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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4842   </title>
<shortdesc>ELECTIONS-VOTERS' GUIDE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Martin A. Sandoval)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>11/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>10 ILCS 5/12A-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Requires (now, permits) the State Board of Elections to publish an Internet voters' guide before each general primary in the same manner as before each general election.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Governor Amendatory Veto Message</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Proposes to further amend the Election Code.  Eliminates 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>1/13/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>1/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Elections &amp; Campaign Reform Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Elections</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Elections;  007-000-001</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/29/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/13/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Amendatory Veto</action>
<statusdate>11/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 16, 2010</action>
<statusdate>11/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Bill Dead - No Positive Action Taken - Amendatory Veto</action>
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