Illinois § 3-5001 County clerk as recorder; election of recorder

Illinois Statutes

§ 3-5001 — County clerk as recorder; election of recorder

Illinois § 3-5001

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicGOVERNMENT

Ch. 55COUNTIES

Act 55 ILCS 5/Counties Code.

Art.Article 3 - Officers And Employees

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Bluebook

55 Ill. Comp. Stat. 3-5001 (2026).

Text

The county clerk in counties having a population of less than 60,000 inhabitants shall be the recorder in the clerk's county. In counties having a population of 60,000 or more inhabitants, there shall be elected a recorder, as provided by law, who shall hold office until a successor is qualified. If the population of any county in which a recorder has been elected decreases to less than 60,000, the voters of that county shall continue to elect a recorder if the county board adopts a resolution to continue the office of an elected recorder.

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The county clerk in counties having a population of less than 60,000 inhabitants shall be the recorder in the clerk's county. In counties having a population of 60,000 or more inhabitants, there shall be elected a recorder, as provided by law, who shall hold office until a successor is qualified. If the population of any county in which a recorder has been elected decreases to less than 60,000, the voters of that county shall continue to elect a recorder if the county board adopts a resolution to continue the office of an elected recorder.