105 ILCS 5/3A-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 3A - Educational Service Regions

 (from Ch. 122, par. 3A-6)Sec. 3A-6. Election of Superintendent for consolidated region - Bond -  Vacancies in any educational service region.(a) The regional superintendent to be  elected under Section 3A-5 shall be elected at the time provided in the general  election law and must possess the qualifications described in Section 3-1 of  this Act.(b) The bond required under Section 3-2 shall be filed in the office of  the  county clerk in the county where the regional office is situated, and a  certified copy of that bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk  in each of the other counties in the region.(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of regional superintendent of  schools of any educational service region which is not located in a county  which is a home rule unit, such vacancy shall be filled within 60 days (i)  by appointment of the chairman of the county board, with the advice and  consent of the county board, when such vacancy occurs in a single county  educational service region; or (ii) by appointment of a committee composed  of the chairmen of the county boards of those counties comprising the  affected educational service region when such vacancy occurs in a  multicounty educational service region, each committeeman to be entitled to  one vote for each vote that was received in the county represented by such  committeeman on the committee by the regional superintendent of schools  whose office is vacant at the last election at which a regional  superintendent was elected to such office, and the person receiving the  highest number of affirmative votes from the committeemen for such vacant  office to be deemed the person appointed by such committee to fill the  vacancy. The appointee shall be a member of the same political party as the  regional superintendent of schools the appointee succeeds was at the time  such regional superintendent of schools last was elected.  The appointee  shall serve  for the remainder of the term.  However, if more than 28 months remain  in that term, the appointment shall be until the next general election, at  which time the vacated office shall be filled by election for the remainder  of the term.  Nominations shall be made and any vacancy in nomination  shall be filled as follows:(1) If the vacancy in office occurs before the first     date provided in Section 7-12 of the Election Code for filing nomination papers for county offices for the primary in the next even-numbered year following commencement of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs, nominations for the election for filling the vacancy shall be made pursuant to Article 7 of the Election Code.(2) If the vacancy in office occurs during the time     provided in Section 7-12 of the Election Code for filing nomination papers for county offices for the primary in the next even-numbered year following commencement of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs, the time for filing nomination papers for the primary shall not be more than 91 days nor less than 85 days prior to the date of the primary.(3) If the vacancy in office occurs after the last     day provided in Section 7-12 of the Election Code for filing nomination papers for county offices for the primary in the next even-numbered year following commencement of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs, a vacancy in nomination shall be deemed to have occurred and the county central committee of each established political party (if the vacancy occurs in a single county educational service region) or the multi-county educational service region committee of each established political party (if the vacancy occurs in a multi-county educational service region) shall nominate, by resolution, a candidate to fill the vacancy in nomination for election to the office at the general election.  In the nomination proceedings to fill the vacancy in nomination, each member of the county central committee or the multi-county educational service region committee, whichever applies, shall have the voting strength as set forth in Section 7-8 or 7-8.02 of the Election Code, respectively.  The name of the candidate so nominated shall not appear on the ballot at the general primary election.  The vacancy in nomination shall be filled prior to the date of certification of candidates for the general election.(4) The resolution to fill the vacancy shall be duly     acknowledged before an officer qualified to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall include, upon its face, the following information: (A) the name of the original nominee and the office vacated; (B) the date on which the vacancy occurred; and (C) the name and address of the nominee selected to fill the vacancy and the date of selection. The resolution to fill the vacancy shall be accompanied by a statement of candidacy, as prescribed in Section 7-10 of the Election Code, completed by the selected nominee, a certificate from the State Board of Education, as prescribed in Section 3-1 of this Code, and a receipt indicating that the nominee has filed a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.  The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.1 of the Election Code  relating to objections to nomination papers, hearings on objections, and  judicial review shall also apply to and govern objections to nomination papers  and resolutions for filling vacancies in nomination filed pursuant to this  Section.  Unless otherwise specified in this Section, the nomination and  election provided for in this Section is governed by the general election  law.Except as otherwise provided by applicable county ordinance or by law, if  a vacancy occurs in the office of regional superintendent of schools of an  educational service region that is located in a county that is a home rule unit  and that has a population of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, that vacancy  shall be filled by the county board of such home rule county.Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of  regional superintendent of schools of any educational service region must  possess the qualifications required to be elected to the position of  regional superintendent of schools, and shall obtain a certificate of  eligibility from the State Superintendent of Education  and file same with  the county clerk of the county in which the regional superintendent's office  is located.If the regional superintendent of schools is called into the active military  service of the United States, his office shall not be deemed to be vacant,  but a temporary appointment shall be made as in the case of a vacancy.  The appointee shall perform all the duties of the regional superintendent  of schools during the time the regional superintendent of schools is in  the active military service of the United States, and shall be paid the  same compensation apportioned as to the time of service, and such appointment  and all authority thereunder shall cease upon the discharge of the regional  superintendent of schools from such active military service.  The appointee  shall give the same bond as is required of a regularly elected regional  superintendent of schools.  (Source: P.A. 96-893, eff. 7-1-10.)