more adopts the  provisions of this Section in the manner prescribed in Section 3.1-25-80,  the board of trustees by ordinance shall divide and, whenever  necessary thereafter, shall redistrict the village into 6 compact and  contiguous districts of approximately equal population as required by law.  This redistricting  shall be completed not less than 30 days before the first day for the filing  of nominating petitions for the next succeeding election of village officers  held in accordance with the general election law.(b) Each of the districts shall be represented by one trustee who shall have  been an actual resident of the district for at least 6 months immediately  before his or her election in the first election after a redistricting, unless the trustee is a resident of a newly incorporated municipality.  Only the electors of a district shall elect the  trustee from that  district.(c) The provisions of this Code relating to terms of office of alderpersons in  cities shall also apply to the terms of office of trustees under this  Section.  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-80
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-80)Sec. 3.1-25-80.     Referendum; districting and election of trustees.     If  a  petition signed by not less than 5% of the electors  of a village with a population of 5,000 or more requests that the  question of districting the village and electing trustees, one from each  district, be submitted to the electors of the village, this question  shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the proper election authority,  who shall submit the proposition at the next general state or municipal  election in the village.  The petition shall be presented in accordance  with the general election law.The proposition  shall be in substantially the following form:Shall the village be divided into 6 districts with     one trustee elected from each district?If the question receives the favorable vote of a  majority of all votes cast on the proposition, the board of trustees  shall proceed to district the village, and the election of trustees for  the village thereafter shall be in accordance with Section 3.1-25-75.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-85
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-85)Sec. 3.1-25-85.     Method of election of trustees; abandonment.     Any  municipality that has operated for more than 4 years  under the provisions of Section 3.1-25-75 may abandon its method of electing  trustees under that Section and elect its trustees under the provisions  of Section 3.1-25-5 then applicable to villages, by proceeding under this  Section.When a petition signed by not less than 5% of the electors of the  village requests that the question of abandoning the method of electing  trustees from districts be submitted to the electors of the village,  this question shall be certified by the municipal clerk to the appropriate  election authority, who shall submit the proposition at  the next general municipal election  in the village. The petition shall be presented in accordance with the  general election law.The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall (name of village) abandon the method of     electing trustees from districts so that trustees shall be hereafter elected on a village wide basis?If a majority of the votes cast on this proposition are in favor of  it, the trustees elected at the next succeeding general  municipal election shall be elected in the manner then prescribed by  Section 3.1-25-5. The trustees who have been duly elected, have qualified, and  who are acting at the time this proposition takes effect shall continue  in office until their respective terms expire or until they cease to  function as trustees.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-90
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-90)Sec. 3.1-25-90.     Election or appointment of clerk; term; vacancy.(a) Any village of  fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may, by resolution  adopted by not less than two-thirds of the village board, choose to have  a clerk appointed by the village president with the concurrence of the village  board.  Otherwise, at the election for trustees in each village and  incorporated  town, whether incorporated under a general or special Act (other than a village  that was incorporated under a special Act and that adopts Section 3.1-30-25),  a clerk of the village or incorporated town shall be elected who shall hold  office for a term of the same length of time as provided in this Article  3.1 for the mayor in a city, except that any such village or incorporated  town that, before January 1, 1942, has adopted a 2 year term for village clerk  shall continue to elect a village clerk for a term of 2 years. Whenever  a vacancy in the office of a clerk elected under this Section occurs during  the term, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term at the  next general municipal election as provided by Section 3.1-10-50.  During the  period from the time the vacancy occurs until a clerk is elected as  provided in this Section and has qualified, the vacancy may be filled by  the appointment of an acting clerk by the president with the advice and  consent of the trustees.(b) In any village where the clerk is appointed as provided in this  Section, the clerk may later be elected, but only after a referendum initiated  and held as provided in this Section. The question of whether the  village clerk shall be elected, rather than appointed, shall be submitted to  the electors of the village upon the filing of a petition with the village clerk signed by    electors equal  in number to at least 10% of the highest number of votes cast for any  candidate for village office at the last preceding municipal election. The  question shall be certified by the village clerk to the proper election  authorities, who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance  with the general election law. The question shall be in substantially the  following form:Shall the clerk in (name of village) be elected,     rather than appointed?If a majority of the electors in the village voting on the question  vote in the affirmative, the village clerk shall thereafter be elected.  If  a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in  the negative, the village clerk shall continue to be appointed.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-95
