ELECTIONS-PARTY SWITCHING House SponsorsRep. Mike Fortner-Sidney H. Mathias 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/7-10.4 new 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. 2/8/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner 2/8/2012HouseFirst Reading 2/8/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/21/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/27/2012HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/6/2012HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000 3/7/2012HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/9/2012HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/9/2012HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/30/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die