(705 ILCS 21/50)
(This Act has been held unconstitutional)
Sec. 50. Schedule. The following schedule provisions shall govern the implementation of this Act.
(a) At the general election in the year 2000, an election or retention election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from each of the following supreme court judicial districts: 1A, 1C, and 3.
(b) At the general election in the year 2002, an election or retention election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from each of the following supreme court judicial districts: 1B, 2, and 5.
(c) At the general election in the year 2004, an election or retention election for supreme court judge shall be conducted from the following supreme court judicial district: 4.
(d) No more than one sitting supreme court judge may run for retention in each supreme court judicial district.
(e) In the event that 2 sitting supreme court judges file a declaration of intent with the Secretary of State to succeed themselves from the same supreme court judicial district, the Secretary of State shall, by random public selection, determine the district in which each of those judges shall seek retention.
(f) In the event that a vacancy occurs among supreme court judges from the First Judicial District prior to the scheduled election of judges under subsection (a), the first such vacancy shall be deemed to be in Supreme Court Judicial District 1C, the second such vacancy shall be deemed to be in Supreme Court Judicial District 1A, and the third such vacancy shall be deemed to be in Supreme Court Judicial District 1B. A vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by law.
(Source: P.A. 89-719, eff. 3-7-97.)
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