Illinois House Bill 3221

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-29 - Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall create a pilot program that allows petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure Internet portal. Provides that a statement of candidacy shall set out a telephone number and email address, if any, for a candidate. Provides that if a candidate seeks to run for countrywide office in Cook County, then the candidate's petition for nomination must contain at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 signatures (rather than the number of signatures equal to 0.5% of the qualified electors of his or her party who casts votes at the last preceding general election in Cook County). Provides that a qualified primary elector of a party may sign petitions for a candidate in the primary of more than one party. Provides that each petition for nominations for mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer must be signed by at least 5,000 but not more than 10,000 legal voters of the city (rather than 12,500 legal voters of the city). Provides that no rule or ordinance shall be passed that prevents legal voters from signing petitions for nomination for 2 or more candidates running for the same office.

ELECTIONS-PETITIONS

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-29	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
2024-02-29	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Rules Committee; Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2023-03-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Ethics & Elections
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	10-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	1a-61	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	7-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	8-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
65	20	21-28	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3221&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3221.htm