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IL HB3233

Bill

Status

Failed

1/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Reginald Phillips

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Origin

House of Representatives

100th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Illinois Election Code sections 21-1 and 21-2 to change how presidential electors are allocated and selected by political parties.

  • Presidential elector nominees must be designated by congressional district plus at-large positions, rather than the previous system.

  • The elector receiving the highest number of votes in each congressional district becomes that district's presidential elector and casts votes for their party's candidates.

  • At-large presidential electors who receive the highest or second-highest number of votes statewide become electors and cast votes for their party's candidates.

  • Modifies the winner-take-all system to allocate electoral votes by congressional district instead of awarding all electors to the statewide popular vote winner.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/8/2019

Committee Referrals

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

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