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type: "Bill"
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title: "ELEC-ABOLISH CANVASS BOARDS"
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description: "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)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 2417"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2417 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 56
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2005-02-17"
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last_action: "2005-08-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5feef989-f9ef-4555-9cf4-9923d4646ab3"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2417&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17438&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "5d36feabb935844791df3353669f085dbdd6a19a12ba36b62604af888815a1d3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2417 (94th) — ELEC-ABOLISH CANVASS BOARDS
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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).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2417&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17438&DocNum=2417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2417eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17438&DocNum=2417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2417enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=17438&DocNum=2417&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Motion — **31–23** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **63–51** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **64–53** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Robin Kelly — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robin Kelly `filing`
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- **2005-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-03-08** Re-assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-10** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 17, 2005
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- **2005-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elections & Campaign Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robin Kelly `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
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- **2005-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2005-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2005-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-053-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
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- **2005-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Local Government; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
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- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James T. Meeks `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
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- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
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- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-003-000
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- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Meeks `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
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- **2005-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 20, 2005
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- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 031-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
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- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robin Kelly
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- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
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- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 063-051-000
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- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0647 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5feef989-f9ef-4555-9cf4-9923d4646ab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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