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HB 2009 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

ELECTIONS-PARTY SWITCHING

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
Mar 2012
House Passage
Mar 2012
Senate Passage
Mar 2012
Signed into Law
Mar 2012
Introduced Mar 30, 2011 Signed Mar 30, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2012 · House Mar 29, 2011

How they voted

41–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Mar 29, 2012
D Democratic27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 3 Nay 1
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Mar 30, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Mar 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 27, 2012
Introduced
Motion Filed Sen. Don Harmon; to Waive all Posting Requirements.
upper
Mar 27, 2012
Committee
Re-assigned to Executive
upper
May 13, 2011
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 5, 2011
Upper · Passed
To Executive Subcommittee on Election Law
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Mar 30, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 29, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-33-4)
house
Mar 15, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.