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IL HB3926
Bill
Status
1/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
Jack Franks
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AI Summary
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Amends the Counties Code to require voters in multi-member county board districts to have cumulative voting rights in the first general election after reapportionment.
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Preserves existing apportionment requirements that districts be equal in population, comprised of contiguous and compact territory, and that precincts not be divided between districts insofar as practicable.
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Allows county boards with populations under 3,000,000 to establish single-member districts outside municipalities and multi-member districts within municipalities with populations exceeding 75,000.
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Requires County Board Chairs or County Executives to present apportionment plans by the third Wednesday in May following a federal decennial census, with mandatory public hearings held 6-21 days after presentation.
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Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Legislative Description
CNTY CD-CUMULATIVE VOTING
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/8/2013