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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 842    </title>
<shortdesc>SCH BDS-CUMULATIVE VOTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>105 ILCS 5/10-10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-10</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the School Code. Allows certain boards of education to give cumulative voting rights in the election of board members, in which case each elector may cast a specified number of votes, equal to the number of members to be elected at that election, for one candidate or distribute them equally among no more than the number of candidates that equals the number of members to be elected, and the candidates highest in votes shall be declared elected.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2005</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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