Illinois House Bill 4808 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Election Code. Provides that write-in votes shall be counted only for persons who have filed notarized declarations of intent to be write-in candidates with the proper election authority, authorities, or State Board of Elections no earlier than 120 days prior to the primary or general election, but no later than 70 (rather than 61) days prior to the primary or general election. Provides that declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate shall include specified information. Provides that declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate that do not include the specified information shall not be accepted. Provides that persons intending to become write-in candidates for the Offices of President and Vice President or Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the State Board of Elections. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

ELECTIONS-WRITE-IN CANDIDATES

Rep. Mike Fortner [R]

Sen. Terry Link [D]

2018-04-18 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-05-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2018-05-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
2018-05-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
2018-05-18	Senate	Second Reading
2018-05-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2018
2018-05-10	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
2018-05-01	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2018-04-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2018-04-23	Senate	First Reading
2018-04-23	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
2018-04-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2018
2018-04-19	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2018-04-18	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
2018-04-18	House	Motion Withdrawn Rep. Mike Fortner
2018-04-17	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-17	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-04-12	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; 016-000-000
2018-04-12	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Elections & Campaign Finance Committee; Rep. Mike Fortner
2018-02-27	House	Assigned to Elections & Campaign Finance Committee
2018-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-14	House	First Reading
2018-02-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	17-16.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	18-9.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
10	5	7-59	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4808&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4808.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4808eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000HB4808_04182018_021000T.pdf