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ORDINANCE NO.
2947
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING VILLAGE
ELECTION PROCEDURES IN THE VILLAGE
OF MOUNT PROSPECT
WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 6(a) of Article VII of
the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Village
of Mount Prospect is a home rule municipality, and may under
the power granted by said Section 6(a) of Article VII exercise
any power and perform any function pertaining to its government
and affairs¡and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such authority, the President
and Board of Trustees have determined that it is necessary and
desirable that they exercise their authority as a home rule
municipality to establish an election procedure for municipal
elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT,COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE:
That Chapter 8, Article V, Section 8.505
of the Village of Mount Prospect Municipal Code is hereby repeal d
and that a new Section 8.505 is adopted as follows:
Section 8.505.
Election Procedures.
A.
Conduct of Elections by Village Clerk.
Elections for
municipal offices shall be conducted pursuant to the provisi ns
of this Ordinance.
However, in those instances where a
provision of this Ordinance does not apply, the provisions
of the Illinois Election Code, Ill. Rev. Stats. Chapter
46 §l-l et seq., and Chapter 24 §3-5 et seq., shall apply
as near as may be.
B.
Right to Vote.
Each registered voter residing within the
Village of Mount Prospect on any election day shall have
the right to cast a ballot.
C.
Time and Place of Elections.
Prior to December 1, 1980,
all municipal elections in the Villa~e of Mount Prospect
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shall be held upon the day and date herein prescribed or upo
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said day and date prescribed by an ordinance providing
for the same.
From and after December 1,1980, all
such municipal elections shall be held in accordance with
the schedule prescribed by Chapter 46, Sections 2A-l
through 2A-50, inclusive, of the Illinois Revised Statutes.
The polls shall be opened at 7:00 o'clock a.m. and closed
at 7:00 o'clock p.m.
D.
Voting Precincts.
The President and Board of Trustees shall pre .CI
establish and fix by ordinance
the boundaries of one or
more voting precincts within the Village of Mount Prospect
for each election and shall designate one polling place
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for each such precinct.
Appointment of Election Judges.
The Village C¿erk shall
appoint three election judges for each polling place.
In
the event an election judge declines to serve, or is incapable
of serving, the judges present may appoint some other
"qualified legal voter as election judge.
F.
Tally Sheets, Poll Books and Other Equipment.
The Village
Clerk shall cause the ballots and tally sheets to be
printed,'the poll books to be prepared, the polling places
to be set up and equipped, and the election judges in-
structed.
Minimum equipment for a polling place 5hall
incl ude:
polling booths, ballot boxes, pencils, registra-
tion lists if available, and voting machines where such are
provided for by the County Clerk.
G.
Voter's Instruction Sheets.
The Village Clerk shall prepare
a Voter's Instruction Sheet and post one in each polling
booth and at the entrance of each polling place.
H.
Preparation and Publication of Ballots.
Ballots shall be
prepared at least 20 days before the election so as to be
available for absentee voters.
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Absentee Voting.
Voters who will not be within the Village
of Mount Prospect on any election day, or who are ill or
otherwise physically unable to come to a prescribed polling
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place, may receive ballots by applying for the same to
the Village Clerk.
Such application shall be under oa~h
and may be made in person up to 3 days, or by mail
postmarked not less than 5 days prior to an election day.
The Village Clerk shall initial all such ballots.
When
completed the ballot shall be inserted by the voter in a
sealed envelope and deposited with the Village Clerk.
The
Village Clerk shall initial and deliver such sealed ballot
envelopes to the proper polling place on election day,
and the ballots are to be initialed by an election judge
when counted along with the cast ballots.
An election
judge shall first verify that the absentee voter is a
legal voter.
J.
Election Officials - Residence Requirements - Oath.
The
Village Clerk, all election judges and pollwatchers must be
residents of the Village of Mount Prospect.
Election
judges must take and file the same oath of office required
of all other state election judges, and such must be
filed with the Village Clerk along with the return.
