Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/10-8

from Ch. 46, par. 10-8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. With respect to objector's petitions, requires that (i) 2 copies (now, one copy) must be filed with the petition, (ii) the petition shall not be accepted for filing without the 2 copies, and (iii) challenges to signatures must include recapitulation sheets that refer to the page and line numbers of the signatures. Makes other changes.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following changes: With respect to the sampling of challenged signatures, removes the provision that the electoral board by rule shall provide the procedure. Permits an electoral board to examine a sample of 20% of the challenged signatures; if the number of sustained challenges is not greater than 35% of all the challenged signatures, provides that the objector may be required to show cause why the objection should not be dismissed. Exempts objections to a candidate nomination petition for an office with a petition signature requirement of fewer than 50.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the minimum 20% signature sample must be randomly selected.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2010	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/11/2010	Senate	First Reading
2/11/2010	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/24/2010	Senate	Assigned to Elections
3/3/2010	Senate	Do Pass Elections; 005-000-002
3/3/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
3/10/2010	Senate	Second Reading
3/10/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2010
3/15/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/15/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/15/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/15/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/16/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Elections
3/16/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Elections
3/16/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 006-000-000
3/16/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Elections; 006-000-000
3/18/2010	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/18/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link
3/18/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
3/18/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/18/2010	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/18/2010	House	Arrived in House
3/19/2010	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
3/19/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/22/2010	House	First Reading
3/22/2010	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

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