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| Bill | ELECTIONS-PURGE ROLLS | Amends the Election Code. Authorizes election authorities to use obituaries to obtain information for purposes of purging voter registration records. Makes changes in the large county and board of election commissioners Articles to conform to procedures in the smaller county Article with respect to purging. Removes the requirement that a physically disabled voter seeking assistance marking the ballot must state whether his or her disability is permanent. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 1315 | Illinois HB 1315 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2005-02-09 | 2005-06-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/d4bbe584-2038-47ca-a5cd-f91d174d7d33 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1315&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16071&SessionID=50&GA=94 | e39b6e13bd1b465da88b38bb526b2f981efe85b086363ab43734cbcf84380cc7 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1315 (94th) — ELECTIONS-PURGE ROLLS
Amends the Election Code. Authorizes election authorities to use obituaries to obtain information for purposes of purging voter registration records. Makes changes in the large county and board of election commissioners Articles to conform to procedures in the smaller county Article with respect to purging. Removes the requirement that a physically disabled voter seeking assistance marking the ballot must state whether his or her disability is permanent.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
filing - 2005-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2005-02-16 Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2005-04-13 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-06-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-06-14 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-06-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0025
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d4bbe584-2038-47ca-a5cd-f91d174d7d33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).