Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/10-3

from Ch. 46, par. 10-3

10 ILCS 5/10-6

from Ch. 46, par. 10-6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Makes the minimum and maximum nomination petition signature requirements for independent General Assembly candidates the same as those for independent candidates for any district or political subdivision office (now, larger). Makes the period for filing all independent candidate petitions the same as that for new political party candidates (now, the same as that for established political party candidates).

House Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	10 ILCS 5/7-43	from Ch. 46, par. 7-43

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the bill as introduced with the following changes: Further amends the Election Code. Removes the prohibition against a person voting at a primary if that person has: (i) signed the nomination petition of another party's candidate or an independent candidate for an office for which candidates are to be voted on at the primary or (ii) voted at another party's primary within the last 23 months.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
2/6/2007	House	First Reading
2/6/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/8/2007	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
3/23/2007	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/29/2007	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
3/29/2007	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule April 30, 2007
4/18/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
4/18/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
4/18/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
4/18/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/27/2007	House	Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007
5/2/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/2/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
5/2/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/2/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007
5/2/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
5/3/2007	Senate	First Reading
5/3/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
5/15/2008	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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