HB 1416 Illinois House · 97th Regular Session

ELECTIVE OFFICE-NO FELONY

Summary
Amends the Election Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person is ineligible as a candidate for elective office and may not seek reelection to office if he or she has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State, another state, the United States, or a foreign country. Provides that a person convicted of a felony under the laws of another country is ineligible as a candidate for office and is ineligible to seek reelection to office only if the felony under that country's laws is substantially similar to a felony violation in this country and if that country's judicial system affords a criminal defendant guarantees of due process similar to those afforded to a criminal defendant in the United States. Applies to persons who seek elective office or reelection to office after the effective date of the amendatory Act.
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Introduction
Feb 2011
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Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2011 Last action Jan 8, 2013
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Mar 17, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Feb 15, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
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Feb 14, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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