{"data":{"id":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-3-5001","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"55 ILCS 5/3-5001","heading":"County clerk as recorder; election of recorder.","body":"The county clerk in counties having a population of less than 60,000 inhabitants shall be the recorder in the clerk's county.\nIn 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.\nIf 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.","path":["CHAPTER 55 COUNTIES","Counties Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=750\u0026ChapterID=12\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"8dd4e0a7ea9baa8d4ab8ccd8a3f4687714f418d7dd97badebf6c311b97bcdd1b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-3-4014","next":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-3-5002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}