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10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (2026)

The State Board of Elections shall consist of 8 members, 4 of whom shall be residents of Cook County and 4 of whom shall be residents of the State outside of Cook County

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(10 ILCS 5/1A-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 1A-2)
    Sec. 1A-2. The State Board of Elections shall consist of 8 members, 4 of whom shall be residents of Cook County and 4 of whom shall be residents of the State outside of Cook County. Of the 4 members from each area of required residence, 2 shall be affiliated with the same political party as the Governor, and 2 shall be affiliated with the political party whose nominee for Governor in the most recent general election received the second highest number of votes. Members shall be persons who have extensive knowledge of the election laws of this State.
(Source: P.A. 80-1178.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1998–2019 · leading case: Illinois Repub. Party v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 720 N.E.2d 231 (Ill. 1999).
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Illinois Repub. Party v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 720 N.E.2d 231 (Ill. 1999). · cites it 5× “The general assembly by law shall determine the size, manner of selection and comprehension of the Board. No political party shall have a majority of members of the Board.”
Cook Cnty. Repub. Party v. State Bd. of Elections, 882 N.E.2d 93 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “" 10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 2004). "[ Five ] votes are necessary for any action of the Board to become effective.”
Illinois Repub. Party v. State Bd. of Elections, 691 N.E.2d 169 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 1996). The Board met on March 17, 1997, to consider the complaints and the examiner's report.”
Gregg v. Rauner, 2018 IL 122802 (Ill. 2018). “See 10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 2014) (providing that the State Board of Elections shall consist of eight members; four of whom shall be Cook County residents and four of whom shall be state residents outside of Cook County; of the four members from each area of required residence, two…”
Gregg v. Rauner, 2018 IL 122802 (Ill. 2019). “See 10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 2014) (providing that the State Board of Elections shall consist of eight members; four of whom shall be Cook County residents and four of whom shall be state residents outside of Cook County; of the four members from each area of required residence, two…”
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 2004). Pursuant to section 1A-2 of the Election Code, four members of the Board must be affiliated with the same political party as the governor and four members must be affiliated with the political party whose nominee for governor received the second…”
Illinois Repub. Party v. Bd. of Elections (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/1A-2 (West 1996). The Board met on March 17, 1997, to consider the com­plaints and the examiner's report.”
Cook Cnty. Repub. Party v. State Bd. of Elections (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “The Board's general counsel disagreed with the hearing officer's recommendation to advance 9 of the 10 complaints, saying the evidence presented at the closed preliminary hearing was insufficient to support the Party's allegations.”
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