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Amended l.l- 17-69
96-0-69
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for a Special Election for
Alderman of the Fifth hard
WHEREAS, o vacancy ,has occurred in the office of Aldo -man
of the Fifth Ward of the City of Evanston dins to the death of
Alderman Eugene Seckt and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 5»2�9 of the
Illinois municipal Code,, 1967. the vacancy ntay be filled by
special.. elections and
WHEkEAS,' the City Council of the City of Evanston has.
determined that the bast interest of the Fifth Ward and the City
of Evanston requires that a special, election be called for the
purpose of filling salad ' vacancy. -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 0110AIHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON# COOK COUNTY* ILLINOIS:
SECTION is That a special election be
and the same is hereby called
to be hold in the Fifth Ward of the City of Evanston on Tuesdayf
February 249 1970, for the purpose of electing an Alderman to
fill the unexpired terms of Alderman Eugene Beek, and until a
successor is elected at the next regular Municipal Election .and
has qualified.
SECTION 2: That said election shall be-
held in tho regular palling
places in the several, precincts of the Fifth hard of the City of
Evanston as designated by the City Council., and that the Judges
shall be appointed by the City Council.# and shall officiate at anc
conduct said special election for and on behalf of the City of
Evanston.
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SECTION S: The polls for said election shall
be open at Six o'clock (5:00) A.46
in the morning and shall close at Six o'clock (6.00) p.M, in the
evening.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk be and ho is hereby
directed to provide for giving
notice of said elect,ioa and conducting said election as provided
. � by law.
SECTION 5: The City Clerk be and he is hereby
authorizad In the manner provide
by law to prepare and cause to be printed ballots to be used at
said special election, and to cause a sample thereof to be pub-
lished as provided by low in a newspaper of general circulation
r in the .Fifth :'hard in the City of Evanston.
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SXTION Ea: Nominatl.ons may be jade by nomin-
ation papers signed in the aggre-
gate for each candi.d'ate by qualified voters of said Fifth `yard
equaling not lesa then five pgrcent nor more than eight percent
of the number of persons who voted at the next preceding Municipal
Election in said Ward. Said nomination papers consisting of
petitions for nominations and statements of candicacy shall be
filed after the passage and approval of this ordinance, commencing
November 18* 1969 and no later than December 22, 1969* in the
office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 7 a This ordinance shall be in full.
force and effect from and after
its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Introduced November 10 4 1969
Adopted November 17 p lgbg Approved November 17 1969
/sl John D. Emery
Attest: Mayor
,,,,,_Lsl Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Approved as to foxm:...�,�.1,�..�d�.� zei.
Corporation Counsel