ELECTIONS-PETITION FILING TIME
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires that nomination petitions be filed not more than 106 days and not less than 102 days before a primary election or consolidated election (now, not more than 99 days and not less than 92 days before a general primary election and not more than 78 days and not less than 71 days before a consolidated primary election or consolidated election). Requires that certain public question petitions be filed not less than 106 (now, 78) days before a regular election in 2011 or thereafter. Permits the seeking of judicial review of a petition objection decision, with respect to elections in 2011 and thereafter, within 5 (now, 10) days after the decision. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2010
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2010
Last action Jan 11, 2011
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jan 11, 2011
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 26, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 3, 2010
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
Feb 9, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
Jan 25, 2010
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Elaine Nekritz
DDemocratic
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