Date	Chamber	Action
8/17/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0553

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/19-1

from Ch. 46, par. 19-1

10 ILCS 5/19-2

from Ch. 46, par. 19-2

10 ILCS 5/19-3

from Ch. 46, par. 19-3

10 ILCS 5/19-5

from Ch. 46, par. 19-5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Permits a person to request and vote an absentee ballot without specifying a reason for the absence from the polling place on election day. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Reinstates provisions concerning assistance in marking the absentee ballot of a physically incapacitated voter. Corrects typographical errors.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
2/20/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/20/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Elections
3/11/2009	Senate	Do Pass Elections; 009-000-000
3/11/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
3/24/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
3/25/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/30/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
3/31/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 005-000-000
4/1/2009	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/1/2009	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Frerichs
4/1/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/1/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
4/1/2009	House	Arrived in House
4/1/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/2/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/2/2009	House	First Reading
4/2/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2009	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
5/5/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-003-000
5/5/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
5/18/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/18/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/20/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-048-000
5/20/2009	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2009	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/17/2009	Senate	Governor Approved
8/17/2009	Senate	Effective Date August 17, 2009
8/17/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0553

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