ELEC CD-INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES House SponsorsRep. William B. Black-Elizabeth Coulson Senate Sponsors(Sen. Terry Link) 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/10-3from Ch. 46, par. 10-310 ILCS 5/10-6from Ch. 46, par. 10-6 Amends the Election Code. Makes the minimum and maximum nomination petition signature requirements for independent General Assembly candidates the same as those for independent candidates for any district or political subdivision office (now, larger). Makes the period for filing all independent candidate petitions the same as that for new political party candidates (now, the same as that for established political party candidates).House Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:10 ILCS 5/7-43from Ch. 46, par. 7-43Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the bill as introduced with the following changes: Further amends the Election Code. Removes the prohibition against a person voting at a primary if that person has: (i) signed the nomination petition of another party's candidate or an independent candidate for an office for which candidates are to be voted on at the primary or (ii) voted at another party's primary within the last 23 months. 2/6/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black 2/6/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/8/2007HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/29/2007HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/29/2007HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule April 30, 2007 4/18/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 4/18/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote 4/18/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000 4/18/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 5/2/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 5/2/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/2/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007 5/2/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link 5/3/2007SenateFirst Reading 5/3/2007SenateReferred to Rules 5/15/2008SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die