10 ILCS 5/7-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 7 - The Making Of Nominations By Political Parties

 (from Ch. 46, par. 7-10)Sec. 7-10. Form of petition for nomination. The name of no candidate for  nomination, or State central committeeperson, or township committeeperson, or  precinct committeeperson, or ward committeeperson or candidate for delegate or  alternate delegate to national nominating conventions, shall be printed  upon the primary ballot unless a petition for nomination has been filed in  his behalf as provided in this Article in substantially the following form:We, the undersigned, members of and affiliated with the .... party  and qualified primary electors of the .... party, in the .... of ....,  in the county of .... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that  the following named person or persons shall be a candidate or candidates  of the .... party for the nomination for (or in case of committeepersons for  election to) the office or offices hereinafter specified, to be voted  for at the primary election to be held on (insert date).    Name Office Address   John Jones Governor Belvidere, Ill.  Jane James  Lieutenant Governor Peoria, Ill.  Thomas Smith Attorney General Oakland, Ill.   Name..................          Address.......................  State of Illinois)) ss.County of........)I, ...., do hereby certify  that I reside at No. .... street, in the .... of ...., county of ....,  and State of ....., that I am 18 years of age or older, that  I am a citizen of the United States, and that the signatures on this sheet  were signed  in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge  and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the  petitions qualified voters of the .... party, and that their respective  residences are correctly stated, as above set forth.  .........................Subscribed and sworn to before me on (insert date).  .........................Each sheet of the petition other than the statement of candidacy and  candidate's statement shall be of uniform size and shall contain above  the space for signatures an appropriate heading giving the information  as to name of candidate or candidates, in whose behalf such petition is  signed; the office, the political party represented and place of  residence; and the heading of each sheet shall be the same.Such petition shall be signed by qualified primary electors residing  in the political division for which the nomination is sought in their  own proper persons only and opposite the signature of each signer, his  residence address shall be written or printed.  The residence address  required to be written or printed opposite each qualified primary elector's  name shall include the street address or rural route number of the signer,  as the case may be, as well as the signer's county, and city, village or  town, and state.  However, the county or city, village or town, and state of residence of  the electors may be printed on the petition forms where all of the  electors signing the petition reside in the same county or city, village  or town, and state. Standard abbreviations may be used in writing the  residence address, including street number, if any.  At the bottom of  each sheet of such petition shall be added a circulator statement signed by  a person 18 years of age or older who is a citizen of the United States,  stating the street address or rural route number, as the case may be, as well  as the county, city, village or town, and state;  and certifying that the signatures on that sheet of the petition were signed in  his or her presence and certifying that the signatures are genuine; and  either (1) indicating the dates on which that sheet was circulated, or (2)  indicating the first and last dates on which the sheet was circulated, or (3)  for elections where the petition circulation period is 90 days, certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet were signed more than 90  days preceding the last day for the filing of the petition, or (4) for the 2022 general primary election only, certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of January 13, 2022 through March 14, 2022 or certify that the signatures on the sheet were signed during the period of January 13, 2022 through the date on which this statement was sworn or affirmed to and certifying that  to the best of his or her knowledge  and belief the persons so signing were at  the time of signing the petitions qualified voters of the political party for  which a nomination is sought. Such statement shall be sworn to before some  officer authorized to administer oaths in this State.Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no petition sheet shall be circulated more than 90 days preceding the  last day provided in Section 7-12 for the filing of such petition.The person circulating the petition, or the candidate on whose behalf the  petition is circulated, may strike any signature from the petition,  provided that:(1) the person striking the signature shall initial     the petition at the place where the signature is struck; and(2) the person striking the signature shall sign a     certification listing the page number and line number of each signature struck from the petition.  Such certification shall be filed as a part of the petition.Such sheets before being filed shall be neatly fastened together in  book form, by placing the sheets in a pile and fastening them together  at one edge in a secure and suitable manner, and the sheets shall then  be numbered consecutively.  The sheets shall not be fastened by pasting  them together end to end, so as to form a continuous strip or roll.  All  petition sheets which are filed with the proper local election officials,  election authorities or the State Board of Elections shall be the original  sheets which have been signed by the voters and by the circulator thereof,  and not photocopies or duplicates of such sheets.  