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-95)Sec. 3.1-25-95.     Incorporated town officers.     For the general municipal  election to be held  in the year 1985 in every incorporated town with a population  of 25,000 or more by the last official census, and every 4 years thereafter,  the municipal clerk shall certify the names of the candidates  to the proper election authority as provided by the general election  law.  A president, a clerk, an assessor, a  collector, and a supervisor shall be elected for a term of 4 years  and until their successors are elected  and have qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any of the  specified officers, the vacancy shall  be filled for the remainder of the term at the next general municipal election  in that incorporated town as provided in Section 3.1-10-50.  Whenever an  election is held for this purpose, the municipal clerk shall certify the  office to be filled and the candidates for that office to the election  authorities  as provided in the general election law.  During the period from the time  a vacancy occurs until a clerk, assessor, collector, or supervisor is elected  and has qualified, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the president  and board of trustees of that incorporated town voting jointly. During the  period from the time a vacancy occurs until a president is elected and has  qualified, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board of trustees  of that incorporated town.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 30 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 DIVISION 30.      APPOINTED OFFICERS IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES
65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-5)Sec. 3.1-30-5. Appointed officers in all municipalities.(a) The mayor or president, as the case may be, by and with the advice  and consent of the city council or the board  of trustees, may appoint (1) a treasurer (if the treasurer is not an  elected position in the municipality), (2) a collector, (3) a  comptroller, (4) a marshal, (5) an attorney or a corporation counsel, (6)  one or more purchasing agents and deputies, (7) the number of auxiliary police officers determined necessary by the corporate authorities, (8)  police matrons, (9) a commissioner of public works, (10) a budget director  or a budget officer, and (11) other officers  necessary to carry into effect the powers conferred upon municipalities.(b) By ordinance or resolution to take effect at the end of the current  fiscal year, the corporate authorities, by a two-thirds vote, may discontinue  any appointed office and devolve the duties of that office on any other  municipal officer. After discontinuance, no officer filling the office before  its discontinuance shall have any claim against the municipality for salary  alleged to accrue after the date of discontinuance.(c) Vacancies in all appointed municipal offices may be filled in the same  manner as appointments are made under subsection (a). The city council or board  of trustees of a municipality, by ordinance not inconsistent with this Code,  may prescribe the duties, define the powers, and fix the term of office of all  appointed officers of the municipality; but the term of office, except as  otherwise expressly provided in this Code, shall not exceed that of the mayor  or president of the municipality.(d) An appointed officer of a municipality may resign from his or her  office. If an appointed officer resigns, he or she shall continue in office  until a successor has been chosen and has qualified. If there is a failure to  appoint a municipal officer, or the person appointed fails to qualify, the  person filling the office shall continue in office until a successor has been  chosen and has qualified. If an appointed municipal officer ceases to perform  the duties of or to hold the office by reason of death, permanent physical or  mental disability, conviction of a disqualifying crime, or dismissal from or  abandonment of office, the mayor or president of the municipality may appoint a  temporary successor to the officer.       (Source: P.A. 94-984, eff. 6-30-06.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-10)Sec. 3.1-30-10. Deputy clerk.(a) In municipalities with a population of  500,000 or more, the  municipal clerk may appoint the number of deputy clerks necessary to  discharge the functions and duties of the office of municipal clerk.(b) In municipalities of less than 500,000, the municipal clerk, when  authorized by the corporate authorities, may appoint the number of deputy clerks necessary to  discharge the functions and duties of the office of municipal clerk, who  need not be a resident of the municipality. The corporate authorities of the municipality may limit the number of deputy clerks that the municipal clerk may appoint.              (Source: P.A. 94-250, eff. 7-19-05.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-15)Sec. 3.1-30-15.     Clerk as collector.     If, in any municipality, a  collector  is appointed, the corporate authorities may provide by ordinance that the    clerk shall hold  the office of collector.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)