Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0115

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Requires that absentee ballots received by election authorities through the 10th day after an election be counted if the ballots are postmarked before the date of the election. Requires that the State Board of Elections adopt rules for the provision of election judges for the counting of those ballots.

House Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	10 ILCS 5/19-7

10 ILCS 5/20-7

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Election Code with respect to ballots cast by absentee, military, and overseas voters. Provides that an election authority must count a ballot received within the period after an election for counting provisional ballots if the ballot was postmarked by the midnight preceding the opening of polls on election day. Revises the language of these provisions. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/6/2005	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
1/12/2005	House	First Reading
1/12/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/26/2005	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/1/2005	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
2/1/2005	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-001-000
2/1/2005	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-001-000
2/2/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/2/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/2/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/3/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
2/3/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
2/3/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
2/3/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000
2/3/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
2/3/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/3/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
2/15/2005	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2/15/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2/15/2005	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/15/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/16/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
4/13/2005	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
4/20/2005	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
4/20/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
4/20/2005	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/4/2005	Senate	Second Reading
5/4/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
5/17/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/17/2005	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2005	House	Sent to the Governor
8/12/2005	House	Governor Approved
8/12/2005	House	Effective Date August 11, 2005
8/12/2005	House	Effective Date August 12, 2005
8/12/2005	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0557

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