Each petition must include  as a part thereof, a statement of candidacy for each of the candidates filing,  or in whose behalf the petition is filed. This statement shall set out the  address of such candidate, the office for which he is a candidate, shall state  that the candidate is a qualified primary voter of the party to which the  petition relates and is qualified for the office specified (in the case of a  candidate for State's Attorney it shall state that the candidate is at the time  of filing such statement a licensed attorney-at-law of this State), shall state  that he has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period)  a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental  Ethics Act, shall request that the candidate's name be placed upon the official  ballot, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before some  officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds in the State and shall be in  substantially the following form:  Statement of Candidacy   Name Address Office District Party   John Jones 102 Main St. Governor Statewide Republican     Belvidere,        Illinois      State of Illinois)) ss.County of .......)I, ...., being first duly sworn, say that I reside at .... Street in the city  (or village) of ...., in the county of ...., State of Illinois; that I  am a qualified voter therein and am a qualified primary voter of the ....  party; that I am a candidate for nomination (for election in the case of committeeperson   and delegates and alternate delegates) to the office of ....  to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on (insert date); that I am  legally qualified (including  being the holder of any license that may be an eligibility requirement  for the office I seek the nomination for) to hold such office and that I  have filed (or I will file before the close of the petition filing period)  a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois  Governmental Ethics Act and I hereby  request that my name be printed  upon the official primary ballot for nomination for (or election to in  the case of committeepersons and delegates and alternate delegates) such  office.  Signed ......................Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ...., who is to me  personally known, on (insert date).  Signed ....................  (Official Character)  (Seal, if officer has one.)The petitions, when filed, shall not be withdrawn or added to, and no  signatures shall be revoked except by revocation filed in writing with  the State Board of Elections, election authority or local election  official with whom the petition is required to be filed, and before the  filing of such petition.  Whoever forges the name of a signer upon any  petition required by this Article is deemed guilty of a forgery and on  conviction thereof shall be punished accordingly.A candidate for the offices listed in this Section must obtain the number  of signatures specified in this Section on his or her petition for nomination.(a) Statewide office or delegate to a national nominating convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a  candidate seeks to run for statewide office or as a delegate or alternate  delegate to a national nominating convention elected from the State at-large,  then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but  not more than 10,000 signatures.(b) Congressional office or congressional delegate to a national nominating  convention. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for United States Congress or as a  congressional delegate or alternate congressional delegate to a national  nominating convention elected from a congressional district, then the  candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of  signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party  in his or her congressional district. In the first primary election following a  redistricting of congressional districts, a candidate's petition for nomination  must contain at least 600 signatures of qualified primary electors of the  candidate's political party in his or her congressional district.(c) County office. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for any countywide office,  including, but not limited to, county board chairperson or county board  member, elected on an at-large basis, in a county other than Cook County,  then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number  of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who  cast votes at the last preceding general election in his or her county. If a  candidate  seeks to run for county board member elected from a county board district, then  the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of  signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party  in the  county board district. In the first primary election following a redistricting  of county board districts or the initial establishment of county board  districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the  number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her  party  in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding general election  divided by the  total number of county board districts comprising the county board; provided  that  in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.(d) County office; Cook County only.(1) If a candidate seeks to run for countywide office     in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who cast votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County.(2) If a candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board     Commissioner, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary electors of his or her party in his or her county board district. In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Commissioners districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party in the entire county who cast votes at the last preceding general election divided by the total number of county board districts comprising the county board; provided that in no event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.(3) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a     candidate seeks to run for Cook County Board of Review Commissioner, which is elected from a district pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 5-5 of the Property Tax Code, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the total number of registered voters in his or her board of review district in the last general election at which a commissioner was regularly scheduled to be elected from that board of review district. In no event shall the number of signatures required be greater than the requisite number for a candidate who seeks countywide office in Cook County under subsection (d)(1) of this Section. In the first primary election following a redistricting of Cook County Board of Review districts, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 4,000 signatures or at least the number of signatures required for a countywide candidate in Cook County, whichever is less, of the qualified electors of his or her party in the district.