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SB 141 — ELEC CD-NEW PARTIES-SIGNATURES
Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Provides that petitions to constitute a new political party in the State and nomination petitions for independent candidates must be signed by a number of qualified voters at least equal to the minimum petition signature requirement for a Statewide office candidate of an established political party (instead of 1% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding Statewide general election or 25,000 qualified voters, whichever is less). Provides that petitions for form a new political party within any district or political subdivision less than the entire State shall be signed by qualified voters of the district or political subdivision equaling in number not less than the minimum petition signature requirement for the office on the slate with the highest minimum petition signature requirement (instead of 5% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding regular election in that district or subdivision). Provides that the signature requirement for nomination petitions for independent candidates for public offices other than Statewide offices is the same as the signature requirement for established political parties. Provides that, if the signature requirement for established political party candidates also includes a limit on the number of signatures that may be filed, then that limitation shall also apply to new political party candidates for that office. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
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Compared against the Illinois Compiled Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill modifies the signature requirements for forming new political parties and nominating independent candidates to align them with those required for established political party candidates.
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10 ILCS 5/10-2
1% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding Statewide general election or 25,000 qualified voters, whichever is less.→ at least equal in number to the minimum petition signature requirement of Section 7-10 for a Statewide office candidate of an established political partyChanges the minimum signature requirement for new political party petitions from a percentage or fixed number to match the requirement for established political party candidates.
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10 ILCS 5/10-2
5% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding regular election in such district or political subdivision in which such district or political subdivision voted as a unit for the election of officers to serve its respective territorial area.→ not less than the minimum petition signature requirement for the office on the slate with the highest minimum petition signature requirementAlters the minimum signature requirement for forming a new political party in a district or subdivision to correspond with the highest requirement for established party candidates.
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10 ILCS 5/10-3
1% of the number of voters who voted in the next preceding Statewide general election or 25,000 qualified voters of the State, whichever is less.→ the same as the signature requirement for established political parties.Standardizes the signature requirement for independent candidate nomination petitions to match that of established political party candidates.
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10 ILCS 5/10-3
5%, nor more than 8% (or 50 more than the minimum, whichever is greater) of the number of persons, who voted at the next preceding regular election in such district or political subdivision→ not less than the minimum petition signature requirement for the office on the slate with the highest minimum petition signature requirementRemoves the percentage range for independent candidates in favor of aligning with the minimum requirements of established political parties.
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if the signature requirement for established political party candidates also includes a limit on the number of signatures that may be filed, then that limitation shall also apply to new political party candidates for that office.
Introduces a provision that new party candidates must also adhere to any limits on the number of signatures set for established party candidates.
Action History
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
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To Subcommittee on Election Law
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar
Sponsors
- Andy Manar · Cosponsor
- Jason A. Barickman · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Andy Manar
- Jason A. Barickman
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 141 do?
- Amends the Election Code. Provides that petitions to constitute a new political party in the State and nomination petitions for independent candidates must be signed by a number of qualified voters at least equal to the minimum petition signature requirement for a Statewide office candidate of an established political party (instead of 1% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding Statewide general election or 25,000 qualified voters, whichever is less). Provides that petitions for form a new political party within any district or political subdivision less than the entire State shall be signed by qualified voters of the district or political subdivision equaling in number not less than the minimum petition signature requirement for the office on the slate with the highest minimum petition signature requirement (instead of 5% of the number of voters who voted at the next preceding regular election in that district or subdivision). Provides that the signature requirement for nomination petitions for independent candidates for public offices other than Statewide offices is the same as the signature requirement for established political parties. Provides that, if the signature requirement for established political party candidates also includes a limit on the number of signatures that may be filed, then that limitation shall also apply to new political party candidates for that office. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 141?
- SB 141 is sponsored by Andy Manar and Jason A. Barickman.
- What is the current status of SB 141?
- This bill died with 101st Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 141?
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