Illinois Compiled Statutes
65 ILCS 20/21-28 (2026)
Nomination by petition
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(65 ILCS 20/21-28)
(from Ch. 24, par. 21-28)
Sec. 21-28. Nomination by petition. (a) All nominations for alderperson of any ward in the city shall be by
petition. Each petition for nomination of a candidate shall be signed by at least 473 legal voters of the ward. (b) All nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer in the city shall be by petition. Each petition for nomination of a candidate must be signed by at least 12,500 legal voters of the city.
(c) All such petitions, and procedure with
respect thereto,
shall conform in other respects to the provisions of the election and
ballot laws then in force in the city of Chicago concerning the nomination
of independent candidates for public office by petition. The method of
nomination herein provided is exclusive of and replaces all other methods
heretofore provided by law.
(Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 2011–2018 · leading case: Rose v. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 815 F.3d 372 (7th Cir. 2016).
Rose v. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 815 F.3d 372 (7th Cir. 2016). “But the amendment in question did not take effect until June’ 2015, and so did not apply to Rose’s nomination petitions or the Board’s decision not to place his name on the ballot for the February 24, 2015 election.”
Jay Stone v. Bd. of Election Commissione, 750 F.3d 678 (7th Cir. 2014). “65 ILCS 20/21-28(b). This figure amounts to just under 1% of the 1.”
Stone v. Bd. of Elections Commissioners, 955 F. Supp. 2d 886 (2013). “65 ILCS 20/21-28 governs the nomination by petition of candidates for the offices of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and alderman in the City of Chicago.”
Kowalski McDonald v. Cook Cnty. Officers' Electoral Bd. (N.D. Ill. 2018). “3d at 683 (“[T]he fact that “nine candidates satisfied 65 ILCS 20/21-28(b) is powerful evidence that the burden of gathering 12,500 signatures in ninety days is not severe.”
Bocanegra v. City of Chicago Electoral Bd., 954 N.E.2d 859 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “" 65 ILCS 20/21-28 (West 2010). He further cites to section 21-35, stating that "[a]ll laws in force in the city of Chicago governing elections for municipal offices or applicable thereto and not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, shall apply to and govern all…”
65 ILCS 20/21-28(a): 1 case
Rose v. Bd. of Election Commissioners, 815 F.3d 372 (7th Cir. 2016). “But the amendment in question did not take effect until June’ 2015, and so did not apply to Rose’s nomination petitions or the Board’s decision not to place his name on the ballot for the February 24, 2015 election.”
65 ILCS 20/21-28(b): 3 cases
Jay Stone v. Bd. of Election Commissione, 750 F.3d 678 (7th Cir. 2014). “65 ILCS 20/21-28(b). This figure amounts to just under 1% of the 1.”
Stone v. Bd. of Elections Commissioners, 955 F. Supp. 2d 886 (2013). “65 ILCS 20/21-28 governs the nomination by petition of candidates for the offices of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and alderman in the City of Chicago.”
Kowalski McDonald v. Cook Cnty. Officers' Electoral Bd. (N.D. Ill. 2018). “3d at 683 (“[T]he fact that “nine candidates satisfied 65 ILCS 20/21-28(b) is powerful evidence that the burden of gathering 12,500 signatures in ninety days is not severe.”
65 ILCS 20/21-28(c): 1 case
Stone v. Bd. of Elections Commissioners, 955 F. Supp. 2d 886 (2013). “65 ILCS 20/21-28 governs the nomination by petition of candidates for the offices of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, and alderman in the City of Chicago.”
65 ILCS 20/21-28(e): 1 case
Jay Stone v. Bd. of Election Commissione, 750 F.3d 678 (7th Cir. 2014). “65 ILCS 20/21-28(b). This figure amounts to just under 1% of the 1.”
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