ELEC-INDEPENDENT SIGNATURES House SponsorsRep. Eddie Washington 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/10-3from Ch. 46, par. 10-3 Amends the Election Code. Changes the number of petition signatures required by an independent candidate to the same number required by a candidate of a political party for nomination to the particular office (now, various larger percentages of numbers of voters).House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code. Makes the number of signatures required on the nominating petition of an independent candidate for an office elected pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code at least equal to 5% of the number of persons who voted in the most recent consolidated election in the municipality or municipal subdivision (now, equal to at least 5% but not more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of that group of voters). 2/18/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington 2/19/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2009HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/13/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/25/2009HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 3, 2009 3/25/2009HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/31/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/31/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote 3/31/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 3/31/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die