SB0283sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 2/24/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 283

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 283 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:

"7-43 and by adding Section 1A-45 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/1A-45 new)

Sec. 1A-45. Candidate information sheet. The State Board of Elections shall prepare an easy to read, one page information sheet that local election authorities may give to any person interested in running for public office. The one page sheet must include:

(1) Directions to information about petition requirements, including administrative directions such as what the petition should look like.

(2) Directions for obtaining a Candidates Guide.

(3) Directions to a list of key election dates.

(4) Directions for finding out more information about campaign finance disclosure."; and

on page 2, by replacing lines 12 and 13 with the following:

"established political party from being nominated subsequently as the candidate of a different".