Bill Status of HB 5585   101st General Assembly

Short Description:  ELEC CD-RANKED CHOICE VOTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. and Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/1-3from Ch. 46, par. 1-3
10 ILCS 5/16-3from Ch. 46, par. 16-3
10 ILCS 5/16-4.2 new
10 ILCS 5/17-11from Ch. 46, par. 17-11
10 ILCS 5/17-18from Ch. 46, par. 17-18
10 ILCS 5/17-18.2 new
10 ILCS 5/18-5from Ch. 46, par. 18-5
10 ILCS 5/18-9from Ch. 46, par. 18-9

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that members of the General Assembly and the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer shall be elected by ranked-choice voting. Provides for ranked-choice ballots to be produced. Provides that voters may rank their choice for candidates for those offices and provides for interpretations of certain ballot marks. Provides that tallying ranked-choice votes proceeds in rounds. Provides that in each round, the number of votes for each continuing candidate must be counted, that each continuing ballot counts as one vote for its highest-ranked continuing candidate for that round, and that exhausted ballots are not counted for any continuing candidate. Provides that if only 2 candidates remain, the candidate with the higher vote total wins, and that if more than 2 candidates remain, the last-place candidate is eliminated and another round of tallying is to commence. Provides that rounds continue until a winner is found. Makes conforming changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/14/2020HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  2/18/2020HouseFirst Reading
  2/18/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/21/2020HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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