Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/7-59

from Ch. 46, par. 7-59

10 ILCS 5/17-16.1

from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.1

10 ILCS 5/18-9.1

from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.1

65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-45

65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-20

from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-20

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that those intending to become write-in candidates for statewide, congressional, state legislative, or judicial offices or offices in which the electors are not entirely within a county shall file a notarized declaration of intent with the State Board of Elections. Provides what shall be included in a declaration of intent. Provides that all write-in votes shall be counted for persons who filed the notarized declaration of intent with the appropriate election authority between 120 days and 75 days before the primary or election (rather than 61 days before the primary or election). Provides that persons intending to become write-in candidates for the offices of President and Vice President or Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the State Board of Elections and that votes case for either candidate shall constitute a valid write-in vote for the slate of candidates. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide a listing of valid write-in candidates to the appropriate election authority before the deadline for ballot certification. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and the Illinois Municipal Code.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/5/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/6/2019	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2/7/2019	Senate	To Subcommittee on Election Law
3/22/2019	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
9/12/2020	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

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