Illinois Compiled Statutes
105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.
Article 9 - Elections

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 9 heading)

 
(105 ILCS 5/9-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1)
Sec. 9-1.
Scope of article.
All school elections shall be governed
by the general election law of the State.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-1.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-1.1)
Sec. 9-1.1.
Referenda.
Whenever a proposition or public question is
required to be submitted pursuant to this Act for approval or rejection
by the electorate at an election, the time and manner of conducting such
referendum shall be in accordance with the general election law of the State.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-1.5)
Sec. 9-1.5. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the school board, the board may authorize an advisory question of public policy to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in the school district. The school board shall certify the question to the proper election authority, which must submit the question at an election in accordance with the Election Code, provided, however, that no such question may be submitted at a consolidated primary election.

(Source: P.A. 97-81, eff. 7-5-11.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-2)
Sec. 9-2.
Election Definitions.
As used in this Act in connection with elections of school officials and referenda:
(a) "Voter" or "Legal voter" or "elector" means a person qualified to
vote under the general election law.
(b) "Certify" and "certification", when used in connection with elections
of officers or referenda, refers to the certification in accordance with
the general election law of offices, candidates or propositions to county
clerks and boards of election commissioners for inclusion on the ballot at an election.
(c) "Submit" and "submission" when used in connection with a referendum
on a proposition or question refers to the submission to the voters in accordance
with the general election law of the proposition or question by county clerks
and boards of election commissioners.
(d) "Local election official" means the secretary of a board of
education, the secretary or clerk of a board of school directors, the
treasurer of a township board of school trustees, the secretary of township
land commissioners and the regional superintendent of schools with respect
to the various school officer elections and school referenda for which the
regional superintendent is assigned election duties pursuant to this Code.

(Source: P.A. 84-1338.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-5) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-5)
Sec. 9-5.
Election dates and terms of offices.
The dates
upon which school officer elections shall be held are
as established in the general election law. Members of boards of education
shall unless otherwise provided serve terms of 4 years.
If, at a regularly scheduled election, a proposition
is submitted to the voters of a district, as provided by a resolution
of the board, on the question of
whether board members should serve for 6 year terms and the proposition
receives the affirmative vote of those voting thereon, members of the board
of education shall thereafter serve for terms of 6 years.

(Source: P.A. 82-1014.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-10)
Sec. 9-10. Candidates for office - nominating petitions. Candidates for
the office of school director shall be nominated by petition signed by at
least 25 voters or 5% of the voters, whichever is less, residing within
the district and filed with the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which the principal office of the school district is located.
Nominations for members of boards of education, including non-high school
boards of education shall be made by a petition signed by at least 50 voters
or 10% of the voters, whichever is less, residing within the district and
shall be filed with the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which the principal office of the school district is located. In addition
to the requirements of the general election law, the form of such petitions
shall be substantially as follows:


To the (County Clerk or County Board of Election Commissioners) .... of .... County:
We the undersigned, being (.... or more) (or 10% or more) (or 5% or more)
of the voters residing within said district, hereby petition that .... who
resides at .... in the (city or village) of .... in Township .... (or who
resides outside any city, village or incorporated town and in Township ....) in
said district shall be a candidate for the office of .... of the board of
education (or board of directors) (full term) (vacancy) to be voted for at the
election to be held on (insert date).
Name: .................. Address: ...................
In the designation of the name of a candidate on a petition for
nomination, the candidate's given name or names, initial or initials, a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known, or a combination thereof may be used in addition to the candidate's surname. If a candidate has changed his or her name, whether by a statutory or common law procedure in Illinois or any other jurisdiction, within 3 years before the last day for filing the petition, then (i) the candidate's name on the petition must be followed by "formerly known as (list all prior names during the 3-year period) until name changed on (list date of each such name change)" and (ii) the petition must be accompanied by the candidate's affidavit stating the candidate's previous names during the period specified in clause (i) and the date or dates each of those names was changed; failure to meet these requirements shall be grounds for denying certification of the candidate's name for the ballot, but these requirements do not apply to name changes resulting from adoption to assume an adoptive parent's or parents' surname, marriage to assume a spouse's surname, or dissolution of marriage or declaration of invalidity of marriage to assume a former surname. No other designation, such as a political slogan, as defined by Section 7-17 of the Election Code, title or degree, or nickname suggesting or implying possession of a title, degree or professional status, or similar information may be used in connection with the candidate's surname.
Nomination papers filed under this Section are not valid unless the candidate
named therein files with the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which the principal office of the school district is located a receipt
from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed a statement of
economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.
Such receipt shall be so filed either previously during the calendar year
in which his nomination papers were filed or within the period for the filing
of nomination papers in accordance with the general election law.
All petitions for the nomination of members of a board of education shall
be filed with the county clerk or the county board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which the principal office of the school district is located within the time provided for
by the general election law. The county clerk or the county board of election commissioners may have petition
forms available
for issuance to potential candidates, and may give notice of the petition
filing period by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within
the school district not less than 10 days prior to the first day of filing.
The county clerk or the county board of election commissioners shall make certification to the proper election authorities
in accordance with the general election law.
The county clerk or the county board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the county in which the principal office of the school district is located shall notify the candidates
for whom a petition for nomination is filed or the appropriate committee
of the obligations under the Campaign Financing Act as provided in the general
election law. Such notice
shall be given on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections and
in accordance with the requirements of the general election law. The county clerk or county board of election commissioners
shall within 7 days of filing or on the last day for filing, whichever is
earlier, acknowledge to the petitioner in writing the office's acceptance of the
petition.
A candidate for membership on the board of education or for office as a
school director, who has petitioned for nomination to fill a full term and
to fill a vacant term to be voted upon at the same election, must withdraw
his or her petition for nomination from either the full term or the vacant
term by written declaration.
In all newly organized districts the petition for the nomination of
candidates
for members of the board of education at the first election shall be addressed
to and filed with the regional superintendent of schools in the manner herein
specified for the petitions for
members of a board of education. For such election the regional superintendent
shall fulfill all duties otherwise assigned to the secretary of the board
of education.

