HB 6216

  • Illinois House Bill
  • 96th Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Elections-Party Switching

Abstract

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.

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Jan 11, 2011

House

Session Sine Die

Mar 15, 2010

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Feb 16, 2010

House

Assigned to Executive Committee

Feb 11, 2010

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner

House

First Reading

House

Referred to Rules Committee

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