96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6216


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Mike Fortner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 








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








     Amends the Election Code.  Provides that a person who (i) filed a statement of candidacy as an established political party's candidate at a general primary or (ii) voted at an established political party's general primary may not file a statement of candidacy as an independent candidate or as a different party's candidate at the immediately following general election. A person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting the ballot of an established political party at any prior election. Effective immediately.
  















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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) (Blank.)


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    (c) (Blank.)


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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) (Blank.)


 


 






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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 (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a 
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partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established 
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political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established 
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political party at a general primary election may not file a 
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statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different 
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established political party or as an independent candidate for 
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a partisan office to be filled at the general election 
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immediately following the general primary for which the person 
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filed the statement or voted the ballot. A person may file a 
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statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified 
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primary voter of an established political party regardless of 
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any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting 
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the ballot of an established political party at any prior 
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election. 
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(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

  
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.