(e) Municipal or township office. If a candidate seeks to run for municipal  or township office, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain  at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified primary  electors of his or her party in the municipality or township. If a candidate  seeks to run for alderperson of a municipality, then the candidate's petition for  nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the  qualified primary electors of his or her party of the ward. In the first  primary election following redistricting of wards or trustee  districts of a municipality or the initial establishment of wards or districts,  a candidate's petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures  equal to at least 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for the candidate of  that political party who received the highest number of votes in the entire  municipality at the last regular election at which an officer was regularly  scheduled to be elected from  the entire municipality, divided by the number of wards or districts. In no  event shall the number of signatures be less than 25.(f) State central committeeperson. If a candidate seeks to run for State  central committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination must  contain at least 100 signatures of the primary electors of his or her party of  his or  her congressional district.(g) Sanitary district trustee. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for trustee of a  sanitary district in which trustees are not elected from wards, then the  candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of  signatures equal to 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party from the  sanitary district. If a candidate seeks to run for trustee  of a sanitary district in which trustees are elected from wards, then the  candidate's petition for  nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the  primary electors of his or her party in the ward of that sanitary district. In  the  first primary election following redistricting of sanitary districts elected  from wards, a candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the  signatures of 150 qualified primary electors of his or her ward of that  sanitary district.(h) Judicial office. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a district, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain the number of signatures equal to 0.4% of the number of votes cast in that district for the candidate for his or her political party for the office of Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, but in no event less than 500 signatures. If a candidate seeks to run for judicial office in a  circuit or subcircuit, then the candidate's petition for nomination  must contain the number of signatures equal to 0.25% of the number of votes  cast for the judicial candidate of his or her political party who received the  highest number of votes  at the last general election at which a judicial  officer from the same  circuit or subcircuit was regularly scheduled  to be elected, but in no event less than 1,000 signatures in circuits and subcircuits located in the First Judicial District or 500 signatures in every other Judicial District.(i) Precinct, ward, and township committeeperson. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, if a candidate seeks to  run for precinct committeeperson, then the candidate's petition for nomination  must contain at least 10 signatures of the primary electors of his or her  party for the precinct. If a candidate seeks to run for ward committeeperson,  then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than the  number of signatures equal to 10% of the primary electors of his or her party  of the ward, but no more than 16% of those same electors; provided that the  maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the minimum number, whichever  is greater. If a candidate seeks to run for township committeeperson, then the  candidate's petition for nomination must contain no less than the number of  signatures equal to 5% of the primary electors of his or her party of the  township, but no more than 8% of those same electors;  provided that the maximum number of signatures may be 50 more than the  minimum number, whichever is greater.(j) State's attorney or regional superintendent of schools for multiple  counties. If  a candidate seeks to run for State's attorney or regional Superintendent of  Schools who serves more than one county, then the candidate's petition for  nomination must contain at least the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the  primary electors of his or her party in the territory comprising the counties.(k) Any other office. If a candidate seeks any other office, then the  candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least the number of  signatures equal to 0.5% of the registered voters of the political subdivision,  district, or division for which the nomination is made or 25 signatures,  whichever is greater.For purposes of this Section the number of primary electors shall be  determined by taking the total vote cast, in the applicable district, for the  candidate for that political party who received the highest number of votes,  statewide, at the last general election in the State at which electors for  President of the United States were elected. For political subdivisions, the  number of primary electors shall be determined by taking the total vote  cast for the candidate for that political party who received the highest number  of votes in the political subdivision at the last regular election at which an  officer was regularly scheduled to be elected from that subdivision. For wards  or districts of political subdivisions, the number of primary electors shall be  determined by taking the total vote cast for the candidate for that political  party who received the highest number of votes in the ward or district at the  last regular election at which an officer was regularly scheduled to be elected  from that ward or district.A "qualified primary elector" of a party may not  sign petitions for or be a candidate in the primary of more than  one party.The changes made to this Section by Public Act 93-574 are declarative of existing law, except for item (3) of subsection  (d).Petitions of candidates for nomination for offices herein specified,  to be filed with the same officer, may contain the names of 2 or more  candidates of the same political party for the same or different  offices. In the case of the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a joint petition including one candidate for each of those offices must be filed.   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21; 102-692, eff. 1-7-22.)