Bill Text: IL HB2503 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. When a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator, requires that: (i) the Governor make a temporary appointment, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, and the office be filled at the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled, if the vacancy occurs fewer than 180 days before that election, and (ii) the vacancy be filled at a special election, designated by the Governor, if the vacancy occurs 180 or more days before the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 48-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-12 - Chair Rules Motion Out of Order [HB2503 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2503-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2503 Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross, Suzanne Bassi, Mark H. Beaubien, Jr., Patricia R. Bellock, Bob Biggins, et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/25-8 from Ch. 46, par. 25-8
Amends the Election Code. When a vacancy occurs in the office of U.S. Senator, requires that: (i) the Governor make a temporary appointment, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, and the office be filled at the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled, if the vacancy occurs fewer than 180 days before that election, and (ii) the vacancy be filled at a special election, designated by the Governor, if the vacancy occurs 180 or more days before the next general election at which that office is scheduled to be filled. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning elections.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
25-8 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/25-8) (from Ch. 46, par. 25-8)
Sec. 25-8. Vacancy in office of U.S. Senator.
(a) When a vacancy shall occur in the office of United
States Senator from this state fewer than 180 days before the
next regularly scheduled election to fill that office of United
States Senator, the Governor shall make temporary appointment
to fill such vacancy until the next election of representatives
in Congress, at which time such vacancy shall be filled by
election at that regularly scheduled election. The Governor's
temporary appointment is subject to approval by the General
Assembly through its adoption of the same joint resolution by a
record vote of two-thirds of the members elected in each house.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States
Senator from this State 180 or more days before the next
regularly scheduled election to fill that office of United
States Senator, the office shall remain vacant until it is
filled by election at a special election. Candidates for the
office of United States Senator shall be nominated by

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established political parties at a special primary. Within 5
days after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall issue writs
of election to the State Board of Elections and to the election
authorities throughout the State, designating the dates of the
special primary and special election. The date of the special
election shall be within 115 days after the vacancy occurs, and
the date of the special primary shall be at least 45 days
before the date of the special election. The person elected at
the special election shall serve the unexpired portion of the
vacated term of office.
(c) The , and the senator so elected pursuant to this
Section shall take office as soon thereafter as he or she shall
receive his or her certificate of election.
(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 2, p. 1.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.