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10 ILCS 5/7-43 (2026)

Every person having resided in this State 6 months and in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary therein who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years shall be entitled to vote at such primary

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(10 ILCS 5/7-43) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)
    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 months and in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary therein who shall be a citizen of the United States of the age of 18 or more years shall be entitled to vote at such primary.
    The following regulations shall be applicable to primaries:
        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:
            (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as
        
required by this Article.
            (b) (Blank).
            (c) (Blank).
            (c.5) If that person has participated in the town
        
political party caucus, under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of another political party by signing an affidavit of voters attending the caucus within 45 days before the first day of the calendar month in which the primary is held.
            (d) (Blank).
        In cities, villages, and incorporated towns having a
    
board of election commissioners, only voters registered as provided by Article 6 of this Code shall be entitled to vote at such primary.
        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary
    
unless he is registered under the provisions of Article 4, 5, or 6 of this Code, when his registration is required by any of said Articles to entitle him to vote at the election with reference to which the primary is held.
    A person (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established political party at a general primary election may not file a statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different established political party, a new political party, or as an independent candidate for a partisan office to be filled at the general election immediately following the general primary for which the person filed the statement or voted the ballot. A person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting the ballot of an established political party at any prior election.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2000–2016 · leading case: Wilson v. Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130957 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Wilson v. Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130957 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “30, 2012) (amending 10 ILCS 5/7-43(f) (West 2010))) prohibits a candidate from running as a member of the Democratic party and as an independent candidate in the same election cycle.”
Rudd v. The Lake Cnty. Electoral Bd., 2016 IL App (2d) 160649 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “The second basis for Donnenwirth’s objection was that, because Rudd had originally filed nominating papers for the Democratic primary, he was ineligible under section 7-43 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/7-43 (West 2012)) to run as an independent candidate for any office in the…”
Rudd v. The Lake Cnty. Electoral Bd., 2016 IL App (2d) 160649 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “The second basis for Donnenwirth’s objection was that, because Rudd had originally filed nominating papers for the Democratic primary, he was ineligible under section 7-43 of the Election Code (10 ILCS 5/7-43 (West 2012)) to run as an independent candidate for any office in the…”
Hossfeld v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 398 Ill. App. 3d 737 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/7-43 (West 2006). Apart from the basic age and residency requirements contained therein, section 7-43 has very limited requirements for primary voting, including declaring your party affiliation and refraining from participating in the opposing party's activities…”
Hossfeld v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections, 924 N.E.2d 88 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “10 ILCS 5/7-43 (West 2006). Apart from the basic age and residency requirements contained therein, section 7-43 has very limited requirements for primary voting, including declaring your party affiliation and refraining from participating in the opposing party's activities…”
Krislov, Clinton A. v. Rednour, Wanda L., 226 F.3d 851 (7th Cir. 2000). “See 10 ILCS 5/7-10 (nominating petitions); 10 ILCS 5/7-43 (primary elections); 10 ILCS 5/3-1 (general elections).”
Clinton A. Krislov, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, & Joan A. Sullivan v. Wanda L. Rednour, Chairman of the State Bd. of Elections, Hannelore Hulsman, Vice Chairman of the State Bd. of Elections, Ronald D. Michaelson, Exec. Dir. of the State Bd. of Elections, 226 F.3d 851 (7th Cir. 2000). “See 10 ILCS 5/7-10 (nominating petitions); 10 ILCS 5/7-43 (primary elections); 10 ILCS 5/3-1 (general elections).”
— 10 ILCS 5/7-43(f) — 1 case
Wilson v. Mun. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130957 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “30, 2012) (amending 10 ILCS 5/7-43(f) (West 2010))) prohibits a candidate from running as a member of the Democratic party and as an independent candidate in the same election cycle.”
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