K.
Duties of Election Judges Regarding Polls and Ballot Boxes.
On election day, the election judges shall open the polls
at the prescribed time and shall check the ballot boxes be-
fore any votes are cast to assure that they are empty,
and shall then close and seal them.
Voting machines, where
provided, shall also be checked to assure their proper
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operation and that all vote counters register zero.
Watchers. One person may be permitted to act as a poll-
watcher for each candidate or slate of candidates.
In
the case of an election on a proposition, one watcher
shall represent those in favor of the proposition and one
watcher shall represent those opposed thereto.
H.
Presence at Polling Places.
Only election officers, watche s
and voters present for the purpose of voting may be within
any polling place and voters must depart upon casting their
ballots.
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Opening of Ballot Boxes ~ Counting - Results- Returns.
closing the polls at the prescribed time, the election
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judges shall then and there open the ballot box and first
count the number of ballots and compare such with the numbe
of voters who have cast a ballot at that polling place.
If any blank ballots are discovered, then such blanks shall
be rèmoved.
If an excess of ballots still exists, the
judges shall replace the remaining ballots in the ballot bo ,
shake it thoroughly, and then draw out and remove a number
of ballots equal to the excess.
Removed ballots shall be
identified as such and deposited in a separate sealed
envelope, and the judges shall sign the seals.
When the number of ballots equals the number of ballots
cast, the judges shall canvass the ballots.
When the canvas
has been completed, the judges shall publicly announce the
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resul ts and verify the same upon the tally sheets and sha..
complete their return as in the case of other elections.
They shall then place the counted ballots in a sealed
envelope and sign the seals.
If voting machjnes have been
used the judges shall canvass the ballots cast.
The j udge-s
may then leave the polling place and deliver the return,
ballots, tally sheets, poll boxes and excess supplies to the
Village Clerk.
Canvass of Returns - Certificate of Results.
The President
and Board of .Trustees shall,together with our\vatcher
for each candidate or slate ofdandidates, canvass the
returns at a regular or special meeting of the Village
Board and within 7 days, adopt an ordinance canvassing
the results of the election.
Ballots - Preservation and Destruction - Returns, Tally
Sheets, etc.
The Village Clerk shall retain and preserve
all the ballots in the sealed envelopes signed by the judges
in a safe place not accessible to anyone else, for 60 days af er
anyelectiorl.
Thereafter, the Clerk may destroy them, unless
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he has been served with written notice of an eleètfon' èòntes
and one is actually pending.
In case of su~h a contest,
the ballots shall be preserved and inspected only purusant
to an order of a Circuit Court of the state.
The returns,
tally sheets, poll books, proof of publication, certificate
of restults, and a supply of the ballots used shall be
retained by the Village Clerk for a period of 4 years.
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Tie-vote in Election of Trustees -Dete:r:mination by Lot -
Vacancies.
In the event of a tie-vote in an election for
a municipal office, the winner shall be determined by lot.
Where a candidate for municipal office dies before election
day, and is nevertheless elected to that office, the ~lace 0
such deceased candidates shall be filled in the same manner
as is otherwise provided for filling vacancies in the office oj
Village President or Village Trustee.
R.
Tie-Vote in Election on Proposition.
In the event of a
tie-vote in an election on a proposition, the proposition
shall be deemed to have failed.
S.
Exþenses and Costs.
Th~ expenses of any election, court
costs and legal costs incurred by the Village of Mount
Prospect involving an election shall be borne by the Village
of Mount Prospect, but the expense incurred by any voter
contesting any election shall not be an expense of the Villa e.
SECTION TWO:
This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
in the manner provided by law.
PASSED THIS
18th
DAY OF
September
1979, pursuant to a roll call vote as follows:
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AYES: 6
NAYS: 0
ABSENT: 0
APPROVED Tl-IIS
18th
DAY OF
September
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ATTEST:
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