ELEC CD-CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Requires that a State central committee of a political party under Alternative A must be composed of 2 members from each congressional district (one male and one female) elected by the primary voters (now, one member from each district elected by the primary voters or by ward, township, and precinct committeemen). Applies to State central committees elected at or after the 2014 general primary. Provides that, if all of a party's candidates for State central committeemen or State central committeewomen from a congressional district are of the same sex, then the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected a State central committeeman or State central committeewoman from the district, and a vacancy shall be declared to exist in the office of the second member of the State central committee from the district. Provides that candidates for election or to fill a vacancy as State central committeeman or committeewoman under Alternative A, a person must have voted in 3 of the 4 most recent primaries of the political party operating under Alternative A. Makes the State central committeeman and committeewoman in a congressional district the members and co-chairpersons of that party's congressional committee. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
Apr 2011
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2011
Last action Jan 8, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2011
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 51
Apr 8, 2011
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican20
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Amendments
2
May 31, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 31, 2011
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 29, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
May 29, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 In line by 3PM. Timely filed in accordance with House Rule 18(e)
lower
May 29, 2011
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2011
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-8)
senate
Mar 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 009-005-000
upper
Feb 9, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 27, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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