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60 ILCS 1/45-15 (2026)

Township central committee

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(60 ILCS 1/45-15)
    Sec. 45-15. Township central committee. The township central committee of the township, which is hereby created for the purposes of this Code, shall consist of (i) in all counties of 3,000,000 or less, the elected or appointed precinct committeemen of each established political party within the township or (ii) in counties of 3,000,000 or more, the elected or appointed township committeemen of each established political party. The committee, by a majority of those voting, shall promulgate rules of procedure under Section 45-50.
(Source: P.A. 85-694; 88-62.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2021 · leading case: Lenehan v. Twp. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130619 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Lenehan v. Twp. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130619 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 4× “60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2010). Township committeemen are elected only in Cook County.”
Hacker v. Halley, 2021 IL App (2d) 210050 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “§ 7-8(b); 60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2020)), they owe a fiduciary duty to their constituents, unlike a circulator of a nominating petition, who has no such duty or legal status.”
Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “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 plaintiffs’ complaint and its…”
Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “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) (West 2018)).”
— 60 ILCS 1/45-15(ii) — 1 case
Lenehan v. Twp. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130619 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “60 ILCS 1/45-15 (West 2010). Township committeemen are elected only in Cook County.”
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