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| Bill | ELEC-ABOLISH CANVASS BOARDS | Amends the Election Code. Abolishes local canvassing boards and provides that canvasses must be done by election authorities. Requires election authorities to transmit, by fax, e-mail, or other electronic means, a certificate of the results of the election to the State Board of Elections. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. Provides that recounts for the office of alderman in the City of Chicago must be filed and conducted in accordance with the Election Code (instead of within 5 days after the election). | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 2417 | Illinois HB 2417 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 56 | 3 | 2005-02-17 | 2005-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/5feef989-f9ef-4555-9cf4-9923d4646ab3 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2417&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17438&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 5d36feabb935844791df3353669f085dbdd6a19a12ba36b62604af888815a1d3 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2417 (94th) — ELEC-ABOLISH CANVASS BOARDS
Amends the Election Code. Abolishes local canvassing boards and provides that canvasses must be done by election authorities. Requires election authorities to transmit, by fax, e-mail, or other electronic means, a certificate of the results of the election to the State Board of Elections. Amends the Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941. Provides that recounts for the office of alderman in the City of Chicago must be filed and conducted in accordance with the Election Code (instead of within 5 days after the election).
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Motion — 31–23 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 63–51 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 64–53 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Robin Kelly — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robin Kelly
filing - 2005-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2005-03-08 Re-assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-10 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 17, 2005
- 2005-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-16 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robin Kelly
amendment-introduction - 2005-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2005-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2005-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2005-04-08 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-04-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-053-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-12 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2005-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- 2005-04-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-21 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2005-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-04 Do Pass Local Government; 006-003-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- 2005-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- 2005-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-003-000
- 2005-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Meeks
amendment-passage - 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
reading-3 - 2005-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 20, 2005
- 2005-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 031-023-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robin Kelly
- 2005-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- 2005-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 063-051-000
- 2005-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0647
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5feef989-f9ef-4555-9cf4-9923d4646ab3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).