Section 705 ILCS 50/3 - [Repealed Effective 12/2/2024](a) All counties, townships, census tracts, block groups, and blocks are those that appear on maps published by the United States Bureau of the Census for the 1990 census. The term "tract(s)" shall mean census tract(s). All judicial subcircuits created by this Act for the purpose of electing judges shall not be altered by operation of any other statute, ordinance, or resolution.(b)(1) Any part of Cook County that has not been described as included in one of the judicial subcircuits described in this Act is included within the judicial subcircuit that: (i) is contiguous to the part; and(ii) contains the least population of all subcircuits contiguous to the part according to the 1990 decennial census of Cook County.(2) If any part of Cook County is described in this Act as being in more than one judicial subcircuit, the part is included within the subcircuit that; (i) is one of the subcircuits in which that part is listed in this Act;(ii) is contiguous to that part; and(iii) contains the least population according to the 1990 decennial census of Cook County;(3) If any part of Cook County: (i) is described in this Act as being in one judicial subcircuit; and(ii) is entirely surrounded by another judicial subcircuit; the part shall be incorporated into the subcircuit that surrounds the part.
(4) If any part of Cook County: (i) is described in this Act as being in one judicial subcircuit; and(ii) is not contiguous to another part of the subcircuit; the part is included with the contiguous subcircuit that contains the least population according to the 1990 decennial census of Cook County.
(c) The Speaker of the House, the Minority Leader of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall by joint letter of transmittal present to the Secretary of State for deposit in the State Archives an official set of United States Bureau of the Census maps and descriptions used for conducting the 1990 census, and those maps shall serve as the official record of all counties, townships, census tracts, block groups, and blocks referred to in this Act.(d) The State Board of Elections shall prepare and make available to the public a metes and bounds description of the subcircuits created under this Act.Repealed by P.A. 102-0693,§ 70, eff. 12/2/2024.