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10 ILCS 5/2A-1 (2026)
All Elections - Governed by this Code - Construction of Article 2A
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(10 ILCS 5/2A-1)
(from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1)
(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 89-719, which has been
held unconstitutional)
Sec. 2A-1.
All Elections - Governed by this Code - Construction of
Article 2A.
(a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor
may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or
political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code,
notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter.
However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public
questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of
the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage
districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute.
(b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the
consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A-1.1 and
2A-1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which
an election is scheduled under Section 2A-1.1, except special elections
to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election
issued by the Governor, judicial elections to fill vacancies in the office of
Supreme Court Judge held pursuant to writs of election issued by the
Governor under subsection (a-5) of Section 2A-9, township referenda and votes
of the town electors
held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to
Section 2A-1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1,
1995 under Section 34-53 of the School Code, and city, village or
incorporated town primary elections in
even-numbered years expressly authorized in this Article to provide for
annual partisan elections.
(c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A-1.1,
candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or
placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public
questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A-1.2.
(d) If the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 conflict with any specific
provision of Sections 2A-2 through 2A-54, as applied to any office or
election, the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 prevail, and shall be
enforced by the State Board of Elections.
(e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an
election void, the court may order another election without regard to
the schedule of elections set forth in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)
(Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-719, which has been
held unconstitutional)
Sec. 2A-1.
All Elections - Governed by this Code - Construction of
Article 2A.
(a) No public question may be submitted to any voters in this State, nor
may any person be nominated for public office or elected to public or
political party office in this State except pursuant to this Code,
notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or municipal charter.
However, this Code shall not apply to elections for officers or public
questions of local school councils established pursuant to Chapter 34 of
the School Code, soil and water conservation districts or drainage
districts, except as specifically made applicable by another statute.
(b) All elections in this State shall be held in accordance with the
consolidated schedule of elections established in Sections 2A-1.1 and
2A-1.2. No election may be held on any date other than a date on which
an election is scheduled under Section 2A-1.1, except special elections
to fill congressional vacancies held pursuant to writs of election
issued by the Governor, township referenda and votes of the town electors
held at the annual town meeting, emergency referenda approved pursuant to
Section 2A-1.4, special elections held between January 1, 1995 and July 1,
1995 under Section 34-53 of the School Code, and city, village or incorporated
town primary elections in even-numbered years expressly authorized in this
Article to provide for annual partisan elections.
(c) At the respective elections established in Section 2A-1.1,
candidates shall be elected to office, nominated for election thereto or
placed on the ballot as otherwise required by this Code, and public
questions may be submitted, as specified in Section 2A-1.2.
(d) If the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 conflict with any specific
provision of Sections 2A-2 through 2A-54, as applied to any office or
election, the requirements of Section 2A-1.2 prevail, and shall be
enforced by the State Board of Elections.
(e) In the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an
election void, the court may order another election without regard to
the schedule of elections set forth in this Article.
(Source: P.A. 88-511.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2004–2012 · leading case: Jackson v. Bd. of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, 2012 IL 111928 (Ill. 2012).
Jackson v. Bd. of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, 2012 IL 111928 (Ill. 2012). “¶ 40 In a further effort to find support for his view that the case should not be deemed moot, the partial dissenter looks to section 2A-1(e) of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/2A-1(e) (West 2008)), which provides that “[i]n the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an…”
Lindsey v. Bd. of Educ. (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “See 10 ILCS 5/2A-1 et seq. (West 2002). The court further found that the record contained substantial support for Bates' decision, which was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.”
— 10 ILCS 5/2A-1(a) — 1 case
Lindsey v. Bd. of Educ. (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “See 10 ILCS 5/2A-1 et seq. (West 2002). The court further found that the record contained substantial support for Bates' decision, which was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.”
— 10 ILCS 5/2A-1(e) — 1 case
Jackson v. Bd. of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago, 2012 IL 111928 (Ill. 2012). “¶ 40 In a further effort to find support for his view that the case should not be deemed moot, the partial dissenter looks to section 2A-1(e) of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/2A-1(e) (West 2008)), which provides that “[i]n the event any court of competent jurisdiction declares an…”
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