MUNI/TWP WRITE-IN CANDIDATES

Session: 104th General Assembly
Year: 2026
Bill #: HB5031
Category: Elections
Position: No position
Mandate?
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the Township Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that write-in candidates for township offices may not enter upon their duties if the number of votes the write-in candidates received in the election is less than the number of signatures on the petition the write-in candidates would have been required to obtain to appear on the ballot.



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