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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 459    </title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-ELECTORAL VOTES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Suzanne Bassi</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/21-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 21-2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Provides that the State's presidential and vice presidential electoral votes shall be allocated (i) 2 to the presidential ticket that won the highest number of votes statewide and (ii) the remainder to each ticket on the ballot in proportion to that ticket's share of the statewide vote for all tickets.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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