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HB 632 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

ELEC CD-INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES

Summary
Amends the Election Code. Makes the minimum and maximum nomination petition signature requirements for independent General Assembly candidates the same as those for independent candidates for any district or political subdivision office (now, larger). Makes the period for filing all independent candidate petitions the same as that for new political party candidates (now, the same as that for established political party candidates).
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 2, 2007 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 2, 2007

How they voted

114–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 115
May 2, 2007
D Democratic64
63 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican51
51 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
May 3, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 2, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 2, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (114-0-1)
house
Apr 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 18, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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