HB 6000 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

CHICAGO ALDERMANIC PETITIONS

Summary

Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. With respect to nomination petitions of candidates for Chicago alderman, (i) makes the minimum number of petition signatures 500 (now, equal to 2% of the total ward vote for that office in the most recent general municipal election or, after redistricting, 2% of the mayoral vote in the most recent general municipal election divided by the number of wards), (ii) prohibits the enforcement of a maximum number of petition signatures, and (iii) prohibits a person from signing the petitions of more than one candidate for the same aldermanic office at the same primary. Effective immediately.

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Feb 2010

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Introduced Feb 10, 2010 Last action Jan 11, 2011

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Jan 11, 2011

House · Failed

Session Sine Die

Mar 26, 2010

House · Referred to committee

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

Mar 8, 2010

House · Reported by committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

Mar 2, 2010

House · Referred to committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

Mar 2, 2010

House · Amendment offered

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

Feb 23, 2010

House · Reported by committee

Do Pass / Standard Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-004-000

Feb 17, 2010

House · Referred to committee

Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

Feb 10, 2010

House · Referred to committee

Referred to Rules Committee

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