ELECTIONS-NEW PARTY PETITIONS House SponsorsRep. William B. Black-Mike Boland 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/10-2from Ch. 46, par. 10-2 Amends the Election Code. Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for a new State political party the same as that for a State office candidate of an established political party (now, the lesser of 25,000 or 1% of the number of voters voting in the most recent general election). Makes the minimum petition signature requirement for a new local political party the same as that for an established party candidate for the local office on the slate with the highest petition signature requirement (now, 5% of the number of voters in the relevant district or political subdivision who voted in the most recent election when district or subdivision officers were elected by the district or subdivision as a unit). 2/20/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black 2/20/2009HouseFirst Reading 2/20/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/25/2009HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/10/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-002-000 3/11/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/11/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/19/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang 3/19/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/23/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee 3/25/2009HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-003-000 4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die