Senate Sponsors: LUECHTEFELD. House Sponsors: BIGGINS Short description: ELEC CD-PRIMARY DATE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes the date of the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in September. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 5/33-1b Adds reference to: 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2 from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2 10 ILCS 5/4-22 from Ch. 46, par. 4-22 10 ILCS 5/5-29 from Ch. 46, par. 5-29 10 ILCS 5/6-66 from Ch. 46, par. 6-66 10 ILCS 5/7-11 from Ch. 46, par. 7-11 10 ILCS 5/7-14 from Ch. 46, par. 7-14 10 ILCS 5/7-56 from Ch. 46, par. 7-56 10 ILCS 5/7-60 from Ch. 46, par. 7-60 10 ILCS 5/7-61 from Ch. 46, par. 7-61 10 ILCS 5/7-63 from Ch. 46, par. 7-63 10 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 46, par. 8-5 10 ILCS 5/10-14 from Ch. 46, par. 10-14 10 ILCS 5/13-1 from Ch. 46, par. 13-1 10 ILCS 5/13-2 from Ch. 46, par. 13-2 10 ILCS 5/14-3.1 from Ch. 46, par. 14-3.1 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01 from Ch. 46, par. 16-5.01 10 ILCS 5/19-2 from Ch. 46, par. 19-2 10 ILCS 5/19-4 from Ch. 46, par. 19-4 Deletes everything. Amends the Election Code and the School Code. Changes the general primary election from the third Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in September. Maintains the third Tuesday in March of presidential election years for the presidential preference primary and the selection of delegates to the national nominating conventions. Changes certain deadlines with respect to the general primary. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Elections) There would be minimal fiscal impact on the Board; reimburse- ments for judges of election at Presidential primary elections would cost $864,600. STATE MANDATES NOTE, S-AM 1 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) SB 938 (S-am 1) creates a local gov't organization and struc- ture mandate. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status