Rule 1.02 - ELECTION OR SELECTION OF CHIEF JUDGEA.Election of Chief Judge: A majority of the Circuit Judges of this Circuit shall elect, by secret ballot, a Circuit Judge to serve as Chief Judge. The election shall be held in June of each election year, on a date established by the current Chief Judge with at least fifteen (15) days written notice. Each term shall commence on the first day of December, starting with December 1, 2021.B.Selection of Chief Judge Upon Non-Majority Vote: In the event that no one candidate for Chief Judge receives a majority of votes after three (3) consecutive ballots as specified above, the Chief Judge shall be selected by application of the following provisions to the results of the third ballot: 1. The candidate with the sole plurality of votes shall be selected for a full term.2. In the event that no candidate has a sole plurality of votes, and that there is a tie vote among the leading candidates who have received less than a majority, the Chief Judge shall be selected by application of these provisions to the tied results of the third ballot: a. If a current Chief Judge is not among the tied candidates, the tie will be determined in favor of the candidate who has served longest as a Circuit Judge. If seniority as a Circuit Judge is not dispositive, then the tie vote will be determined in favor of the candidate who has served longest as a judge. A candidate selected in this manner shall serve a full term.b. If a current Chief judge is seeking a second term and is one of the tied candidates, the tie will be determined in favor of the current Chief Judge. A Chief Judge selected in this manner will serve a term of one year, and he or she shall be precluded from becoming Chief Judge in the next subsequent election.c. If the current Chief Judge is seeking a third or more term and is one of the tied candidates, the tie will be determined in favor of a candidate who is not the current Chief Judge. If this determination is not dispositive, then the tied vote will be determined in favor of the candidate who has served longest as a Circuit Judge and who is not the current Chief Judge. If Circuit seniority is not dispositive of the tied vote, then the tied vote will be determined in favor of the candidate who has served longest as a Judge. A candidate selected in this manner shall serve a full term.C.Length of Term. Other than as described in paragraph (B)(2)(b) above, a Circuit Judge elected to or selected for the office of Chief Judge shall serve a term of two years. D.Acting Chief Judge: The Chief Judge shall appoint another Circuit Judge to become Acting Chief Judge in the Chief Judge's unavailability or absence during the term. The Acting Chief Judge shall have the same powers and duties as the Chief Judge. In the event the Acting Chief Judge is also unavailable or absent, the most senior Circuit Judge on the premises shall act as Chief Judge.E.Vacancy: Whenever a vacancy occurs, or is proposed, in the office of the Chief Judge, any two Circuit Judges may call a meeting of the Circuit Judges to elect or select a Circuit Judge to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term, in the same manner as above, excepting the month for the election.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 1.02