(Source: P.A. 98-115, eff. 7-29-13; 99-522, eff. 6-30-16.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11)
Sec. 9-11.
Tax rate increase - notice of election - ballot.
In addition to the notice requirements of the general election law,
whenever a proposition to increase a school tax rate is submitted to be
voted upon by the voters of any district the notice of such election shall
include an estimate of the approximate amount of taxes extendible under
the maximum rate then in force and an estimate of the approximate amount
of taxes extendible under the proposed increased rate, such amounts being
computed upon the last known full, fair cash value; provided that any error,
miscalculation or inaccuracy in computing such amounts shall not invalidate
or affect the validity of any rate so increased. The board of directors
shall make such estimate and the secretary shall certify such amount to
the election authority as part of the certification of the proposition as
required by the general election law. Such estimate shall appear on the
ballot on which the proposition is printed, but shall not appear as a part
of the proposition.

(Source: P.A. 83-448.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-11.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.1)
Sec. 9-11.1.
The county clerk or the board of election commissioners, as the case may be, of the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the school district is located shall conduct a lottery to
determine the ballot order of candidates for full terms in the event of
any simultaneous petition filings. Such candidate lottery shall be conducted as follows:
All petitions filed by persons waiting in line as of 8:00 a.m. on the
first day for filing, or as of the normal opening hour of the office
involved on such day, shall be deemed simultaneously filed as of 8:00 a.m.
or the normal opening hour, as the case may be. Petitions filed by mail
and received after midnight of the first day for filing and in the first
mail delivery or pickup of that day shall be deemed simultaneously filed
as of 8:00 a.m. of that day or as of the normal opening hour of such day,
as the case may be. All petitions received thereafter shall be deemed
filed in the order of actual receipt. However, 2 or more petitions filed within the last hour of the filing deadline shall be deemed filed simultaneously.
Where 2 or more petitions are received simultaneously for the same office
as of 8:00 a.m. on the first day for petition filing, or as of the normal
opening hour of the office of the county clerk or the board of election commissioners, as the case may be, the county clerk or the board of election commissioners with whom such petitions are filed shall break ties and
determine the order of filing by means of a lottery or other fair and
impartial method of random selection. Such lottery shall be conducted
within 9 days following the last day for petition filing and shall be open
to the public. Seven days written notice of the time and place of conducting
such random selection shall be given
by the county clerk or the board of election commissioners to all candidates who filed their petitions
simultaneously and to each organization of citizens within the election
jurisdiction which was entitled, under the general election law, at the
next preceding election, to have pollwatchers present on
the day of election. The county clerk or the board of election commissioners shall post in a
conspicuous, open and public place, at the entrance of his or her office,
notice of the time and place of such lottery.
All candidates shall be certified in the order in which their petitions
have been filed and in the manner prescribed by Section 10-15 of the
general election law. Where candidates have filed simultaneously, they
shall be certified in the order prescribed by this Section and prior to
candidates who filed for the same office at a later time.
Where elections are conducted for unexpired terms, a second lottery to
determine ballot order shall be conducted for candidates who simultaneously
file petitions for such unexpired terms. Such lottery shall be conducted
in the same manner as prescribed by this Section for full term candidates.

