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SB 1637 Illinois Senate · 94th Regular Session

ELEC-PETITION FORMS

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that when the secretary or clerk of the political subdivision provides the form for a back door referendum petition, the legal sufficiency of the form cannot be the basis for a challenge to placing the referendum on the ballot. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Jun 2005
Introduced Apr 8, 2005 Signed Jun 14, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2005 · House May 3, 2005

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Apr 8, 2005
D Democratic27
27 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 14, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 3, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 3, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-1)
house
Apr 26, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 8, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-2)
senate
Mar 9, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 2, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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