ELECTIONS-RACE AND GENDER House SponsorsRep. La Shawn K. Ford 5/3/2014HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46 ILCON Art. III, Sec. 8 new Proposes to amend the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure related to voting, shall be imposed or applied by the State or any political subdivision in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen of the State to vote on account of sex, race, color, or status as a member of a language minority. Effective upon being declared adopted. 7/10/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford 10/22/2013HouseRead in Full a First Time 10/22/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/3/2014HouseTabled Pursuant to Rule 46