HB3613 Summary

• Reduces the threshold for an uncontested office from 4 candidates to 2 candidates who have timely filed valid nominating papers, eliminating the need for a primary election when 2 or fewer candidates seek nomination.

• Changes the write-in candidate threshold that triggers a primary election from a fifth candidate to a third candidate, requiring that a written statement be filed by the 61st day before the consolidated primary election.

• Applies conforming changes to the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941 to require that Chicago's mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and aldermen be elected in a manner consistent with the uncontested office provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code.