SHADID AND PHILIP. 10 ILCS 5/8-17 from Ch. 46, par. 8-17 Amends the Election Code. Deletes requirement that the legislative or representative committee for a party shall fill a vacancy when a candidate for the primary declines the nomination or the nomination becomes vacant for any reason other than the death of the candidate. Deletes provision that if there was no candidate for the nomination of the party in the primary, no candidate for the party shall be on the ballot unless the party shall nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy within 60 days after the date of the general primary election. 97-01-23 S FIRST READING 97-01-23 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-28 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOC GOV & ELE 97-01-30 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHILIP 97-02-26 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE 97-02-26 S COMMITTEE LOC GOV & ELE 97-03-15 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 99-01-12 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary