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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2629   </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS-VOTING AGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg-Paul D. Froehlich-Karen May-Sidney H. Mathias-Lou Lang and Ed Sullivan, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/3-6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who is 17 years old on the date of a primary may vote at the primary if that person is otherwise qualified and will be 18 years old on the date of the following election.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that a person 17 years old as described by the bill is deemed competent to execute and attest to voter registration forms.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee;  005-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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