HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 5815 09/07/2010 ORDINANCE NO. 5815
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 ENTITLED
"VILLAGE GOVERNMENT; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
REGARDING ELECTION PROCEDURES
Passed and approved by
the President and Board of Trustees
the 7 th day of September, 2010
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 8 th day of September, 2010
ORDINANCE NO. 5815
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8
ENTITLED "VILLAGE GOVERNMENT; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS,
REGARDING ELECTION PROCEDURES
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, acting in the exercise of their home rule powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: Subsection F(2)(a) of Section 8.115, entitled "Conflicts of Interest," of
Article I, entitled "Officers; Employees ", of Chapter 8 of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall
be deleted in its entirety, the remaining Subsections to be renumbered alphabetically.
SECTION 2: Section 8.504, inserted, to be and read as follows Section 8.504, entitled
"Election Procedures," of Article V, entitled "Other Regulations ", of Chapter 8 of the Mount
Prospect Village Code shall be deleted in its entirety, and a new Section 8.504, inserted, to be
and read as follows:
8.504 Election Procedures
A. The election of the Village President and Trustees shall be conducted
pursuant to applicable provisions of the Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/1 -1
et seq., and the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1 -1 -1 et seq., except as
provided in Subsection B below;
B. In accordance with the approval of a binding referendum on February 2,
2010, the election of the Village President and Trustees shall be conducted
as follows:
1. Election shall be pursuant to a non - partisan system;
2. No primary election shall be required for such offices; and
3. The nominating signature requirement for such offices shall be equal to at
least one percent (1 %) of the number of registered voters in the village of
Mount Prospect at the last preceding election for Village President.
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SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Hoefert, Juracek, Korn, Matuszak, Polit, Zadel
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
PASSED and APPROVED this 7 day of September, 2010.
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