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 Bill Status of SB1125  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  ELECT CD-WRITE-IN CANDIDATES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Don Harmon

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/7-59from Ch. 46, par. 7-59
10 ILCS 5/17-16.1from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.1
10 ILCS 5/18-9.1from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.1
65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-45
65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-20from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-20


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Provides that those intending to become write-in candidates for statewide, congressional, state legislative, or judicial offices or offices in which the electors are not entirely within a county shall file a notarized declaration of intent with the State Board of Elections. Provides what shall be included in a declaration of intent. Provides that all write-in votes shall be counted for persons who filed the notarized declaration of intent with the appropriate election authority between 120 days and 75 days before the primary or election (rather than 61 days before the primary or election). Provides that persons intending to become write-in candidates for the offices of President and Vice President or Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the State Board of Elections and that votes case for either candidate shall constitute a valid write-in vote for the slate of candidates. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide a listing of valid write-in candidates to the appropriate election authority before the deadline for ballot certification. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and the Illinois Municipal Code.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/5/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
  2/5/2019SenateFirst Reading
  2/5/2019SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/6/2019SenateAssigned to Executive
  2/7/2019SenateTo Subcommittee on Election Law
  3/22/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  9/12/2020SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
  1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die

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