(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-11.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-11.2)
Sec. 9-11.2. For all school districts electing candidates to a board
of education in a manner other than at large, candidates not elected at
large who file
nominating petitions for a full term shall be grouped together by area of
residence as follows:
(1) by congressional townships, or
(2) according to incorporated or unincorporated areas.
For all school districts electing candidates to a board of education in a
manner other than at large, candidates not elected at large who file
nominating petitions for an
unexpired term shall be grouped together by area of residence as follows:
(1) by congressional townships, or
(2) according to incorporated or unincorporated areas.
Candidate
groupings by area of residence for unexpired terms shall precede the
candidate groupings by area of residence for full terms on the ballot.
In all instances, however,
the ballot order of each candidate grouping shall be determined by the
order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1 in the
following manner:
The area of residence of the candidate determined to be first by order of
petition filing or by lottery shall be listed first among the candidate
groupings on the ballot. All other candidates from the same area of
residence will follow according to order of petition filing or the lottery.
The area of residence of the candidate determined to be second by the
order of petition filing or the
lottery shall be listed second among the candidate groupings on the ballot.
All other candidates from the same area of residence will follow according
to the order of petition filing or the lottery. The ballot order of
additional candidate groupings by area of residence shall be established in a
like manner.
In any school district that elects its board members according to area of
residence and that has one or more unexpired terms to be filled at an election,
the winner or winners of the unexpired term or terms shall be determined first
and independently of those running for full terms. The winners of the full
terms shall then be determined taking into consideration the areas of residence
of those elected to fill the unexpired term or terms.
"Area of Residence" means congressional township and
incorporated and
unincorporated territories.
"Affected school district" means either of the 2 entire elementary school
districts that are formed into a combined school district.

(Source: P.A. 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05; 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-12)
Sec. 9-12. Ballots for the election of school officers shall be in one
of the following forms:

(FORMAT 1
Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1.
This format is used by Boards of School Directors. School Directors are
elected at large.)


(FORMAT 2
Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1.
This format is used when school board members are elected at large.
Membership on the school board is not restricted by area of residence.
Types of school districts generally using this format are:
Common school districts;
Community unit and community consolidated school districts formed on or
after January 1, 1975;
Community unit school districts formed prior to January 1, 1975 that
elect board members at large and without restriction by area of residence
within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8 (now repealed);
Community unit, community consolidated and combined school districts in which
more than 90% of the population is in one congressional township;
High school districts in which less than 15% of the taxable property is
located in unincorporated territory; and unit districts (OLD TYPE);
Combined school districts formed on or after July 1, 1983;
Combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and community consolidated school districts that elect board
members at large and without restriction by area of residence within the
district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7 (now repealed).)


(FORMAT 3
Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by community unit, community consolidated and
combined school districts when the territory is less than 2 congressional
townships, or 72 square miles, but consists of more than one congressional
township, or 36 square miles, outside of the corporate limits of any city,
village or incorporated town within the school district. The School Code
requires that not more than 5 board members shall be selected from any
city, village or incorporated town in the school district. At least two
board members must reside in the unincorporated area of the school district.
Except for those community unit school districts formed before January 1,
1975 that elect board members at large and without restriction by area
of residence within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8 (now repealed) and
except for combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983 and community
consolidated school districts that elect board members at large and without
restriction by area of residence within the district under subsection (c) of
Section 11B-7 (now repealed), this format applies to community unit and community consolidated
school districts formed prior to January 1, 1975 and combined school districts
formed prior to July 1, 1983.)


Instructions to voter: The board of education shall be composed of
members from both the incorporated and the unincorporated area; not more
than 5 board members shall be selected from any city, village or incorporated
town.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM THE INCORPORATED AREAS.

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(FORMAT 4
Ballot position for township areas shall be determined by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
Except for those community unit school districts formed prior to
January 1, 1975 that elect board members at large and without restriction by
area of residence within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8
(now repealed) and except for those combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and community consolidated school districts
that elect board members at large and without restriction by area of residence
within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7 (now repealed), this format
applies to community unit and community consolidated school
districts formed prior to January 1, 1975 and combined school districts
formed prior to July 1, 1983 when the territory of the school district is
greater than 2 congressional townships, or 72 square miles. This format
applies only when less than 75% of the population is in one congressional
township. Congressional townships of less than 100 inhabitants shall not
be considered for the purpose of such mandatory board representation. In
this case, not more than 3 board members may be selected from any one
congressional township.)


