Bill Text: IL HB5403 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Election Code. Provides that, not less than 68 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 68 days before the date of the general primary), the State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all petitions filed with the State Board of Elections. Provides that, not less than 62 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 62 days before the date of the general primary), each county clerk shall certify the names of all candidates whose nomination papers have been filed with such clerk and declare that the names of such candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general primary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5403 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5403-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5403 Introduced , by Rep. Lance Yednock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
10 ILCS 5/7-14 from Ch. 46, par. 7-14
Amends the Election Code. Provides that, not less than 68 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 68 days before the date of the general primary), the State Board of Elections shall meet and shall examine all petitions filed with the State Board of Elections. Provides that, not less than 62 days before the first date of early voting for the general primary (rather than 62 days before the date of the general primary), each county clerk shall certify the names of all candidates whose nomination papers have been filed with such clerk and declare that the names of such candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the official ballot for the general primary.
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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 7-14 as follows:
(10 ILCS 5/7-14) (from Ch. 46, par. 7-14)
Sec. 7-14. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, not
less than 68 days before the first date of early voting for the
general primary, the State Board of Elections shall meet and
shall examine all petitions filed under this Article 7, in the
office of the State Board of Elections. The State Board of
Elections shall then certify to the county clerk of each
county, the names of all candidates whose nomination papers or
certificates of nomination have been filed with the Board and
direct the county clerk to place upon the official ballot for
the general primary election the names of such candidates in
the same manner and in the same order as shown upon the
certification.
The State Board of Elections shall, in its certificate to
the county clerk, certify the names of the offices, and the
names of the candidates in the order in which the offices and
names shall appear upon the primary ballot; such names to
appear in the order in which petitions have been filed in the

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office of the State Board of Elections except as otherwise
provided in this Article.
Not less than 62 days before the first date of early voting
for the general primary, each county clerk shall certify the
names of all candidates whose nomination papers have been
filed with such clerk and declare that the names of such
candidates for the respective offices shall be placed upon the
official ballot for the general primary in the order in which
such nomination papers were filed with the clerk, or as
determined by lot, or as otherwise specified by statute. Each
county clerk shall place a copy of the certification on file in
his or her office and at the same time issue to the board of
election commissioners a copy of the certification that has
been filed in the county clerk's office, together with a copy
of the certification that has been issued to the clerk by the
State Board of Elections, with directions to the board of
election commissioners to place upon the official ballot for
the general primary in that election jurisdiction the names of
all candidates that are listed on such certification in the
same manner and in the same order as shown upon such
certifications.
The certification shall indicate, where applicable, the
following:
(1) The political party affiliation of the candidates
for the respective offices;
(2) If there is to be more than one candidate elected

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