Chapter 1 - Elections
Division 1

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SEC. 1.1-1 ELECTIONS. There shall be held on the first Monday in March, l970, and on the first Monday in March of every two (2) years thereafter, an election to elect persons to those offices specified in 65 ILCS 5/3-5-1 and 65 ILCS 5/3-5-4, as said law now stands or may hereafter be amended. (Amended 6/7/93 by Ord. No. 4143)

SEC. 1.1-2 PLACE OF ELECTIONS. The Town Council shall designate the places in which elections shall be held and shall appoint the judges thereof and shall cause notice of such elections to be printed in a newspaper published in the Town of Normal. Such notice shall provide the time and the place of elections and of the officers to be elected and any other questions to be voted upon and shall be published in accordance with the statutes made and provided by the State of Illinois.

SEC. 1.1-3 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. The Town Council shall be responsible, along with the Town Clerk, for the conduct of elections. They shall see to the publication of all notices, to the appointment of all judges, to the establishment of polling places, to the printing of ballots, to the final canvass of the election returns and the declaration of results, etc. The elections shall be conducted as provided for by Statute, Chapter 10 ILCS 1992, and as later amended. (Amended 6/7/93 by Ord. No. 4143)

SEC. 1.1-4 ELIGIBILITY. All persons who are registered voters and entitled to vote at any general election for state officers, and who have a permanent abode within the Town of Normal and who meet the requirements of the State Statutes, may vote at any election for Town officers or any special election for other corporate purposes.

SEC. 1.1-5 DETERMINING WINNER. The person with the highest number of votes for any office shall be declared elected. In the case of a tie in the election for any Town officers, it shall be determined by lot in the presence of the Town Council, in such manner as directed by Statute.

SEC. 1.1-6 NOTIFICATION. It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, within 5 days after the result of the election is declared, or any appointment made by the Town Council, to cause to be notified all persons elected or appointed to office. Unless such persons shall respectively qualify within 10 days after such notice is given, the office shall become vacant. Said qualification for office shall consist of taking an oath and posting a bond as set forth in this chapter. Existing office holders shall remain in office until their successors have been elected or appointed, as the case may be, and qualified as provided in this Code.

SEC. 1.1-7 OATH. All officers of the Town of Normal, whether elected or appointed, shall, within 10 days of such appointment or election and before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Illinois and the Ordinances of the Town of Normal and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ________________________ in the Town of Normal, Illinois, to the best of my ability."

Said oath shall be executed in writing and shall be filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Normal.

SEC. 1.1-8 BOND. Before entered upon his duties of office, each officer appointed shall execute a bond in the amount hereinafter provided conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his respective office and with sureties to be approved by the Town Council.

OFFICE	BOND
President	$ 5,000.00
Trustee	None
City Manager	10,000.00
Building Commissioner	3,000.00
Plumbing Inspector	2,500.00
Director of Public Works	2,000.00
Town Attorney	2,000.00
Assistant Town Attorney	1,000.00
Electrical Inspector	2,000.00
(Amended June 2, 1972)
Town Clerk	10,000.00
Assistant Town Clerk	10,000.00
Chief of Police	2,500.00
Town Marshall	2,500.00
Deputy Marshall	1,000.00
Treasurer (an amount of money not less than three times the latest Federal census population or any subsequent census figure of the Town of Normal used for Motor Fuel Tax purposes.)

The Town of Normal shall pay the premium, if any, on the furnishing of said bonds. (Amended 3/2l/77)

SEC. 1.1-9 ADOPTION. That the adoption of this Code, 10 ILCS 5/4-24, 1992 Edition, has heretofore been adopted and the Town Clerk has heretofore been instructed to, within ten (10) days after the adoption of the aforesaid section, file in the office of the County Clerk of McLean County, Illinois, a certified copy of the said ordinance of adoption, which act has been completed, and accordingly the elections of the Town of Normal shall be so governed. (Amended 6/7/93 by Ord. No. 4143)

SEC. 1.1-10 PRECINCTS. In furtherance of this Code and in the implementation of the aforesaid section, the Town Council of the Town of Normal does declare one precinct in the Town of Normal. (Amended 3/7/72)

SEC. 1.1-11 LIMITATIONS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

1. It shall be unlawful for any applicant for a liquor license or CATV franchise, holder of any such license or franchise, partner in a partnership holding or applying for such a license or franchise, officer, member of the Board of Directors, General Manager, Registered Agent or stockholder with an ownership interest in excess of 5% of any corporation holding or applying for such a license or franchise, or officer, agent, associate, representative or employee of a holder or applicant for any such license or franchise on behalf of any such liquor license applicant, holder, partner, officer, board member, manager, agent of 5% stockholder shall become liable for or pay or make any contribution directly or indirectly toward the campaign fund or expenses of any nominee or candidate for the office of President of the Board of Trustees or member of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Normal.
    
2. Any person, firm or corporation, applicant, holder, partner, officer, board member, manager, agent, 5% stockholder, associate, representative or employee violating, disobeying, omitting, neglecting or refusing to comply with or resisting or opposing the investigation or enforcement of any of the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, provided however, that all actions seeking imposition of fines only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Civil Practice Act. Repeated offenses in excess of three within any 180-day period may also be punishable as a misdemeanor by incarceration in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months under the procedure set forth in SEC. 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code and under the provisions of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure in a separate proceeding. (Added 9/18/78)