ELECTIONS-PETITION SIGNATURES

Amends the Election Code. Removes the greater nominating petition signature requirement for county offices in DuPage County (from 1.5% to 0.5% of qualified primary voters). Requires the filing of a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate on a primary ballot no later than 7 (now, 61) days before the primary in order for votes for that write-in candidate to be counted. Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for local public questions 8% of the total votes cast for all gubernatorial candidates at the most recent gubernatorial election by the voters of the political subdivision (now, with respect to questions at elections in 2009 and later, 11% of the total ballots cast by voters in the political subdivision at the most recent regular election).