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Bill Status of HB0158 95th General Assembly

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Short Description: ELECTIONS-NEW PARTY PETITIONS

House Sponsors
Rep. William B. Black

Last Action

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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/10-2

from Ch. 46, par. 10-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for a new State political party the same as that for a State office candidate of an established political party (now, the lesser of 25,000 or 1% of the number of voters voting in the most recent general election). Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for a new local political party the same as that for an established party candidate for the local office on the slate with the highest petition signature requirement (now, 5% of the number of voters in the relevant district or political subdivision who voted in the most recent election when district or subdivision officers were elected by the district or subdivision as a unit).

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
12/27/2006	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
1/19/2007	House	First Reading
1/19/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/31/2007	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
3/23/2007	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/29/2007	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. William B. Black
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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