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IL HB3221

Bill

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Cassidy

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a pilot program allowing petition signatures to be gathered electronically through a secure internet portal, with identity verification required.

  • Requires candidates' statements of candidacy to include telephone number and email address if available.

  • Reduces Cook County countywide office petition signature requirement from 0.5% of qualified electors to a fixed range of 5,000-10,000 signatures.

  • Allows qualified primary electors to sign petitions for candidates in the primary of more than one party.

  • Reduces Chicago mayoral, city clerk, and city treasurer petition signature requirement from 12,500 to 5,000-10,000 signatures, and prohibits rules preventing voters from signing petitions for multiple candidates for the same office.

Legislative Description

ELECTIONS-PETITIONS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/10/2023
Ethics & Elections2/28/2023
Rules2/17/2023

Full Bill Text

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