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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/7-10

from Ch. 46, par. 7-10

10 ILCS 5/7-59

from Ch. 46, par. 7-59

10 ILCS 5/28-6

from Ch. 46, par. 28-6

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Removes the greater nominating petition signature requirement for county offices in DuPage County (from 1.5% to 0.5% of qualified primary voters). Requires the filing of a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate on a primary ballot no later than 7 (now, 61) days before the primary in order for votes for that write-in candidate to be counted. Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for local public questions 8% of the total votes cast for all gubernatorial candidates at the most recent gubernatorial election by the voters of the political subdivision (now, with respect to questions at elections in 2009 and later, 11% of the total ballots cast by voters in the political subdivision at the most recent regular election).

House Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	10 ILCS 5/7-59	from Ch. 46, par. 7-59

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Removes the greater nominating petition signature requirement for county offices in DuPage County (from 1.5% to 0.5% of qualified primary voters). Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for local public questions 8% of the total ballots cast by the voters of the political subdivision at the most recent regular election (now, 8% of the total votes cast for all gubernatorial candidates at the most recent gubernatorial election by the voters of the political subdivision and, with respect to questions at elections in 2009 and later, 11% of the total ballots cast by voters in the political subdivision at the most recent regular election).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
2/14/2008	House	First Reading
2/14/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2008	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/26/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
2/26/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-002-000
2/27/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/28/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/28/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
4/1/2008	House	Removed from Short Debate Status
4/1/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
4/1/2008	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
4/1/2008	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed April 1, 2008
4/18/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
5/9/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
5/23/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
5/31/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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