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60 ILCS 1/45-55 (2026)

Nomination by primary election

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(60 ILCS 1/45-55)
    Sec. 45-55. Nomination by primary election. In (i) counties having a population of more than 3,000,000, the township central committee of a political party composed of the elected township committeeman and his or her appointed precinct committeemen and (ii) townships with a population of more than 15,000 in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, the township central committee of a political party composed of the precinct committeemen may, with respect to any regular township election, determine that its candidates for township offices shall be nominated by primary in accordance with the general election law, rather than in the manner provided in Sections 45-5 through 45-45. If the township central committee makes that determination, it must file a statement of the determination with the county clerk no later than August 15 preceding the township election. If the township or any part of the township is within the jurisdiction of a board of election commissioners, the township central committee shall promptly notify the board of election commissioners of the determination. Upon the filing of the determination by the township central committee of a political party, the provisions of the general election law shall govern the nomination of candidates of that political party for township offices for the election with respect to which the determination was made.
(Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 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 3× “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2018). Under the Township Code, “[i]f the township central committee makes that determination, it must file a statement of the determination with the county clerk no later than November 15 preceding the township election.”
Hacker v. Halley, 2021 IL App (2d) 210050 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “§ 7-1(b); see 60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2020) (permitting established political party to hold primary election to nominate candidates); 10 ILCS 5/10-1(d) (West 2020) (same).”
Lenehan v. Twp. Officers Electoral Bd., 2013 IL App (1st) 130619 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2010). While the caucus is technically an internal political party gathering, the caucus is stringently regulated by state statute and the cost of holding the caucus is borne by the township government.”
Somer v. Bloom Twp. Democratic Org., 2020 IL App (1st) 201182 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 3× “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2018). Under the Township Code, “[i]f the township central committee makes that determination, it must file a statement of the determination with the county clerk no later than November 15 preceding the township election.”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2018). In the case at bar, defendant Lori Wilcox, as the Township’s Democratic committeewoman and chair of the Democratic central committee, decided to hold a caucus meeting after this court previously determined that a caucus meeting could be held if it…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2018). In the case at bar, defendant Lori Wilcox, as the Township’s Democratic committeewoman and chair of the Democratic central committee, decided to hold a caucus meeting after this court previously determined that a caucus meeting could be held if it…”
Scrementi v. Wilcox, 2021 IL App (1st) 210238 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “60 ILCS 1/45-55 (West 2018). In the case at bar, defendant Lori Wilcox, as the Township’s Democratic committeewoman and chair of the Democratic central committee, decided to hold a caucus meeting after this court previously determined that a caucus meeting could be held if it…”
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