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60 ILCS 1/45-10 (2026)

Political party caucus in township; notice

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(60 ILCS 1/45-10)
    Sec. 45-10. Political party caucus in township; notice.
    (a) On the first Tuesday in December preceding the date of the regular township election, a caucus shall be held by the voters of each established political party in a township to nominate its candidates for the various offices to be filled at the election. Notice of the caucus shall be given at least 10 days before it is held by publication in some newspaper having a general circulation in the township. Not less than 30 days before the caucus, the township clerk shall notify the chairman or membership of each township central committee by first-class mail of the chairman's or membership's obligation to report the time and location of the political party's caucus. Not less than 20 days before the caucus, each chairman of the township central committee shall notify the township clerk by first-class mail of the time and location of the political party's caucus. If the time and location of 2 or more political party caucuses conflict, the township clerk shall establish, by a fair and impartial public lottery, the time and location for each caucus.
    If the chairperson of the township central committee fails to meet within the township or to meet any of the other requirements of this Section, the chairperson's political party shall not be permitted to nominate a candidate, either by caucus as provided for in this Section or as otherwise authorized by the Election Code, in the next upcoming consolidated election for any office for which a nomination could have been made at the caucus should the chairperson of the township central committee have met the requirements of this Section.
    (b) Except as provided in this Section, the township board shall cause notices of the caucuses to be published. The notice shall state the time and place where the caucus for each political party will be held. The board shall fix a place within the township for holding the caucus for each established political party. When a new township has been established under Section 10-25, the county board shall cause notice of the caucuses to be published as required by this Section and shall fix the place within the new township for holding the caucuses.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2013–2021 · leading case: Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020).
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Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “” 60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). The party’s township central committee is responsible for promulgating rules of procedure for the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2018)), which must be approved, and may be amended, by the participants attending the 1 All facts are taken from…”
Lenehan v. Twp. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130619 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “On October 30, 2012, the Schaumburg Township clerk, following the requirements of section 45-10 of the Township Code (60 ILCS 1/45-10 (West 2010)), notified Schaumburg Township Democratic Committeeman Rocco Terranova that “each political party’s Township Central Committee” must…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). Prior to the beginning of the caucus meeting, the proposed rules governing the caucus meeting were distributed, which included a proposed “full slate” rule, which provided that any person submitting candidates for nomination must present…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). Prior to the beginning of the caucus meeting, the proposed rules governing the caucus meeting were distributed, which included a proposed “full slate” rule, which provided that any person submitting candidates for nomination must present…”
Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “” 60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). The party’s township central committee is responsible for promulgating rules of procedure for the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2018)), which must be approved, and may be amended, by the participants attending the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-50(a)…”
Segneri v. Ruhl, 2021 IL App (2d) 210036 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “On November 10, 2020, Chairman Ruhl notified Clerk Sippel that pursuant to section 45-10 of the Illinois Election Code (60 ILCS 1/45-10 (West 2018)), the NTRO would have its caucus on December 1, 2020, at the Naperville Township administration building.”
Segneri v. Ruhl, 2021 IL App (2d) 210036 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “On November 10, 2020, Chairman Ruhl notified Clerk Sippel that pursuant to section 45-10 of the Illinois Election Code (60 ILCS 1/45-10 (West 2018)), the NTRO would have its caucus on December 1, 2020, at the Naperville Township administration building.”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “OPINION ¶1 On December 1, 2020, the Bloom Township Democratic Central Committee (committee) held a caucus meeting to determine the Democratic nominees for the upcoming April 6, 2021, general election pursuant to section 45-10(a) of the Township Code (60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West…”
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Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). The party’s township central committee is responsible for promulgating rules of procedure for the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2018)), which must be approved, and may be amended, by the participants attending the 1 All facts are taken from…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). Prior to the beginning of the caucus meeting, the proposed rules governing the caucus meeting were distributed, which included a proposed “full slate” rule, which provided that any person submitting candidates for nomination must present…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). Prior to the beginning of the caucus meeting, the proposed rules governing the caucus meeting were distributed, which included a proposed “full slate” rule, which provided that any person submitting candidates for nomination must present…”
Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “” 60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West 2018). The party’s township central committee is responsible for promulgating rules of procedure for the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2018)), which must be approved, and may be amended, by the participants attending the caucus (60 ILCS 1/45-50(a)…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “OPINION ¶1 On December 1, 2020, the Bloom Township Democratic Central Committee (committee) held a caucus meeting to determine the Democratic nominees for the upcoming April 6, 2021, general election pursuant to section 45-10(a) of the Township Code (60 ILCS 1/45-10(a) (West…”
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