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• 69-R-92
Providing for Nominating Petitions
for the Office of Mayor
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has
provided for a referendum to be held on November 3, 1992, which
referendum provides for the possible primary election for the
office of Mayor of the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the Election Code of the State of Illinois
provides for a period of 90 days for the circulation of petitions
for persons seeking nomination in a primary election; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council that all
persons desiring to run for the office of Mayor in a primary, if
0 established by referendum, shall have a full opportunity to
10 circulate petitions within the time frame provided by law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON;
SECTION 1: That all persons seeking to run for the
office of Mayor in a primary election to be held in February,
1993, if such primary is established, shall begin to circulate
petitions for said nomination for the office of Mayor commencing
on September 15, 1992, which said date is 90 days prior to the
deadline for filing petitions for nominations. That, in the event
the referendum of November 3, 1992 shall not be adopted, then all
such petitions shall be null and void. All persons desiring to
run for the office of Mayor in the regular election to be held
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in April, 1993 shall then file petitions within the time provided •
by law for said regular election of April, 1993.
SECTION 2: That in the event the referendum of
November 3, 1992 shall be adopted then for all subsequent
elections for the office of Mayor, petitions for said primary
shall be circulated commencing 90 days prior to the deadline for
filing said petitions for primary elections in the manner
provided by law. In the event that no primary election is held by
reason of no more than two candidates having filed for
nomination, then no further petitions shall be required for the
regular election for mayor to be held in the succeeding April.
SECTION 3: That this resolution is adopted for the
purpose of guaranteeing to all candidates the time for filing of
petitions in the manner provided by law and shall be construed
as providing such times as may be required by law.
SECTION 4: That this resolution shall be in full force
and effect following its passage and approval in the manner
provided by law.
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