ELECTIVE OFFICE-NO FELONY House SponsorsRep. Thaddeus Jones 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/7-10from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/8-8from Ch. 46, par. 8-810 ILCS 5/10-5from Ch. 46, par. 10-510 ILCS 5/25-2from Ch. 46, par. 25-210 ILCS 5/29-10from Ch. 46, par. 29-10730 ILCS 5/5-5-5from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-5 Amends the Election Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person is ineligible as a candidate for elective office and may not seek reelection to office if he or she has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State, another state, the United States, or a foreign country. Provides that a person convicted of a felony under the laws of another country is ineligible as a candidate for office and is ineligible to seek reelection to office only if the felony under that country's laws is substantially similar to a felony violation in this country and if that country's judicial system affords a criminal defendant guarantees of due process similar to those afforded to a criminal defendant in the United States. Applies to persons who seek elective office or reelection to office after the effective date of the amendatory Act. 2/9/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones 2/14/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/14/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/15/2011HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/17/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die