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IL HB3064

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Will Guzzardi

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Illinois Election Code Section 20-1 to reclassify American Samoa as part of the territorial limits of the United States for voting purposes.

  • Moves American Samoa from the exclusion list (which includes the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of Pacific Islands) to the inclusion list (which includes Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands).

  • Allows military and naval service members, their spouses, and dependents stationed in or residing in American Samoa to be eligible to vote by absentee ballot in Illinois elections.

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-AMERICAN SAMOA

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules3/31/2017
Elections & Campaign Finance2/22/2017
Rules2/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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