Instructions to voter: Membership on the board of education is restricted
to a maximum of 3 members from any congressional township.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.
NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE ....
NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE ....
NOT MORE THAN .... MAY BE ELECTED FROM TOWNSHIP .... RANGE ....
(Include each remaining congressional township in district as needed)


Township .............. Range ................


Township .............. Range ................


Township .............. Range ................


Township .............. Range ................


(FORMAT 5
Ballot position for township areas shall be determined by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
Except for those community unit school districts formed before January 1,
1975 that elect board members at large and without restriction by area of
residence within the district under subsection (c) of Section 11A-8 (now repealed) and except
for those combined school districts formed before July 1, 1983
and community consolidated school districts
that elect board
members at large and without restriction by area of residence within the
district under subsection (c) of Section 11B-7 (now repealed), this format is used by
community unit and community consolidated school
districts formed prior to January 1, 1975, and
combined school districts formed prior to July 1, 1983, when the territory
of the school district is
greater than 2 congressional townships, or 72 square miles and when at
least 75%, but not more than 90%, of the population resides in one
congressional township. In this case, 4 school board members shall be
selected from that one congressional township and the 3 remaining board
members shall be selected from the rest of the district. If a school district
from which school board members are to be selected is located in a county under
township organization and if the surveyed boundaries of a congressional
township from which one or more of those school board members is to be
selected, as described by township number and range, are coterminous with the
boundaries of the township as identified by the township name assigned to it as
a political subdivision of the State, then that township may be referred to on
the ballot by both its township name and by township number and
range.)


Instructions to voter: Membership on the board of education is to consist
of 4 members from the congressional township that has at least 75% but not
more than 90% of the population, and 3 board members from the remaining
congressional townships in the school district.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED IN THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP.



(FORMAT 6
Ballot position for candidates shall be determined by the order of
petition filing or lottery held pursuant to Section 9-11.1.
This format is used by school districts in which voters have approved a
referendum to elect school board members by school board district. The
school district is then divided into 7 school board districts, each of
which elects one member to the board of education.)


(FORMAT 7
Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by high school districts if more than 15% but less
than 30% of the taxable property is located in the unincorporated
territory of the school district. In this case, at least one board member
shall be a resident of the unincorporated territory.)


Instructions to voter: More than 15% but less than 30% of the taxable
property of this high school district is located in the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least one board member shall be a
resident of the unincorporated areas.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.


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(FORMAT 7a
Ballot position for candidates shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by high school districts if more than 15% but less
than 30% of the taxable property is located in the unincorporated territory
of the school district and on the basis of existing board membership no
board member is required to be elected from the unincorporated area.)


Instruction to voter: More than 15% but less than 30% of the taxable
property of this high school district is located in the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least one board member shall be a
resident of the unincorporated areas.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED FROM ANY AREA OR AREAS.



(FORMAT 8
Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by high school districts if more than 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated territory.)


Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the taxable
property of this high school district is located in the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated territory.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST 2 MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.


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................... Area

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(FORMAT 8a
Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by high school districts if more than 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated territory.)


Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the taxable
property of this high school district is located in the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated territory.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.


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(FORMAT 8b
Ballot position for incorporated and unincorporated areas shall be
determined by the order of petition filing or lottery held pursuant to
Sections 9-11.1 and 9-11.2.
This format is used by high school districts if more than 30% of the
taxable property is located in the unincorporated territory of the school
district. In this case, at least two board members shall be residents of
the unincorporated territory.)


Instructions to voters: Thirty percent (30%) or more of the taxable
property of this high school district is located in the unincorporated
territory of the district, therefore, at least two board members shall be
residents of the unincorporated territory.
ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, MEMBERS MAY BE ELECTED FROM ANY AREA OR AREAS.


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(Source: P.A. 93-706, eff. 7-9-04; 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05; 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-12.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-12.1)
Sec. 9-12.1.

(a) On the reverse side of each ballot contained in Section
9-12, except the ballot under Format 6, shall be printed the following:


(b) If 6-year terms have been adopted under Section 9-5, or if a ballot is
to be used to elect a member or members of a board of school directors or board
of education at the consolidated election held in April of 1999 or April of
2001 to a full term that is less than a 4-year term, appropriate
adjustments should be made to each ballot in Section 9-12. In the case of any
unexpired term each ballot format must indicate whether it is a 4-year or a
2-year unexpired term.

