Illinois 104th Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

SB 2004 — ELEC CD-RANKED-CHOICE VOTING

Last action — Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

This bill allows local governments in Illinois to use ranked-choice voting in elections.

SB2004 amends Illinois election laws to introduce ranked-choice voting for local elections. Local governments can choose to implement this voting method, which involves voters ranking candidates by preference and alters traditional election processes.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: Voters may have more options presented through ranked-choice voting, allowing for a more nuanced selection process.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  2. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  3. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  4. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  5. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  8. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  9. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  10. To Elections

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  12. Assigned to Executive

  13. Referred to Assignments

  14. First Reading

  15. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2004?
SB 2004 is sponsored by Laura M. Murphy (Democrat), David Koehler (Democrat), Robert Peters (Democrat), Graciela Guzmán (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat), Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Emil Jones, III (Democrat), and Mattie Hunter (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2004?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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