95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0681


 
Introduced 2/6/2007, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














10 ILCS 5/7-43
  from Ch. 46, par. 7-43







    Amends the Election Code.  For purposes of declaring political party affiliation in order to vote in a primary, provides that a person who declares party affiliation by signing the partisan nomination petition of a candidate is considered to maintain that affiliation until the day after the next general primary.
















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    AN ACT concerning elections.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
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7-43 as follows:
 



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    (10 ILCS 5/7-43)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)



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    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 
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months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 
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therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age 
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of 18 or more
years, shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.

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    The following regulations shall be applicable to 
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primaries:

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    No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

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    (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as required 
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by this
Article.

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    (b) Who shall have signed the petition for nomination of a 
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candidate
of any party with which he does not affiliate, when 
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such candidate is to
be voted for at the primary.

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    (c) Who shall have signed the nominating papers of an 
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independent
candidate for any office for which office 
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candidates for nomination are
to be voted for at such primary.

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    (c.5) If that person has participated in the town political 
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party caucus,
under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of 
 


 






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another political party by
signing an affidavit of voters 
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attending the caucus within 45 days before the
first day of the 
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calendar month in which the primary is held.

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    (d) If he has voted at a primary held under this Article 7 
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of
another political party within a period of 23 calendar 
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months next
preceding the calendar month in which such primary 
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is held: Provided,
participation by a primary elector in a 
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primary of a political party
which, under the provisions of 
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Section 7-2 of this Article, is a
political party within a 
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city, village or incorporated town or town only
and entitled 
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hereunder to make nominations of candidates for city,
village 
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or incorporated town or town offices only, and for no other

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office or offices, shall not disqualify such primary elector 
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from
participating in other primaries of his party: And, 
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provided, that no
qualified voter shall be precluded from 
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participating in the primary of
any purely city, village or 
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incorporated town or town political party
under the provisions 
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of Section 7-2 of this Article by reason of such
voter having 
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voted at the primary of another political party within a
period 
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of 23 calendar months next preceding the calendar month in 
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which
he seeks to participate is held.

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    (e) In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 
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board of
election commissioners only voters registered as 
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provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote at 
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such primary.

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    (f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless 
 


 






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he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 of 
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this Act, when
his registration is required by any of said 
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Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election with reference 
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to which the primary is held.

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    A person who declares a party affiliation by signing the 
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petition for nomination of a candidate of one party is 
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considered to maintain that affiliation until the day after the 
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next general primary.

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(Source: P.A. 89-331, eff. 8-17-95.)