IL HB5923 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Illinois House Bill 5923 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-08-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Election Code. Creates an open-primary system. Provides that primary ballots shall list each candidate for office, regardless of party affiliation, participating in the primary election. Provides that the 2 candidates in any primary that received the most votes in the primary election, regardless of party affiliation of the candidates, shall be the only 2 candidates certified for participation in the general election. Makes conforming changes.

Title

ELEC CD-TOP TWO PRIMARY

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-08-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
2016-02-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-11	House	First Reading
2016-02-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	19-12.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	19-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	19-4.5	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	19-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	19-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	20-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	20-4	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	20-4.5	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	20-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	20-8	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-2	Repealed Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-3	Repealed Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-43	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-44	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-60	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	Art. 10	Repealed Code	Citation Text

Illinois State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5923&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5923.htm