Bill Text: IL HB3476 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that the general primary election shall be held on the third Saturday (rather than the third Tuesday) in March and the consolidated primary election shall be held on the last Saturday (rather than the last Tuesday) in February.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3476 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3476-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning elections.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2A-1.1 as follows:
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6 | (10 ILCS 5/2A-1.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.1)
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7 | Sec. 2A-1.1. All Elections - Consolidated Schedule. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) In
even-numbered years, the general election shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November; | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | and an election to be known
as the general primary election | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall be held on the third Saturday Tuesday in March;
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12 | (b) In odd-numbered years, an election to be known as the
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13 | consolidated election shall be held on the first Tuesday in | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | April except
as provided in Section 2A-1.1a of this Act; and
an | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | election to be known as the consolidated primary election shall | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | be
held on the last Saturday Tuesday in February.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 95-6, eff. 6-20-07; 96-886, eff. 1-1-11 .)
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