100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4678
 
Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
10 ILCS 5/7-43  from Ch. 46, par. 7-43

     Amends the Election Code. Provides that no person is entitled to vote at a primary election if that person has participated in the town political party caucus next preceding the primary of another political party by signing an affidavit of voters attending the caucus. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
57-43 as follows:
 



6    (10 ILCS 5/7-43)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)



7    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 
8months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 
9therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age 
10of 18 or more
years shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.

11    The following regulations shall be applicable to 
12primaries:

13        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

14            (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as 
15        required by this
Article.

16            (b) (Blank).


17            (c) (Blank).


18            (c-5) (c.5) If that person has participated in the 
19        town political party caucus next preceding the 
20        primary,
under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of 
21        another political party by
signing an affidavit of 
22        voters attending the caucus within 45 days before the

23        first day of the calendar month in which the primary is 
 
 
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1        held.

2            (d) (Blank).


3        In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 
4    board of
election commissioners only voters registered as 
5    provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote 
6    at such primary.

7        No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless 
8    he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 
9    of this Act, when
his registration is required by any of 
10    said Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election with 
11    reference to which the primary is held.

12    A person (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a 
13partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established 
14political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established 
15political party at a general primary election may not file a 
16statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different 
17established political party or as an independent candidate for 
18a partisan office to be filled at the general election 
19immediately following the general primary for which the person 
20filed the statement or voted the ballot. A person may file a 
21statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified 
22primary voter of an established political party regardless of 
23any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting 
24the ballot of an established political party at any prior 
25election. 
26(Source: P.A. 97-681, eff. 3-30-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.