(Source: P.A. 90-637, eff. 7-24-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-13)
Sec. 9-13.
Public measure - Ballot.
More than one public measure may be submitted upon the same ballot.
The proposition of purchasing one or more schoolhouse sites, building one
or more new schoolhouses, and issuing bonds for the purpose of borrowing
money to purchase one or more schoolhouse sites and to build one or more
new schoolhouses or make additions and improvements to existing school
buildings, may be combined into one or more propositions on the ballot.
No proposition under this Section which is substantially the same
shall be submitted more than once every 2 months, except where the
proposition is submitted as a consequence of a disaster, calamity or
other Act of God.

(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-18)
Sec. 9-18. (Repealed).


(Source: P.A. 93-1079, eff. 1-21-05. Repealed by P.A. 95-141, eff. 8-13-07.)
 
(105 ILCS 5/9-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 9-22)
Sec. 9-22.
School board districts; changing manner of election.
A
school board may by resolution or shall, upon the petition of the lesser of
2,500 or 5% of the district's registered voters, order submitted to the
district's voters at a regular school election or at the general election, the
proposition for the election of board members by school board district, and the
proposition shall thereupon be certified by the board's secretary for
submission. If the proposition is approved by a majority of those voting on
the proposition, the board shall divide the school district into 7 school board
districts, each of which must be compact and contiguous and substantially equal
in population to each other district. The terms of office of the board members
incumbent at the time the proposition is adopted expire on the day of the next
regular school election, at which time one member shall be elected from each
school board district. In districts which have 4 year terms, those members
first elected after adoption of such a proposition shall, by lot, determine
3 to serve for 2 years and 4 for 4 years; their successors shall serve for
a 4 year term. In districts which have 6 year terms, those members first
elected after adoption of such a proposition shall, by lot, determine 3 to
serve for 2 years, 2 for 4 years and 2 for 6 years; their successors shall
serve for a 6 year term. Vacancies shall be filled as provided in Section
10-10.
In the year following each decennial census, the school board shall
reapportion the board districts to reflect the results of such census;
provided, that no decennial reapportionment shall be required in any school
district which elects its board members by school board district rather than at
large if: (i) on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1990, such school
district last elected its board members by school board district at the
nonpartisan election in 1989; (ii) the terms of the board members so elected
were determined by lot after that election and prior to January 1, 1990; and
(iii) the population of each existing school board district in that school
district at the time of the decennial census is within 5% of
what would be the population in the corresponding school board district
that would result were the school board districts in that school district to
be reapportioned following that decennial census as otherwise required
by this paragraph. If reapportionment is required by this paragraph, the
school board districts shall be compact, contiguous and substantially equal in
population, and such reapportionment plan shall be completed and formally
approved by a majority of the members of the board not less than 90 days
before the last date established by law for the submission of nominating
petitions for the next school board election. At the same board meeting,
the board shall, publicly by lot, divide the board districts as equally as
possible into 2 groups. In school districts which have 4 year terms, board
members or their successors from one group shall be elected for successive
terms of 2 years, 4 years and 4 years; and members or their successors from
the second group shall be elected for successive terms of 4 years, 4 years
and 2 years. In school districts which have 6 year terms, board members or
their successors from one group shall be elected for successive terms of 4
years and 6 years; and members or their successors from the second group
shall be elected for successive terms of 6 years and 4 years.
In any school district in which the members of the school board are
elected by school board district rather than at large, the school board may
by resolution or shall, upon the petition of the lesser of 2,500 or 5% of
the school district's registered voters, order submitted to the school
district's voters at a regular school election or at the general election,
the proposition for the election of board members at large rather than by
school board district; and the proposition shall thereupon be certified by
the board's secretary for submission. If a majority of those voting at the
election in each school board district vote in favor of the proposition:
(i) the proposition to elect board members at large shall be deemed to have
passed, (ii) new members of the board shall be elected at large at the next
regular school election, and (iii) the terms of office of the board members
incumbent at the time the proposition is adopted shall expire when the new
board members that are elected at large have organized in accordance with
Section 10-16. In school districts that formerly elected their members by
school board district to successive terms not exceeding 4 years, the
members elected at large shall be elected for a term of 4 years, and in
school districts that formerly elected their members by school board
district to successive terms not exceeding 6 years, the members elected at
large shall be elected for a term of 6 years; provided, that in each case
the terms of the board members initially elected at large as provided in
this paragraph shall be staggered and determined in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 10-10 and 10-16.

(Source: P.A. 87-1139; 87-1210; 88-45.)

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