KARPIEL. 10 ILCS 5/1-7 Amends the Election Code. Permits a county board by ordinance to approve straight party voting by a single vote for township elections only. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the ordinance authorizing straight party, single ticket voting for township offices must be an ordinance of the town- ship board, rather than the county board, and must be approved not less than 61 days before the consolidated election. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Specifies that the straight party single vote is for political parties. Changes the deadline for approving the ordinance to 78 days before the consolidated election. Requires the township board to certify its ordinance to the election authority within one day after its approval. FEB-22-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LOCAL GOV MAR-20-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-27-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-LOCAL GOV S MAR-27-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-27-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-004-000 SLGV MAR-27-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-28 MAR-29-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-29-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-03-30 APR-02-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL APR-02-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SLGV APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL APR-03-2001 S BE ADOPTED SLGV/006-003-000 APR-03-2001 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL APR-03-2001 S ADOPTED APR-03-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-04 APR-04-2001 S THIRD READING - LOST 025-029-000 JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary