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Illinois Statutes Chapter 605. Roads and Bridges § 5/6-115. Eligibility for office

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 6-115. (a) Except as provided in Section 10-20 of the Township Code  1 or subsections (b) and (c), no person shall be eligible to the office of highway commissioner or clerk unless he shall be a legal voter and has been one year a resident of the district. In road districts that elect a clerk, the same limitation shall apply to the district clerk.

(b) A board of trustees in a county organized under Division 2-1 of the Counties Code may (i) elect or appoint a non-resident or a resident that has not resided in the district for one year to be a highway commissioner or clerk, or (ii) contract with a neighboring township or road district to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if:

(1) the district is within a township with no incorporated town;

(2) the township has a population of less than 1,000; and

(3) no qualified candidate who has resided in the township for at least one year is willing to serve as highway commissioner or clerk.

(c) A county organized under Division 2-4 of the Counties Code with a road district may (i) elect or appoint a non-resident or a resident who has not resided in the district for one year to be a highway commissioner or clerk, or (ii) contract with a neighboring township or road district to provide highway commissioner or clerk services if no qualified candidate is willing to serve as highway commissioner or clerk.

1 60 ILCS 1/10-20.
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