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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5775   </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTION CD-PRIMARIES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black-Raymond Poe</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 5/7-43</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 7-43</aliasreference><reference>10 ILCS 5/7-44</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 46, par. 7-44</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code to eliminate the requirement that a voter declare party affiliation when voting at a primary election. Provides that the voter shall receive the primary ballot of each of the established political parties nominating candidates for office at the primary election, but may cast a ballot of only one political party, except in certain cases involving statewide political parties and political parties established only within a political subdivision.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/24/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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