Bill Text: IL HB1142 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Prohibits county clerks and members of boards of election commissioners from making public endorsements of candidates and public questions when the candidates' names and the questions appear on ballots solely of political subdivisions within their election jurisdiction. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1142 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1142-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB1142 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/29-12.5 new
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits county clerks and members of boards of election commissioners from making public endorsements of candidates and public questions when the candidates' names and the questions appear on ballots solely of political subdivisions within their election jurisdiction. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning election officials.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
29-12.5 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/29-12.5 new)
Sec. 29-12.5. Political endorsements by election
officials. No county clerk or member of a board of election
commissioners may publicly endorse any candidate for a public
office or any public question when the candidate's name or the
question appears on ballots solely in political subdivisions
within the jurisdiction of that election authority and not
elsewhere in the State. This prohibition includes but is not
limited to print and broadcast endorsements.