ELECTIONS MILITARY DEPENDENTS
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Specifies that the spouse or dependent of a member of the armed forces or merchant marine, residing with or accompanying the member, need not have resided in Illinois in order to vote a military or overseas absentee ballot.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2009
Last action Jan 12, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2009
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Apr 1, 2009
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
12
Committee
23
Amendments
9
May 28, 2010
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 28, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 7, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
May 7, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 7, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
lower
May 6, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 5, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 5, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-004-000
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2010
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 30, 2010
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
lower
Apr 28, 2010
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Dec 1, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jun 24, 2009
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 31, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000
lower
May 27, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee
lower
May 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 26, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-1)
senate
Mar 31, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hutchinson
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 005-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Elections
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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