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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1629   </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS-NOMINATION VACANCY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Chris Lauzen</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/7-61</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 7-61</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/8-17</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 8-17</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/10-11</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 10-11</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Election Code. In Articles governing the nomination of partisan candidates, lists the events that create a vacancy in nomination and specifies that a candidate's voluntary withdrawal does not create a vacancy in nomination to be filled by the appropriate party committee or new political party officers.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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