Date	Chamber	Action
3/30/2012	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/7-43

from Ch. 46, par. 7-43

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who (i) filed a statement of candidacy as an established political party's candidate at a general primary or (ii) voted at an established political party's general primary may not file a statement of candidacy as an independent candidate or as a different party's candidate at the immediately following general election. A person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting the ballot of an established political party at any prior election. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/17/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
2/17/2011	House	First Reading
2/17/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/23/2011	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
3/15/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
3/16/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-001
3/30/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/30/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/30/2011	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Executive
5/5/2011	Senate	To Executive Subcommittee on Election Law
5/13/2011	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
3/27/2012	Senate	Re-assigned to Executive
3/27/2012	Senate	Motion Filed Sen. Don Harmon; to Waive all Posting Requirements.
3/27/2012	Senate	Motion Prevailed 033-019-000
3/27/2012	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
3/28/2012	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
3/28/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
3/28/2012	Senate	Second Reading
3/28/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
3/29/2012	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-000
3/29/2012	House	Passed Both Houses
3/29/2012	House	Sent to the Governor
3/30/2012	House	Governor Approved
3/30/2012	House	Effective Date March 30, 2012
3/30/2012	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681

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