ELECT CD-WRITE-IN CANDIDATES Senate SponsorsSen. Bill Cunningham 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/7-59from Ch. 46, par. 7-5910 ILCS 5/17-16.1from Ch. 46, par. 17-16.110 ILCS 5/18-9.1from Ch. 46, par. 18-9.165 ILCS 5/3.1-20-4565 ILCS 5/3.1-25-20from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-20Amends the Election Code. Provides that those intending to become write-in candidates for statewide, congressional, state legislative, or judicial offices or offices in which the electors are not entirely within a county shall file a notarized declaration of intent with the State Board of Elections. Provides what shall be included in a declaration of intent. Provides that all write-in votes shall be counted for persons who filed the notarized declaration of intent with the appropriate election authority between 75 days and 65 days before the general primary and between 120 days and 75 days before the election or consolidated primary (rather than 61 days before the primary or election). Provides that persons intending to become write-in candidates for the offices of President and Vice President or Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall file one joint declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the State Board of Elections and that votes case for either candidate shall constitute a valid write-in vote for the slate of candidates. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall provide a listing of valid write-in candidates to the appropriate election authority before the deadline for ballot certification. Makes conforming changes throughout the Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. 2/11/2020SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham 2/11/2020SenateFirst Reading 2/11/2020SenateReferred to Assignments 2/19/2020SenateAssigned to Executive 2/19/2020SenateTo Subcommittee on Election Law 3/18/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 2, 2020 3/25/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2020 3/25/2020SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 7, 2020 4/12/2020SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 4/16/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 30, 2020 4/23/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 7, 2020 4/23/2020SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 15, 2020 4/30/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2020 4/30/2020SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 22, 2020 5/7/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2020 5/7/2020SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020 5/15/2020SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die