Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/7-34

from Ch. 46, par. 7-34

10 ILCS 5/17-23

from Ch. 46, par. 17-23

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Permits the appointment of one pollwatcher per precinct by each State non-partisan civic organization within a county or political subdivision that has among its written purposes certain voter and election goals. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following change: provides that no more than 2 pollwatchers appointed by non-partisan civic organizations may be in a precinct polling place at the same time.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Adds to the definition of a State nonpartisan civic organization that the organization (i) is organized or primarily conducts its activities within Illinois and (ii) continuously maintains an office or business location in Illinois with a current listed telephone number. Specifies that the organization's required written purposes must be in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or charter or in a separate declaration. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/18/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
1/18/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/18/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/19/2006	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
1/24/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
1/26/2006	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
1/27/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
1/27/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
1/31/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
1/31/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/1/2006	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000
2/1/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 2, 2006
2/2/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/2/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2006
2/6/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
2/6/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
2/23/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
2/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
2/24/2006	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halvorson
2/24/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
2/27/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
2/27/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/27/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000
2/27/2006	House	Arrived in House
2/27/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
3/3/2006	House	First Reading
3/3/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/14/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/14/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
11/27/2006	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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