Public Act 097-0681
 
HB2009 EnrolledLRB097 06359 HLH 46440 b


  
    AN ACT concerning elections.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Election Code is amended  by changing Section 
7-43 as follows:
 



    (10 ILCS 5/7-43)  (from Ch. 46, par. 7-43)



    Sec. 7-43. Every person having resided in this State 6 
months and
in the precinct 30 days next preceding any primary 
therein who shall be
a citizen of the United States of the age 
of 18 or more
years, shall be
entitled to vote at such primary.

    The following regulations shall be applicable to 
primaries:

    No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary:

    (a) Unless he declares his party affiliations as required 
by this
Article.

    (b) (Blank.)


    (c) (Blank.)


    (c.5) If that person has participated in the town political 
party caucus,
under Section 45-50 of the Township Code, of 
another political party by
signing an affidavit of voters 
attending the caucus within 45 days before the
first day of the 
calendar month in which the primary is held.

    (d) (Blank.)


    (e) In cities, villages and incorporated towns having a 
board of
election commissioners only voters registered as 
provided by Article 6
of this Act shall be entitled to vote at 
such primary.

    (f) No person shall be entitled to vote at a primary unless 
he is
registered under the provisions of Articles 4, 5 or 6 of 
this Act, when
his registration is required by any of said 
Articles to entitle him to
vote at the election with reference 
to which the primary is held.

    A person (i) who filed a statement of candidacy for a 
partisan office as a qualified primary voter of an established 
political party or (ii) who voted the ballot of an established 
political party at a general primary election may not file a 
statement of candidacy as a candidate of a different 
established political party or as an independent candidate for 
a partisan office to be filled at the general election 
immediately following the general primary for which the person 
filed the statement or voted the ballot. 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. 
(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.