| Description: | Last day for written notice of the time and place for conducting the lottery shall be given when two or more petitions are received simultaneously for the same office and party: (a) as of the opening hour of the filing period, November 21, 2016; and/or (b) within the last hour of the filing period, November 28, 2016 (There must be seven days’ notice given. If the lottery is to be held on the last statutory date, December 7, the last day to give notice is November 30.) Notice shall be given by the State Board of Elections or the election authority to the chairman of each political party and to each organization of citizens within the election jurisdiction entitled to have pollwatchers present at the last election. Notice must also be posted.
[10 ILCS 5/7-12(6)]
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