ELECTIONS-PARTY SWITCHING House SponsorsRep. Mike Fortner-Sidney H. Mathias Senate Sponsors(Sen. Don Harmon) 3/30/2012HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681 10 ILCS 5/7-43from Ch. 46, par. 7-43 Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person who (i) filed a statement of candidacy as an established political party's candidate at a general primary or (ii) voted at an established political party's general primary may not file a statement of candidacy as an independent candidate or as a different party's candidate at the immediately following general election. A person may file a statement of candidacy for a partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established political party regardless of any prior filing of candidacy for a partisan office or voting the ballot of an established political party at any prior election. Effective immediately. 2/17/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner 2/17/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/17/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2011HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/23/2011HouseAssigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee 3/15/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000 3/16/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/17/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/17/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/29/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-001 3/30/2011SenateArrive in Senate 3/30/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/30/2011SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/30/2011SenateFirst Reading 3/30/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 4/27/2011SenateAssigned to Executive 5/5/2011SenateTo Executive Subcommittee on Election Law 5/13/2011SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/27/2012SenateRe-assigned to Executive 3/27/2012SenateMotion Filed Sen. Don Harmon; to Waive all Posting Requirements. 3/27/2012SenateMotion Prevailed 033-019-000 3/27/2012SenateWaive Posting Notice 3/28/2012SenateDo Pass Executive; 011-000-000 3/28/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 3/28/2012SenateSecond Reading 3/28/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012 3/29/2012SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-003-000 3/29/2012HousePassed Both Houses 3/29/2012HouseSent to the Governor 3/30/2012HouseGovernor Approved 3/30/2012HouseEffective Date March 30, 2012 3/30/2012HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0681