Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 439 — ELECTIONS-CONSOLIDATED BALLOT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0889

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Election Code. Permits a municipality to require its election authority to prepare and provide special consolidated primary election absentee ballots that permit ranked run-off voting for municipal office candidates for use by absentee voters in the United States military or outside the United States on the consolidated primary and consolidated election days. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt implementing rules.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 439 has switched from an "engrossed" status to an "enrolled" status, indicating that the bill has passed through the legislative process and is now prepared for final approval. This change is significant because it represents a step closer to becoming law, meaning the proposed measures contained in the bill will soon be put into action, assuming they receive final consent.

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SB0439 Engrossed LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b AN ACT concerning elections.
SB0439 Enrolled LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b AN ACT concerning elections.
Special Write-in Absentee Voter’s Blank Ballot (To vote for a person, write the title of the office and SB0439 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b his or her name on the lines provided.
Special Write-in Absentee Voter’s Blank Ballot (To vote for a person, write the title of the office and SB0439 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b his or her name on the lines provided.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or other law to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may SB0439 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b adopt, upon submission of a written statement by the municipality’s election authority attesting to the administrative ability of the election authority to administer an election using a ranked ballot to the municipality’s governing body, an ordinance requiring, and that municipality’s election authority shall prepare, a ranked absentee ballot for municipal and township office candidates to be voted on in the consolidated election.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or other law to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may SB0439 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b adopt, upon submission of a written statement by the municipality’s election authority attesting to the administrative ability of the election authority to administer an election using a ranked ballot to the municipality’s governing body, an ordinance requiring, and that municipality’s election authority shall prepare, a ranked absentee ballot for municipal and township office candidates to be voted on in the consolidated election.
The voter shall not be required to indicate his or her preference for more than one candidate on the ranked SB0439 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b ballot.
The voter shall not be required to indicate his or her preference for more than one candidate on the ranked SB0439 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 10021 JAM 30235 b ballot.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0889

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-017-000

  7. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Mike Bost

  8. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Second Reading - Short Debate

  11. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost

  12. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

  13. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  14. Fiscal Note Filed

  15. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  16. Do Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000

  17. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Mike Boland

  18. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Boland

  19. Remains in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

  20. Motion Do Pass - Lost Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 004-004-000

  21. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  22. Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee

  23. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  24. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007

  25. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  26. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007

  27. Assigned to Executive Committee

  28. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  29. Referred to Rules Committee

  30. First Reading

  31. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  33. Arrived in House

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  35. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  36. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Frerichs

  38. Recalled to Second Reading

  39. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Local Government

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Local Government

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government

  44. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

  47. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007

  48. Second Reading

  49. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  50. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

  51. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  52. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007

  53. Do Pass Local Government; 008-000-000

  54. Assigned to Local Government

  55. Referred to Rules

  56. First Reading

  57. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Sponsors

  • Michael W. Frerichs · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Michael W. Frerichs

Not signed on (182)

182 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

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 95 Yea · 17 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 861405
Democrat 8001
Republican 1300
Total 951706
% of votes cast 81%14%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Nay
Hassert — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Lindner — Nay
Madigan — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Burke — Yea
Younge — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Howard — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Watson — Not Voting
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Meyer — Nay
Myers — Nay
Nekritz — Nay
Osterman — Not Voting
Washington — Not Voting
Cole — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Froehlich — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Patterson — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Nay
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
McCarthy — Nay
Moffitt — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Mulligan — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Not Voting
Silverstein — Not Voting
Wilhelmi — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Not Voting
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 439 do?
Amends the Election Code. Permits a municipality to require its election authority to prepare and provide special consolidated primary election absentee ballots that permit ranked run-off voting for municipal office candidates for use by absentee voters in the United States military or outside the United States on the consolidated primary and consolidated election days. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt implementing rules.
Who sponsors SB 439?
SB 439 is sponsored by Michael W. Frerichs.
What is the current status of SB 439?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 439?
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