Senate Sponsors: PHILIP-HENDON-SHADID. House Sponsors: DANIELS-CROSS Short description: ELEC CD-SEPTEMBER PRIMARY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in September. Maintains the third Tuesday in March of presidential election years for the presidential preference primary and selection of delegates to the national nominating conventions. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/7-56 10 ILCS 5/7-63 10 ILCS 5/19-2 10 ILCS 5/19-4 Amends the Election Code to change certain dates with respect to the primary election and general election. Requires the canvass of the returns of a primary to be completed within 3 days of the primary. Requires a petition contesting the nomination of a candidate for office by a candidate of the same party whose name appears upon the primary ballot for the same office to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court within 5 days (now, 10 days) after completion of the canvass of returns. Requires a petition contesting a primary to be heard not more than 5 days (now, 10 days) from the date of presentation. Requires an application for an official ballot by a person expecting to be absent from the county for a general election to be mailed or personally delivered not more than 25 days (now, 40 days) nor less than one day before the election. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/4-22 10 ILCS 5/5-29 10 ILCS 5/6-66 10 ILCS 5/7-8 10 ILCS 5/7-11 10 ILCS 5/7-14 10 ILCS 5/7-56 10 ILCS 5/7-60 10 ILCS 5/7-61 10 ILCS 5/7-63 10 ILCS 5/8-4 10 ILCS 5/8-5 10 ILCS 5/10-14 10 ILCS 5/13-1 10 ILCS 5/13-2 10 ILCS 5/14-3.1 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01 10 ILCS 5/19-2 10 ILCS 5/19-4 105 ILCS 5/33-1 Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1a from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1a Deletes everything. Amends the Election Code by making a technical change to the Section concerning the time for holding the consolidated election when that election conflicts with the celebration of Passover. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (State Bd. of Elections) SB 1000, amended will not result in any increased expenditures to the State Board of Elections. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (DCCA) Fails to create a State mandate. HOME RULE NOTE, AMENDED Does not preempt home rule authority. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status